What a pleasant surprise to have my recent post on designing introvert-friendly #conferences included as the “Idea of the Day” in today’s #DailyRundown by Carmel Melouney and Jessica Hartogs !

Growth is king for startups. This market can help you 10x your growth, according to a serial entrepreneur.

Writing consistently helped earn Glenn Leibowitz recognition as a LinkedIn Top Voice -- not once, but twice. It's great advice for every writer, and his post on the topic is an inspiring read for the New Year.

A little blog post from me on rethinking jobs and work and life a bit. WARNING: Can appear obnoxious from a distance

I'm with Chris on this, this kid seems incredible. For more information see this link. Few things make me more happy than people who solve real problems in ingenious ways quickly and without much cash https://lnkd.in/dqSQqnk …see more

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"Brands are not stories. A brand is shaped through the accumulation of memorable moments over time." Paul Bailey …see more

The 2021 community voting process for our #SXSW online panel with Ceros , NBCUniversal Media, LLC & Prudential Financial is open and we need YOUR help! Our panel will discuss how brands tell visual stories that change perception and make a difference. To be part of the agenda, we need enough community support. Voting ends this Friday 11/20 - place your vote at the link in the comments (and thank you!) …see more

#Marketing tenet #479: Demonstrate the cost of doing nothing to create behavior change. Joan Donovan suggests in MIT Technology Review that this tactic, used to illustrate dangers of secondhand smoke, may help combat misinformation on sites like #Facebook : "a broad public campaign to address the dangers of secondhand smoke is what finally broke the industry's heavy reliance on the myth of smoking as a personal freedom. It wasn’t enough to suggest that smoking causes lung disease and cancer, because those were personal ailments—an individual’s choice. But secondhand smoke? That showed how those individual choices could harm other people... ...To achieve policy change, researchers and advocates had to demonstrate that the cost of doing nothing was quantifiable in lost productivity, sick time, educational programs, supplementary insurance, and even hard infrastructure expenses such as ventilation and alarm systems. If these externalities hadn’t been acknowledged, perhaps we’d still be coughing in smoke-filled workplaces, planes, and restaurants. And, like secondhand smoke, #misinformation damages the quality of public life." Link in comments- a must read. …see more

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with David Vasko , Director of Advanced Technology at Rockwell Automation , who embodies a curiosity-first approach to life: “Curiosity is always part of my life. That's really what drives me from my personal hobbies to going to work each day. If I knew what I was going to do, it would be so boring, but just going in and seeing new problems every day and trying to solve them and find solutions. That's what I live for.” Watch our full conversation here, and read five examples of reinvention shared in our interview: >> https://lnkd.in/dKxxahj << In partnership with Rockwell Automation. #CuriousPeopleWonder …see more

Q: When you're reviewing a job candidate's LinkedIn profile... what do you look for? Asking on behalf of a recent graduate AND experienced executive.

We're live with Carla Johnson! I've got questions about digital experience and CX. She's got answers. Download the 7 Simple Steps to Significantly Improve the User Experience (UX) on Your Website or App: https://lnkd.in/efYywKC …see more

I promise I’m not only sharing this because Lee Odden describes me as a great emcee right next to Jay Baer ... That’s only part of the reason ;) 25 great ideas for #B2B #marketing teams within! …see more

Honestly: I truly enjoy moderating panels! A good moderator makes a world of difference - we've all experienced the opposite. Done right, the conversation is wildly valuable for audiences / event organizers. I found this article helpful for anyone who's been asked to moderate, especially when you're faced with the dreaded situation of a long-winded panelist: "If the event organizers had wanted that person to monologue, they would have given them a keynote. Instead, they put them on a panel in order to get their perspective as part of a group conversation, and you’ve been chosen to uphold that intention. If you’re wondering whether someone is droning on too long, the audience probably thinks they are. It’s crucial to remember that the audience will be rooting for you to stop the soliloquy. I’ve discovered one way to help the verbose panelist save face: cut them off with a positive statement. You can capture their attention by simultaneously making a hand gesture and breaking in verbally, and say something like, “That’s a great point, Joe, and I’d love to hear how Preeti would respond to that.” https://lnkd.in/e_347gM …see more

Great opportunity for a marketing programs pro to learn from one of the best in the biz, Bróna O' Connor

"From marketing to finance, human resources to engineering, each function is redefining its norms to keep pace with technology and shifting consumer behaviors. It’s an exciting, and breathtaking time to be leading a business." #marketing #advice #ad #leadership …see more

I know we're on LinkedIn, but head on over to Twitter tomorrow (Wednesday July 17th) at 11am PT / 2pm ET for a Tweet Chat with me, Sarah Evans , and Winnie Sun ☀️ We'll talk about providing value to your audience and your clients - can't wait! #WinnieSun #marketing https://lnkd.in/e2mr8Ak …see more

“Marketo experts are more like software developers than traditional marketers. Notice I said more like: they are not entirely programmers or marketers: they are a mash-up of skills including technical, verbal and written communication, logic, creativity, strategy, and planning. That makes them very valuable, hard to find, and hard to retain in a competitive market.” …see more

A new study from Carta and the ex-Twitter female investor group #Angels reveals that women make up 35 percent of startup equity-holding employees, yet own just 20 percent of the equity. That means they own just $0.47 for every $1 that men own. Even worse, women account for 13 percent of startup founders but just 6 percent of founder equity — or merely $0.39 on the dollar. Combined, that means only 9 percent of founder and employee startup equity is owned by women. “This is not just about wealth” says #Angels ’ Chloe Sladden. “Wealth from successful exits goes on to shape the entire industry. It’s about who has power and who gets to decide what gets funded.” Via my weekly newsletter, subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/ePA767x Full article: https://lnkd.in/e2FEFUf #startups #venturecapital …see more

Incredible to read the list of examples in this post. "The growing roster of scandal-tainted startups share a theme. Faking it, from marketing exaggerations to outright fraud... it’s time to ask whether startup culture itself is becoming a problem."