Amazing Day of Networking and Snowboarding
Posted on | February 4, 2010 | 1 Comment
You read the title of this post correctly – Networking and Snowboarding – really it was like the first time someone put peanut butter with jelly. It was a fantastic day, that was enjoyed at Osler Bluff and was put on by BNI Ontario Central North, along with BNI Golden Horseshoe and BNI Ontario Southwest. In addition to phenomenal snowboarding, spectacular seminars, and electrifying networking, my company Muirhead Marketing got to set-up ScribbleLive and Twitter for this event, which I was proud of. But that’s enough writing, let’s get onto video watching!
Tags: #NetSki > BNI > BNI Central Ontario > BNI Golden Horseshoe > Muirhead Marketing > national networking week > networking > scribblelive > Twitter
Time saving tip! Something that I’ll be trying today (maybe)
Posted on | February 3, 2010 | No Comments
Hello, and for those of you in the correct time-zone, good morning.
Today, I want to share a quick time-saving tip that I have been hearing a lot, but thought I would share my insights on it, and also change it for my personal use. The time saving tip is “Only read email 2 times a day”
Just think about the statement for one second – “Only TWICE A DAY”
For a lot of people including myself, that’s a crazy idea. I look at email throughout the day, multiple times a day and have it coming to me through my phone just so I’m 100% on top of it. So what is this plan about then? It’s actually about increasing productivity, and focus while decreasing wasted time.
Just think – How often are you in the middle of something, and stop just to read an email. That email would have waited there for you, but you couldn’t wait for it, and it totally threw off what you were doing. Keeping on this trend, you do this throughout the day – and get only portions of projects done, while blasting out tons of emails. Why? Well because we’re not focusing on one thing – how often have you sent an email, and had to send another to complete a thought, or attach something?
“Only TWICE A DAY”
By keeping focused on one task i.e. writing a blog (hint hint) your job is done more effectively and efficiently. And because you didn’t quickly check emails, when you do take the time to check your in-box, you read what they actually say and replying becomes easier because your not trying to finish something else. Productivity UP, FOCUS UP – lost of time = Decreased.
But Josh, if I don’t get to that email right now – (or from a social media point-of-view) Tweet, Post, Blog, Entry, Comment…(you get the drift) then they’ll go somewhere else.
True, but unlikely. Most people contact a business when they are ready. Yes they want a timely reply, but that doesn’t mean within 30 seconds. They are willing to wait a bit, if your response is amazing and answers their question.
So try with me today, as I’ll only be checking emails at 10:00am, and 3:00pm – Best of luck to all!
Tags: better business strategies > business tip > decrease wasted time > email strategie > email twice a day > productivity increase > reduce clutter > stay focused > time saving tip
The process in creating something amazing online
Posted on | February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
To create anything you need to do a few things. Step one is asses your goals, and yourself – What do you want to do? What’s your budget? How much time are you willing to spend? After you have done that, then you gone onto the next step. For us, the next step is mind mapping – putting together a quick document of all our ideas, no matter how good or bad, we through them out there. Below is a quick video showcasing that process that I recently went through for a client. I hope you enjoy!
Do you really know your audience?
Posted on | February 1, 2010 | No Comments
This is a big question that you should be asking yourself if you are in business. Who is watching you, and what are they looking for?
Generally, in business we think we know who where talking to – and I’ll use an example of the hottest topic right now in the gadget world
- iPad!
So, who is there target audience? Is it people who are tech-savvy, or want to deliver wicked presentations?
- Personally, I thought yes, this is for someone like myself who is a little gadgety, who wants the next thing. But in truth, it’s not.
The iPad is targeted towards someone who truly just wants to look around on the internet, or play games, or just watch a movie – But that’s it! They made it for people who might not like computers, or laptops. For people who travel, and want a device that allows them 2 hours to watch a movie, 3 hours reading a book, and 5 hours checking out Facebook – FYI the iPad is supposed to last for 10 hours.
Apple knew this, and that’s what separates a company like Apple, and a lot of other hugely successfully businesses, and ones that aren’t. They know who they are talking to – even if on-lookers don’t.
So, who is your target audience, and are you sure of that?
The new age – as far as Apple would like
Posted on | January 27, 2010 | No Comments
Good evening. It’s been a big day here at Muirhead Marketing – and even more so for tech-nuts around the world. Apple announced to the world its tablet – now known as the iPad. Below is a video that I put together after watching the broadcast today, watching the iPad video found on Apple.com, and reading.
Now, yes the above video is almost 10 minutes, sorry I was a little longer winded on this topic – but if you don’t want to take the time to watch what I have to say – why not check out these links below to get either additional information, or other view points.
First Up: The Main Site – Apple.com – Don’t need to really explain much here
Second: The Apple Event itself –
Third: Mashable’s: What’s Missing?
Finally, I mentioned in the video the two sources that I watched the event today -(They may or may not have the content still up as these are both live sites, and the world did keep turning after this event)
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