Tag Archives: strategic planning

POSITUS Featured as Guest Blogger

We’re featured as a guest blogger on Strategic Marketing and Public Relations’ blog this week. Our article, “If You Want to Grow Your Business, Ask the Right Questions,” gives some great tips about how to get the best answers to … Continue reading

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POSITUS Mentioned on LowcountryBizSC

Andra L. Watkins CPA CMC appeared on LowcountryBizSC Thursday, July 8, 2010. She was highlighted for her position as treasurer of the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club. Check out the full article by clicking here to head over the the … Continue reading

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PR Tips for Your Business

I cannot add anything to this article from American Express OPEN. If you’re a small business owner trying to do your own PR, it is a must-read. Public relations is one of the biggest tools I often recommend for small … Continue reading

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The Up-and-Downside of Business Mimicry

In my periodic perusing of the web, I found this article by Steve Martin about mimicry in business. In the article, he explains that scientists have found that repeating back what people say makes them more likely to buy or … Continue reading

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Fly With Boeing Without Letting Your Business Fly Away

Now that you’ve decided you want to go after some serious business with Boeing, where do you start? Lots of people race to the “Sign Up to be a Vendor” areas on their web site and complete that process, without … Continue reading

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Can Slow Networking Make Your Business Happy?

Following a theme we started with our post “Does Speed Networking Yield Business Happiness?”, we’re delving into some additional research and commentary that was published this week. In his column “The Sandra Bullock Trade,” NY Times Columnist David Brooks covers … Continue reading

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BEING NICE IS THE NEW SMART

Charles H. Green gets it right in this article from Rain Today. Slinging mud at competitors, no matter how righteous it may feel, is not the way to win new business. They say that our politicians mirror the people they … Continue reading

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THOSE NAGGING FEMALE DOUBLE STANDARDS

I read an article in the NY Times on Sunday that initially had my blood boiling. In “Preoccupations: Women and the Double Standard of Office Behavior,” Peggy Klaus argues that women must understand that they’re held to a different standard … Continue reading

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CLIENT SPOTLIGHT – OGDEN REAL ESTATE

Jason Ogden is not your typical realtor. That’s not what I say – that’s what his clients say. Focusing on Mt. Pleasant and its outlying islands as well as Daniel Island, Ogden Real Estate is a hands on, highly personalized … Continue reading

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BREAKING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA NOISE

This article from the NY Times very clearly evaluates the problems that social media is encountering as its use for advertising grows. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/technology/04facebook.html?hpw We’ve been a victim of this ourselves. Who wants to see ads with a message that includes … Continue reading

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