"Tom, Would You Like to Help this Gentleman?" with gentleman referring to me. Can you believe, "Not Really," was his response. The story below... PART 1: BRAND NEW CAR My…
Ira KoretskyJuly 11, 2018
When I was an undergraduate marketing student at Fairfield University, my English professor would remind us of this simple admonition: "Can't spell, can't sell." I didn't appreciate the power of…
Duane BaileyJune 25, 2018
If you are a Flickr or SmugMug user, look in your inbox for this email... --- We’re excited to announce that Flickr has agreed to be acquired by SmugMug, the…
Ira KoretskyApril 24, 2018
James Nathan Miller made an interesting observation some 50 years ago: “Conversation in the U.S. is a competitive exercise in which the first person to draw a breath is declared…
Ira KoretskyApril 9, 2018
"No" often hides the door to "yes." This insight was shared to me many years ago by one of my mentors. And what he explained to me was that you…
Ira KoretskyApril 2, 2018
In today's go-go-go world, people want and demand information to be on point. Once you get the reader's attention, you can then offer more details. We suggest writing all of…
Dave MichaelsFebruary 12, 2018
I can still remember the poster I saw last year on the wall of the gym, alongside the basketball court. It featured a quote by Dennis and Wendy Mannering that…
Duane BaileyJanuary 23, 2018
Since first posting our list of the Top 50 Communication Mantras in 2011, the list has stayed relatively the same. With the various issues buzzing around all of us related…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 10, 2018
In this blog series, "Wisdom from," we look to successful leaders around the world, past and present, to see what insights they can share with us to make us better people,…
Ira KoretskyDecember 18, 2017