One of the finest online journals around is @Issue, which usually deals with topics surrounding design but with strong forays into advertising, marketing, and branding. I make sure to check up on it periodically, because of gems like this: This amusing graphic is from Marty Neumeier‘s book Zag: The No. 1 Strategy of High-Performance Brands … Read more
In my Top Nine Things I’ve Learned at BlogWorld post, I wrote: Many social media professionals talk as if social media is the future of media, then act exactly the opposite when camera crews show up. I can’t forget the moment. Due to some deadlines, I excused myself from a session to get some work … Read more
While I have at least a dozen longer posts I’m working on because of REBlogWorld and BlogWorld Expo, I thought I would do the popular “Top X Things I Learned from BlogWorld” deal as an advance peek. But I’m finding it hard to be… I don’t know the term… earnest about it. So if you … Read more
Greetings from Las Vegas — I’m not sure what time it is, even though I’ve been fully awake for, oh, a few hours. But some of the discussions at REBlogWorld 2009 have been so great that I wanted to get something posted now. One of the more interesting sessions for me personally was the Branding … Read more
So now that Benn Rosales of AgentGenius has jumped into the fray with his latest post, which comes on the heels of Jim Marks’s critique of my Inman column (subscribers only), I figure it might be good to consolidate my responses here. And this is not to mention the various commenters on the Inman post, … Read more
It’s a very personal, a very important thing. Hell, it’s a family motto. Are you ready, Jerry? I wanna make sure you’re ready, brother. Here it is: Show me the money. – Rod Tidwell, Jerry Maguire I was recently researching a somewhat different topic (deflation, inflation, and price sensitivity in real estate) when I came … Read more
As expected, my latest Inman column brought out only wide agreement and headnodding. Positively sleepy comments section there. NOT. Go read it fast, or better yet, go be a subscriber so Inman can continue to pay me for my ramblings. (LOOK! A COMMERCIAL PITCH!) First of all, I owe a word of thanks to everyone … Read more
In all seriousness, if you’re a student of the real estate Game, you need to be reading Brian Larson on a regular basis. The man gives out knowledge like the government gives out your money. One of his recent posts is a fantastic read as it goes into a bit of the history of the … Read more
But I don’t want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies. All I want is someone to believe. – Billy Joel I had a very interesting conversation with a realtor friend of mine today on the topic of personal branding. She said something like: You know what phrase I hate the most? “To be … Read more