“We can afford to lose money. We can afford to lose a lot of money. But we cannot afford to lose one shred of our reputation. Make sure everything you do can be reported on the front page of your local newspaper written by an unfriendly, but intelligent reporter.” – Warren Buffett
Read More...AdAge has a smart piece in which Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson tells companies not to buy media but “earn” it: As a venture capitalist, Mr. Wilson said, he’s funding companies that address the new marketing paradigm, from earned-media platforms such as Twitter and social video site Boxee to next-generation ad agencies such as Federated Media
Read More...Probably the most important bit of information, so I’ll just throw it out there: today is the last day of voting. Voting will officially close at 5 PM EST. If you haven’t voted for your favorite charity, now is the time to do it. The winning charity or charities will be announced in one week,
Read More...Today’s results- Per usual, previous voting data can be found on MiPro Unfiltered’s main page. (Scroll down through the posts.) One more day to go!
Read More...Today’s update: Per usual, previous voting data can be found on MiPro Unfiltered’s main page. (Scroll down through the posts.) Update: there won’t be an update until either Sunday night or Monday morning. Bottom line: keep the votes coming.
Read More...Here are the top 10 charities in terms of sheer votes as of 9 AM this morning: Still a bit of a kerfuffle at the top. Nearly six full days left, including the weekend. 13,843 total votes as of this posting. As always, prior daily data can be found on MiPro Unfiltered’s main page. (Scroll
Read More...In my last post, I tried to lay the foundation for the value of aligning business metrics to make all areas of your business more strategic and value-rich. Let’s see if I can take it a step further by way of illustration. Let’s assume a scenario involving a roadway construction company. The top priority corporate
Read More...Nobody is in the clear runaway lead. Yet. Total votes so far: 12,553. And, of course, the (almost) daily reminder that voting closes at 5 PM EST on April 6th. As always, prior daily data can be found on MiPro Unfiltered’s main page. (Scroll down through the posts.) Thanks to everyone for their continued participation.
Read More...Relatively slow weekend in terms of voting volume, but the landscape continued to solidify. Reminder: voting closes April 6 @ 5:00 EST. One week left! Previous daily data can be found on MiPro Unfiltered’s main page. (Scroll down through the posts.)
Read More...Here is today’s top 10 update. It’s a shootout. Clearly there are community recruitment efforts going on, which is something I see flow across Twitter and Facebook all day. Total votes as of this writing: 9,448. Reminder: voting closes end-of-day on April 6th. Lots of time left to drive votes to your favorite charity. Also,
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