A new survey from FutureSource Consulting has found that 10 percent of Web surfers in the U.S. and Europe have watched illegally downloaded videos. France appears to have the most violators, with 25 percent of respondents from that country admitting to accessing pirated TV shows, movies, and the like. (Source: PC Advisor UK)
By Charlie Byrne | Tue, Jul 14, 2009
Your biggest roadblock to staying fit is probably that it isn’t fun. I just read a study which found that most overweight folks don’t find exercise enjoyable. Worse, instead of feeling energized, they feel tired after a workout. No wonder it seems to be so hard to lose weight! But, no matter what you have experienced in [...]
By Howie Jacobson | Tue, Jul 14, 2009
Here’s something I discovered shortly after launching my business in 2001: Up to a point, customers don’t really mind when something goes wrong. What drives them batty is when they complain and nobody cares. And when you make it clear to everyone in your organization that listening to customers is the Number One job of your [...]
By Ilise Benun | Tue, Jul 14, 2009
One of the first questions you get when you meet someone at a networking event is “What do you do?” You need to answer this question not only at networking events but on job applications… on your website or blog… in promotional materials… and that’s just the half of it! Clearly conveying the kind of work [...]
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jul 14, 2009
Issue# 2720 WEALTHY: How has the recession affected your marketing practices? (Bob Bly) HEALTHY: Making exercise a positive, life-altering experience (Craig Ballantyne) WISE: Thomas Jefferson on advertising ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Is this cheating? (Ilise Benun) When customers like your mistakes (Howie Jacobson) It’s Fun to Know… about pirated video online Add “succor” to your vocabulary * Highly Recommended * The [...]
By Michael Masterson | Mon, Jul 13, 2009
He had been strongly recommended for the job. And so, when I got on the phone with him, I was expecting a sharp, take-charge guy. Instead, I got this: “I’ve been involved in strategically important roles with communications companies for 25 years. Throughout, I’ve focused on my core competencies, building brand recognition and interfaces with key [...]
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jul 13, 2009
Issue# 2719 WEALTHY: Are you speaking nonsense? (Michael Masterson) HEALTHY: The world’s simplest fat-loss plan (Craig Ballantyne) WISE: William Safire on exaggeration ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: 3 ways to drive traffic to your website (Marc Charles) Do you feel lucky? (Rich Schefren) It’s Good to Know… about brand loyalty Add “vacuous” to [...]
By Early To Rise | Sat, Jul 11, 2009
“Biddable” (BID-uh-bul) – from the Middle English for “to ask/command” – means obedient/easily led. Example (as used by Thomas Sutcliffe in The Independent): “The chaotically organised event proved nothing more than that one charismatic individual can impose his will on a lot of biddable ones.” [Ed. Note: Become a more persuasive writer and speaker... build your [...]
By Early To Rise | Sat, Jul 11, 2009
Wind power is already a growing source of alternative energy. But some researchers (probably the same people who predicted we’d be living in bubble cities on the ocean floor by now) are proposing a whole new model. Instead of land-based “wind mills,” they want to send wind turbines up to 30,000 feet in the air [...]
By Don Hauptman | Sat, Jul 11, 2009
Here is more proof, if any is needed, that proofreaders and copy editors don’t always catch every error. I found all the following examples recently in major national publications. “But worse, it always gets my shackles up when someone tells me I can’t do something.” The word shackles refers to handcuffs or other sorts of [...]
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jul 14, 2009
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