I tweet jokes. It says that right on my Twitter profile.
So on October 10, I noticed the headline “Why Accountants Must Focus More on Fraud,” and at 10:25 EDT, I composed the following brilliantly hilarious tweet:
I know. Go change your pants.
In exactly two minutes, a fellow CPA sent me this reply: Read more
Platform thinking – that phrase was in the title of a recent blog post and podcast on the Duct Tape Marketing blog. John Jantsch interviewed Phil Simon, author of The Age of the Platform on how businesses are changing to a community mindset and sharing collaboratively with others to get better business done.
Fascinating.
Simon mentions the big four in the marketplace now who are building Platforms like crazy: Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook. These four companies have expanded far greater than what they originally intended to be. They have become Platforms.
Platform thinking – that phrase was in the title of a recent blog post and podcast on the Duct Tape Marketing blog. John Jantsch interviewed Phil Simon, author of The Age of the Platform on how businesses are changing to a community mindset and sharing collaboratively with others to get better business done.
Fascinating.
Simon mentions the big four in the marketplace now who are building Platforms like crazy: Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook. These four companies have expanded far greater than what they originally intended to be. They have become Platforms.
I just finished reading The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
While I can’t say that I learned anything that’s going to really change the way I do things, Gary Vaynerchuk did confirm to me that we are on the right path.
People care about relationships and with so many connections made via social media, relationships matter in a big way. THRIVEal wouldn’t exist without social media and the relationships formed there.
Big takeaways:
1. The internet has brought the word of mouth effect full circle. Before the big business/franchise era, small mom and pop stores lived and died on word of mouth. Business owners had to treat each customer like the most important customer they had. You never knew what influence they might have if they talked about you to their neighbors and peer groups and business partners.
I just finished reading The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
While I can’t say that I learned anything that’s going to really change the way I do things, Gary Vaynerchuk did confirm to me that we are on the right path.
People care about relationships and with so many connections made via social media, relationships matter in a big way. THRIVEal wouldn’t exist without social media and the relationships formed there.
Big takeaways:
1. The internet has brought the word of mouth effect full circle. Before the big business/franchise era, small mom and pop stores lived and died on word of mouth. Business owners had to treat each customer like the most important customer they had. You never knew what influence they might have if they talked about you to their neighbors and peer groups and business partners.
My youngest child Betsie is one of those loud-at-home-but-very-shy-anywhere-else kids. It takes an enormous amount of encouragement to get her to talk to adults that ask her about school or how old she is or what she wants for Christmas. I once offered her money if she ordered her own food at a restaurant. (Bingo! Encouragement that works!) I expect Betsie to grow in her social skills as she gets older, and I have already seen growth in this area, and yet I expect she will always be a little quiet with new people.
A few months ago, I came across an article that a friend shared on Facebook about introverts. I was fascinated because I felt like I was reading an article about myself and Betsie. (And my oldest child Rachel too) I’m not rude, but small talk can be kind of exhausting if it’s not going anywhere. I like to be alone, but I also love to spend time with people in small groups. I am not a thrill seeker or the life of the party, but I enjoy meaningful relationships and conversations. Introverts love to talk. We just talk a lot to a few special people instead of to everyone we run into at the grocery store.