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Category Archives: 2014

“Companies who are not thinking hard – across the executive suite – about how they will position themselves in the digital landscape may find themselves woefully unprepared for the next ten years.” ~Lindsey Anderson

August 5, 2014

Many of us face an interesting question. Who will lead the digital charge in our company? Why is that important? …

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GuideStar: What is an Impact Call? How transparent should nonprofits be?

August 4, 2014

This seems like a super idea from GuideStar. This is from an email I got just now. Transparency in the …

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Is hope a good business strategy?

August 4, 2014

Is hope a good strategy? For many of us in business, it seems to be on some days. We can …

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Tools for "life tracking". Who would have thought?

July 30, 2014

Who would have thought of a whole category of applications called “life tracking” would come into existence. Here is a …

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What does executive compensation look like at nonprofits?

July 28, 2014

The GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report has been updated and published. It is helpful because it remains the only large-scale nonprofit …

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Unifying online and offline data for a consistent donor experience

July 26, 2014

I am excited to participate in the webinar. Here is the detail ——————————- The challenge of creating meaningful relationships with …

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What accounts for 54% of global Internet traffic?

July 25, 2014

This is amazing. Ever-increasing download speeds, file sharing and the growing adoption of high quality online video are expected to …

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How often does the social media monster swallow you whole?

July 24, 2014

How often does the social media monster swallow you whole? More than you may think, according to Red e App, …

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How to be ready for digital disruption and the rough road ahead

July 23, 2014

A central question to answer as a digital executive is “Is my company ready to be disrupted?” Critical to this …

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Who drives more traffic to content, Facebook or Twitter?

July 22, 2014

This one surprised me a little.  While I would have thought Facebook would have an advantage, I would not have …

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Are you a hyperspecialist?

July 22, 2014

Tom Malone, professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and author of the HBR article “The Age of Hyperspecialization,” …

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Guest Blog: Andrew Jackson — Tackling the Turnover Problem

July 21, 2014

Today’s guest blog is from Andrew Jackson. Andrew has spent the last 30 years building and managing technical service companies.   …

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What qualifies as digital alienation for the CIO and the digital executive?

July 17, 2014

What qualifies as digital alienation for the CIO and the digital executive? Is it about “age” or is about being …

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Why employee engagement is important — Examples from Doug Conant, former CEO at Campbell Soup

July 14, 2014

Being customer focused is about how engaged our employees are on any given day. Engaged employees lead to engage customers. …

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What is the human cause of the technical problem?

July 11, 2014

Eric Ries, entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, explains how to find the human causes of technical problems. He suggest using …

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Guest Blog: Rick Johnston — What does it take to innovate?

July 10, 2014

Rick Johnston is a Vice President for ICF Interactive (an ICF International company) in Richmond (Glen Allen), Virginia. He is …

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Why your nonprofit’s CEO should be on social media.

July 9, 2014

There is a fast growing perception that your nonprofit’s CEO and C-suite leaders will be active on social media. The media …

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Guest Blog: Neel Patel — A Recruiter Walks Into a Coding Conference

July 8, 2014

Neel Patel is a recruiter at MatrixResources.  Prior to MatrixResources, Neel worked at Randstad and The CSI Companines. Neel has …

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What is the internet, really?

July 7, 2014

Great video from Andrew Blum on what is the internet, really? He is an architect and went on a journey …

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Why we should consider a 4 day work week

July 3, 2014

Are we working too much? What happened to the 40 hour work week? Do you dream for TGIT — Thank …

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Guest Blog: Woody Hobbs — Product Roadmaps: Why you need them

July 2, 2014

About the Author Woody Hobbs is an experienced executive who has served as CEO of several information technology companies and also …

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How disrupting routines can create innovation – A lesson from Jazz great Miles Davis

July 2, 2014

Frank Barrett, author of “Yes to the Mess,” describes why being uncomfortable spurs creative thinking. I love it because he …

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What are 4 core customer needs?

July 1, 2014

We all want to provide amazing service for our customers. We also know we don’t always do it. A customer …

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Guest Blog: John Hoholik — The Evolving Landscape of the Customer Lifecycle

June 28, 2014

John Hoholik is the chief growth officer for ACCENT Marketing Services, a member of the MDC Partners Inc. network and …

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Are you too busy to improve? Here are 5 essential questions to move things ahead

June 27, 2014

We all are busy. The whirlwind never stops some days. And then the emergency strikes. Yee gads. It may take …

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Am I communicating with simplicity?

June 26, 2014

Technology can very complex. Like every profession, technologists use lots of acronyms and jargon. As digital executives, we may succumb …

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Why tracking prospects from social media contacts is fundamental?

June 24, 2014

This is interesting. It also seems fundamental. I am sure way to many of us are guilty of “believing the …

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What is the relationship between technology and the future of business?

June 23, 2014

People first. That’s where this discussion begins. Brian Solis guest on this episode of Revolution is NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson. For running one of the leading …

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Why customers expect instantaneous communication and amazing service

June 20, 2014

Customer expectations have changed. We want and expect that you know us, you remember us and you will serve us now. …

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Is your nonprofit taking a cue from NPR?

June 18, 2014

As nonprofits, we all want donors. In a perfect world, they would renew every year, giving higher amounts to our …

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Donors go down but income goes up for Academic Institutions

June 17, 2014

Before the economic recession, the national trends in higher education were ‘donors down’ and ‘dollars up’. That all changed in …

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How often does this happen when you talk to someone at a call center and how difficult is it to do right?

June 16, 2014

Has this happened to you? I called a company I do business with a lot. I was calling from my …

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The ‘Peanut Butter Manifesto’ — We need to focus not spread ourselves thin

June 14, 2014

We all need to focus. We know we are spread too thin. We need to courage to face this important …

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How do you create a sustainable content strategy?

June 13, 2014

As digital executives, we all start many initiatives. It is also true that some loose steam. Some for a reason …

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Can you teach someone everything?

June 12, 2014

A lot of things can be taught. Education, training and skill development are important. There is a science to much …

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Do your customer systems and tools actually focus on your customers?

June 11, 2014

Most customer systems are designed to focus on the needs of the company and not the customer. Successful organizations see …

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Guest Blog: Huw Webber — Technology Monetarism combats Technology Inflation

June 10, 2014

Huw Webber is an experienced systems analyst and management consultant. His company, oxford logical consulting, specializes in removing or ameliorating …

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Who will step up to unify the experience for your customers?

June 9, 2014

If your company has more than 1 department then the reality is that you have silos. The larger you grow …

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Is there a competitive advantage to social media?

June 8, 2014

If you haven’t jumped into social media as a part of your digital marketing and customer strategies, now would be …

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Why do best practices tend to suck? Is copying a race to look the same?

June 7, 2014

Here is a very insightful list via Top 12 Reasons Why Best Practices Suck | Donor Voice. I don’t think there …

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What is the single most important digital business trend?

June 6, 2014

What is the single most important digital business trend? I think it is fair to say we have entered the …

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Search engine optimization mantras that are useful

June 4, 2014

We all get caught up in the way we have always done things. To build our digital businesses, we all …

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What not to do. A counter intuitive approach.

June 3, 2014

I am a big fan of the work that Constellation Research does. We have lots of lists that writers develop …

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“The innovation cult is dangerous, so avoid becoming enslaved by a word that, in reality, has lost meaning.” ~Peter Waterhouse

June 2, 2014

Sometimes you just have to say that the Emperor has no cloths on. What does innovation really mean? Why has …

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The main thing: Focus

June 1, 2014

An essential ingredient to success of digital business transformation  is focus. It must be recognized, when you are obsessed with …

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We need some good examples of how big data is working

May 31, 2014

Big data is all the rage. Why? Harnessing the insights buried in the mountain of data to improve the experience …

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Are your touch points providing instant gratification or instant misery?

May 30, 2014

What does the current journey look like for your customers? Have you mapped it out? It doesn’t have to be …

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Guest Blog: Jeb Dasteel — The Customer Connection – Building Lasting Relationships in an Instant Access World

May 27, 2014

Jeb Dasteel is Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at Oracle. He has been with Oracle since 1998. Prior …

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What distinguishes purposeful leaders focused on amazing customer experiences?

May 26, 2014

Bruce Temkin at Customer Experience Matters has done a masterful survey on what distinguishes purposeful leaders. Purposeful leadership is key to …

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40 percent of charities raised less money last year

May 25, 2014

There is a two sided coin here for sure. 60 percent raised more. 40 percent raised less. I am not …

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