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Principles of Graphic Design
One of the biggest changes of the internet age is hardly ever mentioned: people without formal training in graphic design produce a huge percentage of all the visuals we see today. That's not necessarily a good thing.
It started when computerized design became accessible in the mid '90s. Soon, everyone who could figure out the software started calling themselves graphic designers. But one can know how to use Photoshop or Illustrator without any understanding of the principl...
Everything You Know About Luxury Has Changed
Millennials are changing everything we know about luxury. Here are 5 key areas your luxury business must master to stay relevant.
What I Wish Consumers Knew About Buying Designer Jewelry
When you introduce someone to the joy of buying art the experience can be transformative. Consumers should have that experience buying designer jewelry.
Reflections
Who is Worthy Anyway?
Purse strings mean a lot in our society, and that simple truth plays out in the most basic of our interactions. How we treat one another should be based on something far more valuable than that.
Nurture Vendor Relationships for Retail Success
Your approach to and appreciation for vendor relationships plays a vital role in your success. Retailers who actively build product channels reap the rewards.
Why Isn't Anyone Seeing My Facebook Posts?
You're not on Facebook for your health. If you're using Facebook for business, you need to get a return for that energy. Here are a few things to think about every time you post - each of which will help you improve your visibility to the algorithm and get your content in front of more potential customers.
What I Wish Consumers Knew About Buying Designer Jewelry
When you introduce someone to the joy of buying art the experience can be transformative. Consumers should have that experience buying designer jewelry.
Resolution #3: I Will Figure Out My Brand Story
Unlike a dream, your brand story has a destination - an ending that's clear to you from the beginning. Everything you do must be part of your brand story.
Give Better Feedback - Get Better Results
If business is about continuous improvement, then people must be continuously improving too. Giving better feedback will help your business improve.
Would You Benefit From a Team-Based Business Model?
If you have been looking for a way to help your organization move faster, get ahead of your competition, and produce higher quality, a team-based structure could be the approach you’ve been searching for.
Outstanding Customer Service is a Culture Thing
To deliver outstanding customer service, create a customer service culture.
Don't be a Virtual Leader
If you find yourself assembling virtual teams of home-based contract workers, you will need to develop new skills and sensitivities to motivate, manage, and assess them.
It's Just Conflict
Conflict has value. Any alliance without an occasional clash of diverging ideas will be as satisfying as a diet of chicken broth or a dip in a tepid bath.
Right Action Begets Right Action
The right action of which I speak is the right management, right planning and right leadership action necessary to run a profitable business that will fund the rest of our altruistic notions.
Who Says Purgatory's Just for Catholics?
Tips on how to make meetings more powerful, to develop strong facilitators, and to become more effective as a management team.
What's "Fair" Anyway?
The definition of fair means to be free of favor to any side. But in business we really do favor some things.
Looking for Success? Implement a Management Framework.
You've created a business strategy, minimum viable product or service, and a business plan. Now you need goals, measurable objectives, and a method of monitoring and managing results; in other words, a Management Framework. This article compares and explains your options.
I Had This Wrong for 20 Years: Profit is Not a Purpose
Had I stopped to think deeply about it, I would have realized much sooner that profit and a higher purpose are not mutually exclusive.
Lead Like a Woman
When female leaders are tough, they make the gossip sheet. When male leaders are tough, they call it news. But women are better leaders, and shouldn't emulate male leaders to fit in.
Giddy’up
Managing risk requires an ability to analyze the pros and cons of each decision from an objective place. Here are some tips on how to do it.
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