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The secrets to moving ahead in the business world? (On-Demand Broadcast)

September 4, 2009

Personal branding and brand audit, adaptation instead of assimilation, conversational marketing and host behavior are just a few of the key areas we touched on today in my interview with author and leadership training expert Roz Usheroff. Distilling more than 20 exceptional years of experience into “Customize Your Career,” you will gain through this interview […]

The Buy American Policy: A Clear and Present Danger?

September 4, 2009

In April 2009, Trade Minister Stockwell Day expressed concern that what at the time was the proposed “Buy American” bill was representative of the same kind of U.S. protectionism “that fueled the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Citing the “Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930” (Smoot-Stonehouse Tariff Act), Canadian Chamber of Commerce President Perrin Beatty suggested that […]

How To Make (And Keep) Your Blog In Demand (The Future Buzz)

September 2, 2009

Sometimes it is amazing in terms of how a particular topic gains collective steam from multiple, unrelated sources. As you had read in my August 31st post here on the Procurement Insights Blog (Are Purchasing and Supply Chain Bloggers Sleeping?), which simultaneously appeared under the headline “If Traditional Media is Dead, Where Does That Leave […]

September is Going to Sizzle on Blog Talk Radio’s PI Window on Business

September 2, 2009

Our theme for this month’s impressive line-up of guests is “September is Going to Sizzle!” View the following video highlighting the PI Window on Business Show’s outstanding schedule for the month of September. From discussing the secrets of moving ahead with acclaimed (Customize Your Career) author and leadership & communication expert Roz Usheroff on September […]

Are Purchasing and Supply Chain Bloggers Sleeping?

August 31, 2009

Note: Originally published in the PI Window on Business Blog under the heading “If Traditional Media is Dead, Where Does That Leave Social Media’s Current Professionals?” As I continue to contemplate the rapidly developing story regarding the death of traditional media, and the growing urgency for social media to come up with a viable revenue […]

Death of Print Newspapers in 5 Years (J. William Grimes)

August 30, 2009

Newspaper, magazine and broadcast media continue to lose audience and revenues to new forms of content that sprout up daily in digital forms. With a 45-year career in the media industry, Grimes will highlight important industry trends, examine changing business models, and talk about social, environmental and economic impacts of the changing media landscape. from […]

Early Reviews For “Your Show Will Go Live in 5 Seconds” Humbling

August 26, 2009

I must admit that I have been truly humbled by the early reviews for my new book “Your Show Will Go Live in 5 Seconds,” and I would like to extend an invitation to you to read the advanced excerpt and of course share your comments if you are so moved. Here are just a […]

About.com’s Martin Murray’s post “Non-Profit Organization Suing ERP Supplier” A Sign of the Times?

August 25, 2009

In a white paper that I had written in 2007 titled “SAP Procurement for Public Sector” I had highlighted how the challenges with failed ERP-centric initiatives extended beyond the public sector to include the private sector. The difference as one senior Colgate-Palmolive executive told me shortly after scrapping a failed program was that “unlike the […]