Those of you who follow my blog know that about a month ago I returned from an eye-opening trip to San Francisco, a city I had been seriously considering relocating to because of my desire to work in social media marketing. The original catalyst for the trip was to meet up with an old friend from [...]
As we kick off the New Year, social media has become an integral part of marketing (see my previous post Social Media Trends for 2011), yet so much more than just another tool used to increase awareness, drive conversion and impact brand equity. Through some research and a lot of introspection about what will be [...]
1. Don’t take it personally All too often, when faced with difficulties in the workplace we take it personally and become defensive – DON’T! You have to know how to separate the professional role you are expected to perform by your co-workers from the private individual that you are, as known and loved by your friends [...]
In the newest installment of the Guest Blogger feature on TTH, my friend and finance whiz Jared Dillian* based in South Carolina discusses a topic as timely as ever: greed! Please comment and let us know whether you agree or disagree with his bold thesis. FYI, Jared has a new book about his time at [...]
In an interesting twist of fate, I am leaving my other motherland in a few days to explore the spiritual, material and aesthetic dimensions of Asia. Not that there’s anything wrong with Slovenia, in fact the period of time I’ve been privileged enough to spend here (again) and the experiences I’ve been through add up [...]
As the global economy advances from sucky to outright fragile, no one can deny that this global recession has got legs. In the US, a definite end date for the recession is something that the National Bureau of Economic Research is in no hurry to declare – and this as of yesterday. Turning to Europe, the best indications [...]
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about the power of local EVERYTHING, spanning from political concepts to new technology, reaching even the most banal aspects of our lives. Leading off, in politics, British writer Phillip Blond, whose ideas have received a lot of buzz globally, has laid out his three big areas of reform [...]
Anand Giridharadas, a Harvard grad student just penned an excellent Currents article, in which he questions the merits of relentless self-promotion, the tools for which are now widely available to all through the magic of the Internet… While in times past, only corporations and large organizations had the wherewithal and overriding need to brand themselves [...]
Every problem is an opportunity in disguise – Deepak Chopra As we near the end of the year and thoughts turn to new hopes and prospects for the future, I’m battling with the notion that it is nevertheless important to keep things in perspective… and perhaps poke a little fun at some popular notions… I [...]
After two and a half years of self-imposed exile, it was time to make a grand (re)entrance to my country of birth. I must confess to being nervous and unsure of whether or not it was even worth the trip, after all I had left behind, given up and sold off… Landing groggy eyed at [...]
