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By Hazel on Aug 30, 2011 in Featured, The Great Business Digital Divide | 0 Comments
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By Hazel on Aug 13, 2010 in Age of the Super Consumer, Featured, The Great Business Digital Divide | 1 Comment
A good part of being successful has to do with character and what being successful means to YOU.
Character shows up in those little things most take for granted like keeping your word especially when it’s inconvenient, taking personal responsibility even if it cost you, returning phone calls, looking out for others well being before your own.
Basically, the way I see it is business success in this new economy will depend largely on your intentions, your motives. That is the way it used to be and that is how it should be in my books.
Everyone gets it you…
By Hazel on Jul 27, 2010 in Featured, The Great Business Digital Divide | 2 Comments
A new study just released by digital agency i360 regarding Twitter use for branding, marketing and the consumer, indicates that consumers and brands use this medium in vastly different ways. By the way, this is also the case for Facebook.
Even though many businesses are jumping on the Twitter and Facebook bandwagon…they are finding they are on the outside of the bulk of conversations and not having the so-called instant success many of the Social Media gurus are promising. That is partly due to the fact businesses still think Social Media is just another form of…
By Hazel on Jul 3, 2010 in Featured, The Great Business Digital Divide | 3 Comments
On the eve of celebrating the blessing of our precious independence for our great country I love so dearly…I came across this headline today which announced 7.9 Million U.S. Jobs Lost many forever.
Wow! What a sad situation our country is facing as we prepare to celebrate and enjoy the freedoms that have been purchased and ransomed for us today on the backs of many a fine American. I thought to myself, “Is this our story for 2010 and on?”
The article went on to say “even though we’ve gained about 600,000 private sector jobs back, we’ve got nearly 8…
By Hazel on Jun 23, 2010 in Featured, The Great Business Digital Divide | 1 Comment
Interesting question Ad Age posted in a poll this morning. So curious me logged in, cast my vote which was a (NO) then found the results to be exactly what I thought it would be.
This was the poll question…Do you care about Cannes?
Here is what the results were at noon (CST) on June 23rd…
I’m sure I’m going to hear it over this but to me this is a prime example of how out of touch many advertising, marketing, PR agencies and departments are concerning today’s new business era. Close to…
By Hazel on Jan 4, 2010 in Featured, The Great Business Digital Divide | 3 Comments

Recently I took a road trip from Nashville, TN to Little Rock, Arkansas twice within a two week period! Is there some sort of an award for that? (LOL)
Of course one of the activities that go hand-in-hand with a road trip is making food stops. Even though I knew this would be a fairly long drive, I really had no plans on where to eat on this double trek trip except I did plan on getting some killer BBQ in Memphis which turned out to be a HUGE disappointment! But that’s another story.
I really ended up relying…
By Hazel on Jul 20, 2009 in Featured, The Great Business Digital Divide | 0 Comments
The loss of over 6 million net jobs is a huge problem for the US. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), nonfarm, private sector employment peaked at 115.8 million in December 2007 then fell to 109.5 million by May 2009.
At this time, job losses from mass layoffs added up to 3.6 million, up 66 percent over the preceding 18 months.
Since many people who have not been able to find a job, we are seeing an unprecedented number of people choosing to go into business for themselves. Historically small business’ job creation will…
By Hazel on Jul 17, 2009 in Featured, The Great Business Digital Divide | 7 Comments
This is my final article of my four part series on Business Suicide Mindsets to Avoid in 2009.
Although I this one is last, it can be just as damaging for a business as the other three I have already covered.
I call this Business Suicide Mentality #4: The “I Don’t Have Too; I Don’t Want Too, I Will Not Change!” Mindset.
Yep, Change…it’s a word we all know yet often we find we are naturally opposed to the meaning of this word. We find change is disruptive and unsettling, so we resist it.
The dictionary defines change as……
By Hazel on Jul 10, 2009 in Featured, The Great Business Digital Divide | 2 Comments
So far I have covered two of the four mindsets I believe are deadly in today’s new marketplace.
The first was the Status Quo Mindset and the second was the Arrogance Mentality Mindset.
Today I will cover the third mindset I find very noted for the season we are currently in.
It is the Business Suicide Mentality #3: The “Hunker Down” Mindset.
The reference to hunker down means two things: One is preparation for some type of pressure you’re anticipating. The other relates to hiding.
With the jobless rates soaring, consumer spending way down and the incredible…