The dog days of summer
I live in the Boston area, where it has been muggy for the last six weeks, like the Deep South. When you work from a home office like I do, those days it’s hot means that even I wish for a return to the corporate climate-controlled environment… Busy has never been better though, despite the […]
The Real/Fake Reality
As I am further led down the path that is Authenticity, I am led to understand a number of things I knew but could not delineate properly. The first of those comes from Hamlet, as Polonius says to his son Laertes: This above all-to thine own self be true And as it must follow, as […]
See! I’m already doing better
First off, the books I am currently reading: The 48 Laws of Power by Robert GreeneAuthenticity by James Gilmore and Joseph PineWhite City Blues by Tim LottThe Richard Branson Way by Des DearloveGeorgia by John EdgeCulture Shock! Paris by Frances GendlinLife in the Jungle by Michael HeseltineAbsolutely American by David LipskyNet Worth by John Hegel […]
I’m back(but not from outer space)….
Sorry for the long absence. I made a pact with myself that I would post on this blog at least once a week, and then the business took over….I am happy to say that I have two happy(?) clients and now that the dust is settling I also have the time to prospect for new […]
Spring time in Boston
Well in Boston we are ready for Spring after a long winter. Today’s it’s sunny and this week promises to be in the seventies, roll on summer! Despite the recession, and it certainly is starting to bite in the event space unfortunately, I have recently come across a number of event executives who actually INCREASE […]
I’m back from the pale…
Wow, it’s been a while since I posted here. I have been in the great situation of having alot of work and a little travel here and there which has kept me busy. The highlights: -Spring has sprung and in the Boston area we have had the fortune to have several days of 7o degree […]
Enjoying the Cold Sunshine
I took the time in the course of research last week to visit the AIIM Expo at the BCEC(Boston’s new massive convention center). It was nice to see an event pretty much fill the huge expo floor, dwarfing the first event in the hall, Macworld, which I ran in 2004. I always enjoy visiting events […]
Models for Profit
As I move forward with my business, I am interested in those who come up with new models for events, based upon what seems to the nirvana, getting C-level attendees in front of high paying sponsors, and doing in a way so the upfront risk is low and return high. Occasionally I see a few. […]
Rendering Authenticity Part Four
“People tend to consider offerings that honor some previous place, object, person, event or idea as authentic.” Thus starts the section in Authenticity on Reverential Authenticity. The principles: Pay a personal tribute Evoke a time Pick a place Make it matter Be realistic The only one here that made a real impact on me of […]
April 15th’s a coming
Just returned from meeting with my CPA about my taxes, ouch! I found out I owed a lot more than expected. Good and bad, as I guess I won’t making my annual trip to Germany for a while, the good news, I only have to pay money if I’m making money! As far as the […]