Business Fairy Tales
Have you been brave enough to put your business under the microscope lately? If not you may have fallen asleep reading your own business fairy tales. When you start off either creating a business or in new ownership you feel you’re being honest with yourself as you try new ideas and give yourself grace to […]
Facebook Friends in the Business Playground
Is Facebook the place to play for a business and can your business make Friends in the Facebook Playground? Many business owners see Facebook as a distraction and lose sight of the fact that their consumer base is actively communicating about life and brands in this social media space. By intent or social osmosis, the […]
The Twitter Effect
Just when you thought Twitter was the noise young giggling girls made or the chatter of sparrows at 6 am we discover it’s a social network. Twitter is known as a micro-blogging system. With 140-character ‘tweets’ information on sports and financial news, results are being distributed, company help desks are being run, and consumers are […]
The Flag, The Spy and The Resistance
If your business is due for a marketing review, or you don’t have a marketing plan then the story of The Flag, The Spy and The Resistance might be the framework you’re looking for. Some business owners know they need to advertise but don’t have the time or inclination. When the salesperson calls with a […]
Joining the Social Media Conversation
Social Media has become a modern day phenomenon with brands like Facebook and Twitter having a global impact on everything from Business sales to the turn-over of Governments. These are the names of a new form of communication that allows people around the world to share their lives through the online experience of a Social […]
Movie Review: Beyond the Edge
Beyond the Edge is a stunning 3D vista of a movie that we should treasure and promote for its unique way of focusing our gaze. Many historical documentaries seek to give us a view through a long lens back to the past. With Beyond the Edge we should be proud that the storytellers have actually […]
Dads Rocking in Cradles
I need to act more on my inspiration. It’s a failing to keep holding back and let the flame reach the end of the match before I reach out to light the candle. For the last two days, I’ve been thinking of a story concept for a movie script. The idea is strongly built around […]
Movie Review: Prisoners
This ‘out of nowhere’ movie about a kidnapping that will shake parents to the core is gaining a lot of support from writer Aaron Guzikowski. The writer of Contraband can thank Mark Wahlberg for taking a script that had little attention and driving it to the point we have a tension-filled masterpiece on screen. The […]
Kevin Spacey Speech – It’s the Creative Stupid!
Kevin Spacey’s recent speech to the Edinburgh Television Festival has hit all the right nerves. After the critically acclaimed success of his new TV series “House of Cards” on Netflix, Spacey sets the tone for how the production of storytelling through television should and must change. His ‘pitch’ as an election slogan is “It’s the […]
Be Determined to Surprise
Nicholas Selby should have a part in the remake of “Revenge of the Nerds” the Georgia Tech – Freshman Convocation to excellence in engineering was an epic welcome speech. The viral video of the young man giving the welcome speech to future engineers at Georgia Tech is creating a storm. From those who wonder if […]