Which statement holds more meaning to you?
Have you ever heard the phrase, “There is no substitute for hard work”?
I will always remember when I first got promoted and had a staff to manage. I was so naïve that and thought because we were in a tough employment market, that people would work HARD to keep [...]
3 simple rules to set yourself apart from most people in business!
Here are a few rules if you follow, you will impress people. You may laugh, because they seem ridiculously simple, but the truth is you will set yourself apart from the crowd just by doing these little things. WHY? Because MOST people DON’T do [...]
Mistakes to avoid when building and/or maintaining your web site.
Mistake number 1 - Rely on only 1 source of visitors to your site.
Relying only search engines or only business card referrals is not enough. Incorporate multiple streams of visitors including SEM <search engine marketing> (in the beginning), SEO <search engine optimization>, social networking, print and [...]
A Victory For the Animals
Do you feel different? I feel…relieved from all of the bombardment. The television, radio and internet seem to have supplied an endless source of political rhetoric. I have received countless emails from friends and relatives advising and reminding me how to vote on all of the various propositions. Confusing and overwhelming [...]
Proposition 3 Bond Act 2008- Benefits 13 California Regional Children’s Hospitals
Proposition 3:
Authorizes $980 million for grants to California’s 13 regional children’s hospitals
Funds the construction, expansion, remodeling, furnishing, and equipping of children’s hospitals
Costs the state $64 million a year for 30 years
Cost divided by CA population = approximately $1.75 a year for each Californian
80% of the [...]
Is Anyone Listening?
As a consumer, do you object to your conversations being recorded? These days, when someone makes a phone call to a business, that call is likely to be recorded. The most common announcement to the caller goes something like this: “This call may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance purposes”. I’ve heard [...]
Video on the internet are changing from exception to expectation!
The days of being truly unique and having a video on your web site to set you apart from your competition will someday soon be old news. An alter ego of this may soon be true as well. By NOT having a video on your site [...]
How effective is steaming video on your web site? Part 2
In a continuing effort to set ourselves apart from the hum-drum web sites that exist on the internet today, we recently made a move. We specifically wanted to address previous topics in our blog about bringing websites to life. As always we practice what we [...]
Do you commit vocabulary abuse? Part 2
In a recent blog, I wrote that I love words. To me they are fascinating. And the English language is fascinating, because it is so dynamic. I suppose French, or German, or Norwegian is fascinating, too, but I have no idea.
The English language changes rapidly and often, and is [...]
I love words. I love using them. I love looking at their meaning. I love studying where they came from.
In fact, that’s our business here at the Soundstrategies as an audio and video production studio. Putting words together in a meaningful way is what we strive for in all our video and [...]
