How do you create waves in a world filled with zillions of blogs, Facebook updates, and tweets? Why do some campaigns fly while others die? If you're clueless about the answer, consider reading The Impact Equation . Authored by social media savants Chris Brogan and Julien Smith , the ...
What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? a) Brush your teeth? b) Wash your face? c) Visit the john? d) Check your smartphone? If your answer is the fourth option (like 95% of us), you'd probably check the time of the day, see if anything interesting was posted on...
One of the greatest movie epics of all time (courtesy of The Art of Writing ) Have you watched an "epic" movie which left an indelible mark on your consciousness? What about a book which you couldn't forget years after you're done reading? Truth is, we all love great epics. Massive in...
Coworking space. Connected community. Curated events. Collaborative platform. Change catalyst. The HUB Singapore is all of the above and more. Part of a global network of 40 HUBs with 6,000 over members around the world, the coworking space for social change agents was founded 11 mont...
Creators of new products in environments of extreme uncertainty, startups face enormous risks. In the US, about 50% of small businesses fail in the first five years. Insufficient capital, over investment, and low sales are just some of the reasons leading to this sobering statistic. A...
Ahh the wonders of 3D. If only we can get rid of those ugly 3D glasses... Well, apparently, now we can. In a world's first for Singapore, A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) , together with Temasek Polytechnic (TP) , has developed a new plastic film which e...
Courtesy of Teaching in the Middle Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him to fish, and he'll eat for a lifetime. ....and if you're good enough, you may also sell him some fishing rods, lines, sinkers, baits, reels, and even a power boat (or luxury yacht)... The point I ...
(Nope, its got nothing to do with King Solomon, although there is certainly some wisdom there). According to Zideate , SoLoMo is "a portmanteau of Social-Local-Mobile which represents the convergence in social, local, and mobile media, especially in the context of smartphones, tablets...
You need the right tool for the job (Swiss Army knife courtesy of Victorinox ) Productivity - or the lack thereof - is a major bugbear of our economy. As I've blogged previously , addressing our productivity challenge entails understanding what it means. This involves studying how man...
Shackleton's ship Endurance (s ource of image ) Imagine being stranded on ice for 19 months in the world's harshest climate, often without light for months on end. Imagine being cut off from the outside world without any forms of communication. No smartphones, tablets, laptops, teleph...
What is the true essence of marketing? I believe that it can be distilled into three basic questions: 1) Which media/social media platforms are available; 2) What other businesses are dishing out; and 3) What customers truly want. These three spheres belonging to the worlds of busines...
"Policies are organisational scar tissue. They are codified overreactions to situations that are unlikely to happen again. They are collective punishment for the misdeeds of an individual" With excerpts like that, you can be sure that Rework by founders of 37Signals Jason Fried and Da...
Hi Sengkang Babies (aka Andy), Thanks for commenting. Its certainly true that BS happens everywhere. I guess its the volume and intensity for social media which can be quite deafening with so many social "evangelists", "gurus" and "savants" shouting themselves hoarse. Yes, the next ge...
, the future of business is social. In a world where we're permanently thumbing our smartphones, swiping a tablet or typing on a notebook, it is impossible to ignore the significance of social channels in business. While everybody in a start-up can "go social" quite easily, how should...
"Time is the only element in the world that is irretrievable when lost. Lose money and you can make more. Lose a friend and you can patch up the relationship. Lose a job and you can find another. But lose time and it's gone forever." So says a paragraph from Peter Bregman's volume of ...
OK, maybe Lady Gaga's meat dress is a little too weird (courtesy of Crushable ) Eccentricity isn't a liability. Run-of-the-mill is. Think for a moment about the most successful rock stars in history. Michael Jackson. Madonna. Lady Gaga. The Beatles. What was the one thing which define...
Why Helping Beats Selling Anytime Jay Baer (courtesy of about.me ) In a cluttered world littered with a gazillion advertising messages, there is only one way to truly stand out from the crowd. And that, according to Jay Baer , is to focus on helping your customers rather than selling ...
Plagued by the lack of funds, non-profits like associations and societies often have to employ shoe-string marketing strategies. With its relatively low cost compared to traditional advertising, social media marketing can be an attractive option. However, the devil as they say is in t...
Courtesy of The Content Strategist Content marketing is growing. Well, at least in the US. According to this report by The Content Strategist (heads up to Steve Rubel for the link), 90% of B2B marketers use content marketing. To establish themselves in their various markets, B2B marke...
In the world of business, we're often focused on our customer value proposition . What makes our products or services stand out in the marketplace? How do we draw the right customers at the right price? The unfortunate thing, however, is that we often neglect to pay attention to the m...
The nine muses of Greek mythology (courtesy of Greek Myths and Mythology ) Inspiration often comes in the most unlikely and inconvenient places. For example, I may be sitting in front of my computer all ready to write a "change the world" blog post. I strain my brain. I close my eyes....
How do companies like GE, Wal-Mart and Honeywell succeed? What is the secret of Jack Welch, one of the most legendary CEO in the business world today? The secret, according to Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, is Execution . Subtitled The Discipline of Getting Things Done , the New York T...
Known as the "Oracle of Omaha", Warren Buffett was once the richest man in the world. With an uncanny ability to sniff out good companies that beat the market time and again, Buffett was able to amass an amazing fortune of US$44 billion. What's amazing is that he also intends to give ...
The Internet of Things is a Mega Trend for the next Decade (courtesy of Take Me To Your Leader) If we can gaze into the crystal ball, what would the future behold? How would the next 10 years be like in terms of business, society and culture? Thanks to an invitation from the Pacific A...
Let your customers "own" your brand (courtesy of Thaeger ) In a world overflowing with "me-too" goods and services, consumers are seeking ways to assert their individuality. In an overcrowded marketplace teaming with repetition and homogeneity, they crave personalised products and exp...
Super Heroes of Singapore's Blogosphere Winners of the Singapore Blog Awards posing with GOH Minister Heng Swee Keat and VIPs from SPH Donning "superhero" outfits and "larger than life" persona, bloggers of all stripes, shapes and styles congregated at the Singapore Flyer's Food Trail...
Brian Tracy (courtesy of Brian Tracy Training Consultancy ) Ever wondered why some people seem to have it all made while others simply drift by? What is the difference between millionaires and the rest who lead more ordinary lives? The secret, according to motivational speaker and aut...
Can we really find more time to do the things that truly matter? How can we devote our energies to what's truly important? In a bid to further optimise my life, I recently started to listen to an audio recording by self-help and motivational guru Anthony Robbins called The Time of You...
Have you wondered why you're perpetually tethered to your smartphone? Or why you cannot stop eating that packet of potato chips until its all gone? Perhaps you've got a 10 year old boy who has nagged you incessantly about getting him that latest Play Station Portable (PSP) which all h...
Transformers Cybertron Con - a Toy Boy's Fantasy Lovers of the hugely popular Transformers franchise have more reasons to smile this March school holidays with the launch of the first Transformers Cybertron Con in Southeast Asia. The event kicked off with speeches by dignitaries from ...
