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Yesterday James Altucher wrote a great post, titled "The One Score That Can Improve Your Writing with a Single Click"…
20 Inspirational Quotes to Kickstart the New Year
This morning I woke up early. Like really early. The kind of awesome early when (if you have kids) you…
The #1 Mistake All Salespeople Make
For the majority of my career I've had the word "sales" in my title, but it wasn't always that way.…
4 Steps to Better Thinking for Your Business
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” – Shakespeare. Here are four ways to provoke…
A Confession: I Bought 50,000 Twitter Followers
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I didn't expect it to bubble up like that, but it did. I can’t change the emotion. It just came,…
5 Simple Steps to Success
I was unceremoniously fired in 2009 from my job at Buddy Media. When it happened I was so stunned I…
Success is Taken, Not Given
A little over 2 years ago I launched Silverback Social from my home office. I spent the first few months…
Gratitude, Spirit & Social Media
The past two weeks have been nothing short of magical. It all started with Hurricane Sandy, and culminated in the…
Social Week Gives Back
Big things are happening. Next week I’m honored to host and present during Social Week’s special event called “Social Week…
5 Steps to True Social Media ROI
How do you get to the true ROI of social media? Here are some tips: 1) Start today
Your World is Exploding: How Social Media is Changing Everything-and How you Need to Change with it.
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Some days are better than others. Some days stick with you. Some days, you can’t wrap your head around events…
Daniel Barrett, Rubicon Artist Development, & His Revolutionary “Remembering” Technique
This week I was schooled on a theory by dear friend Daniel Barrett Sumber. Dan is changing the game of…
The Super Bowl, Social Media, & Darth Vader: How Volkswagen Won My Heart
Yesterday, like every other red-blooded American male, I sat my lazy backside down with a drink in one hand, and…
The Charistmatic Personal Brand: Case Study Richard Branson CEO of Virgin
This is the third installment regarding the charismatic personal brand, and how elevating your personal brand can help you and…
Teaching, Giving Back, and Why My Mother Pat Dessi is the Best Human Being I know
This is a monumental year for our family. This year, my mother Pat Dessi will retire from her chosen profession…
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This morning I was asked by a Donna Sweeney a producer at Fox 5 to come into the studio tonight…
5 Ways New York’s Grand Hyatt is Harnessing the Power of Foursquare & Twitter
Yesterday was an exciting day for the Drive Action Digital team. We spend most of our day in great meetings…
A Pastor, Italian Guy, & Attorney Walk Into a Bar…in Mahopac, New York
The real punch line here is that I have this overwhelming sense that my fifteen minutes of fame is at…
Fox News, Family, Friends & Facebook Made My Day
esterday was perhaps the best work day I’ve had in my entire career. I started the day at the office…
5 Killer Steps to Success in Social Media
Hey Brands: here’s a gift from me to you:gift Everything has changed! If you have a business today, you must…
5 Surprising Ways Social Media Can Make You a Better Person
’ve been blogging for a few years now. Initially I started blogging while I was working at Performance Based Ad…
Twitter Can Make Us Smarter; The Rise of the Amateur via Crowdsourcing
Last week I finished listening to a fascinating audio book Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the…