Casual Fridays

A little Thursday update because I don’t know if I’ll blog tomorrow.
Just got out of Kem Meyer’s session Got Blog?
It was a great session. Yes, some of the material was basic, but that’s what the session description stated. Still, she shared some great advice to bloggers - novice and veteran alike. Also, [...]

This isn’t as profound as the title suggests.
Next week, I’m attending a Chicago conference with a team from Liberty Church in Broken Arrow, OK.   It’s the Arts Conference at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago’s suburb of South Barrington, IL.
This will be my third time to attend one of their Arts Conferences.  It’s always refreshing [...]

It’s Friday again.
I’m sitting in front of my computer with several ideas to blog.
Honestly, I don’t want to.
Not because I don’t like blogging.
Not because I don’t like writing.
Mostly because they’re good ideas.
Not great ideas.
Not world-changing ideas.
It’s the kind of stuff you’ll read, possibly enjoy, but in the end… you’ll go back to sipping your coffee [...]

Several Christmas seasons ago, we were spending time with my wife’s family. My sister-in-law Wendy asked her husband if he wanted more egg nog. “Would you like more, Steve?” she asked.
Overhearing this, their young son decided he wanted another glass. Having heard his parents’ exchange, he now knew what to ask for. [...]

The ever so practical Jakob Nielsen gives his list of Top 10 Web Design Mistakes.
They’re so easy to overcome, yet so often overlooked. In my opinion, at least six of these mistakes are easily fixed with a good blog or simply good content management software.
1. Bad Search
2. PDF Files for Online Reading
3. Not Changing [...]

Want to be an “expert source” for a news story?
Penelope has some great advice for bloggers and non-bloggers alike.

Friday rolled by without a post. Mired in a consulting project, I could not free myself enough time to post. It’s becoming obvious that my system of writing will have to change.
Adjusting back into agency life has been a little crazier than I expected. It has been a blast though. I [...]

Why is this a blog called Casual Fridays and its URL is thepeoplebrand.com?
Why Casual Fridays?
I chose this blog name mostly because I knew I would struggle to post to the blog every day. I figured I could post something each week (though I struggle with that sometimes as well), but I was afraid people [...]

I’m shifting priorities with the new career and it has made life a little chaotic.
This last week, the blog was the ball that got dropped.
My apologies. I’m still a work in progress.

Illustration based on this Flickr photo by Mark Hurst.
Without a doubt, no other blogger has influenced my perceptions of marketing more than Seth Godin. Before I started reading Seth’s blog and books, I had a pretty narrow perception of marketing. I also had a narrow perception of career and business success.
Here’s what [...]