“I have this idea for an app,” is how the conversation starts. I brace myself. I want to be open-minded, but I can’t help it. The app ideas floating around, especially in the promotional products industry, are crAPP. I listen, I wait for it, and it never comes.
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Who made that cool new product?!? You are just returning back from the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas when your client calls you with an urgent request for an important event and needs ideas today to place the order and have it delivered. You recall seeing three or four perfect items for the event, but you can’t recall which vendor had the items and you don’t know the proper keywords to find them in an online product search.
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Great educational sessions are such a good use of time but bad ones are a huge waste of time. We’ve all been in educational sessions only to realize five minutes into the session the content was misrepresented, or the speaker is horrible.
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It’s that time of year again, you’ve got to buy a gadget for your favorite geek or risk not getting support for another year. This year, we’ve got lots of great gifts for geeks to consider. There are far more than I could cover so I’m only sharing what I’m either using or wishing I was using and why. Please help everyone by carrying on the conversation in the comments and adding the gadget you crave or favor the most.
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Unexpectedly, I received an email from Delta “Re: Recognition of your recent travel on Delta”. The letter said: “On behalf of Delta Air Lines, I would like to offer my sincere apology for the multiple flight disruptions you experienced.” The entire letter was incredibly well done.
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Recently, I started investigating video conferencing systems for meetings with more than 10 video participants and the ability to call into a number from a phone line if you aren’t near a computer. PPAI board member Rod Brown pointed me in the direction of FuzeBox video conferencing. I also found BlueJeans video conferencing in my own searching.
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It’s that time of year again. My neighborhood is covered in cobwebs, spiders and there’s one quite disturbing house with psycho clowns.
It can only mean one thing: It’s Christmas time!
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 update will be released this week. For those of you on Windows 8, you’ll want to download the free update. Here is why …
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I have never, to my knowledge, walked up to anyone and said, “Will you please like me?” And never, ever, did I walk up to a complete stranger and try to bribe them to like me.
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Continuous improvement has been a part of my thinking since I was a kid. Continuous improvement can make a huge difference to your ability to be successful as well as just making your day more enjoyable.
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