I just got back from a week in Mexico. Despite the dire warnings from the national media, my family attended a wedding and vacationed in Playa del Carmen on the […]
I just got back from a week in Mexico. Despite the dire warnings from the national media, my family attended a wedding and vacationed in Playa del Carmen on the Riviera Maya. Were we nuts to travel to Mexico, home of the dreaded H1N1virus? If you read
Matrix Group International collaborated with National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) an association that supports small and independent businesses. NFIB needed a web site that highlighted its membership benefits and advocacy.
Our worked involved:
*A member-focused navigation system that focuses on small business topics and concerns
*A content management system that allows staff to easily update content and tag articles according [...]
I'm headed out for a short vacation today. Before I left the office, several co-workers asked me if I will be tweeting while I'm out. I had to pause for a second before responding with a "no, yes, maybe." Hmmm..... Just what [...]
At a recent Vistage meeting, I had the pleasure of hearing Tom Searcy, author and CEO of Hunt Big Sales, a sales consulting and training company, talk about how small businesses can land big sales that will transform their companies. Tom likens the process to [...]
All day long, I sit in meetings where my staff, clients and I try to intuit what customers and members want. We look at usage reports, search logs, customer feedback forms, guestbook entries, and survey results. All of these sources give us insight into what customers do, seek [...]
What do the iPhone, Facebook, Twitter and Google have in common? They have great platforms that have contributed greatly to their success! What's a platform and why does it matter? Wikipedia defines a platform as "a place to launch software. It is an agreement that the platform provider gave to [...]
If Google and Twitter seem to be getting all the press, but they're not your cup of tea, don't despair! There is a social network out there for nearly every interest group and demographic. Here are some I've tried out recently:
FoodBuzz is a social network for people who like food. You can create a profile and share your recipes, [...]
It's Election Day in Alexandria, VA. Today, we voted for Mayor, City Council and School Board. These are pretty important positions in our City government. Here's the problem: voter turnout was ridiculously low. When I went to vote at lunchtime, I was the [...]
I can't believe thatMatrix Group will be 10 years old tomorrow. A decade. 10 years! When I started Matrix Group in shared office in Georgetown, little did I know that the journey would be difficult, challenging, exhilarating and deeply satisfying. It feels like just yesterday [...]
