Archive for October, 2006
Blog Business Summit, Part 2
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
In yesterday’s post I provided an overview of the Blog Business Summit which I attended last week. I introduced you to a few of the more recognized bloggers in attendance as a backdrop for today’s post in which I’ll share some observations about the state of the Blogosphere and how you can leverage social media to your advantage…
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Monday, October 30th, 2006By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
As most of you know I’m a big proponent of business blogging and my belief in social media as a viable medium for business was only bolstered this week as I attended the Blog Business Summit in Seattle (those of you desiring more detailed information on why I blog can read “Why N2growth Blogs“). I had the opportunity last week to listen to and speak with a number of the most prominent bloggers on the face of the planet and in today’s post (the first in a two part series) I’ll share the information gleaned from these thought leaders…
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Monday, October 23rd, 2006By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
When a company is looking to fill a senior operating or strategy position it is common to consider the possibility of promoting the Chief Financial Officer into that role. After all CFOs are senior executives who typically exhibit sound judgment and are used to being charged with great levels of corporate and fiscal responsibility. So, should you promote the CFO into a senior strategy or operating role? Only if you do so very carefully…In today’s post I’ll examine the right and wrong way to promote a CFO…
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Thursday, October 19th, 2006By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
In today’s post I’m going to deviate from the norm by providing something a bit different than the content usually found here. For one day only I will grant a reprieve from the typical Myattisms and thus I’ll offer no advice, put forth no commentary and make no attempt at witty satire. Rather the only thing that follows this paragraph is a list of questions meant to cause you to pause and think about what really matters in life…
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Tuesday, October 17th, 2006By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
Nary a week passes when I am not cornered by inquisitive minds asking why I blog…The questions range from those wondering how I have the time to blog, and why I give away free information, to those who wonder if blogging is a profitable endeavor, or why we don’t sell advertising on the blog. So, for all those inquiring minds, in today’s post I will answer your questions in hopes that our blogging efforts at N2growth won’t seem so perplexing from this point forward…
Google Gone Mad
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
I don’t normally comment on M&A transactions but every now and then a deal comes along that I just can’t resist. Ok, I can understand Google’s desire to make a bold play in the social networking arena, and after all, YouTube is one of the most visited sites on the Internet…But a $1.65 Billion dollar acquisition price for a 19 month old company? Please say it ain’t so…Am I the only one who remembers the irrational exuberance, crazed acquisition binges and ridiculous valuations of the dotcom era? If after reading the text that follows you don’t have a massive feeling of deja vu you may want to go back and study your history…
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