Demonstrate Your Value

As a consulting firm that works for a lot of non-profits and small businesses, we are often forced to make value a central part of our pitch, demonstrating that our clients will make money by hiring us.  That in the short or long term, the money they invest in our consulting fees will pay dividends [...]

Croudsource Your Startup

Innovation has been on our minds a lot recently and we’ve had both internal and client-focused conversations about “how do you innovate in this economy.”
Well, our answers have varied depending on the situation, but a lot of what we’ve discussed has shared the theme of: “collaborate more.” Collaborate within your organization–find new ways to [...]

When Planning Events, Don’t forget the Attendees

So, it’s no secret that the event business–like the rest of the economy–is suffering big time right now.  Corporations are cutting back both their budgets for hosting conferences, as well as their employee’s travel budgets to attend conferences, so it’s more important now than ever that your conferences deliver maximum value.
Over the last several months, [...]

Quick Tips: Feeling Their Pain

Let’s face it, we’re all a bit more frustrated than we were this time a year ago (when the Dow was at 12,099).  In this economic climate it’s easy for the stress to come boiling over, and we’re finding that more and more people are voicing their frustrations to almost anyone who will listen these [...]