Last month I posted about Barnes & Nobles tedious process for unsubscribing from their email newsletters. It was so complex that I honestly couldn’t even figure out why I was receiving emails to begin with. By all appearances I was not subscribed to anything. This was confirmed after a couple of submissions to tech support,…
Tag Archive: Business Principles
Six Ways to Create a More Productive Work Environment
Creating a great office environment isn’t the sole responsibility of the PIC – person in charge. While the business owner, managers and/or supervisors certainly have an effect based on their style of management, they are only half the the total equation. The other half are the employees themselves. I recently came across several points outlining…
Managing Projects Through People
Management can be a tricky thing. Many companies promote people to management / supervisory positions based on their knowledge of the job and ability to get things done. But management goes so far beyond that, which is why many managers are not as effective as they should be. So what does it take to be…
If You're Not As Sucessful As You'd Like you Might be 'M' issing Something
Success isn’t always easy to achieve. Of course, to different people success may mean many different things. For some, success means owning a business for themselves, to others it means having a great family, and to others it means having a certain level of income or respect or notoriety. None of these things are bad…
Dealing With Office Losers, Suckups and Flakes Can Be A B*tch.
Negativity in the work place can be like a bad virus. When working with a small team, it’s important that you nip negativity in the bud as early as possible. If you see a potential outbreak and fail to jump in and take care of matters you can often find yourself knee deep in, well,…
Full RSS or Summarry Feed?
I’m not the first one to chime in on this topic, mostly because I’ve gone both ways and I can make pretty valid arguments from either side. But I’ve finally settled it in my mind which is “best”. Full RSS feeds are better than summary feeds. Why? I can answer that only from the perspective…
Politics and Advertising: Do They Mix?
I don’t have a problem with political ads. In fact, I think the whole campaign finance reform issue is ill conceived and does the opposite of what we really want. People, including political candidates, have a right to run ads ad nauseum. The more information we have, the better. I’m not afraid of occasional political…
Hello! I Could Use a Little Team Effort Here!
I’ve discussed a great deal about our team here at Pole Position Marketing, but only because we have such a fantastic crew of marketing professionals, that bragging about them is easy. But aside from each of their individual accomplishments and capabilities, I’m also pleased with their ability to work and collaborate with each other. In…
10 Paradoxical Commandments of Leadership
The world isn’t always a nice place and the competitive nature of the work environment can sometimes be brutal. Many people in the business world have a “succeed at all costs” mentality. Unfortunately, this usually means doing less about bringing oneself up and doing more about tearing other’s down. Some of these types do find…
Ideas are Vital to Success: Eliminate Employee Reluctance to Suggest Them
One of my pet peeves in the office is walking out into the main work area and asking a question meant for everyone, only to have it met with resounding silence. To their credit, my team claims to be “engrossed in their work.” I’ve got no choice but to buy into that propaganda. But despite…
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