Technology

Leveraging technology has the potential to take companies to greater heights. But what is the right technology to leverage? When should a good leader suggest moving forward? The Technology category focuses on where CEO’s can find better results for their business through technology.

Technology Enhancements-Timing is Everything

Technology Enhancements-Timing is Everything

About 4 years ago, our firm began to implement an enterprise system. Several months into the project, I had to hit the abort key.  The software Read More

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: Today’s CIO Needs to Embrace New Challenges

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: Today’s CIO Needs to Embrace New Challenges

As business strategy and information technology continue to converge, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) find themselves in a unique position that offers both great risks and Read More

Providing Virtual Workshops to Executives

Providing Virtual Workshops to Executives

Most executives have limited time to take a class.

However, just like everyone else in the organization, they need training in order to enhance their Read More

Analyzing Google+: Is There a Need for ANOTHER Social Network?

Analyzing Google+: Is There a Need for ANOTHER Social Network?

You’ve spent countless hours updating your profile, finding people to connect with, uploading pictures and videos, sharing links and information, and taking the human element of Read More

Creating and Branding a Corporate Business Blog

Creating and Branding a Corporate Business Blog

We have all heard it by now: a blog is a great way to have dynamic content on your corporate website that brings in traffic Read More

Seven Ways to Generate Website Conversions

Seven Ways to Generate Website Conversions

The real measure of a Website’s effectiveness is the ability to convert Web users into sales.  This is not an easy task and there are no Read More

Data 2.0

Data 2.0

Revelations about Apple and Google tracking the movements of mobile devices has caused quite a stir. It seems their mining of data and ability to Read More

Companies Say Goodbye to QR Codes with Near Field Communication (NFC)

Companies Say Goodbye to QR Codes with Near Field Communication (NFC)

In recent reports from the Wall Street Journal, Google has boldly decided to remove QR Codes from Google Places and instead incorporate NFC-enabled chips into Read More

Is it Time to Upgrade Your Technology?

Is it Time to Upgrade Your Technology?

There is an old saying in poker; if you can’t see the sucker in the room…it is probably you.  The same can be said of advancements Read More

Moving Forward with Mobile Marketing

Moving Forward with Mobile Marketing

The following post discusses mobile marketing trends and predictions for 2011.

Every January, Forrester Research Inc. publishes reports on a myriad of marketing technology predictions Read More

Google's new  "+1" button will be built into its search engine. This will allow users see links their friends like.

Why Google + 1 May Predict Our Future

Immediately after Google +1 was announced, journalists were quick to either attack or laud the company’s initiative. Those unimpressed Read More

Our Technology Imperative

Our Technology Imperative

At Vistage, we have four strategic imperatives , some or all of which may be imperatives for other companies as Read More

What are QR Codes and what can they do for your business?

What are QR Codes and what can they do for your business?

Despite recent research from Forrester that shows only a one percent adoption rate, there’s a rare consensus drawn from marketing executives at the mention Read More

Google Responds to Japan Disasters With What It Does Best

Google Responds to Japan Disasters With What It Does Best

When disaster strikes there are certain organizations who are uniquely positioned to do more than just watch. Military units from around the globe can step Read More

A Selling Revolution: The Role of Salespeople in Web Marketing (Part 2)

A Selling Revolution: The Role of Salespeople in Web Marketing (Part 2)

In part one we discussed the changes in personally selling brought on by the Web.  In this article we will review the steps salespeople must take Read More

Local Search Tips To Promote Your Business

Local Search Tips To Promote Your Business

Many businesses struggle to find ways to promote their services and location online. Everyone wants to increase their link placement on other sites, improve ranking Read More

An Open Letter To All Electronic Devices (Including Those Not Invented Yet)

An Open Letter To All Electronic Devices (Including Those Not Invented Yet)

I think it’s time we all had a chat. You see, over the last 28 years, you have invaded and then permeated my life in such Read More

Using Video to Compete with Large Businesses

Using Video to Compete with Large Businesses

Pop Quiz: is there a particular part of the search results you see to the left that stand out? Here’s a hint: the search Read More

Technology Freeze- When did we become so reliant on the Internet?

Technology Freeze- When did we become so reliant on the Internet?

I’m writing this on a mid-Monday afternoon just after the end of the Christmas Day Blizzard here in the Connecticut. We’ve had more than Read More

What’s Hot for 2011: Automated Marketing Systems

What’s Hot for 2011: Automated Marketing Systems

You’ve probably heard on the TV show The Biggest Loser , that angry and energetic trainer Jillian Michaels also Read More

Amy Porterfield

The Secret Weapon To Optimizing your Facebook Page, Part-1

Is social media marketing a central focus in your company’s current marketing plan?  In a recent study earlier this year by White Horse , Read More

The Explosion of Cyber Monday

The Explosion of Cyber Monday

As reports predict that Cyber Monday sales were up nearly 20% from last year and the Read More

What will be the hot tech gift this holiday season?

What will be the hot tech gift this holiday season?

After a somewhat encouraging Black Friday and ensuing holiday shopping weekend (up 6% over 2009) today is Read More

No Need to Reinvent the Wheel: Create Value By Offering Services Other Companies Won’t

No Need to Reinvent the Wheel: Create Value By Offering Services Other Companies Won’t

A successful business doesn’t have to be about creating something that doesn’t exist-sometimes augmenting what’s lacking in other products Read More

Foursquare – is it on the road to nowhere?

Foursquare – is it on the road to nowhere?

I’ve been ‘using’ Foursquare’s location based application for about 9 months now.   People ask me all the time WHY do I use Foursquare to let people Read More