2011 January
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You’re Invited to the Seminar-Before-the-Seminar
- 01/27/2011
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: Uncategorized
No Comments26 years of picking up my badge and welcome bag hasn’t dimmed my excitement about attending CRS 2011. Not one bit. From panels to informal talks over a beer (or two), the give and take of ideas with others who share the same passion for what we do and a desire to be the best
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A Business Class from “Professor” Zac Brown
- 01/23/2011
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: country radio
The Zac Brown Band made the front page of USA Today’s Life section this week but it could have just as easily been the business section. The piece offered a look at some of the band’s goals and visions which read like a “how-to” on how to please the fans you have and grow by
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On Being Boring, Interesting or Fascinating
- 01/12/2011
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: air talent, country radio
Facts are boring. Stories are interesting. Stories with surprises, twists and emotion and over-the-top presentations are fascinating. Someone repeating what you’ve heard is boring. Someone sharing a new perspective or putting a unique twist on a familiar subject is interesting. Someone sharing a new perspective or putting a unique twist on a familiar subject and
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Better Than Resolutions: Three Words for 2011
- 01/02/2011
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: radio programming
I was never into the resolutions thing. Resolutions are too restrictive, too negative, and too artificial. However Chris Brogan’s recent post about picking three words and using them to help focus your (our your businesses’) actions for the coming year struck me as practical, positive, and encompassing, promoting self-improvement, growth, forward progress and experimentation. Here are three words
