by Steve Miller | Oct 14, 2017 | Books, branding, Kenneth Cole, strategy
The late and amazing business consultant, Jim Rohn, used to say, “Successful people have big libraries. Poor people have big TVs.” It’s all well and good to pick up information from the Internet, but you can’t beat the wisdom delivered by top business books. Plus you...
by Steve Miller | Oct 17, 2011 | branding, Innovation, LinkedIn, strategy
I just started a new networking group on LinkedIn as an extension of Two Hat Marketing. Please join me in sharing ideas, questions, and answers about all things marketing, strategy, branding, and innovation, by joining us. Go to this link:...
by Steve Miller | Feb 11, 2011 | marketing, Referrals, Sales, Small business, Small business marketing, strategy, success
I've had a few requests to see the actual results of this survey I did a few months ago. I've reopened the survey and also set it up so you can see the results after you take it. If you have any difficulty, please email me at steve@theadventure.com. And...
by Steve Miller | Feb 2, 2011 | Books, Innovation, marketing, Recommendations, Small business, Small business marketing, strategy, success
Like many of you, I'm sure, I read a lot. I read about a book a week and it's 95% non-fiction. I'm particularly stuck on reading business books, especially those focused on strategy, marketing, and innovation, as you could probably guess. I've compiled...
by Steve Miller | Dec 14, 2010 | Innovation, marketing, Peter Drucker, Small business, Small business marketing, strategy
I have to admit even I was SHOCKED by what I saw Microsoft do (or maybe "didn't do" is a better way of putting it). If you've followed my blog for a while, you know I often rant about how competition doesn't create innovation. It creates...
by Steve Miller | Oct 6, 2010 | advertising, marketing, Sales, Small business, Small business marketing, strategy
A friend of my wife manages a local business. She contacted Kay and I today to get our opinion on an advertising opportunity that came her way. The opportunity itself isn't important (even though it does involve...
