by King Monkey | Jul 26, 2017 | Business Development, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Networking, Planning, Time Management
There’s a common saying that timing is everything. I tend to agree. After all, who am I to argue with a sage pop philosopher like Alanis Morissette who wrote about the irony of bad timing in her iconic hit “Ironic” in 1995. In it, she sings that “an old man turned...
by King Monkey | Jun 28, 2017 | Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Team Building
Happy Fourth of July, everyone! By now you’ve probably got plans for the weekend—maybe the beach, a cook out, a hike in the mountains, or some kind of get-together with family and friends before you top it all off with a fireworks extravaganza. Also by now, you and...
by King Monkey | Jun 21, 2017 | Business Development, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Lifestyle, Time Management
We entrepreneurs like to think we can do it all. It’s what drives us. It’s what makes us successful in the first place. It’s what makes us think we can do more and have more . . . always. I’m sure you’ve heard the well-known story of the professor and his seemingly...
by King Monkey | May 17, 2017 | Branding, Business Development, Entrepreneurs, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Tips, Product Development, Target Market
Do you value market intelligence, or do you just assume you know your marketplace and customer motivations? Far too often, this King Monkey has seen the gathering of market intelligence relegated to the “nice to have but not necessary” portion of marketing budgets. At...
by King Monkey | Apr 19, 2017 | BOM News, BOM People, Entrepreneurs, Fun, Lifestyle, Trade Shows
The King Monkey (aka me, Paul June) is on the road this week to the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California with Kim Merrill of Merrill Marketing/Communications, a full-service public relations agency specializing in branding, marketing, and communications...