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From 2024 to 2025: Year-End Checklists to Bring Success in the New Year
Year-end checklists are a great way to assess personal and professional progress and to plan for the coming year.
Product Life Cycle Management: Are We Reaching the Saturation Point?
I've had my iPad2 for less than a year and already I’m hearing talk the iPad3 is likely to make its debut this spring. Heck, I've barely explored all my iPad2 features . . . and now this, on the heels of a similarly timed transition for the iPhone 4 and its iPhone 4s...
With a Clean Slate, Anything’s Possible
Maybe it’s because I spent time over the holidays in Alaska, marveling at the wonders Mother Nature has to offer, or back here in California skiing in the mountains, refreshing mind, body, and spirit—whatever it is, I am looking at 2012 with a feeling of renewed...
Keep Your Business on Simmer through the Holidays
Are you looking forward to year’s end? Do you find yourself thinking, “If I can just hold on another week or two” or “If I can just make it to January 1, everything will be OK?” If so, you’re not alone. What with the economic ups and downs of 2011, business as usual...
Social Media: Segment Your Way to Better Results
WOW! 10,000 followers and counting on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn . . . 50,000 likes! It’s fantastic, right? But what does it all mean? How can you leverage your followers/social media community effectively? How do you get action, results? I recently asked my social...
The Barrel O’Monkeyz Holiday Gift List
‘Tis the season of gifts and giving! This holiday season, instead of stressing over what to give and battling crowds at the mall, try thinking outside the “gift” box to create unique experiences for your loved ones and friends as well as to help your local merchants....
Plan to Succeed
This time of year, people of every size, shape, and walk-of-life tend to step back from the monkey chatter for a look at the preceding 11 months, wondering where did the year go? I know I do. And the older I get, the faster the days and months seem to fly by. For...
The Art of Serving (and Honoring) Others
Why do we serve others? Is it because we expect something (usually monetary) in return? Is it because of some religious or philosophical conviction? Or is it simply because serving others makes us feel good? For most of us, the reasons we serve others are probably...
A Winning Combination: Gratitude and Service to Others
This time of year people tend to get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holidays that they are often unable to enjoy them. Are you one of these people? How about switching things up this year? As a starter, I invite you to hop off the post-Halloween holiday...
Maybe it’s not Just the Economy: Meeting Customer Needs
These days, if you find yourself beating your head against the wall trying to generate more sales or get new clients only to come up empty again and again, it’s easy to blame the economy. Everyone’s doing it . . . and for many, their woes are connected to the current...
Caught Up in the Jungle Chatter
Do you get so caught up in the day-to-day of life that you begin to lose sight of what’s most important, often taking things for granted, overlooking what’s right in front of you, or simply going through the motions as if on autopilot? Sometimes I do. Sometimes I just...
LET’S GET CREATIVE
Based in San Diego and active across southern California and beyond, Barrel O'Monkeyz serves as a seasoned, outsourced marketing agency specializing in both business-to-business and consumer-based marketing. Our barrel is full of talent and creative minds ready to help companies tell their brand stories, ramp up sales, and launch new products.
