Kathy Saenz of Neighborhood America Shares What It Takes to Make Video an Effective Content Marketing Tool We recently caught up with Kathy, who is Neighborhood America’s corporate communications manager, for a brief interview on the best ways to communicate with video. She has been able to help Neighborhood America add video communications to their core marketing capabilities. Even a micro business can use video effectively to communicate with its customers online. But, as we amateur carpenters know, you can wind up with a mess instead of a masterpiece unless

Sociological Images reports that, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data rating the best jobs in America, an I.T. industry Systems Engineer (SE) comes out in first place! (Click Click to enlarge) Who Who woulda thunk. I

Looking back at my own K-12 education, I wish I had had more exposure to science and math, especially astronomy, physics, and statistics which were all but missing for me until college. The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity — [they] are our attempt as humans to build an understanding of the world around us...." Speaking of the role of art & music in education Mae Jemison's TED presentation ties in nicely with a piece that came out this week by the legendary Quincy Jones called Arts Education in America. Mae Jemison is an astronaut, a medical doctor, an art collector, and a dancer.

first learned this lesson when..." A startling statistic: "Did you know that if you had spent a million dollars a day, every day, since Jesus was born, you would not have spent a trillion dollars. Meetings and Conventions magazine has called her "one of the 10 most electrifying speakers in North America." 15 Tips for Webinars: How to Add Impact When You Present Online By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE July 7, 2009 Whenever you open your mouth, whether youre talking to one person or a thousand, you usually want to get a specific message across. How do you do that best when you

startling STATISTIC: “Did you know that if you had spent a million dollars a day every day since Jesus was born, you would not have spent a trillion dollars. Meetings and Conventions magazine calls Patricia Fripp , “One of the 10 most electrifying speakers in North America.” Add Value for Your Association Members and Gain Loyalty By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE It is no secret Associations have to add value for their membership and increase their own revenue. At the same time, attendance at conventions and meetings is down.

More time 18.8% - Better attitude 30.2% - Better techniques or strategies 40.3% - Job loss 10.7% In 1996, I left Corporate America to start my own business and follow my passion which is to teach others how to get what they want out of life, and to live their full potential. Based on the above statistics, it would be great to get it to being fun. MEMBERS LOGIN Home SPEAKER SERVICES Speaker services Membership info Proposal generator Profile listing service Coaching services Video trailer ads Interview transcripts Teleclasses Online shop MEETING PLANNERS Planner services Find a speaker RESOURCES FAQs about CJ Free articles Useful links TOOLS Subscribe to eZine Search this site GENERAL INFO About us Testimonials Advertising

If you look at almost any statistic out there, America is not a very healthy nation. The Obesity Society's research shows that 49 out of 50 states have over 20% of residents listed as obese and 3 states have over 30% of their residents are obese - needless to say, not good. Why is this?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS] defines "discouraged workers" as those who had been searching for a job during the year but, down about it all, haven't done so in the last four weeks.  0160; After a long hard adolescence supported by America's affluence, I grew up.  0160; Currently, according to THE NEW YORK TIMES, BLS reports there are 758,000 of them, many over-50. Well, they should be discouraged. 

Statistics indicate that the reality is that for every five people who read a headline, on average only one reads the actual story and content. Do social media represent a dumbing down of America , a liberation of new possibilities, or both, or neither? Pick a position, yea or nay, pick a social media topic, and there are countless statistics either confirming or questioning the validity of that position. Gerry Storch, former night news, sports and business editor of USA Today, and now editor of a new combination of blog/book called Ourblook , recently interviewed me regarding social media, journalism and the future of online communication: