2 \u2013 Two Top Tweets of the week<\/p>\n
3 \u2013 Three Social Media Growth Hacks<\/p>\n
4\u00a0\u2013 Four Productivity Tips
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<\/span>Thanksgiving Weekend Results: How many people shopped online?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n- More than 121 million (49.5%) shoppers plan to shop online on Cyber Monday<\/a><\/li>\n
- NRF\u2019s Thanksgiving weekend results showed that 103 million people shopped online over the weekend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span>Two Top Tweets of the Week<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nFor our tech team in Portland:<\/p>\n
1 – 109K Shares:\u00a0A programmer wrote scripts to secretly automate a lot of his job \u2014 and email his wife and make a latte<\/a><\/h3>\nThere’s a hilarious project that’s popular\u00a0on GitHub<\/a>, the website that hosts all kinds of software that programmers want to share with each other.<\/p>\nThe project was shared by a programmer named\u00a0Nihad Abbasov,\u00a0known as “Narkoz” on GitHub. It consists of a bunch of software scripts with some funny but NSFW names.<\/p>\n
Here’s one from a programmer who automatically fired off an email excuse like “not feeling well, working from home” if he wasn’t at work and logged into the servers by 8:45 a.m. He called that script “hangover.”<\/a><\/p>\nThe “Hangover” Script<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/work-from-home-script.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRead more<\/a>.<\/p>\n2 – 5.7K Shares: Two Things to Do After Every Meeting<\/a><\/h3>\nSteve Jobs insisted that every item on a meeting agenda have a designated person responsible for that task and any follow-up work that happened. He called that person\u00a0the DRI\u2014the Directly Responsible Individual<\/strong>. He knew the public accountability would ensure that a project or task would actually get done, and he wanted to set clear, organized instructions for his team to follow.<\/p>\nIt sounds simple enough, and yet the majority of managers and leaders completely fail to do this.<\/p>\n
![\"Two](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Directly-Responsible-Individual.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRead more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span>Three Social Media Growth Hacks<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n1 –\u00a0Oops! How to Deal With Common Email Marketing Mistakes<\/a><\/h3>\nAs an email marketer, you\u2019re probably aware of the myriad of mistakes you can make any time you create and send your campaign. From spelling mistakes to broken links, or inaccurate segments, things can go wrong for even the savviest of marketers. This is probably why many marketers experience that all too familiar, knee knocking fear before pushing \u201csend\u201d on a campaign.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n2 – 8.3K Shares:\u00a0Use Storytelling to Explain Your Company\u2019s Purpose<\/a><\/h3>\nThe idea of \u201cpurpose\u201d has swept the corporate world. Encouraged by evangelists like Simon Sinek<\/a>,\u00a0myriad firms like\u00a0Nike, Adidas, Pepsi, and Coca-Cola<\/a>\u00a0are devoting\u00a0real time and attention to explaining why they do.<\/p>\nStorytelling is a skill that leaders can \u2014 and should \u2014 hone.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n3 – 3.1K Shares:\u00a02016: Manual Link Building & SEO<\/a><\/h3>\n\nCan link building truly be replaced by content marketing and “link earning”?<\/strong> Columnist Andrew Dennis doesn’t think so. Here’s why.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nRecently, hoopla around manual link building arose when a 2016-focused post predicted its demise. My fellow columnist Eric Ward shared his thoughts on why\u00a0manual link building will never be obsolete<\/a>. I suggest you read his post \u2014\u00a0he\u2019s experienced, insightful and basically the godfather of link building. If you\u2019re interested in SEO and links, you should be aware of what Ward\u00a0has to say on the matter.<\/p>\nRead more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span>Four Productivity Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n1 – 1.8K Shares:\u00a0How to Take Good Pictures With Your Phone: 17 Tips & Tricks to Try<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\nTo take a great photo, you used to have to buy\u00a0a fancy camera and editing software for your desktop computer. Then, you had to invest some serious time and energy into learning how to use them.<\/p>\n
But taking a great photo on your smartphone is not as simple as pointing and shooting. There are plenty of bad smartphone photos out there — I’m sure you’ve seen one or two of them.<\/p>\n
Tip #1:\u00a0Turn ‘on’\u00a0gridlines\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>to line up your shot.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n![\"Turn](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gridlines-smartphone.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRead more<\/a>.<\/p>\n2 – 2.3K Shares:\u00a012 Tips for Writing With Unforgettable Personality<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\nThe best writers aren\u2019t necessarily the smartest, the smoothest, or those with the biggest vocabulary.\u00a0The best writers are those that possess an unforgettable personality.<\/p>\n
Want to let yourself shine through in your writing?\u00a0Check out these 12 methods for writing with unforgettable personality.<\/p>\n
Here’s a peak at tip #3:<\/p>\n
Break grammar rules.<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat kind of grammar rules should you break? It depends. Here are some common ones:<\/p>\n
\n- Sentence fragments:<\/strong> \u201cSeriously. I mean, people, really.\u201d<\/li>\n
- Punctuation:<\/strong> \u201cI. Just. Can\u2019t. Even.\u201d<\/li>\n
- Starting sentences with conjunctions:<\/strong> \u201cBut I\u2019m okay with that.\u201d<\/li>\n
- Using \u201clike\u201d:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s not like you\u2019ve sinned.\u201d<\/li>\n
- Using a preposition at the end of a sentence:<\/strong> \u201cYou\u2019ve got to get your traffic up!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/TS_Elliot_Quote.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRead more<\/a>.<\/p>\n3 – 29.6K Shares: Addicted to Distraction<\/a><\/h3>\nONE evening early this summer, I opened a book and found myself reading the same paragraph over and over, a half-dozen times before concluding that it was hopeless to continue. I simply couldn\u2019t marshal the necessary focus.<\/p>\n
Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n4 – 2.8K Shares: What to Do If You\u2019re a Chronic Procrastinator<\/a><\/h3>\nProcrastination can be hardwired into your brain. But you can kick the \u2018I\u2019ll do it later\u2019 habit. Here\u2019s how.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nYou know the feeling. You have 20 unread emails; the reports are piling up, and you could really use a lunch break. Two hours ago you said you’d take care of it in five minutes.<\/p>\n
If this sounds like you, you are far from alone. In fact, you’re simply suffering from one of life’s most ubiquitous woes: procrastination<\/a>. We’ve all<\/em> been guilty of it at some point, but some of us struggle with it daily.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n For our tech team in Portland:<\/p>\n There’s a hilarious project that’s popular\u00a0on GitHub<\/a>, the website that hosts all kinds of software that programmers want to share with each other.<\/p>\n The project was shared by a programmer named\u00a0Nihad Abbasov,\u00a0known as “Narkoz” on GitHub. It consists of a bunch of software scripts with some funny but NSFW names.<\/p>\n Here’s one from a programmer who automatically fired off an email excuse like “not feeling well, working from home” if he wasn’t at work and logged into the servers by 8:45 a.m. He called that script “hangover.”<\/a><\/p>\n The “Hangover” Script<\/strong><\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Steve Jobs insisted that every item on a meeting agenda have a designated person responsible for that task and any follow-up work that happened. He called that person\u00a0the DRI\u2014the Directly Responsible Individual<\/strong>. He knew the public accountability would ensure that a project or task would actually get done, and he wanted to set clear, organized instructions for his team to follow.<\/p>\n It sounds simple enough, and yet the majority of managers and leaders completely fail to do this.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n As an email marketer, you\u2019re probably aware of the myriad of mistakes you can make any time you create and send your campaign. From spelling mistakes to broken links, or inaccurate segments, things can go wrong for even the savviest of marketers. This is probably why many marketers experience that all too familiar, knee knocking fear before pushing \u201csend\u201d on a campaign.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n The idea of \u201cpurpose\u201d has swept the corporate world. Encouraged by evangelists like Simon Sinek<\/a>,\u00a0myriad firms like\u00a0Nike, Adidas, Pepsi, and Coca-Cola<\/a>\u00a0are devoting\u00a0real time and attention to explaining why they do.<\/p>\n Storytelling is a skill that leaders can \u2014 and should \u2014 hone.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Can link building truly be replaced by content marketing and “link earning”?<\/strong> Columnist Andrew Dennis doesn’t think so. Here’s why.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Recently, hoopla around manual link building arose when a 2016-focused post predicted its demise. My fellow columnist Eric Ward shared his thoughts on why\u00a0manual link building will never be obsolete<\/a>. I suggest you read his post \u2014\u00a0he\u2019s experienced, insightful and basically the godfather of link building. If you\u2019re interested in SEO and links, you should be aware of what Ward\u00a0has to say on the matter.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n To take a great photo, you used to have to buy\u00a0a fancy camera and editing software for your desktop computer. Then, you had to invest some serious time and energy into learning how to use them.<\/p>\n But taking a great photo on your smartphone is not as simple as pointing and shooting. There are plenty of bad smartphone photos out there — I’m sure you’ve seen one or two of them.<\/p>\n Tip #1:\u00a0Turn ‘on’\u00a0gridlines\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>to line up your shot.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n The best writers aren\u2019t necessarily the smartest, the smoothest, or those with the biggest vocabulary.\u00a0The best writers are those that possess an unforgettable personality.<\/p>\n Want to let yourself shine through in your writing?\u00a0Check out these 12 methods for writing with unforgettable personality.<\/p>\n Here’s a peak at tip #3:<\/p>\n Break grammar rules.<\/strong><\/p>\n What kind of grammar rules should you break? It depends. Here are some common ones:<\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n ONE evening early this summer, I opened a book and found myself reading the same paragraph over and over, a half-dozen times before concluding that it was hopeless to continue. I simply couldn\u2019t marshal the necessary focus.<\/p>\n Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n Procrastination can be hardwired into your brain. But you can kick the \u2018I\u2019ll do it later\u2019 habit. Here\u2019s how.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n You know the feeling. You have 20 unread emails; the reports are piling up, and you could really use a lunch break. Two hours ago you said you’d take care of it in five minutes.<\/p>\n If this sounds like you, you are far from alone. In fact, you’re simply suffering from one of life’s most ubiquitous woes: procrastination<\/a>. We’ve all<\/em> been guilty of it at some point, but some of us struggle with it daily.<\/p>\n<\/span>Two Top Tweets of the Week<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
1 – 109K Shares:\u00a0A programmer wrote scripts to secretly automate a lot of his job \u2014 and email his wife and make a latte<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n2 – 5.7K Shares: Two Things to Do After Every Meeting<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Three Social Media Growth Hacks<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
1 –\u00a0Oops! How to Deal With Common Email Marketing Mistakes<\/a><\/h3>\n
2 – 8.3K Shares:\u00a0Use Storytelling to Explain Your Company\u2019s Purpose<\/a><\/h3>\n
3 – 3.1K Shares:\u00a02016: Manual Link Building & SEO<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/span>Four Productivity Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
1 – 1.8K Shares:\u00a0How to Take Good Pictures With Your Phone: 17 Tips & Tricks to Try<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n2 – 2.3K Shares:\u00a012 Tips for Writing With Unforgettable Personality<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n3 – 29.6K Shares: Addicted to Distraction<\/a><\/h3>\n
4 – 2.8K Shares: What to Do If You\u2019re a Chronic Procrastinator<\/a><\/h3>\n