Thank you Boston… and apologies for my tardy post

Tuesday night I said good bye to Jamar.  But, I don’t think it will be for very long.  He’s a talent and I look forward to downloading his next record.  Jamar’s story was the hook, the initial draw to The Voice and even though he’s not in the finals I’ll still be tuning in next [...]

Nope, I’m talking about politics; we don’t get political on Friends Asking Amy. I’m talking about The Voice! I’m 100% addicted to The Voice.  You might not think this is a big deal, so let me explain.  While, I tune in for most episodes of the Real Housewives (yes, I admit it and I’m a [...]

Today, the most amazing thing happened to me. I was sent an unsolicited guest post.  I love this!  I’m always asking folks to be guest bloggers. To share their stories and ides, but so far only a few of my friends have taken me up on my offer.  Today, when the 99 characters in the outlook preview read “Guest blog [...]

How about joining me and my friend Amy for a fun discussion about increasing revenue?  Tomorrow at 1pm Amy and I are hosting a Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council teleconference. Amy and I not only share a first name, but we’re also both Amy B’s.  Did you know two Amy B’s are better than one?  [...]

If so, no worries, we’ve all felt that the feeling of “ugh… followed by one question… how am I ever going to raise that?” Here’s my trick.  Forgot about the overall fundraising goal and instead create monthly goals for yourself. Fundraising is a lot like weight loss. Trying to lose 20 pounds can be overwhelming [...]

That’s not Stuart Smalley’s daily affirmation, that’s your data talking.  Are you listening?  Data is the most important part of any event and often over looked.  I’m not talking about YOY metrics or benchmarks; I’m talking about participant activity data.  Whether you’re using Friends Asking Friends or another set of online tools, there’s a wealth [...]

I’ve spent the last month or so talking about email and how to think like a direct marketing pro when creating your campaigns.  My hope is during the slower months you’ll go ahead and set up your email campaigns, so you don’t need to bother with email during the busy event session.  The plan is [...]

I was catching up on Grey’s Anatomy and realized Christina Yang is awesome.  Yes, I know she’s just a character on a TV show. Maybe I should be thanking the Grey’s writers, but I wanted to give a shout out to the character. In last week’s episode, Christina tells a man what he needs to [...]

Welcome Jeff! Take it away…. In early March I had the pleasure of speaking at the Run Walk Ride Conference. I discussed what I wrote about here: where to focus and how power-law distribution can help us all make productive decisions. Our good friend, Amy Braiterman, joined the conversation and asked if I would share more [...]