Success only runs one direction....
If you’ve been in an audience for one of my sessions about The 3/50 Project, you know about my personal goal—to see the “local, independent, brick and mortar” message on one of a national morning program. Unless you’ve been completely asleep the past two weeks, you know I’m also cheering the AmEx OPEN initiative, Small Business Saturday, focused on the same topic, targeting this Saturday.
Well folks, fire up the TiVo; we’re there! [click here to continue…]
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Please note: As of summer 2011, neither I nor The 3/50 Project support SBS. For an explanation, please see this. If I’d known then what I know now….
6:15 a.m. – Arrive at Murray Hill Studios in New York for hair and makeup
7:10 a.m. – First interview, this one on radio program “The Adams Report”
1:30 p.m. – Wrap the final taped interview, this one for American Express [click here to continue…]
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From USA Today:
Credit Card Payment Problems Fall
Five of the six biggest credit card companies showed fewer card holders falling behind on their payments in October and fewer balances being written off by the companies, which in the past few years have written off billions of dollars as uncollectible. Four of the six biggest issuers, including the largest, JPMorgan Chase, reported their lowest levels of bad debt and late payments this year. Only Bank of America reported an uptick in loans it gave up trying to collect, to 10.15% of balances from 9.98% in September. [click here to continue…]
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As of May 2011, The 3/50 Project no longer supports SBS, for reasons explained here. Had I known then what I know now…..
Those of you who have been on The 3/50 Project website recently may—or may not—have noticed an odd space in the Special Promotions section of our Resources page, just to the left of our Big Things come in Small Boxes icon. Well, there’s a reason for that. There’s something special going on…
…and you’re gonna love it. Welcome to Small Business Saturday. [click here to continue…]
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Yes, it’s been quiet here on the blog lately; with the holiday season fast approaching, I’ve been flying (literally) from city to city, speaking about The 3/50 Project. In the past month alone: 6 states, 5 airports, 11 cities, 10 hotels, 2 rental cars, and a whole lot of unpack/repack/unpack in my life.
But enough about me. Let’s talk about you.
More pointedly, let’s talk about you, fourth quarter, The 3/50 Project…and our 2010 holiday campaign, “Big Things come from Small Boxes.” [click here to continue…]
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There’s something about holidays and The 3/50 Project.
On New Year’s Day, we welcomed the 30,000th fan to our Facebook page. Yesterday morning, Dan Marx, a top drawer line rep in the floral and gift industry (and über-supporter of our cause) posted a comment: “Hey Cinda—you’re closing in on 60,000 fans. I can definitely see fireworks going off on the 4th!!!”
Sorry to disappoint, Dan. We actually hit it a day early ,on the 3rd. (grin)
Thanks to everyone who continues to share the message of The 3/50 Project, reminding us all to keep those special, locally owned, independent brick and mortars businesses in our day-to-day lives. Without you, everyone loses out.
Here’s to an especially sweet Independence Independents Weekend!
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The History Channel has been airing an extraordinary series titled “America: The History of Us” for several weeks now. It traces, in a remarkably entertaining manner, how the United States grew from a handful of bold settlers to the nation we enjoy today. Whether you’re into history or not, the installments are addictive; I find myself anxiously awaiting the next hour as the previous one concludes. [click here to continue…]
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As I load up my sleigh and head home to celebrate Christmas, I’d like to leave you with a true story, introduced to me by Ilene Spector (a treasured friend of the family). How this has escaped major media is beyond me…. Really reminds us of what holiday spirit is all about.
As a 12-year-old paper boy living in Maine, Morrill Worcester won a trip to Washington, D.C. It was his first time to the nation’s capital–and his first to Arlington National Cemetery, which made an indelible impression.
Many years later, as a successful businessman, those memories continued to resonate. [click here to continue…]
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