Bill Wren

When creative doesn’t mean anything

by Bill Wren on December 17, 2011

I saw a list of words and terms that are considered over-used on LinkedIn and at the top of the list sat the word creative. I’m not surprised by this. These days everybody has to be “creative.”However, over the years I’ve observed that most people haven’t a clue what creative means. Years ago, a woman [...]

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Are Google+ brand pages single user problems?

by Bill Wren on November 8, 2011

As soon as I saw that Google+ had finally added pages for business I, like many, wanted to create pages for some businesses I work for.

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Hazards of living in Alberta

by Bill Wren on September 26, 2011

I lived in Alberta for roughly twenty years before moving to New Brunswick about five years ago. Over the last few days, I’ve discovered one of the hazards of having lived there for so long. You are never where you were. (If you’re impatient, just scroll to the end for the capper.)

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In praise of the follower

by Bill Wren on September 11, 2011

For what seems years now, I’m been hearing about leadership. I’ve been in conferences, read books and seen countless posts online about how you have to be a leader. Everyone on a team has to lead. It’s in leadership that success lies.

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No one ever went to a site because it was pretty

by Bill Wren on September 2, 2011

Ask yourself this question: “How often do I go to web sites because they are so good looking?” Most people will answer, “Never,” or so I believe. Some people will go to a site because of its brilliant look, but not many. And once seen, they don’t go back. There is no reason to.

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