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SUFFIELD, Ohio (AP) – Goodyear says it needs some help filling in the world’s largest nametag. The company is launching a nationwide contest to name its newest blimp. A website will be ready to receive entries starting TODAY at noon. Ten finalists will be announced next month. And the name of the winner — to be picked in June — will be posted on a giant 18-foot-by-12-foot sign on…

During a recent speech at a Prudential conference in Minneapolis, we spent some time talking about the value (and practice) of smiling. And I was thinking to myself, Am I beating a dead horse? Is the topic of smiling completely overdone? No way. This particular picture (thanks Ryan, those black & whites look great!), captured a moment when I introduced myself to someone in the audience. I shook his…

FastPitch is a online networking company that helps you develop a clear, concise summary about your business which can be easily understood by thousands of professionals eager to do business with you. Often called the ‘Business Resume,” the Fast Pitch! Profile summarizes important aspects of your business allowing you to “cut to the chase” and tell people exactly what you have to offer.(Thanks for the link Phil.) It’s pretty…

I think I finally got this RSS thing down: it’s like TiVo for the Internet. What you’re looking at are all of the appropriate buttons (located on the right of the page) that will enable you to subscribe to this blog. Now, since RSS (which stands for “Really Simple Syndication”) is on the cusp of its tipping point, I thought I’d use Seth’s explanation to help you (and me!)…

In landscape architect Laurie Olin’s mind, the approach to the most soaring of the capital’s monuments had to be friendly and simple – and safe, says the breaking story from the AP wire. In addition to “anti-terrorism design measures,” softer lighting and more benches “that lend themselves to comfort and sociability” were placed around the monument’s base. “It looks like a pillow,” said a nearby tourist sitting on one…

ChangeThis is creating a new kind of media. A form of media that uses existing tools (like PDFs, blogs and the web) to challenge the way ideas are created and spread. And just like them, I too am on a mission to spread important ideas and change minds. That’s why I need your help: Please vote for my manifesto! (It’s called, not surprisingly, The Power of Approachability.) It takes…

In a recent article from the Oregonian, Albert Mehrabian, a psychologist at the University of California at Los Angeles, says his research shows that names can evoke desirable or negative images. “A person’s name is intricately intertwined with his or her self-image,” he says. But Martin Ford, an education psychologist at George Mason University in Virginia, says such images are superficial and fall away like vapor when a face…

According to a recent article bashing iPods at work (sniff!) portable music players such as iPods are increasingly showing up on the job, a trend that’s being praised as a boon to productivity as well as criticized as a safety risk and employee distraction. Furthermore, the article explained: “The use of MP3 players isn’t music to everyone’s ears. While many employees who use the miniature music players believe they…

When I interviewed with the WSJ a few weeks back, the article addressed the narrow window in which people have to make first impressions: 10 seconds? 5 seconds? 2 seconds? Whatever. Just remember that it’s quick. But also remember that some of our most UNFORGETTABLE first impressions come from our LAST impressions. By that I mean, “The last words out of your mouth during the final transaction with a…

Just got back from a speech in San Diego with my client, Remodelers Advantage. I spent the whole weekend there to soak up the sun and enjoy the scenery. On Friday morning I took a barefoot walk down to the beach at about 8:00 AM. I saw people running, biking, wakeboarding, surfing and lounging. And my first thought was: does anyone in San Diego ever work? By the time…