In the summer of 2004, the 9/11 Commission released its report on the attack on the World Trade Center in New York. The report was rather exhaustive and a bit dry. Nonetheless, I listened to the entire 21 hour report. While there were more details there than I really wanted to know, the inescapable conclusion... The post Will We Be Prepared? appeared first on Neos Marketing.

Living through weeks of our social distancing lockdown, I have been thinking a lot about the collective toll it is taking on us. The separation from loved ones in nursing homes is on the top of my mind as my father passed away the day after Easter following several months in the memory care unit... The post We Are Living Through A Massive Social Experiment – Just Not The One You are Thinking appeared first on Neos Marketing.

Many think Strategic Planning is about the business, the market, the opportunities, the customers and the money to be made. What I have learned over the dozens of strategic plans I have facilitated is that the personal goals and objectives of the participants in the process are as much a factor as all that external... The post Strategic Planning is Personal…. and Not Just For the Executives appeared first on Neos Marketing.

As we sit in the emerging battle with Covid-19 many of us are trying desperately to envision the future and what role we have in it. In truth, we have insufficient information to make a prediction and any plans at this point. But that doesn’t mean we have to sit on the sofa watching HGTV... The post Planning For What Is Next? appeared first on Neos Marketing.

As the first full week dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 virus fully set in and we are all (hopefully) practicing social distancing, hunkering down, and trying to adjust to our new existence, I am thinking. I am thinking about how long we will remain in this purgatory. I am thinking about what I... The post We need to think differently about these 3 things when the virus recedes. appeared first on Neos Marketing.

Microsoft PowerPoint is the most relied upon software for making presentations. There are other applications, but PowerPoint is by far the most commonly used. Microsoft estimates that there are 500 million users worldwide, with an estimated 35 million presentations given each day. That means, there are 400 presentations being made every second of every day.... The post 10 PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Better Presentations appeared first on Neos Marketing.

Strategic Planning isn’t easy for any organization. I am, however, trying to make a point here. Not-For-Profits (NFPs) have some special and unique challenges when it comes to strategic planning that needs to be addressed in order to produce meaningful results. The Board A number of years ago, I was on the board of an... The post Not-For-Profit Strategic Planning Isn’t Easy appeared first on Neos Marketing.

As my sweetheart was preparing for a birthday party and a trip to Galveston combined, I made the mistake of trying to discuss the schedule and the plan for preparations. With some exasperation, I was told that she didn’t have time to talk about the plan because she had too much to do. Now, my... The post I have too much to do, I don’t have time to talk about a plan! appeared first on Neos Marketing.

I walked into a grocery store recently to buy some flowers, nothing else. The flowers were at the front of the store near the entrance. I picked out a nice orchid for my sweetheart and went to pay and couldn’t find a cash register open. There was this big line of them, and I was... The post Whatever Happened to Customer Service? appeared first on Neos Marketing.

As hard as it is to believe September is here, school is back in session and there are only four months left to achieve the 2019 goals you set at the beginning of the year. Except, there aren’t really four left if you subtract the holidays, it’s more like a little over three! During this... The post Focus Now on Achieving 2019 Marketing Goals and Planning for 2020 appeared first on Neos Marketing.