Business

I was posting an article about the importance of customer service when I came across an article that had the opening line, "SURVEY RESULT: 86 percent of U.S. adults will pay more for a better customer experience. So why do companies continue to cut customer service costs and increase spending on marketing?"  My mind immediate went off on a rant, so I went with it. The article from Win The Customer[...]

So I started writing this article and I went on so many different 'side rants' that I decided to break them up into a 'series' of posts about how closely knit being in a band is with 'the business world.'  Here's part one... Let's Talk About Music... Musicians can be a fickle bunch.  Especially with their fans.  You always hear phrases like, "We couldn't do it without the fans" and[...]

I thought I’d give you some resume tips to make your resume stand out amongst your unemployed competitors.  This week we’re following the natural progression of things and presenting the best interviewing tips we could find on the world wide web.  Let’s get started… […]

I thought I would share some tips and tricks for 'pimping out' your resume.  I thought I'd go through a number of topics to help you improve your resume.  Let's get started!  There's a lot here so make sure you take notes or save the links! Stress Your Talents...Make Sure It's Not Just One! Let's start at the beginning.  If you want a fantastic resume you should really have something fantastic[...]

Distractions, distractions, distractions.  Coinscidentally (and ironically) this blog post may have distracted you.  I was distracted today when I saw an article on Lifehacker titled, "Research Shows How Much a Three Second Distraction Can Derail Your Work."  According to the research by Michigan State University, being distracted for as little as 2.8 seconds can cause you make more errors in your work.  In fact, it can cause you to make twice[...]