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An Easy Way to Exceed Expectations 31 Jul 2013 | 06:06 pm
Colorful chalk image from Big Stock Photo This fall is my family’s 14th and final year at the elementary school where all three of my kiddos attended for at least five years of their lives. It’s goin...
Why Relevancy Matters in Content Marketing 11 Jul 2013 | 09:38 pm
Like most of you, I rarely pay attention to commercials. (What about during the Super Bowl? Nah. Not too interested.) I zip through them. (Thank you, DVR!) If I can’t skip the commercials, I use the t...
The Trouble with Tribble-ish Content Marketing 6 Jun 2013 | 06:53 pm
Back in 2001, I connected with a fellow from InternetViZ and interviewed him about email marketing. A few months later, a client closed his business. It was one of the primary sources of my writing in...
Be Accepting, Be Present, Be Calmer 8 May 2013 | 07:27 pm
Almost every year when May comes, I fretted about how I’ll get work done without the steady, reliable school schedule. So I dreaded the long summer months. Right on schedule, it happened last year. Ex...
The Problem with Carefully Crafted Headlines 26 Feb 2013 | 08:46 pm
My youngest showed me a bookmark that listed the 20 Texas Bluebonnet nominated books. “Mom, I’m going to read all 20 of these books,” he said. Needless to say, I did cartwheels and back flips in my mi...
Speech-to-Text Software Test Take 2 18 Dec 2012 | 08:25 pm
When I had thumb surgery in 2008, I invested in voice recognition software to try to get work done. I spent most of the time fighting and correcting the Dragon Naturally Speaking. The one good thing t...
Relish the Past 13 Dec 2012 | 11:18 pm
My daughter and I went to her elementary school — where her little brother was a third grader — for the senior reception. Every year, the elementary schools hold senior receptions inviting all the gra...
Get on a First Name Basis with Online Prospects and Clients 23 Oct 2012 | 07:32 pm
Once upon a time, geography and the surrounding community limited the customer base for small businesses. Today, our connected world offers an unprecedented opportunity for small businesses everywhere...
Living Life to Its Fullest 2 Oct 2012 | 07:46 pm
Welcome to meryl’s notes blog (this here place you’re lookin’ at) in Plano, Texas. We’re honored to be a stop in Sonia Korn-Grimani’s WOW! Women On Writing Blog tour. We’re giving away a signed copy o...
Crazy Busy or Fake Busy? 11 Sep 2012 | 08:01 pm
From the first job out of college, I’ve worked for organizations where we could choose our hours as long as we were there between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. By 7 a.m., you’d find me at my desk tackling my firs...
