Talk less, listen more Come to every meeting with the attitude of “what can I do to help you?” Instead of only going out for drinks, organize volunteer meetings with friends. Make a list of...
7 Mistakes I made publishing my first book: the don’ts...
Every person has a certain ability to learn from other people’s advice; I would say on average people can learn 40% from advice and 60% from their own mistakes. Because I unfortunately...
17 ways to come up with “out of the box ideas”
Take a piece of paper. Write on top the problem you’re trying to solve or the general title for the brainstorm session. Then write down as many ideas as you can, don’t stop until your paper...
My new book – Getting a Job in Marketing –...
It took some time, but finally my book is out! You can download it from Amazon: Getting a Job in Marketing Would love to hear your comments on this one. Love, Roni Krakover
Toronto is Pride
World Pride June 2014, Toronto
Miami Street Art
Kingston Ontario
Fake Social Media Friends and Followers
Since today being well-connected in the world of social media represents power to many, a large industry of fake friends and followers emerged, and is estimated to be worth about $340...
Extracting Brand Sentiments from Online Conversations
Big Brands Have To Be Careful When Listening to the Online Conversation. Amanda says in a forum: “I have an iPhone 4. It sucks.” Her post, along with many others, is gathered by “online...
Mental Energy and Consumer Behavior
In the year 2000, two American researchers (Kathleen D. Vohs and Todd F. Heatherton), performed a Consumer Behavior “torturous study;” they asked a group of participants to watch a boring...