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I was watching an old Jeff Foxworthy stand up comedy show and he does a great bit about the reasons “you might be a redneck”. A few examples: If you think “loading the dishwasher” means getting your wife drunk, you might be a redneck.   If you ever cut your grass and found a car, you might be a redneck.   If you own a home that is mobile and 5 cars… Read More

In my last post, I wrote all about my experience at the Google cafeteria.  Now I guess I have to write about the real reason I visited the Google office — to attend a B2B Technology Roundtable.  It was a great half-day meeting with some of Google’s customers who work in the B2B technology space.  Participants included Constant Contact, LogMeIn, Carbonite and Brightcove. I really like these kinds of meetings and I appreciate… Read More

I recently attended a meeting at Google’s office located in Cambridge, MA.  After spending a day there, I learned that Google treats their employees very well.  Or, I should say they feed their employees very well. When we got to the Google office our Account Manager took us to the kitchen where they have a Starbucks Barista-grade espresso machine, homemade granola bars and a ton of other snacks.  Most of the snacks are… Read More

I’m working on a presentation for PGi’s annual sales meeting.  It mostly full of big beautiful visuals from our website and advertising.  But, I wanted to add some substance to the style.  So I started Googling to find good stats about customer habits, the sales funnel, online usage, B2B trends, etc.  I found a lot of good stuff, but it was all over the place and not exactly what I wanted.  So,… Read More