Why Do So Many Presenters Make This Silly Mistake?

Why Do So Many Presenters Make This Silly Mistake?

B Y   T O M   T O R T O R I C I Before we address the question above, let me tell you about Edgar Allen Poe. Well, this post isn’t really about Poe. It’s about an era when radio offered a wider scope of content than it does now. I was a teenager at the time, and the...
You Have a Lot to Say. But People Are Reading Less. Or Are They?

You Have a Lot to Say. But People Are Reading Less. Or Are They?

B Y   T O M   T O R T O R I C I If you’re having trouble getting your message to stand out from the clutter, you’re not alone. One research company has estimated a current worldwide total of 45 zettabytes of digital data floating around out there. How much is a...
12 Selfish Advantages of Online Meetings and Conferences

12 Selfish Advantages of Online Meetings and Conferences

B Y   T O M   T O R T O R I C I 1. You can check your email without having to be especially cagey about it. 2. Keeping your camera off on those days when just showing up to listen feels like enough of a commitment. 3. Typing in the chat box is kind of like passing...
Title Tags: You Have 60 Characters to Get My Attention

Title Tags: You Have 60 Characters to Get My Attention

B Y   T O M   T O R T O R I C I How do we find most of what we need these days? By searching on Google, of course. This incredibly powerful (if imperfect) functionality puts the world, literally, at our fingertips. Anyway, once you type in your query and hit Return,...
Bottom 10 List of Grocery Delivery Substitutions

Bottom 10 List of Grocery Delivery Substitutions

If you’ve been food shopping on your phone, don’t get too excited about favorite items that are supposedly in stock. When delivery workers are trying to reconcile your digital shopping list with random daily shortages, who knows what they’ll consider an acceptable...
In an Uncertain World, We’re Becoming Better Listeners

In an Uncertain World, We’re Becoming Better Listeners

B Y   T O M   T O R T O R I C I Usually, I write about what I know. But here, I’m as guilty as every other blogger in trying to ‘predict’ how the dark Covid cloud will change business. I mean, how can you speculate about the impact of something that’s unprecedented –...
5 B2B Marketing Trends Likely to Accelerate in a Post-Covid World

5 B2B Marketing Trends Likely to Accelerate in a Post-Covid World

B Y   T O M   T O R T O R I C I Sure, it may be ridiculous to try to predict where we’ll be when this dark cloud finally recedes. But if you’ve have had some extra time on your hands lately, admit it, you’ve probably started thinking ahead too. Two things we can...
The Most Common Website Mistakes Stem From ‘Insider Bias’

The Most Common Website Mistakes Stem From ‘Insider Bias’

B Y   T O M   T O R T O R I C I It’s a fact: You look at your own website differently than sites you visit when you’re the customer. It’s a lesson that I’ve learned time and time again working with business owners. By and large, they’ve been smart people who have...
Specialist Vs. Generalist: Which Is Right For Your Biz?

Specialist Vs. Generalist: Which Is Right For Your Biz?

B Y   T O M   T O R T O R I C I Chances, are you’ve pondered this question at some point. If you only sell one thing, to one market, well, you’re a specialist by default. But it’s more common these days for companies to either offer a variety of products/services, or...