HeatherStone commented on the following stories on BizSugar
Too Many Leaders Still Rely on Their ‘Golden Gut’
"A very informative post! It's true that the trend is toward group decision making and coordinated teamwork in business. Aside from my work I'm studying IS Management at college, and it's a cohort based curriculum with deliverables including business plans, IT proposals, etc. rather than homework. It's a complete reversal of the typical college experience, and it's meant to emulate the trends you mention in your post. It's the wave of the future! Thanks for the great post."Reason #7 Why Your Social Media Sucks: Jargon and Industry-Speak
"Good submission!The only thing I question is whether "dumbing down" one's writing style is really as necessary as keeping one's writing jargon free. I don't think it's too difficult to write in an engaging manner geared for adults without including that alienating jargon. Thanks for the post! "Epic Stats Suck... Blog Your Business
"Ryan, I love the rant! Have to say that I'm truly conflicted about the whole "like" and "friend" and "follow" and "circle" thing. It's really off-putting to see someone with thousands of friends...they can't possibly be engaging them in a meaningful way...which makes one wonder about gurus like Guy Kawasaki and Chris Brogan. Anyway, great post!"Customer Retention, Customer Service, Customer Experience The Rant Goes On
"You know, Dave, Martin Zwillig has a recent post on customer loyalty here on BizSugar and it seems to me the ideas of your post are closely related (and really important for anyone who runs a company to consider!) Customer loyalty must be earned, and it seems to me that looking to some of the issues you raise in one great way to do that."How to Attract—and Keep—Customers With a Subscription Sales Model
"From time to time we hear that some subscription business models, in particular subscription-based online communities, may not have long term viability. Thanks to Rieva for bring us this cool story on how subscription-based models can still be viable for your business."Subscribe
Fool-Proof Strategies for Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse
"What a creative post! If only some of my business text books (I'm taking some courses) would frame the information as creatively, perhaps I wouldn't fall asleep reading. Business is great, however some people have a special talent of taking dry principles and turning them into entertaining nuggets of useful information. Great job!"