Posts Tagged ‘Smarter Marketing’

2 / 25 / 2013

Software Development Lifecycle: Waterfall vs. Agile

 

Software development requires a well thought out plan to guide the process through the early stages of creation to the end stages of user acceptance and maintenance. We recently worked with a client that was performing a major release of their Marketing database. One topic of discussion was “What is the better approach to the Software Development Life Cycle? A Waterfall approach or an Agile approach.” read more »

3 / 9 / 2012

Striving to Be Simple-minded

 

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Da Vinci

Somewhere in the complexity of Chicago traffic today, I began to wonder when such a great term became a pejorative.

This term – which should be a positive – has so many negative connotations that I want you to suspend your disbelief at its current definition to walk with me for a moment.

What do our customers want from us?  The ability to say “that was simple.”

What do we want for ourselves every day?  A little more simplicity, a little bit of ease in getting the myriad tasks we have before us completed. read more »

1 / 27 / 2012

The 12 Days of Innovation, for Marketers

 

It’s really hard in life to have work-life balance.  Our own Liz Kaufman introduced Covalent to a refinement of the concept:  work-work balance.  We spend so much time focused on the day to day that we forget about truly challenging our thinking.

Work-work balance is carving out a portion of the day or week or even month to dedicate to advancing your thinking. read more »

9 / 16 / 2011

Your “New” Marketing Career

 

Do you love your marketing career?  Do you find what you do excites you and you are challenged to grow?  I know it sounds silly, but I can honestly say that I love my marketing career.  Here’s why: read more »