Keith Privette

In running your business, project, or strategy where do you focus: 1. Time 2. Energy 3. Rewards 4. Attention 5. Resources So this is a fundamental path you and your company are going to need to examine for moving into the next evolution of business.  Will you be accepting mediocrity, status quo, and “well that [...]

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Currently we have this thing about customers opting in or opting out.   If they opt out most companies pine over how can we get them to opt in and continually push market in a shot gun fashion around them hoping someone will forward it to them…..costly. On the other side you have the people [...]

So I bet that headline grabbed you right!  Over the years I have been noticing the sheer mountain moving that has to be done to successfully move projects, initiatives, changes, and or innovations forward.  Ever tried moving a mountain before….talk about a workout!  There are two common areas I see being a root cause of [...]

Well that seems to be the general feeling I get discussing this topic with marketing, communications, pr, and leadership in those groups. So I am going to present why this role is highly suited for being part of the social team. The core skills and specialties of this role make integrating social strategies, processes, and [...]

So I have been reading a lot of articles about people expressing discontent for their direct manager, supervisor, boss or boss’ boss across the social landscape. These articles also chronicle the backlash that ensues from the companies towards these people. I see both sides of this argument! The question I have is post a reflection [...]

As you can tell by the title Yes I am in fact a Gen X’er. Born in 1973, smack dab in the middle of the Gen X’er category. So I have been a little miffed by all the recent articles about the Baby Boomers leaving, oh no the Baby Boomers are leaving the next generation (GenX) is [...]