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Re: (Good) Communication is Not Confusing

Brian Burns — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:22:39 -0000

Milos, I am glad to hear that. Thank you for saying so!

Re: (Good) Communication is Not Confusing

Brian Burns — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:53:31 -0000

Thank you, Daniel BE!

Re: The Value of Incremental Progress in Business Communications

Brian Burns — Wed, 11 May 2011 13:29:23 -0000

I couldn't have said it better. It doesn't surprise me to hear that PPR has a philosophy rooted in dephtful interactions. It shows.

Re: The Value of Incremental Progress in Business Communications

Brian Burns — Wed, 11 May 2011 13:28:55 -0000

Thank you for sharing your thoughts here.

Re: 3 Things Country Music Can Teach Us About Writing

Brian Burns — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:40:18 -0000

Thanks, Daniel. I'm real glad you enjoyed the post. I couldn't agree more with your point about integrity, and think it's a shame so many modern people and companies have lost sight of this simple principle. Maybe they just need to listen to more Chris Ledoux while they work!

Re: How To Create a Twitter Profile; A Guide for Businesses

Brian Burns — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:47:30 -0000

Not sure what that means... but thank you

Re: 5 Elements of Successful Blogs

Brian Burns — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:31:24 -0000

Thanks, Jared. Glad you enjoyed the post. It seems as though many people create their professional lives devoid of purpose, so it's no surprise that this extends to the blogosphere. I'm continually amazed we can all pick out purpose or true passion a mile away, but can't quite put a finger on what it looks like.

Re: Divorcing Myself – A Crash Course in Minimalism

Brian Burns — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:07:30 -0000

Meh. I'm unconvinced by the minimalist movement. To me, nice stuff acquired reasonably is one of the joys of life, allowing one to take responsibility for the items in their world while still carrying on a comfortable existence.

Send me the painting, and I'll add it to my growing collection of nice stuff. I can put it next to my bearskin run. Or perhaps above my fireplace mantel glass collection.

Re: The State of Online Video

Brian Burns — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:53:51 -0000

HOtnessss

Re: What the $*%#$ is a Communications Firm?

Brian Burns — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:44:12 -0000

Thank you, Jamie! Definitions are the name of the game!

Re: Wrapping up Another Great Trip to the DR

Brian Burns — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:34:12 -0000

kickass, kickass, kickass, kickass. Take that!

Re: Wrapping up Another Great Trip to the DR

Brian Burns — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:52:59 -0000

I would attempt the record for the most occurrences of the word 'kickass' in one blog post -- but obviously, I'd have some pretty stiff competition with this one.

Re: Should You Be on Twitter?

Brian Burns — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:47:07 -0000

I enjoyed this post, Redhead, and in general, agree with the sentiment that companies are better served to do a thorough evaluation of each tool (such as twitter), rather than just jumping at the hot new thing.

However, I'd also likely caution against a company abandoning a tool like twitter upon a single evaluation of its lack of direct utility, as I find It's often only over time that the value of twitter reveals itself, and its benefits may even be different than first anticipated.

Re: 5 Things You Should Do While Building a Personal Blog

Brian Burns — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:26:15 -0000

Thanks, Ryan -- I'm glad you found it useful

Re: One Word Barometers

Brian Burns — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:40:42 -0000

excited

Re: Top 5 Social Apps for BlackBerry

Brian Burns — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:19:47 -0000

great post. I, like the others here, am on a blackberry. it's great to see my phone choice represented for once.

Re: 3 Core Principles of Social Media Productivity

Brian Burns — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:27:35 -0000

I enjoyed this post, Brett, mostly because I, like most, struggle to compartmentalize social media activities as just one part of my workday.

As social media evolves away from a people-connection tool, to more of a business tool (when's the last time you actually had lunch with one of your followers?), these will become more important skills to develop.

Re: How To Create a Twitter Profile; A Guide for Businesses

Brian Burns — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:14:52 -0000

I'm glad to recommend a product I use and enjoy myself. Thank you for stopping by, and leaving a comment.

Re: Social Media is Dead

Brian Burns — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:18:25 -0000

I'm not so sure the medium itself is dead -- social media still has much benefit to offer companies and individuals alike -- but I sure share your distaste with the industry that has grown around it.

Just like I see people and firms continue to practice the unique art of good search engine optimization, I'm curious how good social media professionals adapt to an evolving landscape.

Re: 5 Hot Copywriting Secrets

Brian Burns — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:52:43 -0000

You got it, Tammy. No problem at all.

You bring up a good point, too -- simplicity is key. Get your idea, then just start writing. Like you talk.

Brian

Re: 5 Hot Copywriting Secrets

Brian Burns — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:33:12 -0000

You are, Ef, the king of unplanned rhymes. Nice work

Re: 5 Hot Copywriting Secrets

Brian Burns — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:02:03 -0000

I agree with you there, Woo Sah. Anybody else?

Re: It’s not about page views or visitors, it’s about converting them to customers

Brian Burns — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:51:16 -0000

Amen, brother. And then, of course, it's about KEEPING them as customers.

Re: dm fail! - DM @twitter http://dmfail.com is awesome!

Brian Burns — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:24:12 -0000

lol!

Re: UPGRADE

Brian Burns — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:21:02 -0000

agreed, Brian. she is the bees knees.