Posted by Bill Rice on 04/28/08 in featured, ideas, social media
Last week LendingTree had two crises. Crisis 1The first, was relatively small. A few former employees used their access to customer inquiries (leads), most likely for personal gain, to give unauthorized lenders access to LendingTree’s Lenders Network. Sure, I and a lot of other people can think of the worst possible ramifications of this incident. [...]
Posted by Bill Rice on 04/21/08 in featured, inspiration
This Sunday I was inspired by a sermon my pastor (Randy Wheeler, Twin Oaks ) gave–”Playing with Gratitude.” As he opened his sermon, he immediately changed the title to “Enjoy the Game,” which is the title I took for this post. Then he opened with a brief clip of Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech to his [...]
Posted by Bill Rice on 04/17/08 in communication, contact, featured, people, social media, start-ups, tweet, twitter
I guess you have arrived when members of your company are given a “nickname” by reporters–The Kaleidicians! I am not sure if this makes us a nation, a sports team, a gang, or a cult?
I do know that while the Jason Nation is out thinking up logos we are quitely gaining underground strength.
Follow me and [...]
Posted by Bill Rice on 04/16/08 in communication, featured, ideas, people, social media, twitter
Maybe my increased use of Twitter or the more hectic my life continues to become has contributed to this affinity for tightly packed, well thought out, communication.
Examples:
Stowe Boyd, /Message, TwitPitch Me!
Pecha Kucha via Business of Software by Joel on Software
Brief me: http://twitter.com/billrice
Posted by Bill Rice on 04/15/08 in contact, featured, sales, social, twitter
No more excuses for not staying in contact with friends, family, and business contact. Now you can have social contact management that works seamlessly with your existing Twitter.
Here is the idea and what to do:
Get Twitter or have Twitter, who doesn’t have Twitter yet?
Follow salestwit
Sign-up for a “closed” beta invite at www.salestwit.com
When you get your [...]
Posted by Bill Rice on 04/14/08 in contact, featured, ideas, people, social, tweet, twitter
Reach into your address book today, pick a random person, and call or email them. Your life, and maybe even your business, will be richer for it.
Inspired by @andrewbadera, on Twitter:
Posted by Bill Rice on 04/11/08 in featured, ideas, identity, tweet, twitter
I have been running hard this week. Early wake-ups and late shut-downs. Running out of gas…
So, I popped open my RSS feedreader looking for inspiration (I suppose).
And, I found it in Chris Brogan’s “Inspiration and Origins“:
My big point: none of us are originals. It’s okay. And I’ve DEFINITELY done it myself, where I’ve thought something [...]
Posted by Bill Rice on 04/10/08 in featured, start-ups, tweet, twitter
0. Twitter is a coral reef
1. Twitter has tons (maybe more than a million) of users
2. It’s a social ecosystem
3. Everyone can create their own experience
4. You can listen to your customers
5. It creates competitive advantage
6. Journalist use it
7. It’s just fun–try it!
Posted by Bill Rice on 01/10/08 in featured, sales
Started a guest series of posts on leadcritic.com.
I am going to give you the framework for a repeatable process in Internet lead buying and lead management. Take a look at the 10 part series on Internet lead buying and sales processes.
Tags: lead buying, Internet leads, lead management
Posted by Bill Rice on 11/28/07 in featured, search
E-Loan apparently, in an interesting declining mortgage market strategy, cancels its affiliate program. Scott Fish, an SEO expert, alerts us to another mortgage lender move to survive in an increasingly challenging market.
I have to agree with Dave Rigotti of Freezing Hot that this is seems counterintuitive for a loan originator that was built on the [...]
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