Posts by Andrew Stotz
Brazil; Biggest Coffee Exporter; Great Beans; Terrible Self-Marketing
Today, I took my key insights from Plus55’s article about the world’s biggest coffee exporter; Brazil, and how despite that, they’re terrible at marketing this fact. Embed from Getty Images For decades, rather than exporting coffee as a specialty product and promoting it’s brand, Brazil has been selling it as a commodity instead It…
The 5-Step Process For Creating Great Presentations
Check out my summary of Richard Feloni’s article in Business Insider on presentation advice, according to 2014 Toastmasters International World Champion of Public Speaking, Dananjaya Hettiarachchi. Embed from Getty Images Summarize your presentation’s message in fewer than 10 words Your title must be attention-grabbing—add a little mystery to it too Great speakers have the…
Smart Thinking On Investing – August 26
Smart Thinking On Investing – August 26 I wanted to share a few different pieces this week, starting with Kate Warne’s article on the risk involved with not investing from the site Edward Jones. Yes and Yes author, Sarah Von Bargen’s proposition to “want less” in life. And John Schmoll’s take on the investing lies that…
Millennials: Stop Wasting Time And Sabotaging Your Career Prospects
I chose Caroline Beaton’s hard-hitting article from Forbes to summarize today. She has a few truths for millennials to help stop making these avoidable mistakes in their careers. Embed from Getty Images Be honest with yourself about your goals and passions; stop settling for what you can get Ask yourself what you want?…
Is The Trust We Place In Online User Reviews Warranted?
Read my insights from Bart de Langhe, Phil Fernbach, and Donald R. Lichtenstein’s article from the Harvard Business Review on online user ratings as a source for product quality information. Embed from Getty Images Consumers are increasingly turning to online user ratings and reviews to make sensible and validated decisions on purchases But…