Am I Iowan Enough – vlogwithseth
A video in which I ponder if I lack the characteristics needed to truly being an Iowan.
Designing Products, Experiences, and Marketing
Author: sethmsparks
Crashing Hangouts
This morning I stumbled my way into a Google Hangout with none other than Joseph Jaffe. You know, the author of two of the best marketing books you’ll find, host of the Across the Sound Podcast, and founder of Evol8tion LLC. I noticed a tweet from him this morning inviting folks to join his Madison to…
My 2015 Personal Balanced Scorecard
Every year I try to assess my lifestyle, and determine the specific actions I want to take to improve certain elements of my life. Those assessments lead to my annual personal balanced scorecard. This is my third year completing a personal balanced scorecard, and I feel like each year I design something a little better.…
My Submission to the FCC on Net Neutrality
Text Entry: Thank you for accepting my opinion. I would like to urge the FCC to reclassify all access to the internet as a utility under Title II of the Communications Act, and to regulate Internet Service Providers (ISPs) accordingly. While the center of the debate is about delivering content to users without speed influence…
2014 Personal Balanced Scorecard
Mind – books – read 1 per month :: – blogs – write 2x monthly :: – meditate – for 15 min daily :: Body – weight – 5/1:280, 7/1:270, 9/1:260 – fitness – 30 min active p/ day – fitness – 10k steps p/ day – therapy – stretch/exercise back 20 min p/ day…
Productive Business is All (Nothing) About Geography
The future of the productive and engaged business will be focused on finding right fit employees based on skills and values without geographic boundaries. Today most companies hire talent under geographic limitations, such as the applicant curently living near, or being willing to reloacted to, the businesses office. This limitation in the candidate pool is…
Leading with Wisdom
Leading with Wisdom by Jann Freed emphasizes a mindful, authentic approach to leadership, aimed at fostering purpose-driven, compassionate, and resilient leaders. The book outlines eight essential practices, blending self-awareness and empathy. Through personal reflection, the reader explores actionable steps to enhance leadership both professionally and personally, promoting an impactful, legacy-centered leadership style.
Don’t Start a Blog ( H/T to @ReelBigFish )
To personally kick off my Social Brand Forum 2013 experience, I thought I’d take a cynical/satirical stab at bringing a decade old Ska Rock song (yes, I still listen to RBF consistently) into 2013 relevancy with just a few minor tweaks. Without further ado, to the tune of Don’t Start a Band by Reel Big…
How I Podcast
Monday (AM Commute): Six Pixels of Separation – Mitch Joel I’ve listened to every episode for nearly a year and a half now, and have gone back through to listen to many older ones. Mitch is a brilliant guy, and has a fantastic ability to connect elements in the digital and marketing environments that most…
eBay’s iPhone App has a Critical Flaw
That’s a fairly drastic headline, but I had something happen to me today that was the result of a feature glitch on eBay’s app. Two weeks ago I sold my iPad on eBay. The buyer evidently didn’t bother looking at the pictures, and then complained about scratches on the 3 year old iPad 2. Because…