Hearing Stranger’s Voices

By sethmsparks

You know when you read something, and you typically hear your own “inner voice” reading the words? Well, I’ve noticed something recently about the voices that read text aloud in my head. I’ve noticed less…

My 2013 Personal Balanced Scorecard

By sethmsparks

When a business wants to be realistic about itself and measure its performance across multiple facets beyond a single metric like profit, it typically introduces one of the many varieties of a balanced scorecard. I’ve…

Wii U Impressions – Day 1

By sethmsparks

I was one of a lucky few to pick-up a Wii U at the midnight release on 11/18. With this being the first new Nintendo console product launch in six years, I was eagerly awaiting…

Ad Metrics to Remember

By sethmsparks

These metrics are pulled from an old Wizard of Ads Monday Morning Memo. I’m logging them here so that I can get rid of the slip of paper I had them manually written on. Each…

Hubspot Just Wowed Me

By sethmsparks

Yesterday I commented on Twitter how I’d like to see how Hubspots software actually worked in the real world. I’ve been impressed with the white papers, and the big brains of social media and inbound…

My Advice for New College Students

By sethmsparks

Last week I received a request from Central College (sent out to all Alumni) seeking advice for the incoming freshman class and graduating seniors from former students. I sat thinking deeply for a minute, and then…