Happy New Year: Some EE Tips for 2011

It’s the New Year and many of us make New Year’s Resolutions. I always do, but this year I am running late. So, in leu of those, I’ve started my own top 10 list for 2011. I got a little help from a fashion magazine (Vogue) in which the editor thought it necessary to give a few tips for 2011. Well, I was inspired to create a TOP 10 of my own just for you.

 1) Vogue: Buy Channel earrings: They’re well…in vogue I guess.

EE Marketing Strategies: If you succumb to those earring, let that Bling remind you to Listen Better. I’ve heard it said God gave us two ears and one mouth. Well, this year listening is in vogue. As marketers it is imperative that we listen well. In conversation, or a client meeting, determine to talk less, listen more.

2) Vogue: Wear bright colors.

EE Marketing Strategies: Color is important. We’ve become a very visual world; think IPAD vibrant color.  Incorporate some of the muted 2011’s colors into your graphics. It’s probably easier than you think and gives a sense that you are changing and growing.

3) Vogue: Where an orchid in your hat.

EE Marketing Strategies:  Find Your Unique SELLING POINT. Wear it like an Easter hat all year long.

4) Vogue: Wear leopard prints and African Safari Themed shoes.
EE Marketing Strategies: Don’t waste your money on same ole, same ole. Do something new and different. You can always back off and be boring.

5) Vogue: Stay Grounded: They are talking shoes here, like wear flats or ballet slippers.

EE Marketing Strategies: Yeah, no. There’s nothing like a pair of 3 inch heels to make you feel good about yourself. I say walk tall, even if you’re 5 foot. Feel good about yourself and your company.  Surround yourself with people/clients who make you feel good about yourself. That’s a win-win.

6)  Vogue:  Paint color on your white leather jacket.

EE Marketing Strategies: Celebrate. Big or small, treat yourself and your employees when you succeed. We beat ourselves up when we fail, so let’s resolve to celebrate our successes.

7) Vogue: See in 3D. Use holograph nail polish.

EE Marketing Strategies: Perspective. Have some. Step back and think. See things how your friend or competition sees things.

8. Vogue: Borrow from the boys/girls.

EE Marketing Strategies:  Step out of your comfort zone. Jump off a cliff (onto something soft), drive a motorcycle, and bake a cake. Stretch yourself in 2011: Join a club, meet someone new, and tell them your story. Invite them into your life.

9) Vogue:  Use your home décor to inspire an outfit.

EE Marketing Strategies: Take a look at your surroundings. Clean off your desk, your emails, delete some files, and place a fragrant flower nearby. 

10) Vogue: Brighten Up.
EE Marketing Strategies: Be Positive. Be upbeat. Nobody likes a nervous Nelly.

There you have it. Incorporate just 3 of these and you will set the stage for a great 2011.

Happy New Year… JH