Monday matters: How stress makes me happy

Monday matters: How stress makes me happy

It’s summer and no one likes to think about stress on a Monday morning, but I’m here to talk about happy stress. In your week coming up, your task is to evaluate your stress and where it’s coming from. What the heck is happy stress? Take a look at Kevin McKeown’s blog...
Open letter to marketing intern candidates

Open letter to marketing intern candidates

Dear Marketing Intern Job Searchers, I’ve been reading your resumes (lots of them!) and speaking with many of you over the past few weeks. I’m excited to get to work with you and I’m looking forward to helping you launch and grow your career. LexBlog is a phenomenally...
How marketing can drive more revenue with less work

How marketing can drive more revenue with less work

For marketing departments today, if you’re not automating, you’re leaving revenue on the table. Historically understaffed marketing cannot afford to waste a moment of time. Just a few years ago we didn’t have the software available to help the way we do now, but...
Lessons learned from three days without my phone

Lessons learned from three days without my phone

Earlier this week, I dumped an entire bottle of coffee into my bag. I fished my phone out immediately, but it did not entirely escape. The prevailing advice online to remedy the situation is to place the phone in a ziplock bag, covered in rice for 3-4 days. Kind of...
Monday matters: Are you too responsive?

Monday matters: Are you too responsive?

Happy Monday! This week, let’s take a look at something I struggle with regularly, responsiveness.  How responsive should you be to clients, vendors, co-workers or your Mom? How often do you check email and how quickly do you respond? I admit, I check my email...