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We were very fortunate to have King Street Studios photograph our wedding this month. From the beginning Todd was professional, supportive, kind, understanding and had excellent communication. Several times over the course of the year leading up to our wedding, he took time out of his day to talk to me about photos and timelines when I got worried. He was always available to chat and I always got a response to e-mail communication in 24 hours or less. On the day of the wedding, Todd and Matt, as well as their sweet assistant Kelly, were extremely professional, fun to work with, flexible and so very talented! Both guys have a super laid-back attitude that's perfect for stressed brides and preoccupied grooms and they do an outstanding job of keeping you on track and ensuring they get all the shots you asked for plus about five hundred you didn't even think of. They also have a wonderful dynamic with your guests for group shots and got some wonderful group photos of our family and friends. Even our guests were raving about them by the reception! We received a sneak peak of over 100 photos only a week after our wedding and all of our photos less than 3 weeks after the wedding! Both Todd and Matt have incredible creative talent and my groom and I were absolutely blow away by all of the unique shots that came out of our day. Our photos are truly gorgeous and more than we ever dreamed they would be. They look like they belong in a magazine! Using King Street Studios was the best vendor decision we made and I would absolutely recommend them to any couple who wants the photos of a lifetime. Thank you so much Todd and Matt for sharing your talents with us on our wedding day! All of your professionalism, talent, hard work and dedication to your trade are clear in our photos and Brian and I will be forever grateful that you were a part of our day.
Todd and Matt did our surprise engagement photos in June of 2014. Of course we had them photograph our wedding in September 2015 as well.
We have heard nothing but amazing things about all of our photos, engagement and wedding.
We had 4 photographers at our wedding and they were all amazing and so easy to work with.
Todd let us enjoy our wedding and make a timeline that worked for us. We did not miss out on enjoying our reception due to getting photos. But, don't get me wrong, we had plenty of photos! We have not seen them all, but did get a 150 picture "sneak peak" that just made us more excited to see the rest. I can't even imagine how many pictures were taken by the 4 of them during the 10 hours that they were with us on our wedding day!
My husband and I consider Todd and Matt part of the family after having been there during 2 of the happiest days of our lives!
Thank you for everything!
Hope to see you next time we are in Charleston!
Todd and Matt were wonderful. They were very patient with all of our crazy, non traditional ideas. The helped to make the day wonderful, and our pictures are amazing!! If you are in the Charleston, SC area you should absolutely use King Street Studios for any photography needs.
From our initial call to the very end of the reception, Todd was present, professional, fun and went out of his way to make sure we were receiving amazing service. He does not nickel and dime and seems to just care about making sure he and his assistants are providing getting great photos. He clearly enjoys what he does and it shows in his photography.
I had a less traditional wedding (on the beach) and was concerned about opportunities for good pics. Todd and his assistants took amazing photos and subtly created great photo opps. The pics are constantly receiving compliments. I could not have asked for a better experience. THANKS TODD AND CREW!
Amazing images! Photography was our number one priority when we began wedding planning, so we spent a lot of time researching and interviewing photographers in both Charleston and New York (where we live). We are so lucky Todd was available for our date! From the moment we spoke to him we knew we had found someone exceptional. Todd is just amazingly talented and passionate, not only about his craft but about sharing our story. Most importantly (particularly for my fiancé), he is just really cool and easy to get along with.
When you start researching photographers, you begin to realize that so many photos are the exact same pose over and over, nothing unique to the couple. So many photographers tout their photojournalistic style, but when you look through a complete wedding album, you find that only a handful of the images are frame-worthy. Todd was able to capture not only the spontaneous moments, but he also gave us some direction. He has an incredible eye for important things like lighting, color, and framing the shot—these are not cookie-cutter shots.
Our engagement shoot was in New York, including Central Park and Times Square. And our wedding was in Charleston. Our friends and family honestly couldn't believe the range of amazing pictures—from utterly dramatic to romantic to fun (both our moms cried). Our friends were so impressed they immediately booked King Street for their wedding.
After getting to know Todd very well through such an intimate process we really cannot recommend Todd and his team enough. He has gone above and beyond in so many ways. This was the one part of the wedding that I knew I just didn't need to worry about. I didn't even try to put together a shot list because I knew I could trust him to manage our bridal party and family and to capture everything flawlessly. The hardest part has been limiting the number of photos we hang on the wall! They're honestly all so unique and beautiful; and they truly captured the joy we felt that day!
The photographs are just beautiful and we absolutely love their style! These could be in a magazine! We couldn't be happier with them!
I couldn't have been any happier with King Street Studios. Todd and his crew were professional, polite and fun to work with. Even our family commented on how professional they were at the wedding. And the pictures-- oh my, the pictures- they are AMAZING! He captured moments I didn't even remember and with such flair and creativity! I am still getting compliments on our photos! I strongly believed in getting a good photographer since after the wedding all you have left are the memories and the photos. We got more than we paid for (which he is WELL worth!) and couldn't have been more pleased. l will recommend Todd over and over again- you will not be disappointed!
Todd and his team are absolutely amazing, the exact type of people you want around you on your wedding day...extremely excited, professional yet relaxed, and so much fun to work with. The memories we have in our photos look like they belong in a gallery, beyond stunning and yet so us! We could not have imagined a better day and Todd truly captured it!
I feel so blessed we were able to book Kings Street Studios for our engagement/wedding pictures. Todd and Matt were by far one of the best parts of our entire wedding experience.
Being from NY, my husband and I are used to the best, and we are fortunate to have found a wedding photographer who is by far better than any photographer we've seen in NYC. Todd's photography of Charleston is the reason I picked the city for our destination wedding. His work is stunning and inspirational for the type of wedding I wanted.
King Street's Studio photography is not your average wedding photographer. The work is not only beautiful, but extremely unique. Todd Surber has an eye that simply cannot be compared.
Beyond the photography, Todd and Matt are amazing to work with. They are so much fun to be around, and make being in front of the camera easy and natural. Seriously, him and his assistant were a blast getting to know, and so much fun at the wedding itself. However, they were always extremely professional. You could tell Todd always had a picture in the back of his mind. I would say I was an extremely difficult bride to photograph on my wedding day, as I wouldn't stay still for a picture for one moment, but it didn't phase them. We were so happy to have them come to our after-party, and we hope more than anything to see them again. We are already coming up with events in our life that will need photography, so we can work with them again.
My husband and I would give them more than 5 stars if we could. If you are blessed to book Kings Street Studios for your event or wedding, don't hesitate a moment. They are truly the best, and their work beyond.
Monica & Derek
What to say about King Street... I'm not sure I can even articulate how phenomenal they were on our wedding day.
My husband and I are from Cleveland and got married in South Carolina, so we had to pick our vendors from afar which is somewhat daunting. In addition to that, my husband is a professional photographer and was being very selective about photographers.
However, he dug in and went through several photographers websites, but stopped in his tracks when he landed on King Street Studios. He was on the phone with Todd, and before I knew it he had them booked. We didn't get to meet them until our wedding day, but we could tell instantly that they were professional, easy going, personable, and most importantly- incredibly creative people. It was really important to us that we didn't have the same wedding photos as everyone else, we wanted Todd to get creative...which we hope was as fun for him as it was us.
He certainly delivered! For one set up, we were on a 4 inch thick wall that separated a hot tub from a pool, one small slip and we would have been in the pool in our wedding dress and suit. Luckily we kept it together and didn't fall in.
Our photos turned out to be amazing, they made my mom cry all over again. They captured the fun, emotional and hilarious moments that made the day ours. We couldn't have asked for anything better.
Todd is amazing! From his service to his photography, he blew me and my family and friends away! He was always available either via phone or email. He is friendly and professional. He has a great eye and takes the best pictures! I was expecting to just have a handful of pictures from our wedding that we absolutely loved, but instead we had hundreds! Seriously! He sent us a sneak peak of over 200 of the best photos and they were all beautiful! Everyone who has seen these photos says they are the best wedding photos they have ever seen and belong in a magazine. Needless to say, we are thrilled! Todd and Matt (and the assistant they had with them during our wedding...so sorry I cannot recall his name) were just wonderful. I highly recommend Todd and Matt. They are worth every penny (and more!)!!!
Todd and his photographers at King Street Photography stood out amongst the massive amount of photographers in Charleston. His pictures, galleries and past work were so unique that I knew I needed him for my wedding! Once I met him, I completely saw how much photography and his business meant to him, which shines through in his photographs. My husband and I couldn't be more happier with our wedding pictures! All of my friends and family are ooing and awwing over them because they are definitley not your vanilla portrait photographs, they are so unique and beautiful! Just looking at them makes me re-live my special day and that is all a bride can ask for! You're in good hands with Todd and his crew and you won't be disappointed!
my fiance and I had done an engagement session with Todd. Not only was he an amazing photographer but he saved us from a really stressful time. We had previously booked an engagement shoot with another photographer very early on in our engagement, and due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to change at the very last minute. A friend of ours recommended Todd and by my first phone call, we were quickly on the books (within weeks of when we needed the shoot). Not only was he very well organized, but we received our pictures within 5 days of the session (which made it great to have our save the dates sent out as soon as possible). It was an overall great experience and I would recommend to anyone and everyone. Plus, EVERYONE has complimented about how amazing our pictures are!
We had a destination wedding in Charleston and found King Street Studios online. We were blown away by his photography, responsiveness, and professionalism. He managed to capture every special moment without us even knowing he was there! He was completely focused on our special day and brought his team to ensure everything was photographed. Our pictures turned out amazing! They looked like a fairy tale!
My fiance hired King Street Studios to capture our engagement at the Angel Oak tree in Charleston, SC. Todd was great to work with and truly joined in our excitement! Todd captured every moment of the surprise which is an amazing memory to have documented - everything from my fiance down on one knee to all the many hugs and smiles to follow. He incorporated the landscape wonderfully in all the shots making for an unbelievable finished product. We just received our photographs and the quality is great! Thank you, Todd!!
Several weeks before proposing to my fiance in Charleston, SC, I decided that I wanted to hire a professional photographer to capture our engagement. Like most men planning a surprise proposal, I was nervous about all the details and wanted everything to go perfectly. After speaking with Todd from King Street Studios, he was clearly the right guy for the job. He took the time to understand my plans and helped bring them to life. Not only did he capture the emotion of the moment, he was also able to incorporate the beautiful lowcountry setting. Needless to say, the pictures turned out amazing and we've shared them will all our family and friends. I highly recommend Todd and his work – you will not be disappointed.
While planning our daughter's wedding, we prioritized what was most important to both mom and daughter. Photography and videography were on the top of the list. Knowing that when all of the excitement was over and the flowers faded, those two things would be there forever for us to relive this most cherished event. So we set out to find the perfect vendors in these areas. For photography, we found that perfection with King Street Studios! Todd was excellent. We could not be more pleased with how the wedding photos turned out. Simply incredible! The photos were certainly magazine worthy. The Charleston, SC wedding was spectacular and Todd captured every moment with breathtaking photos. We were blown away by the quality of his work. Everyone that looks at the photos comment about the quality. Every detail of the wedding was caught on film flawlessly. Again, we could not have chosen anyone better to capture this day for our daughter and her fiancé. Todd is fun to work with, very creative, and thoroughly loves to photograph brides. In conclusion, there is one word that comes to mind to accurately describe our experience and end result with Todd and King Street Studios and that is none other than 'excellent'! Excellent experience and excellent end result.
Unbelievable pictures!! They stayed until the end of the reception. Todd does amazing work!! Highly recommended :)
Todd and his team were an absolute pleasure to work with! They worked very hard, took no short cuts, and because of their laid back approach, my guests even mentioned enjoying their interactions with the photographers. My groom and I were looking for a team that could cover the traditional portraits, and album photos but also possess the talent to take creative & progressive approaches. They provided us with unique and exceptional photos that belong published in bridal editorials, and matter of fact they actually will be! Would choose them again in a second, and recommend them to any bride and groom that want to work with professional, flexible, talented and all around nice people.
Photography to me was one of the most important aspects of my wedding as it is one of the few things that stays with you beyond the wedding day. My husband and I spent a lot of time researching different photographers and couldn't have been more thrilled with Todd Surber from King Street Studios. Todd was extremely enthusiastic, helpful, flexible, and understanding of a bride who came with many ideas. Our engagement photo shoot was fantastic (and resulted in the best save-the-dates). Todd and Matt were very willing and open to shots that I wanted and suggested many things that I hadn't thought of. The pictures were amazing - I knew I had picked the right photographer for my wedding. Six months after my wedding, I am still poring over all of the photos and the day seems as alive as it did six months ago because of how well the photos captured the memories. Todd and his staff were there for every moment, but never in the way. They took the right amount of staged photos vs. candid photos. While the planned photos are always nice and good to get, it's amazing how the in-the-moment photos really become the favorites. That is where Todd and his staff really show their skill - many photographers are great at staging a photo, but very few are really able to capture the moments like they can.
There is no shortage of wedding photographers in the Charleston area, and my wife and I knew not to skimp on our photographer. King Street Studios, and the owner Todd were fantastic throughout the entire process. From engagement photos to the big day they were always prepared and professional and take stunning photographs. One of the photographers, Matt, who took our Groomsmen photos captured some great candid photos as we were getting ready and had some great ideas for group shots of the groomsmen. Throughout our wedding day Todd and Matt made us feel comfortable and never let taking pictures get in the way of having a great day. They captured some great family photos as well as photos of our friends and the reception as a whole, making it easy to relive the day through our photographs. I would without hesitation recommend King Street Studios to anyone looking for amazing wedding photographers.
Todd and his team took photos far beyond what me and my bride could have imagined. When we met with Todd we could tell he and his team were going to be more than just wedding photographers. They were nice, relaxed, came early and stayed late! They are talented and extremely professional! Being locals we are fully aware of the abundance of photographers in our area. We selected King Street based on their portfolio and reputation. They did a fantastic job! Our pictures are stunning!
Todd and his team were amazing. They gave us a large number of wonderful photographs. With his assistants, he was able to capture every angle of our wedding day. Todd was very professional and always responsive to any questions I had. He worked very hard to prepare the final product for us and we couldn't be happier with his services. The pictures are beautiful.
Todd, Matt, and their assistant did a great job photographing our wedding. I chose them because I liked their photojournalistic style, but our posed pictures were also great.
- Style and eye: the photos are not only good of us, but beautiful photos in and of themselves.
-Posed shots came out natural-looking and beautiful. I'm not photogenic and the photos of my husband and I look natural and not cheesy
-Flexibility: they agreed to travel to Pawleys Island, SC to photograph my wedding at no extra charge. This set them apart from the competition, especially at their caliber
- They stayed until the end, which was longer than we paid, in order to get that last leaving-the-reception shot. Wow!
- They are nice to work with and completely professional! The photos are magazine-worthy.
- Nothing major. Some conversations we had had months before seemed to have been forgotten, especially about certain shots. They have a lot of weddings, so make sure you over-communicate the week before
- I didn't get to do a bridal shoot, I'd recommend you take advantage of this if you can!
Todd, Matt and his team, King Street Photography is absolutely amazing. We had both our engagement and wedding shooting with them, and it was 100% satisfied. Personally, I'm detailed and oriented person, so I did tons of research before pick King Street Photography.
They are willing to work with you in many ways. I was able to tell they really enjoyed the shooting themselves as well :) We still hear from the guests from my wedding talk about Todd and his team were absolutely phenomenal!
I highly recommend Todd and King Street Photography who are having special occasions!


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God's Love #2 - Poem by Mary Ryan
God's love is like a candle bright
In a world full of darkness—it could bring hope and light
But God knew He couldn't keep it to Himself alone
To the world His love must be made known
He called to the people, "Come bring your lives
Be lit with my love and be shining bright
My love is enough for all to share
It will never fade away and will always be there
Your lights are now lit so others you must find
Give them my love and light up their lives
When you see your light fading—come to me again
I'll relight your light—I promised I'd share"
So with love as your light, into darkness you must go
Freely lighting others lives you meet along each day
God's love will never weaken and He'll never let it die
No matter how many lives are lit—He always has more to share!
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21st February is International Mother Language Day and our blog is hosting a 2 day celebration of languages. A series of blog posts by people from different walks of life - sharing their thoughts on languages, memories and more. International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
(This post was sent by Nalanda Tambe. Nalanda is a freelance journalist from Vadodara, Gujarat. She has penned a Book titled 'Mediatized Realities of Crime Against Women: The Case of Delhi Gang Rape'. Her interest lies in covering Gender Issues, with a straight fine inclination towards Research.)
I hope this letter finds you in the best of conditions. I am writing this letter to you just to make you feel special – of course, which you always have been but because today is the International Mother Language Day, I just can't stop remembering the sacrifices you made to accept our, caste, culture and language. The journey of a girl growing up in a Gujarati family and then again starting a second, whole new journey in a Maharashtrian family after marriage is simply admirable. You often told me about the dejections you faced when you were just married – oppositions from family members, the tag of being 'just a matriculate', cultural shocks etc. and that unknowingly made you the hero of my life, Aai. This letter is all about it.
I always wonder how you felt about the decision of coming into a different family that had different opinions, views, and understanding. To be honest, if I had been in your place, I would have never even thought of switching onto an altogether different ethos. You not only accepted our family, but proved that education cannot teach everything. As a wife you devoted your time in learning the values of our family, as a mother you imparted the correct 'Sanskaras' on your children, as a daughter-in-law you treated your in-laws more than your own parents. At every stage of your life, you struggled, either with people or with culture Aai - This letter is all about it.
As a friend and guide, you always stood beside me throughout my life. Your life lessons were brilliant, I must say, because they made me a good person. I remember when I failed, got rejected and was just on the verge to succumb to disappointments, you did not let me do that. Our language definitely is Marathi but, the language of love that you used all the way in your second journey is incredible. That reminds me of your fight yo learn Marathi. I heard from dad about all the funny conversations in Marathi that you used to have initially. But here are you, standing with your head held high. To learn a new language is not that important but indulging in a different language definitely is – This letter is all about it.
I can't say much, but this is what I feel Aai:
Individual, I was Born - Distinct, Discrete
Explored, Experienced and Discovered.
Travelled and Sightsaw Several Cultures and Faiths,
Violence Against Women, Feminism, Gender Issues, Covered Curiously.
Films, Songs, Parties - Reconnoitered,
Love, Rejections, Life-Lessons, all were Encountered.
'Experiences make People Learn', They Say – I LIVED.
All These Learning Started, Like a Plant Growing into A tree,
Teaching me Values and Principles, Marathi Just Evolved in Me.
Praising my Abilities, People Actually Admired my Marathiness,
Nevertheless this Realization Came at a very Later Stage.
I am Known to be A Maharashtrian, Sacrosanct and Religious,
Maharashtrians Cannot be Practical! This Understanding is Simply Dubious.
I Adore the Ways, You have Molded Me Into,
Without you Aai, I Cannot Even Count One to Two.
You Made me Learn English Without Criticizing Marathi,
This was Your Style of Showing Mother Language's Empathy.
It is because of You, I DO Not just Love Marathi,
I live MARATHI, I Live MARATHI, I Live MARATHI!


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I had just read these lines at Toddled Dredge, where Veronica so often makes me grin:
During my hiatus, I read Stephenie Meyer's Twilight. Apparently it is a requirement of being a thirty-something housewife (it's on the list right between "make ironic references to eighties pop" and "own yoga pants").
And I thought:
Hey, that's three strikes for me—I haven't read Twilight, I don't own yoga pants, and when I make references to eighties pop I am nearly always completely sincere. (Oh Adam Ant, how I miss you.) (Sincerely.) Huh, guess I'm not a typical thirty-something housewife. OH WAIT I'M NOT A THIRTY-SOMETHING HOUSEWIFE AT ALL NOW THAT I AM FORTY.
Sometimes I forget.
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Does that make 4 strikes? I am with you except for the 80's music. If I never see spandex and hairspray on a musician again it will be too soon!LOL!
Guess that is why Twilight doesn't appeal to me either.
Hee hee.
I've mostly managed to avoid Twilight-mania, mainly because I'm just REALLY TIRED of vampires. New monster, please!
Adam Ant?!? Me too. And I haven't read Twilight either.
Are the yoga pants actually for doing yoga? Or is everyone else, like me, trying to pass them off as dressier-than-jeans pants?
Another non-Twilight reading forty-something mama here too.
I *used* to have yoga pants… in my thirties… LOL
I'm more of a Hall & Oats fan myself… (good heavens don't tell anyone!)
Oh how I love you ladies !
Thanks for putting a smile on my face,
I am feeling the same but at least I am smiling .Thank you non Twilight droolers .
Have a very blessed day.
My d is reading Twilight–here's a photo
http://hopewellmomschoolreborn.blogspot.com/2009/03/twilight.html. Yoga pants scare me. I was out of the country or in grad school for most of the 80s. I just remember Wham! [shudder]….
"make ironic references to eighties pop"…
Maybe it should be "make references to iconic eighties pop."


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My wife and I have long associated each of our children with animals. Kinda silly I know. My second son Ruairi, adorable as he is can be quite a contrary little bugger. Magnanimous and cuddly, but do not cross him when he's grumpy - like a bear! When he was a baby he had a cute lil bear eared hoodie. And so he was Ruairi Bear.
Now Finn, our eldest son seems like a fox. Wily, smart and lithe, his cunning intellect will leave you wondering. He likes to play on the edges where he constructs fantastic worlds. And also, he is a bright shining light with a heart of gold. There ya go - above is my vision of this Fox, perhaps there will be more.


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New CEO heads Symphony's quartet
Frank Lavelle officially became CEO of data and analytics provider Symphony Health Solutions in mid-January.
He is orchestrating the four companies of which Symphony is composed: Source Healthcare Analytics, ImpactRx, TargetRx and AlphaDetail.
Symphony was formed by parent Symphony Technology Group last May after the private equity firm acquired the Source business from Wolters Kluwer for an undisclosed sum.
After the sale, Source's co-presidents Bob Jansen and Michelle Woker stayed on. A month later, Symphony Health announced that it had appointed an IMS Health and Thomson Healthcare veteran as its new CEO, but apparently the appointment didn't work out.For the past four years, Lavelle led the educational division of SunGard Data Systems. Before that, he served as CEO for Siemens Medical Solutions and president for Medquist.


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Sales Strategy & Management
Master the Art of the Cluster Sell and Dominate Your Industry
There's only one way for software vendors to dominate the ultraprise world: mastering the cluster sell.
Two years ago while researching business behaviour for my nascent company, Hubba, I made an interesting discovery. I had spent the last decade in the enterprise software world working with large companies, but now it seemed as if the concept of the company was eroding.
When people discussed their activity, it was about them as individuals and their relationships with others, not about their company. In fact, the vast majority of these relationships were with outside partners.
Related: How Your Small Start-up Can Make a Superstar Sales Team
So how could a software company relate these findings to a technology platform? Historically software had been categorised as either consumer or enterprise depending on whether its primary function was for an individual's or a corporation's use.
But what if technology were to break free of the constraints of serving a single company? What if instead it would be used across an entire industry? No longer would this be categorized as enterprise software. I refer to this new concept as ultraprise.
With most deals, there's a linear pipeline. A salesperson moves from qualifying a lead all the way to securing a deal, then repeating the process with another prospect. The cluster sell is different. It's about setting up many pins and then knocking them all down.
The most effective way of approaching a cluster sell is by targeting a few key companies within one industry. Once several companies are on onboard, the platform's value is demonstrated to others in that industry. This company, in turn, endorses or mandates the software's use to partners, suppliers and vendors.
The new parties are onboarded and that extended portfolio is shown to an even larger company, which then endorses or mandates the software be adopted and so on. The cycle is repeated until the market is completely saturated.
This approach isn't for the faint of heart. If a software vendor misses the mark, that company can suffer. But if the vendor nails the approach, the upside can be huge. Here are some things to learn about perfecting the cluster sales model:
Related: 6 Secrets To A Successful Sales Meeting
1. Solve a mission-critical problem
The cluster approach works only if the company can relieve a major pain point for people. In these cases, a broken, archaic and ancient business process, usually managed through spreadsheets and email, is in need of fixing.
The problem can be for any process, whether it's logistics or exchanging information. It cannot simply be a problem that's merely nice to solve but should be an issue that individuals can no longer work around and that is jeopardizing something critical like sales or risk compliance.
2. Be data driven
Without a strong base, a software vendor can't support an industry. Determine who the best clients would be and build up an index around that to steer your sales process. This is most effectively achieved through gathering data or running algorithms related to companies in each industry. Cross-reference companies with others to determine which should be prioritized.
3. Craft a business model enabling rapid growth
A freemium model can be a vendor's best friend. Even a $1 charge is enough of an obstacle to hinder growth and make a cluster approach fizzle. Put out a free product that's extremely valuable to end users from Day 1 and monetize the product based on more advanced features, like team collaboration or security rights.
4. Create a platform with fast onboarding
Users need to be able to gain immediate value from a product without the aid of any outside support. The platform needs to be easy to use (without training) and work fast.
Set standards for your platform that provide users benefits vastly superior to other software. For example, your standards could be time-based, so the product helps users solve in a matter of minutes something that could take them months on other platforms.
Related: Mastering The Sales Process
This article was originally posted here on Entrepreneur.com.
Sales Strategy & Management
5 Reasons Why Your Business Is Losing Customers
Ever think about why people keep buying iPhones, even though they're so darned pricey?
Like it or not, your business is losing customers. Recent research from McKinsey & Company revealed that only 13 percent of customers surveyed said they were loyal to a single brand. The research found that 87 percent of customers surveyed said they shopped around, and 58 percent had switched to a new brand.
Why do people shop around? What motivates them to abandon the businesses they know and buy products or services from competitors? It's time that you take a close look at why your business is losing customers – and, what you can do to fix it.
Here are five common reasons why customers leave small businesses … and effective tips you can use to start turning the tide.
1. You're guilty of poor customer service experience.
Few things can sour a customer experience more quickly than poor customer service. To a customer, your support team is your business. Shauna Geraghty, a clinical psychologist and head of talent at the global customer support innovator TalkDesk revealed on the company's blog that over 90 percent of customers who are dissatisfied with your customer service experience will — rather than telling you that something is wrong and how you can improve it — just not come back.
So, if you're not paying attention to your customer-service policies and performance, there's a good chance that neglect is costing you customers.
This is one reason why some companies, including Comcast, create create support-focused accounts like @comcastcares on Twitter. These accounts are public and are known for helping customers to resolve problems quickly.
Related: How to Lose Customers through your Website
What you can do:
Outline thoughtful, positive customer service practices. Start with an internal audit of the policies that govern your team. Conduct interviews with customer-support managers and representatives.
Assess what company policies have led to customer dissatisfaction. What internal issues are preventing your reps from supporting customers quickly and effectively? Use this data to improve your customer service practices.
Then, bear in mind these three golden rules of customer service:
Respond quickly. Acknowledge when a mistake is made and make it right.
Treat the customer with respect and empathy.
Support your customer support team. Give your customer service team the resources they need to provide your customers with awesome service. This includes the technical infrastructure as well as the autonomy to make choices that will benefit your business and support your customers.
2. Your product or service failed to meet expectations
Disappointed customers are likely to share their disappointment with friends on social media. And angry customers will post angry reviews for other prospective customers to see.
What you can do:
Design and build a quality product or service. Don't think that marketing magic or any amount of other business trickery is going to make up for a poor product or badly executed service. So, work with a talented product designer.
Test. Build with quality materials. Adapt your service based on customer feedback.
Do whatever it takes to create and deliver a service or product that is worth paying for.
3. You didn't show the value
Price is what a customer pays. Value is what a customer gets. Sales expert and emotional intelligence coach Liz Wendling pointed out on her blog that customers don't necessarily choose only "the lowest price or the cheapest in town." Customer preferences, she said, have nothing to do with price and everything to do with the value you are conveying. When your potential customers tell you it is about the money, wrote Wendling, that is actually customer code for "show me the value."
This is certainly one reason why Apple continues to dominate when it comes to smartphone profits. In Q4, 2017, Apple captured 87 percent of smartphone industry profits but accounted for only 18 percent of total units sold. Customers, clearly, are buying iPhones because they believe that Apple products deliver more value, despite the higher price.
What you can do:
Identify your unique value proposition. What awesome value do you bring to your customers that other businesses don't? This is your unique value proposition.
Clearly articulate your unique value proposition on all platforms. Publish the benefits of your product or service on your website home page.
Educate your customer support and sales staffers so that they can speak fluently about the value included in your pricing.
Feature your unique value proposition on the landing page for every offer. (Check out https://www.crowdspring.com/blog/landing-page-guide/this article to learn more about creating effective landing pages.)
Related: 3 Ways To Stop Taking Your Most Loyal Customers For Granted
4. Your business is Inconsistent
In business, and in life, consistency breeds trust. Things that are consistent can be relied upon. And, things that can be relied upon don't need to be worried about. Inconsistent branding, including using your company's name or logo differently on your own site and on social networks, plus inconsistent quality or service, all have the potential to drive customers away.
United Airlines learned this lesson the hard way when young women wearing casual wear were not permitted to board a flight unless they changed out of Spandex leggings. Yet any traveler is going to see many, many women at the airport wearing leggings. And there' was no previous record of United barring others from flying for wearing leggings. That's why this particular decision created a social media firestorm and lots of confusion.
What you can do:
Deliver an experience customers can rely on. This starts with you and your employees.
Educate all of your employees about what a good customer experience should look like.
Create a branding guide to establish uniform branding guidelines and share it with your team.
Hold your employees accountable for delivering a consistently positive customer experience.
Create strong customer interaction policies. Whatever your policies are, make sure that they will serve your customers well before you implement them. Then stick with them! Be consistent.
5. Your sales tactics are out-of-date.
Aggressive sales techniques are more likely to drive customers away than lead to positive results. Leslie Ye, for HubSpot, wrote that the old sales playbook — dragging prospects through a sales process and strong-arming them into a purchase — worked only because there was no better way for buyers to buy.
If your sales techniques focus on manipulating or coercing a sale, your business is actively chasing customers away.
What you can do:
Employ value-based selling techniques. Take the time to learn what your customer actually needs. Then offer value-based solutions that address those needs. Show how your product benefits the customer and allow them to decide if it's the right fit for them.
Build relationships with your customers. If you're trying to sell with every single customer interaction, you're doing it wrong. Instead, focus on establishing trust with your prospective customers.
Have honest interactions and provide value through useful content and entertaining social media engagement. Then, when a customer needs the product or service you provide, he or she will turn to you, a trusted resource.
The key to growing a business is to maintain the customers you already have while acquiring new ones. So, stop leaking customers. The success of your business depends is at stake.
This article was originally posted here on Entrepreneur.com.
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How To Find The Right Salespeople: And Attract Them To Your Business
A key part of finding star talent to join your business is to start the process much earlier than you need to, by building a strong talent pipeline – also known as a Virtual Bench.
In a previous article, we discussed the 3 things business owners and sales managers should be concerned about when trying to increase sales in a systematic, more sustainable manner. The first of these is to hire a sales team consisting of A-players, and as the owner of a business, you'll know how hard it is to find this kind of talent.
A key part of finding star talent to join your business is to start the process much earlier than you need to, by building a strong talent pipeline – also known as a Virtual Bench.
Related: 3 Ways You Should Use Data Science to Skyrocket Sales
What is a Virtual Bench?
A virtual bench is the concept of building a pool or pipeline of strong, A-player talent before you need it. Like sports coaches in team sports who always have players on the bench that are ready to play when needed, you too, need to have a pool of people that can fill new spots and substitute existing players on your team when necessary. A virtual bench is about ensuring that you don't only think about hiring when the need arises – as doing so can have painful, costly effects on your business.
Always be recruiting, even if you don't yet have a position to fill.
How to build a Virtual Bench of A-player talent
1. Use your existing contacts
Go through your existing contacts – on your phonebook, on LinkedIn, etc. and shortlist, from your past experiences, which of them are A-players that you would like to have working with you one day.
- Keep in contact with the people on this list – let them know that you believe they are talented and have a great attitude, and that you are always looking for great people to join the business. Make an appointment to meet with them to discuss where they are in their careers and what their future plans are. Use this meeting to get to know them even more and unearth possible synergies where you could potentially work together in future.
2. Keep an eye open at social functions and networking events
Use regular social interactions to identify people you could work with one day. Speak to the people you meet about what they do and about their future plans. Also ask mutual friends or acquaintances about your new contacts, so that you have a clearer picture of who they are. Then keep in touch to nurture your relationships with them.
Related: How To Structure A Fair Salary That Will Motivate Your Sales Team
3. Work with your marketing team
Most of the support you need when building your virtual bench should be from your marketing team and not necessarily your HR team.
Sit down with your marketing team to see what content and campaigns they can run to attract the right people to your business. A-players are attracted to organisations that have a clear mission, distinguishable energy and drive, as opposed to merely seeking a job and a regular paycheck. So, create content that portrays:
- Who you are as a business and what you stand for
- Who your customers/clients are
- The wins you are getting
- What the working culture is like in your organisation
If you think about hiring in this forward-thinking manner, you'll be sure to not only prevent a scramble when you need new talent to join your business, but it could help you prevent a lot of costly mis-hires.
Keep an eye out for our next article in this series: What core skills do your salespeople need to have?
Sales Strategy & Management
5 Lessons On How You Can Deliver A Product Your Customers Actually Want
By learning quickly and failing fast, yourself, you'll be better able to keep in step with customer expectations and respond to their needs.
When Zappos.com founder Nick Swinmurn had the initial idea to launch an online shoe retailer in the '90s, he sought out the leanest way possible to test whether customers were willing to buy shoes online. Instead of spending time building an infrastructure and inventory systems, Swinmurn went to local shoe stores, took pictures of products and posted them online.
If a customer purchased the product, Swinmurn bought the shoes from the brick-and-mortar store at full price to ship to his customer. When the concept actually worked, he knew it was go-time.
Almost 20 years later, in today's retail environment, adopting this type of low-risk, lean-startup mentality, with a "fail fast, fail cheap" approach, is the number one strategy for success. Here are five lessons to help you nail product innovation through an agile approach.
Take lean to the extreme
Forget about scaling at the beginning. Instead, identify and embrace the bare minimum you need to develop an end-to-end solution, even if it's manual.
Then build out a basic product infrastructure to mimic a more scalable process and iterate as you progress through development and validation.
This is called the "garage phase" of innovation. Thought leader and author Marty Cagan explained a similar "light-weight" process to product development in his book, Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love.
Related: What You Need To Know About The Lean Start-up Model
By embracing a lean approach, Cagan wrote, you're making room for the next great idea and continuing to discover and improve with each step you take along the way.
Don't overcomplicate
Consider simple solutions that are as innovative and personalized as they are valuable for your customer and business objectives.
Related: Saab Grintek Defence's Strategies For Staying Lean and Competitive
Recently, our company, CarMax, launched 360-degree-camera technology to allow shoppers to interact with 360 photos on carmax.com and experience the inside of a prospective car as if they were sitting in it.
The goal was a more optimized and personal online customer experience, and it started with a selfie stick. This basic low-cost solution required little time, training and resources, and was quickly scalable.
Starbucks is another example: The company excels in creating a simple customer experience because of its focus on seamless personalization: Baristas serve coffee ID'd by the customer's name, and each location has the same look and feel but is personalized to the geographic location.
Recognise that innovation doesn't happen in a lab
Don't isolate your R&D in a lab; instead, send your team out to the field while developing your solution, in order to deliver real-time adjustments and build your awareness of variables you may not have considered before.
Test different approaches, speak with customers and stakeholders and understand all the possible challenges or failures that could happen.
When Nordstrom was attempting to develop a digital way to help sunglass shoppers make a purchase decision, members of the innovation team embedded themselves at a Nordstrom store for a week, talking to real customers, showing prototypes and adjusting those product samples based off those customers' feedback.
Innovate for both internal and external audiences
Remember the two "customers" you're innovating for — both the end user and the associates who will be using the product.
By finding a simple solution that works for everyone and training for the rollout, you'll be setting yourself up for success.
Qualitative testing and immediate feedback can also help your team better understand usability and the overall customer experience the product is delivering. A product just might fail if there's a lack of understanding about its functionality.
Avoid product remorse
By starting with a minimum viable product, you'll be able to get something in front of customers as early as possible before you've invested too much time and energy into it.
Related: How To Determine Your Minimum Viable Product
Take a page from Jeff Gothelf's book, Lean UX, and don't sit on value or wait to arrive at a perfect solution before implementing at the level of "good" can be good enough and be your starting point for further iteration.
You're not going to learn everything and anticipate every problem before you introduce a product. And, if you wait too long, the market may shift.
Before co-founding Groupon, Andrew Mason spent almost two years working on a product called The Point, an online platform for social activism.
While The Point never gained steam, Mason did observe his customer base using a featured offering for a group discount on products. Because of good timing and openness to learning, he was able to pivot and create Groupon.
By learning quickly and failing fast, yourself, you'll be better able to keep in lock step with customer expectations, to leave behind the ideas that aren't helping your customers and to deliver the experience your customers want today.
This article was originally posted here on Entrepreneur.com.
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There isn't just one type of BBQ smoker.
Here I'm briefly explaining 6 different types, and will make a specific product recommendation that will meet most people's needs.
There are some pros and cons of each type, and I'll highlight those with the recommendations below.
The 6 Best Barbecue Smokers in 2017
|Things To Consider:
|Great for beginners and those not cooking large cuts of meat.
|Very easy to use. Best "set it and forget it" cooking machine.
|Bullet Charcoal
|If you love tinkering and really want that charcoal flavour from a smoker, you should definitely consider these.
|Kamado Ceramic
|Char Griller
|Grill stays very hot but is not ideal if you need to cook for more than 10 people.
|Camp Chef
|These grills are very versatile. You can raise the temperatures high enough to use as a normal BBQ.
|Oklahoma Joe's
|This has a much more manual process when it comes to grilling, however there is lots of room with this model.
Gas Smokers
With gas smokers, you adjust the temperature the same way you would on a typical barbecue with a propane gas tank.
There's a temperature gauge on the front to monitor the temperature, and when you open the door you'll find a few racks which are great for smaller cuts of meat.
The gas burner is at the bottom of the BBQ and smoke is created by heating up a pot which is raised just above the burner. Inside the pot you can put pellets or wood chips. So the burner heats up the pot containing wood chips or pellets, which heats up the oven with smoke.
Above the pot is a water pan which helps regulate the temperature and catches all the drips from the food getting cooked.
What's great about these is that they're so easy to use. They're sort of recommended for beginners and those who aren't cooking very large cuts of meat. Size is limited with these smokers as they're only typically 30 x 40 x 44 inches.
It's a very easy set it and forget it cooking machine.
Recommended grill:
Masterbuilt 2 Door Propane Smoker
Electric Smokers
You won't find an easier smoker tha an electric smoker.
This is by far the easiest way to smoke your meats, and it's one that I personally use. Simply plug it in, turn it on, and you're good to go!
Some models will have just an on and off switch, while others will have a temperature control. The set up is very similar to the gas smoker explained above.
The typical size is very similar to gas smokers, which is approximately 700 square inches. They sort of look like mini fridges.
They will contain several racks which are removable, and you can also hang sausages in most units. Keep in mind that with the upright design, you're limited in width space.
The heating concept is the same as a gas smoker. The electric heating element heats up a pot filled with wood chips which creates heat and smoke within the oven. A water container helps regulate the temperature and catches and drips from your food.
They are really the easiest form of BBQ smokers.
Recommended grill:
Masterbuilt Electric Digital Smoker
Bullet Charcoal Smokers
With charcoal smokers, your heat source is from charcoal. So no gas or electric heat sources here.
These smokers are built in a few layers. At the base of most charcoal smokers there's a small door where you put your charcoal and wood. Charcoal is the heat source, and the wood gives you that smokey flavour.
On top of the charcoal is a water bowl which is meant to catch all the juices from your food. Directly above this is a grill. One of the main benefits with these smokers is that you can use them as traditional charcoal BBQs, where you can't do this with gas or electric smokers.
The middle layers allow you to continue to stack your grills however you are limited as the width of these units is not extremely large.
The benefits of using these types of smokers is you're cooking with charcoal and wood, which gives you the best flavour.
It's not as touch and go when compared to gas and electric, as you do need to monitor the heat levels more, and keep track of your charcoal.
If you want a set it and forget it unit, consider the other options. But if you love tinkering and really want that charcoal flavour from a smoker, you should definitely consider these.
Recommended grill:
Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker
Kamado Ceramic Grills
These ceramic grills, also referred to as kamado grills are great if you're cooking for less than 10 people.
They're used for barbecuing, smoking and as an oven. What sets them apart is that they're very thick. This means with a small amount of charcoal these grills will stay very hot.
The downside is the size. If it's just you and your family you should be OK, however if you're throwing a party, this is not the ideal smoker.
Recommended grill:
Char Griller Kamado BBQ Grill
Pellet Grills and Smokers
As the name suggests, pellet grills use pellets (compressed hardwood sawdust) as their heat source.
To the left of the grill there is a section/container where you put the pellets, and these are fed into the main grill area.
The grill needs to be plugged into an electrical outlet. There is a temperature setting which can be adjusted. This setting determines how many pellets are being sent to the grill. The pellets get hot and create the smoke.
What's good about these smokers is you can raise the temperature high enough to where you can use them as a normal barbecue. So they're very versatile.
You will also have a wider grill which can accommodate larger amounts of food.
You can also set it and forget it for many hours, however you will need to replace the pellets if they run out. Typically on low settings you can smoke for 15 to 20 hours without worrying about replacing any pellets.
Recommended grill:
Camp Chef Pellet Grill
Offset Smokers
Offset smokers probably require the most monitoring out of all these different types of smokers I've outlined here.
The name refers to the fact the the heat source is separate from the grilling area. It works on in-direct heat. You have your cooking chamber, and the heat source is offset to the side.
The heat box will have charcoal as the heat source, and wood chunks there to produce smoke and flavour. There are vents which allow you to increase or decrease the air flow into the heat chamber, and thus control the temperature.
There's also a fire damper which will control how much heat will enter the grilling area.
One of the main benefits of these types of smokers is that there is much more grilling room, and you can also treat it as a normal barbecue and grill your food.
One downfall is that it is a manual process when compared to the other smokers. There will require some adjustments as you go, to keep an even heat distribution across the grill.
Recommended grill:
Oklahoma Joe's Offset Smoker


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Copywriting for the web. Game on!
How thinking like a video game player can help today's digital copywriter create copy that improves reader engagement.
"We are no longer readers, we are explorers," writes David Dylan Thomas in his insightful piece for web writers, Links as Language.
With traditional media, writers were limited to telling a linear story from start to finish. Enter the exceptions to every rule: flashback episodes in television, footnotes in books.
The Choose Your Own Adventure book series of the 1980s and 1990s pushed traditional user experience (UX) even further by allowing readers to select content at the risk that some plot lines may never be read – and that's perfectly okay. Choose Your Own Adventure unknowingly presented a gentle introduction for the way many of us primarily engage with content today.
Where else do users explore? In the fantasy world of video games. Like Mario in his navigation of underwater worlds, warp tubes, and dungeons, today's digital reader also relies on visual cues and text to continue engaging with content.
What video games can teach today's digital copywriter about writing for the web
1. Provide multiple navigation routes
Before your visitor even consciously begins consuming your content, past experience registers the many choices and options for navigation, such as top-level tabs, sidebars, and hyperlinks embedded in text. Not every visitor will arrive looking for the same information, but all deserve simple access.
Site analytics and offline customer research help you better understand your online customers' needs. It's your job as writers, developers, and designers to communicate the solutions to their needs and communicate a warp tube for direct access.
2. Empower your reader with inherent navigation devices
As he traveled, Mario came across certain tools – the Fire Flower, Invincibility Star – that made him more powerful. He could pick up these tools, or continue exploring without them. Your tools provide you with strong copy, and with embedded links within the text.
Let your readers know what information you think they might find important. And lead them to it.
3. The princess is in another castle
Don't be fooled into thinking that designers and developers are the sole architects of the digital experience. From SEO headlines and keywords to navigation prompts and embedded text links, carefully crafted language ensures that your reader stays engaged long enough to receive your brand's intended message.
And here's where the gamer and information consumer differ: while the gamer is motivated to find the princess in another castle, a digital reader becomes frustrated and closes the app, leaves the website, moves on when presented with a complicated UX.
Ready to take your copywriting to the next level?
Because of people's short attention spans, and because fewer words appear these days on website pages, your content must be clear, sharp, and rewarding. Follow these common practices from video games to help create a more powerful, more satisfying digital experience for your visitor.>> Click here to return to Brand Incites blog page


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January 14, 2008
Kirby ups 4Q profit forecast
Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) says that it expects its 2007 fourth quarter net earnings to exceed $.62 per share, above the top end of its earnings guidance of $.57 to $.62 per share, and substantially above 2006 fourth quarter earnings of $.44 per share.
Joe Pyne, Kirby's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "As we enter 2008, both our core businesses remain strong and we expect our positive earnings trend to continue. We will address the 2008 first quarter and year guidance as part of our 2007 fourth quarter and year results to be released at 5:00 p.m. central time on Wednesday, January 30, followed by our conference call at 10:00 a.m. central time on Thursday, January 31, 2008."
Kirby Corporation, based in Houston, Texas, operates inland tank barges and towing vessels, transporting petrochemicals, black oil products, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals throughout the United States inland waterway system. Kirby also owns and operates four ocean-going barge and tug units transporting dry-bulk commodities in United States coastwise trade. Through the diesel engine services segment, Kirby provides after-market service for medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines and reduction gears used in marine, power generation and railroad applications.


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تفاوت های فرهنگی، تجربه شبکه های اجتماعی و ماهیت "تعهد واقعی" در فیس بوک
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Publisher : Elsevier - Science Direct (الزویر - ساینس دایرکت)
Journal : International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Volume 68, Issue 10, October 2010, Pages 719–728
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Formed on an analysis of design practices, the behaviour chain model stipulates that social network designer's ultimate aim is to encourage users to adopt the social network site by entering a phase of true commitment. During this phase, social network users are driven to connect to known or unknown others by engaging in instrumental uses that create value and content and involve others, while staying active and loyal by investing time in the site. This paper investigates how designer's intentions, as captured by the behaviour chain model, materialise through users' reported practices in the social network site Facebook. A total of 423 Facebook users from 5 countries answered a questionnaire that allowed us to examine how 2 user characteristics, experience with the site, and culture, shape the nature of true commitment. Our findings show that experience with the site and even more so, culture, have an effect on users' motivations for using Facebook, as well as their instrumental uses and the time they invest on the site. This analysis reifies the behaviour chain model by allowing designers to understand how the features they design are embodied in users' practices.


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Fullcast Podcast Episode 5
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Bryan and Abbie talk with Big Anklevich and Rish Outfield of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine about what kind of stories work well in audio. To find the specific stories Bryan has done for them, see his bio. The Parsec Awards are briefly discussed, as well as some of the benefits of working with multiple tracks during production. As an extreme example, here's one of Bryan's favorite videos, a demonstration of Pro Tools, produced by Devin Townsend.
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Now, all of us "wise" parents with children older than two made it through life without this book just fine. We moved from Babywise II right on into Toddlerwise. I think because of that, I often see sincere questions asking if the book is worth getting or not.
My answer to that, not surprisingly, is yes. This book helps you transition from "baby" to "toddler." I love On Becoming Toddler Wise; however, the first time I read it when Brayden turned 12 months old, I was very overwhelmed. There was a whole new world of things to worry about--most of which he really wasn't old enough for me to be worrying about yet. Simply turning "12 months old" doesn't suddenly make the "baby" a "toddler." It is more of a transitional phase between babyhood and toddlerhood.
As Pre-toddlerwise points out, the 12 month old is no longer a baby, but also not a toddler and "that is key to understanding this phase of growth" (page 17). I was recently talking with a friend about her 15 month old--her first child. She was talking of things Kaitlyn did around 18 months old, and she couldn't imagine her daughter doing that in three months. Now, one of these things was the whole potty training thing, which Kaitlyn was earlier than a lot and completely intitiated it on her own. That is common for younger children, but not oldest children.
As I reflected on that over the next few days, it struck me at how much the children change even between 15 and 18 months. This shouldn't be surprising. Think of your child's life thus far. What is the difference between a newborn and a 3 month old? Now 6? Now 9? Now 12? The rapid growth doesn't continue past age one, but the rapid learning seems to get even faster. Many people do professional photos at the 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 month ages, then wait until 18 or even 24 months for the next. I have mentioned that I am nostalgic...that is true. I get photos at age 15 months, also. When I look at Brayden and Kaitlyn at 12, 15, and 18 months, I see big changes. Pre-toddlerwise says "Take a couple of photos because the child leaving infancy will not resemble the child entering toddlerhood six months down the road" (page 17).
What are some qualities and characteristics of children in the 12-18 month age range (aka Pre-toddlers)? Pre-toddlers are ever-learning. Their curiosity is very high. They also have a never-ending supply of energy. Pre-toddlerwise also calls this period a "period of great exchange" (page 17). What does that mean?
These are some examples of the exchanges made during this time period:
- Baby food exchanged for table food
- Highchair exchanged for the booster seat
- Finger feeding exchanged for spoon feeding
- Babbling exchanged for words
- Wobbly steps exchanged for steps of confidence


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I Love Colonoscopies
Saturday, January 06, 2007
my 16th colonoscopy
i'll be having my 16th colonoscopy in march, 2006. i'm looking forward to it because i love telling colon cancer to get lost.
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
added info to the colonoscopies section on wikipedia
the wikipedia was woefullypedia short on information about colonoscopy preparation methods.
so i added some.
for those of you wondering about the effectiveness of virtual colonoscopies, i've heard they're
not as effective as real colonoscopies. if your doctor finds a polyp (pre-cancerous growth) in
a virtual colonoscopy, he or she will have to perform a real colonoscopy to remove it.
that's the whole point of colonoscopies -- finding and removing pre-cancerous growths.
(and making sure that they don't have a hospitable long-term home in your colon.)
i say go for the real thing. have a real colonoscopy. it's not that difficult a procedure
to undergo. trust me.
- phil
btw, i should say that undergoing the procedure without adequate sedation is probably not
a lot of fun. i've heard this sometimes happens. just ask for more sedation if you need it.
i've never encountered that situation. i would not be shy about asking if i did. i'd say something
like, "bubba, how about some more sedation so i don't get off this table and punch you in
the nose."
Monday, March 14, 2005
why i like colonoscopies
i'm blogging on the Digital Divide Network site on why i like colonoscopies.
my mom's colonoscopy
so my mom, who is 81, was scheduled for a colonoscopy last year. i asked her what preparation method her doctor gave her. "go-lightly," she replied. "i suggest you ask for the fleet phospho method. if they don't agree, just disregard them and use the fleet phospho prep method. it gives the same results -- a cleaned out colon."
"oh, no, but i can't disobey my doctor," she says.
(long pause on my side of the phone.)
"mom, do you remember how you taught me the importance of thinking independently, of questioning people who are in positions of authority, of thinking clearly for myself about things?"
"i'm doing that now."
after talking with her doctor, mom used the fleet phospho method.
some info about colonoscopy preparations
all colonoscopy prep methods start by fasting the day before the procedure. this is no big deal. you're allowed to drink clear liquids including gatorade, clear apple juice, sodas and water. fasting is mostly a frame of mind. it's not that difficult at all to do, especially if you've fed yourself well the day before.
the Fleet phospho method of preparing for a colonoscopy involves having you drink two small bottles of laxatives before your colonoscopy procedure the next day. the first laxative bottle is taken about 6 pm to 7 pm the day before the procedure. the laxative will act within about 30 minutes or so. throughout the nite you may feel a need to move your bowels a few times, so your sleep may get interrupted a bit by a few trips to the bathroom. you're required and expected to drink clear liquids during this time so your body doesn't become dehydrated.
3 hours before your leave for your colonoscopy procedure, you drink the second Fleet phospho bottle. that will induce some more bowel movements. by the time you arrive at your colonoscopy, your bowels will be pretty much cleared of solid materials.
the other method, the Go-Lightly method, is much less fun. Go-Lightly is a laxative contained within a gallon of what tastes like sea-water. you're supposed to drink the entire gallon, having a glass of that material every 15 minutes.
yeah, right. i'm going to drink a GALLON of anything? most people don't make it past a quart of that stuff. my sense is that the Go-Lightly method was invented by lawyers who wanted to ensure that dehydration doesn't occur as the laxative takes effect. lawyers come up with some of the worst ideas in the world. (although many lawyers have done some good in this world, too.)
if you're not in a high risk category for getting colon cancer, colonoscopies are usually scheduled every 10 years. high risk categories include people whose relatives have died of colon cancer and people who have any inflammatory digestive condition, such as colitis, chrohn's disease or inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). more than 10 million americans have these conditions. the cause of these conditions is not known.
the actual colonoscopy procedure is usually very easy on the patient. it is administered with sedation. you will barely feel a thing. in the rare instance that your doctor has not given you enough sedation, you have every right as a patient to simply ask him/her: "i need more sedation."
in the 15 times i've had a colonoscopy, i've never needed more sedation. i have heard others sometimes do, but it's pretty rare.
the procedure lasts about 30 to 45 minutes. your gastroenterologist will snake a fiber optic cable into your anus and through your colon, looking for pre-cancerous growths. there's a light on the cable, making everything more visible. if a pre-cancerous growth is found, your doctor can cut it out right there using the same colonoscope. in the 15 times i've had a colonoscopy, i've had growths ("polyps") removed about 3 or 4 times. there is no pain involved in removing polyps. the only evidence that is a polyp was removed might be a bit of blood in your stools after the procedure.
before colonoscopies were invented in the 1960's, there were far less comfortable ways of screening people for colon cancer. those screening methods were so uncomfortable, people didn't get screened and died. colonoscopies are the best thing to happen to patients in a long time. sure the preparation method is not all that fun. living free of colon cancer is a lot fun, though.


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