Wow it has been a really long time since I have update this blog. I am now living in Baltimore Maryland and have moved my family here in pursuit of a new career with iMagicLab.
My new boss has written a book, "The Good Fail" by Richard Keith Latman,. It is a pretty good read as some of it is almost a mirror of what is going on in my life at this point in time. Hopefully I will recover through this and get back on top of the game as well.
The cool thing about my new position it allows me to do what I am best at, while at the same time learning about new technology and processes. Right now I am on a project that if I can figure out how to put all the pieces together will revolutionize the use of data in CRM platforms. To me that is very exciting to be on the edge of something new and out of the box.
If you have been a long time reader here please keep coming back as I will be highlighting my new endeavors journey here over the next few months.
Showing posts with label Paul Rushing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paul Rushing. Show all posts
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Torn, Beleagured and Tired
Well that is how I feel right now. I am working on a pretty major project it the Automotive Digital Marketing space and found out today that I will not be attending a conference that I was planning on attending. All of that is well in good because a home we were trying to buy fell through and it will allow me to spend more time with my family.
My family is the most important thing in my life. They are the absolute all in what I do day in and day out. The opportunity I have been presented with is keeping me from returning to "In the Trenches" and I am very grateful for that. I just hope that at the end of the day it is worth it for all parties concerned.
Just sometimes it feels like the harder I work the further behind I get and it opens people up for disappointments. I really don't like that at all. I find myself concerned with what is next and working harder to meet my obligations. Oh well til next time .....
My family is the most important thing in my life. They are the absolute all in what I do day in and day out. The opportunity I have been presented with is keeping me from returning to "In the Trenches" and I am very grateful for that. I just hope that at the end of the day it is worth it for all parties concerned.
Just sometimes it feels like the harder I work the further behind I get and it opens people up for disappointments. I really don't like that at all. I find myself concerned with what is next and working harder to meet my obligations. Oh well til next time .....
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Nothing to fear - Blow hards just blow
Not long ago I did a blog post on my automotive marketing blog about how a company chose to advertise a training program called "The Masters of eMarketing". I am not going to get into the details of the post here. If you want to know more just click the title of the training program.
The response I received from Jim Ziegler and his attorneys would of scared the heck out of most people. To me I found it comical. One of the attorneys who signed this letter, Richard N. Sox, and Mr Ziegler write for the same publication, Dealer Magazine. I guess they were trying to flex their power by sending me that letter as "Recognized Automotive Authorities" and assumed I would buckle.
When it came to light that Jim Ziegler threated to sue me I got a tremendous amount of support from the Automotive Community and had people reach out to me that would surprise most. What is funny it appeared that sock puppets were employed to try to denigrate me at every possible step. One called me and apologized, a friendship may have even developed, and another can't seem to move on and a friendship ended.
At the end of the day I think the threats they sent me were hollow and unfounded, the interference that people are still trying to cause is backfiring and damaging their reputation, and I have dealers coming out of the wood work to throw me business. As my good friend at Suzuki of Wichita says, these people just don't get it!
The response I received from Jim Ziegler and his attorneys would of scared the heck out of most people. To me I found it comical. One of the attorneys who signed this letter, Richard N. Sox, and Mr Ziegler write for the same publication, Dealer Magazine. I guess they were trying to flex their power by sending me that letter as "Recognized Automotive Authorities" and assumed I would buckle.
When it came to light that Jim Ziegler threated to sue me I got a tremendous amount of support from the Automotive Community and had people reach out to me that would surprise most. What is funny it appeared that sock puppets were employed to try to denigrate me at every possible step. One called me and apologized, a friendship may have even developed, and another can't seem to move on and a friendship ended.
At the end of the day I think the threats they sent me were hollow and unfounded, the interference that people are still trying to cause is backfiring and damaging their reputation, and I have dealers coming out of the wood work to throw me business. As my good friend at Suzuki of Wichita says, these people just don't get it!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Search Engine Reputation Management - Important to Understand
You are probably wondering what in the world Search Engine Reputation Management (SERM) is. If you are no worries I am going to give you a simple primer.
There is a lot of information about you online whether you like it or not. I did an article about it after becoming a victim of Identity Theft. While that does not have to do much with SERM it is important for you to understand in today's online world, people are talking about you and putting information out there for the world to see regardless of your input.
The best way to keep your online reputation in tact is for you to control the content that is published about you online. While there is not much you can do about what others are saying there is a ton that you can do to own your name online.
When you google my name, Paul Rushing, the top listing is Who is Paul Rushing, my other personal blog and then there are several pieces of content about other people named Paul Rushing. Which is all good.
However there are other bloggers who are intent on trying to trash me because I have been vocal about the launch of the PayPerPlay Network and the NetAudioAds advertising platform being an aberration and have taken a vendetta march against my Search Engine Reputation. It will be in vain because no matter how much they try to destroy my reputation in the Search Engines it will be in vain because I will control what others find about me online.
While I will not respond to personal attacks, because it pushes their content above mine because of the recently updated content and to be quite frank it really does not matter what they think about me it is their opinion and they are entitled to it.
However I need to control what is easily found online about me. Here are some tools I am using that will eventually control the front page of google and other search engines when people search for Paul Rushing.
There is a lot of information about you online whether you like it or not. I did an article about it after becoming a victim of Identity Theft. While that does not have to do much with SERM it is important for you to understand in today's online world, people are talking about you and putting information out there for the world to see regardless of your input.
The best way to keep your online reputation in tact is for you to control the content that is published about you online. While there is not much you can do about what others are saying there is a ton that you can do to own your name online.
When you google my name, Paul Rushing, the top listing is Who is Paul Rushing, my other personal blog and then there are several pieces of content about other people named Paul Rushing. Which is all good.
However there are other bloggers who are intent on trying to trash me because I have been vocal about the launch of the PayPerPlay Network and the NetAudioAds advertising platform being an aberration and have taken a vendetta march against my Search Engine Reputation. It will be in vain because no matter how much they try to destroy my reputation in the Search Engines it will be in vain because I will control what others find about me online.
While I will not respond to personal attacks, because it pushes their content above mine because of the recently updated content and to be quite frank it really does not matter what they think about me it is their opinion and they are entitled to it.
However I need to control what is easily found online about me. Here are some tools I am using that will eventually control the front page of google and other search engines when people search for Paul Rushing.
- My Personal Blog - Who is Paul Rushing
- Ziki - Promoting Paul Rushing on Ziki
- Blogger - This blog is a Good Example
- Squidoo - Paul Rushing on Squidwho
- Linkedin - Paul Rushing's Resume on Linkedin
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Having a Child with a Cleft Lip and Palate
My youngest son Preston was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, which is not a life threating birth defect, and requires a tremendous amount medical care. This has not affected him as far as normal kid stuff goes, yet. He will require a tremendous amount of corrective surgery through the years.
We live in Southern Coastal Georgia and find it necessary to use medical facilities in Jacksonville, Florida for his care because the care in Georgia for cleft lip and palate children is centered in Atlanta and Augusta. However, it does look like that Florida Legislature is taking steps to cut funding for the University of Florida Cleft Palate Team and cut out this program for children all over the southeastern United States.
While I am not a resident of Florida this is a tremendous blow to not only us in Southern Georgia but to the Children in Florida that are affected by this. Children are our future and hopefully the Florida Lawmakers realize that if it were not for these types of programs many children will be affected more than they are already.
We live in Southern Coastal Georgia and find it necessary to use medical facilities in Jacksonville, Florida for his care because the care in Georgia for cleft lip and palate children is centered in Atlanta and Augusta. However, it does look like that Florida Legislature is taking steps to cut funding for the University of Florida Cleft Palate Team and cut out this program for children all over the southeastern United States.
While I am not a resident of Florida this is a tremendous blow to not only us in Southern Georgia but to the Children in Florida that are affected by this. Children are our future and hopefully the Florida Lawmakers realize that if it were not for these types of programs many children will be affected more than they are already.
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