Here's a little marketing humor from Tom Fishburne to kick of your Friday. Tom is a cartoonist, a creative marketer and business innovator. The Founder and CEO of Marketoon Studios, his cartoons reach 100,000 business readers each week and have been featured by the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, and the New York Times. We really enjoyed his 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media. See his blog post on the featured cartoon: 7 Deadly Sins of social media Here are a few more samples of ...

If you work in business, guaranteed, you've visited one-too-many-meetings land before. Even when it's an important topic, there's something wafting around in the atmosphere of boardrooms that induces sleep. It can be hard to keep your focus, to look sharp and to contribute something meaningful. But help is at hand! Sarah Cooper of The Cooper Review offers 10 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings. They're easy and fun - see how many you can work into your next meeting! And if you enjoyed ...

If you didn't make it to our Renaissance Alliance Annual Meeting - or even if you did - check out our short Star Trek parody video. Follow the adventures of Starship Renaissance and its fearless crew. We had so much fun making the video, we are thinking about incorporating the office decor and fashion choices into our daily routines. We had a fabulous time at the Annual Meeting - it's a great way for us to connect, renew and map out our path to the future. This year was the biggest ...

In the surprise success story of the month, Weird Al Yankovic is taking social media and the Billboard charts by storm. His comedy album "Mandatory Fun" is top of the charts, particularly notable because the last time a comedy album took the #1 spot was some 50 years ago. At Forbes, Richard Eisenberg says "Truth is, however, that Weird Al made four brilliant career moves that helped catapult him to No. 1 - and I suggest other midlifers emulate them." See 4 Career Lessons From Weird Al ...