| Hello: Here’s the latest edition of MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-up. We’ll kick off every week with this quick collection of tips, recommendations, observations and other interesting, valuable stuff. – Tom |
| Monday, June 11, 2018 MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-Up I’m Reading… Great Taglines I found this article in my news feed this morning: 13 Unique and Inspiring Tagline Examples From Different Industries. Some great examples, along with some excellent tips for coming up with a tagline that works for your business. After reading the article, please reply to this email and let me know which tagline(s) you liked and which you didn’t. I’m Watching… Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students Ask “How About Love?” Last night, four months after the shooting at their school, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School took the stage at the Tony Awards and performed “Seasons of Love” from the musical Rent. Here’s the video. This was a tear-jerker. Net Neutrality is No More. What it Means for You Today is the day that “net neutrality” officially ends. Net neutrality was a federal regulation that required Internet service providers (ISPs) to give consumers access to online content on an equal basis, without favoring some sources or blocking others. The Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal net neutrality in December, effective today. Here’s a good summary of what this means for you. Ending the Stigma Around Mental Illness After Kate Spade committed suicide last week, I read that she kept her mental illness a secret because she feared the revelation might damage her fashion brand. That’s not surprising. Our society stigmatizes mental illness and treats it as something to be ashamed of. Whether we realize it or not, we all have friends, relatives or coworkers who suffer in silence with mental illness. The silence has to end. Its a matter of life and death. Actress Glenn Close, who has a sister who struggles with bipolar disorder, co-founded a nonprofit called “Bring Change to Mind.” The mission: End the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness. I have learned so much by spending time on this site. Please check it out. Wise Words from FDR I went to Washington, D.C. last month and visited the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Several great quotes carved in stone at the memorial. My favorite… “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.” *** Any reading, listening, quoting, resourcing that you think we should share? Send us a tip. Until next time, enjoy the rest of this week and the weekend. Tom |
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