Just Keep Swimming

Just Keep Swimming

Just Keep Swimming

Dory's (Finding Nemo) unsinkable "we'll get through it" attitude creates a mantra that all of us - young and old, in both our personal and professional lives can adopt.

My grown daughter was reciting this in Spanish the other day. She's learning Spanish to better assist her clients with her job.

I found myself reciting this out loud, mimicking Dory's sing-song-y voice a few weeks ago too. I was in a 4-wheel drive in Canyonlands National Park, heading to Peekaboo parking area for a weeklong backpacking trip with a cousin that I'd never met …

5 Ways to Re-Energize your Advertising Sales

I point out each month in the newsletter that DTI is more than just software. My area, Professional Services, is devoted to supporting your operation after go live. There is a wealth of knowledge under our roof. If we counted up the years of experience in publishing and The Web (long gone are the days of being "New Media"), we would hit the century mark with nearly every four-five people we counted.

We all know many people who have logged decades on their newspaper career tally sheet. Sometimes, as an industry, we are slow to change. But the world is …

Channeling Zig Zigler and tuning in to WIIFM

Remember Zig Ziglar's infamous radio station WIIFM: "What's In It For Me" ? I learned about it during a crazy time in my life when I wondered if I could be successful outside of the newspaper industry. The answer was "Yes, I could, but why even try?" I left and returned. During my stint on the "outside", I was subjected to Zig Zigler's intense sales training program. I periodically still have WIIFM and Green Eggs and Ham flashbacks! I'm putting on my sales hat for this entry - this is one of those WIIFM moments.

Professional Services has been providing …

Get the Skinny on Web-Width Reductions

Welcome to At Your Service - where our offerings are defined by your needs! I hope you'll subscribe to the feed and utilize this area in your day to day operations. With this debut entry, I'd like to familiarize you with DTI's Professional Services division and what we can do for you.

Our focus is on post implementation needs. DTI is not just software. We are industry vision, knowledge and experience. Through Professional Services we can continue to partner with you once your initial go live has been completed . It could be to assist you in completing the planning …