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Virgin Mobile Thinks Broadband Customers aren’t as Important as Cell Phone Customers

Stephanie Cockerl — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:08:22 +0000

I have been telling my friends and colleagues about my Virgin Broadband Service and would like to refer others. When I called Virgin Mobile directly, they said that the account is only limited to phone customers. What gives? Do broadband customers don’t count? Anyway, I just sent a tweet over: @virginmobileus Why don’t you extend [...]

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Why the word “resolution” is no longer in my vocabulary

Stephanie Cockerl — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:48:37 +0000

Its that time of year again. Everyone is declaring what they want to accomplish in the coming year. Personally, I decided not to use the word resolution, but instead use the word goal. A goal can be adjusted. A goal can also be broken down. A resolution is set in stone and it causes pressure [...]

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3 Things that Make Me Scream

Stephanie Cockerl — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:56:31 +0000

Being that it is the season for Halloween, I thought it would be appropriate to post the “Things that make me scream edition.” Normally, I try to edit these things when speaking to colleagues and clients, but this is the season to “let it out”. So without further ado: 1. When computer disaster strikes – [...]

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When there are too many cooks in the pot

Stephanie Cockerl — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:19:37 +0000

One thing I have learned not necessarily through business, but through volunteering is that if there are too many cooks in the kitchen, walk away and do what you know best instead of trying to be all over the place. Its good to be helpful, but sometimes being helpful can do more harm than good,which [...]

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Rules to live by in 2009

Stephanie Cockerl — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:24:26 +0000

Its the second day into the new year and lessons have already started to reveal themselves. 1. Honor your gut. I have been on the fence about a few projects for a long time. If I haven’t actively taken an interest in them, there is a reason. They weren’t meant for me. Let them go, [...]

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Freelancing while sick

Stephanie Cockerl — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:42:20 +0000

Sunday night/ Monday morning, I had an asthma attack. Being a city kid, this is nothing new. However in my adult years, this particular attack was brought on by stress of getting everything done before the holidays, another death in the family and not to mention the roller coaster of temperatures in the Northeast. Getting [...]

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Don’t lose your business when you lose your voice

Stephanie Cockerl — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:00:23 +0000

As Google stated, the flu going around. Here in Gotham (NYC) there has been many variations of the cold. My version is the sore throat that made my voice disappear. In addition to following my own advice from watching videos online and jotting down my ideas, I decided that this was a good time to [...]

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Me and my big mouth

Stephanie Cockerl — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:48:12 +0000

Here we go again. At least now I have a valid excuse to get out. This post is from Stephanie M. Cockerl's blog, From the desk of next STEPH.

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Is this the slowest time of the year for you?

Stephanie Cockerl — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:01:04 +0000

Well, not for me. I feel like if I have been in marathon mode for the past month and a half solid. Seth Godin said on his blog that one should work through this time as if “your hair is on fire“. All I have to say is that there is nothing like losing your [...]

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The Declining Literacy Rate of the American Mall

Stephanie Cockerl — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:01:51 +0000

Are bookstores going extinct? It sure seems so lately. I took Grandma to the mall the other day for a long overdue excursion. One of the items on my list was to buy a particular book. Sure I could have of ordered it online, but since I was going to the mall anyway, I figured [...]

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