Posts by Paul Hickey
How 2020 Changed Me (And Why I’m Excited About It)
READ Each year, Halloween marks the anniversary of Data Driven Design, LLC. A year ago, going into 2020 (Year Four) I wrote a post about why I started the business, how thankful I was to have my team of nine full time employees (at the time), and thanking a ton of instrumental people who had gotten…
Read MoreHow We Live, Love and Work
WATCH READ Sometimes when you’re living your life, day-in and day-out, you don’t realize just how special it is. Our new friend Keri Roberts, of TheBrandingConnection.com, also a host of the Inside VOICE Podcast, asked my wife Kate Hickey (COO of Data Driven Design) and I to join her on her podcast Extraordinary Things, and…
Read MoreHow To Properly Post Duplicate Content On Medium To Avoid Getting Banned
I highly recommend that businesses create content daily in the form of video, transcribe into written blogs, extract the audio, post to podcast outlets like Anchor, and then to YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium and Google My Business.
This is a way to post duplicate content, but keep the SEO juice.
Read MoreWhy I Got Banned From Medium, And How It Helps You
Well, I recently found out I’ve been banned from Medium, likely for duplicate content.
This, after posting more than 500 articles in this way, and benefitting from some SEO juice in the process.
I definitely don’t regret getting banned from Medium. Here’s why…
Read MoreHow To Promote Your Alexa Skill Using Quick Links
One of the main challenges with Alexa Skills is discoverability. How do you find them? You have to promote your Alexa Skills in order to drive user adoption.
Read MorePodcast Episode 221: Amazing Entrepreneur Danielle McGee Gets An Alexa Flash Briefing
Listen Read This episode is me getting PUMPED on an Instagram Story about the launch of a shiny new Alexa Flash Briefing for entrepreneur Danielle McGee and her business Black Business Boom, highlighting Black-owned Businesses in Middle Tennessee. Enjoy! Thanks for reading, watching and listening, and have a great day! KEEP MARKETING! Paul Hickey, Founder…
Read MorePodcast Episode 220: The Alexa Skill Approval For The Nashville Voice Conference’s Alexa Skill
Listen Read Hey Alexa, Open Nashville Voice Conference. The Nashville Voice Conference has launched the first ever Alexa Skill dedicated to communicating with attendees of an upcoming event, as well as speakers, staff and media. “I believe we are the first, but I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong!” said Paul Hickey, Founder of Nashville…
Read MorePodcast Episode 219: How I Tested My First Custom Alexa Skill On The Amazon Developer Console
Listen Read In this episode I talk about how I tested my first custom Alexa Skill right on the Amazon Developer Console, a great tool. Tune in to learn more. Thanks for reading, watching and listening, and have a great day! KEEP MARKETING! Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO / Lead Strategist at Data Driven Design, LLC has…
Read MoreEpisode 218: Pulling From My Inner Childhood (Hip-Hop and Basketball In Business)
Listen Read As a kid I loved Hip-Hop and Basketball. Listen to a snippet of my story on how those two passions have helped my career in business. And there’s a special treat at the end! Thanks for reading, watching and listening, and have a great day! KEEP MARKETING! Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO /…
Read MorePodcast Episode 217: Business Use Cases For Alexa Skills and Alexa For Business – Franchisee Communications
Listen Read Do you know what Alexa For Business is? Do you know what a custom Alexa Skill is? You probably only think of Alexa for playing music at home or playing games, but you need to think of it for your business. Specifically, how you can train your large sales force using a custom…
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