Hi I'm Pete Hanson, Market Manager for Townsquare Media in Northern Colorado, where I'm fortunate to work for a company and with a team of professionals dedicated to providing high quality media experiences for our audience, and outstanding business results for our clients. And I give thanks every day for being able to work and play here in NoCo right along with you.
Pete Hanson
We Are Products of the Choices We Make
Big or little, monumental or insignificant, frivolous or serious. Every minute of every hour of every day, our lives are filled with a never-ending stream of choices. How we choose, defines us as people. Who we are today is a product of all of the choices we have made up to this point. Our ‘life DNA’ is made up of a never ending string of ‘forks’ in our road.
How’s Your Customer Service? (BTW Everyone’s Your Customer)
Generally speaking, I would rather have great service and a mediocre product (or a more expensive price), than a great bargain or fantastic product and poor service. Bad service can ruin everything for me. Great bottle of wine + scrumptious steak – good service = crappy night. Fountain soda + 3-piece meal (original recipe) + great service = happy Pete.
Grab The Tissues, Is That A Cold Calling?
I haven’t had in well over a year. Isn’t that amazing? No sniffles, sneezes, coughs, body aches, fever, chills. No cold, or flu for that matter. Now here’s the question. Be honest. As you read this, are you thinking to yourself,
“Well, that does it; Pete will definitely get a cold now just for talking about it."
The Dangers and Pitfalls of ‘Reply All’
In all the technology, and all the progress, and all the communication options, in all the world; all the buttons, all the devices, all the apps; Facebook, Twitter, email, instant messaging, texting, iPads, laptops, phone calls, VOIP, Skype, iPhones, Android, and on and on and on – there’s one thing I wish we would all forget how to use.
How Do You Insulate Yourself From What Others Think?
What’s the best way to insulate yourself from ridicule, being unfairly judged, and being gossiped about? Ok, let me rephrase that because there’s no way to stop ridicule, judgment, and gossip in the world. So, what’s the best way to insulate yourself from caring about being ridiculed, being unfairly judged, and being gossiped about?
Even Old Dogs Need New Tricks
We have been implementing some changes in the past few weeks. New systems, new ideas, new ways of doing thiings. Fresh concepts from new people on the team. Good stuff. It is training and learning about things we have been doing for a long time. It’s not that we haven’t been successful at what we have been doing, but who wouldn’t want to get better? To grow? To learn a new trick?
Are You Spreading Poison?
If what we think about expands, then we want to focus on thinking about good, positive stuff right? That’s what we want to see growing in our lives. If we think about negative things, then that is what we will see happening around us. Not good. Now if our own negative thoughts can have that kind of effect on us, what happens if we spread it around to others?
Reality Check: How Strong Are You?
I was diagnosed with stage-3 colon cancer nine years ago. Like most everyone else who is dealt the same hand; I experienced surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Good days and bad days. Ups and downs. Life is one big roller coaster ride, and everyone’s track has a different layout. That was part of mine.
Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest Continues Today
Today is the final day of Bohemian Nights® at NewWestFest in downtown Fort Collins, and this evening features the Gipsy Kings at 5:30pm on the Mountain Avenue stage. The three-day festival started Friday and runs through this evening, showcasing 90+ bands on six stages. Festival hours are 10am to 7pm today, and admission is free.
Looking For a Great Shortcut to Success?
Congratulations to the New York Giants. (As a Vikings fan, saying those words does not come easy.) The NFL season is long, difficult, and trying. Training camp starts in July, but make no mistake, there aren’t any weeks off for a player (not one that wants to be great). Ending the run as Super Bowl Champions really says something about the team and the individuals.
Reality Check: Signs of the Times
Seems like more and more people are on street corners in town with cardboard signs asking for help and money. My first thought is that business must be good. My next (and likely correct) thought is that more people must need help and money. I know there are lots of reasons that a person ends up on a corner holding cardboard, and those reasons don’t really matter to me.
Reality Check: Are You a Victor or a Victim?
Victims want more luck. Victors want more hours in a day. Victims show up late because the roads were bad. Victors leave early to give themselves plenty of time to get there. Victims hope, want, and wish. Victors set goals, plan, and achieve. Victims have their days ruined by someone else. Victors make someone else’s day better.