Patrick Prothe

Patrick Prothe is a marketing and social strategist leading teams focused on creating wow and delight in B2B technology. He gets excited about connecting dots and people. To fuel his creative drive he is an entrepreneur photographer currently working on a book on Oregon's historic coastal bridges.

Patrick Prothe's Posts:

12 Most Sticky Thoughts from SOBcon Chicago

Posted by on Jun 27, 2012 in Blog, Business, Character & Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Home-based business, Inspiration, Professional & Personal Development, Talent & Professional Development, Trade shows, Vision & Strategy | 2 comments

Sometimes when you go to a business conference you walk away re-engergized and ready to transform your work and your life. Then you get...

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12 Most Practical Tips for Surviving an IRS Audit

Posted by on Apr 2, 2012 in Blog, Business, Education and training, Finance | 4 comments

Few things inspire fear, angst and all sorts of icky feelings than receiving a letter from your friends at the IRS. I obviously get why...

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12 Most Valuable Insights on Innovation from the World Innovation Forum

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 in Blog, Creativity & Innovation | 9 comments

Last June, I attended the World Innovation Forum in New York and highly recommend it if you’re looking for a two-day injection of...

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12 Most Seriously Cool Reasons Pinterest Could Work for B2B

Posted by on Feb 27, 2012 in Blog, Business, Technology, Vision & Strategy | 29 comments

Everyone knows B2B companies are nothing like B2C. They’re all about serious data, no fluff, no frills and just the facts right? Little...

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12 Most Hard Lessons Concrete Can Teach You About Business

Posted by on Jan 30, 2012 in Blog, Business | 3 comments

I just spent the week at the World of Concrete and what an eye opening experience. The innovation and wealth of products to form, mold,...

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12 Most Revealing Reasons We’re in this Economic Slump and What to do about it

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 in Blog, Business, Finance | 15 comments

When the financial markets imploded in 2007, the experts predicted a massive bailout would turn the economy around, since the banks would...

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12 Most Elemental Reasons Nobody Wins at Office Politics

Posted by on Jan 16, 2012 in Blog, Business, Character & Ethics, Leadership & Management | 3 comments

Office politics have been going on since the dawn of the office, and as long as humans work in offices, they’ll continue. But you have...

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12 Most Inspiring Quotes to Keep You in The Game

Posted by on Jan 9, 2012 in Blog, Business, Inspiration | 1 comment

What game you ask? Your business. Business is brutal. Day after day you fight to compete and win. To keep your teams motivated. Customers...

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12 Most Kick-Butt Ways to Achieve Your Business Goals in 2012

Posted by on Jan 2, 2012 in Blog, Business, Entrepreneurship, Sales & Marketing | 11 comments

It’s the time of year when people around the world talk about how they’re going to change, succeed and generally kick butt over...

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12 Most Efficient Ways to Kill Creativity in Business

Posted by on Dec 20, 2011 in Blog, Branding & Design, Creativity & Innovation, Media | 25 comments

From design to communications, I’ve spent my career thus far working on both the client and agency sides, spending much time navigating...

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