Nothing warms my cockles like a good set of data. Do you feel that way? Chances are you don’t, but I am a geek and I do love data. I love my QuickBooks. I love looking at every single week’s volume of what sold, what didn’t, and where the expenses went. And, I love looking…
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The question I have for you today is this: Do you like the Moody Blues? I do. They’re one of my favorite bands. They’re from the 60’s, if you’re not that old. I live in Chicago and we have an outdoor amphitheater called Ravinia. I know there’s lots of them all over the country. I’ve…
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The Sweetest Sound… One of the things Dale Carnegie said in his book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, was that the sweetest sound in anybody’s ear is their own name. I want to take that a step further. I think the sweetest sound is not only somebody’s name in their own ear, but…
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Happy New Year! We’re at the door of 2020 and this is the last of my posts in the Foresight is 2020 series. Today I want to talk about how building trust is important to sales – especially in this upcoming year. Recently, I had a new customer contact me. They wanted to figure out…
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Happy Holidays This is being written around the holidays, so Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa or today is actually Festivus for the rest of us. Whatever you celebrate, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. During this time we have an opportunity to create memories. A Moment In Time Back in the 1990’s,…
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This is part two of my Foresight 2020 series (looking back to forge ahead and make next year the best year ever). I want to explore how and why I think email marketing is going to be bigger and better than ever, next year. Turning Controversy Into Social Capital I don’t know if you watch…
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For the end of the year, I wanted to do a series called Foresight 2020. It’s based on hindsight 20/20. In other words, we can look back and see what happened. I want to focus on looking ahead to next year to make it the best year possible. The Twilight Zone Let me start with…
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I have some sad news to report. Our beloved dog, Buddy Guy, crossed over the rainbow bridge last Monday. I wanted to use this opportunity to discuss how the death of a pet can make social media and the world a better place. It’s hard to lose anyone. As a matter of fact, over the…
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When Black Friday Comes… I’m writing this just before Thanksgiving. I’d like to talk about five ways to give thanks to your clients this Thanksgiving and maybe even next Thanksgiving. There’s a tradition in the United States called Black Friday. Black Friday is one of my favorite Steely Dan songs. When Black Friday comes, I’m…
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Today I want to talk about the question: Does it pay to join the online pay-to-play game? It may – but it’s a gamble. Connect & Pitch Makes Me Cranky Let me ask you this: Have you ever just woken up cranky? Today I woke up in a cranky mood. Maybe it’s lack of sleep.…
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