We’ve all been there … listening to a presentation that sounds like Ben Stein talking about the quantum mechanics of growing grass. You don’t really want to be that person, do you? You want to WOW your crowd, engage them, and turn fans into fanatics. It all starts with understanding the basics of giving great presentations. You’ve…
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TRUE STORY – Somebody posted a video on Facebook of me playing guitar at church … that led to over $4000.00 in business (I will share the story at the end of this post). Video Killed The Radio Star I have to admit, I have a face for radio. As a matter of fact, I have…
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If I Had A Million Dollars… If I had a million dollars I’d build a tree-fort in our yard If I had a million dollars you could help It wouldn’t be that hard If I had a million dollars Maybe we could put a little tiny fridge In there somewhere We could just go up…
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Once upon a time, there was a small business owner who was struggling to find new customers. He had tried all of the advertising systems like Google and Yelp, yet he saw limited success at a high price. Feeling frustrated, he tried some online and self-paced courses, but found the time commitment was too much to mix into his busy…
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So What Does This Have To Do With Marketing? Everything… I think one of the hardest things to learn in marketing is empathy. Once you learn to walk in the shoes of your client and know their needs, fears, wants and desires, your heart starts to understand how to communicate with them and their audiences. Yes, I…
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We all get them … those annoying emails, contact form requests, and even phone calls from people who claim that, “We can make you number one on Google.” If you examine them close enough, most of the people sending these out have a Gmail account without a legitimate email, and why on earth, if they are SEO experts,…
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Jogging With A Walkman One of the coolest tools that I ever had in my audio arsenal was the ability to record phonograph records and put them on audio cassette to take them with me in my car. Then along came the Walkman. Now I had the ability to run and jog while holding a brick in my hand…
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Do you remember the 1979 gang movie “Warriors”? At one point in the movie, Luther, leader of the Rogues, a gang in New York City, calls to fight the Warriors from Long Island. Clicking 3 beer bottles together, he repeats over and over, “Warriors, come out to play-I-ay? Warriors, come out to play-I-ay?” Warrior Plus happens to be one of…
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Junior Varsity Way back in high school (I mean WAY BACK), JV stood for junior varsity. I loved playing football! When I was in middle school I was a bruiser middle linebacker. I realized when entering high school as a freshman that all of a sudden the kids were 5 to 6 inches taller and 50 pounds heavier than I…
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Taking The Leads! I don’t know about you, but I’m a sports nut. I love baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and especially golf. Now, I know at least some sports are probably boring to you, and some are boring to me, however here is what I know as truth. Playing from the position of being in the lead is…
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