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Instead of thinking BIG…think IMPACT

I want to be the BIGGEST Company in my industry. I want to have ...

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The New Role and Meaning of “Chief Executive Officer”

The traditional CEO title, Chief Executive Officer, may not necessarily be the right descriptor ...

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How “Leadership” and “Management” translate in Social Media

LEADERSHIP is about “leading people” because they choose to follow you…emotionally. You are the ...

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The Changing Face of News…and Life

News hasn’t changed…it is still important and it is still the drug of choice ...

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How Low Will They Go To Get You To Watch Their Ad…

We all know traditional media is either dead or rapidly dying, depending on which ...

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Why Selling FAILS today…5 Ways to Help it Succeed

I’m sure the most people reading this blog post are sales people, sales managers, ...

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How Social Media Comes to the Rescue of Your Customers

I hear this all the time…it is a blessing and a curse…a joy and ...

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Word-of-Mouth on Steroids Blog is back…

After a hiatus of a little over a year, and after several hundred requests, ...

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Being “Memorable” is the “Long Tail” of Success

Are you memorable? As a business/organization, or individual, or product, or service? People talk ...

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Advocates, Authenticity, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, Engagement, Expectations, Relationships, Results, Sales, Social Media, Transparency, Trust, WOM on Steroids, Word-of-Mouth

If you “pay for WOM”, is it really WOM?

The question has come up more than once, “What if we put in a ...

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