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See Why Your Business May Be More Like Macy’s Than You Think…

One thing that frustrates all of us is uncertainty and unpredictability. Even when we ...

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Become “REMARK”able by Rewarding the “Right” Customer

What has happened to businesses today…why are so many choosing to “reward” the WRONG ...

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Are Your Customers Longing to Hear a “Caring” Human Voice?

The world is moving faster and faster, getting more electronic and automated through AI ...

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If You Aren’t Saving Your Customers TIME, Your Customers Won’t have TIME for YOU!

Why don’t people give you “the time of day” when you are trying to ...

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Statistics Won’t Change Your Business…Your Customers Will

I have never come across any Business Owner or Leader who decided their business ...

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Customers are Continually Asking…We’re Just Not Listening

Do you feel like you actually listen to what your customers are asking for? ...

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Post Mortem…One BIG LESSON We Can All Learn From Toys R Us

There has been a lot written about why Toys R Us went bankrupt and ...

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“One-way” Conversations With Your Customer Never Work…“Two-way” Give You Market Dominance

Just because you are a master of getting people on your site doesn’t mean ...

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Could Your Business Survive WITHOUT Marketing?

?What if... ?You didn't have a website ?You couldn’t mail out your brochures ?You ...

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Death by Mediocrity

Sorry for the morbid title, but it’s the only way I can hopefully get ...

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