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The ULTIMATE Customer Challenge…How do you Rank?

Virtually every business owner and executive I talk to says they “care about their ...

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Get the “Inside Scoop”…just Ask a Building

Would you rather converse with a person or a building/office/group? Seems silly doesn’t it. ...

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“FOLLOW” Relevant…6 Areas That Matter

It doesn’t matter what speech I give or to what kind of group…as soon ...

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Why Should I Buy from YOU?

The good and the bad of the Internet is that you can find virtually ...

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We HEAR it…we SEE it…we WANT it…then why Don’t we DO it?

There are tons of statistics floating around today about how much time your visitors ...

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How “Content Marketing” can lead to “Word-of-Mouth”

You are at a gathering and see a group of people talking and decide ...

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Have Marketers now RUINED “Story Telling” for B2B?

“Image courtesy of Ambro/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net” If you are in marketing or use social media ...

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Word-of-Mouth is about “Passion” not Facts

Have you ever had someone come up to you that is so excited about ...

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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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5 Customer Profiles and their Likelihood of “Spreading the Word” about You

Here’s a simple way to analyze the customer base in your own company and ...

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