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“FREE” is the Ultimate Brand Erosion Strategy…5 Reasons and an Opportunity

When someone offers something for FREE, there are lots of things that happen…most of ...

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The “Cake Mix” isn’t the Customer Experience…YOU ARE

If you sat down right now and someone asked you which “Cake Mix” they ...

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What “Language” Do You Use When Speaking to your CUSTOMERS?

Language is critically important when ANY EMPLOYEE interacts with your customer…if the customer doesn’t ...

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Forget the “Numbers”…they’re Misleading You

From the beginning of the Internet Revolution and the tidal wave of Social Media, ...

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The “CAMPFIRE” Strategy for Business Leaders

Everyone has sat around a campfire at one time or another in their life…most ...

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Are you “Messaging” or “Communicating”…they aren’t the same

I was in a meeting with a business owner the other day and she ...

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An Unexpected (and awesome) “Customer Experience”

Image courtesy of Upworthy The term “customer experience” is thrown around more today than ...

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Blogging “Reincarnated”

Blogging concept Blogging is dead…a phrase that has been going around for as long ...

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Don’t be “That Guy/Girl/Company”

I see a tweet or a post and the title looks pretty interesting…in fact ...

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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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