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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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An Evening with Cantillon…some Follow-up Answers and Insights

Last Thursday night I had the honor of being on a panel for Cantillon ...

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The “Plunge” of Newspaper Advertising…it’s a CUSTOMER Issue

Image created by and courtesy of Wall Street Journal I’ve talked about this issue ...

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Is “Content Marketing” the new “Promised Land”?

Content, Content, Content…it’s the new buzz word in marketing circles these days. Since Social ...

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Social Media doesn’t work in the Industrial Revolution

It’s a given today that Social Media doesn’t work for many companies. Upon further ...

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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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Want Your Customers to Talk and Engage with You…think Psychographics

Demographics are so yesterday…they served us well in the Industrial Revolution era. But in ...

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Change the Direction of YOUR ARROW and Stand Alone in your Market

It’s time to change the way the arrow is pointing…away from YOU TO THEM…to ...

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