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Sorry AT&T…you have it Wrong

I was watching a football game the other day and happened to catch a ...

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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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3 Reasons Why I hit DELETE instead of READING ON

When I get an e-mail, request, invitation, social media inquiry, or a host of ...

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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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Think of your CUSTOMER like the NEWSPAPER

Take yourself back 10 years…before Social Media was the mainstream for information. How did ...

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Time to Change your Thinking about “Brand”…think “Conversation”

Everyone wants to have their own “Brand”…one their audience can easily identify with and ...

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Customer Service is a Risky Strategy

Customer Service by its very nature is a “reactionary” process most organizations create to ...

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