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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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NOW is the time to…BUILD YOUR BRAND

"NOW is the time..." SeriesGiven our current set of circumstances in business, this NOW ...

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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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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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Why Marketing, Agencies, and other Models Don’t Work Today

TRUST…let me be a bit more specific…LACK OF TRUST. “Trust” has always been 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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