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Competition is Game of “Cat and Mouse”…time to End It

The game of “Cat and Mouse” is one that usually never ends…one day the ...

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What Message Does Your STRATEGY Send to your CUSTOMERS?

STRATEGY IS AWESOME…I can’t say enough about how important this is to an organization. ...

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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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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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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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TRUE LOYALTY is about TRUST…not the DEAL

CUSTOMER LOYALTY is actually pretty simple…it’s all about TRUST. Customers are loyal to you ...

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Your Customers Don’t Care about Your Search Rankings…WHY You Shouldn’t Either

When someone talks about being ranked #1 on Google (or Bing, Yahoo, or other ...

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Are you Selling HAMMERS…or delivering DREAMS?

The word VALUE has been around a very long time…and I’m sure it has ...

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