Marketing

It’s OK to say “No”

When we were kids, one of our first words was probably “NO!” Our parents worked with us to teach us to say “Yes” cheerfully and with a smile. We learned to say “Yes” to our parents, our teachers and eventually…

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If You Dial, Will They Come?

I received an email from a client today who was looking for some advice about how to generate more interest in the monthly member teleconferences she holds. After I wrote out my reply, I realized that this information would make an excellent blog post! :-)

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Taking Action is Hard to Do

Last Friday I had a call with my business coach. Our 10-minute laser session turned into a 20-minute call with me taking furious notes as she took a nebulous idea and solidified it. My job? Create a service-oriented product and then contact folks I've met personally or connected with on several levels and offer it to them. Gulp.

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Misleading Advertising?

You don't usually come across business marketing lessons while eating breakfast. But recently I while I was munching my Special K, I happened to read the label on the milk container.

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A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Okay, so I'm not really a dollar short. But I did sign up for a blog challenge over the month of August. How'd I do? Well... Let's just say that it really didn't happen and let it go at that. I did, however, get a nice list of a myriad of blog topics that I've determined I'm going to use over the course of September.

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