BREAKING: Two Conference Handouts that won’t end up in the Trash Can.

If you’ve been to a trade show lately, you’ve seen the ‘material’ that fills most booths. The white papers and…
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How to Get Ahead with a Little Encouragement

As the college-age swimmers pushed and glided effortlessly across the pool, the crowd watched in awe at the incredible athletic…
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When your team grows, check your attitude – Part 2

In Part 1, we shadowed Bill as he struggled with the expansion of his marketing team. Two new hires joined…
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When your team grows, check your attitude.

‘Bill’, a marketer, is a good team player for his organization. He seeks training when it’s available and always extends…
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Lou Malnati’s: Bringing exceptional service to your doorstep

It’s pizza night. You pick up the phone and dial-up your local Domino’s, Pizza Hut, or Little Caesar’s. The pizza’s…
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Wake up, the dog’s ready to run

When the alarm sounds, it might as well be a starting gun. As I stumble down the stairs, my knees…
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Get to Know ‘Between the Cracks’ Learning

As a child, it seemed I learned continually. In math class, we figured out what time each train would arrive…
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Dear Santa: Please read my Internet Marketing Christmas List

Drum roll please. Here’s my 2013 Internet Marketing Christmas wish list. My Internet life would sail stress-free in 2014 if…
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Open the doors to your product’s secrets at Iteration Review

You’ve just released some new features into your product that you think are ‘can’t miss’. These are features that have…
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Why Not Dig a Hole For Your Soul?

The waves crashed melodiously, relentlessly on the beach. Time’s ceaseless, forward push seemed to whisper: “Our days are numbered, but…
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A Little Slice of Heaven at a Record Store

I surely hope physical music stores never die. I know they are living on borrowed time, but I am holding…
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Lessons Learned from US Soccer’s Strong Leadership

Leadership is toughest when everyone’s against you. When times are challenging, and the naysayers get vocal, this is when you…
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That’s not my department.

Responsibility; ownership; accountability; these themes sound weighty, and they are; being responsible, accountable, with an ‘owner’s mindset’ is tough to…
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Part 2: M is for Marketing on the Internet in the mid-90s

  In our first installment back into the time machine with Internet Marketing in the 90s, we cruised through letters…
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M is for Marketing on the Internet in the mid-90s

Here’s a fun alphabetical look at the terms you’d be familiar with as a digital marketer in the mid-90s. I…
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How I stumble every day

To admit blindspots is the first step towards improvement, right? OK; let’s dive in. Let busyness get the best of…
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Fishing’s got me hook, line, and sinker.

I reached back and threw the baited hook into the distance like a Nolan Ryan fastball. The fishing line fell…
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How NOT to follow up with your trade show leads

I’ve been to enough conference/events/trade shows over the past few years to see all the tactics that vendors use to…
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eBook: How Do Brands Win Business

Friends, Product marketers, business owners, customer service reps, product managers, marketers: It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to publish…
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Make your business card a connection point

If you are like me, you’ve collected hundreds of business cards over the years. Some of the data from these…
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