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The Next Network 12 Aug 2013 | 09:42 pm
I’m on record with several groups of people on what I think the next big thing in social media will be, and in my opinion the next “big” thing will be small. I think people will grow weary of vast net...
Turning Voice Mails Into Viral Testimonials 2 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
If you get passionate customer testimonials like this one, you are very good at sales and have a product that pleases some of your customers enough to be very vocal about it (be sure to read some of t...
Exposing The Trick Is Really The Trick 27 Jul 2013 | 12:13 am
I never heard about the U.K. magician “Dynamo” (ever) before a news headline crossed my path about how his bus levitation trick had been “exposed.” The story linked above details how the trick was exe...
What Did You Do for Independence Day? 8 Jul 2013 | 07:57 pm
Or perhaps I should more specifically ask, what did you do that mattered? Most of you had barbecues and picnics with friends and family — and that matters to your personal world of family and even you...
You Suck At Linkedin 5 Jul 2013 | 08:31 pm
I received the email below from a person who recently connected with me on Linkedin. I didn’t know this person myself, but we have several contacts in common, and this person currently does business a...
Throw Out Your First 10 Ideas 27 Jun 2013 | 12:15 am
Whenever I facilitate a brainstorm session for an organization, I follow a rule of having all the participants in the room scribble down every single idea they can think of within the first 5-10 minut...
Memorization vs. Indexation 18 Jun 2013 | 01:35 am
I think I heard this in a TED Talk, but I couldn’t find the exact quote anywhere so perhaps it’s something of my own that was sparked by a TED Talk. Either way, here’s the “A-Ha”… With so much existi...
Greatness Awaits 11 Jun 2013 | 08:40 pm
This commercial from Sony for PlayStation is incredibly well-done and the script is as an inspiring call to action as any I’ve heard — including the St. Crispin’s Day speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V...
Punch Your Customer in the Nos 5 Jun 2013 | 11:09 pm
In a recent update to his best-selling book “The Sales Bible” author Jeffrey Gitomer compares the principle of engaging a prospect and building rapport to a boxing match. The goal is to get the prospe...
KickStart Your Week : Hilary Corna 4 Jun 2013 | 08:23 pm
Hilary is the Author of the book One White Face which tells her story of leaving the first love of her life for a dream job out of college with Toyota in Singapore and throughout Asia. Since it’s rele...
