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31 October 2011 ~ Comments Off

Free Ace of Sales Account

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People know I’m a huge fan of Gitomer’s coolest sales toy ever — Ace of Sales.
I liked it so much that I wrote an ebook sharing 52 ways to use Ace of Sales more creatively to brand yourself with clients, stand out from the competition, and to increase sales. I liked it so much [...]

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27 October 2011 ~ Comments Off

Squidoo-Over

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For some reason Seth Godin’s web project Squidoo.com has been popping up on my radar recently.  I’d originally explored the site and its offerings back when Seth first launched it sometime in 2006.  I promptly created an account and began creating pages (Squidoo calls them Lenses) and would update them fairly inconsistently and infrequently.  It [...]

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16 March 2011 ~ Comments Off

New Idea Guy Mailing Address

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The Post Office I’ve been using for the past 8 or 9 years is closing. The form letter they sent (with ZERO information on how to contact any human being who actually works in that location) informed me of their intent to relocate my PO Box to a Columbus city office much further from my home than [...]

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25 January 2011 ~ Comments Off

NARI : Before & After

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I was invited to speak to the Central Ohio chapter of NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry), and in preparation I had the opportunity to attend their annual awards ceremony last December. One of the speakers at that event was their national president, Paul Zuch. A quote from Paul’s time at the podium immediately cut-through the [...]

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02 December 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Attitude Adjustment

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During a recent presentation to the  American Marketing Association at The Ohio State University, I spent a portion of my time discussing attitude with the audience. 
When I asked the 50 or 60 attendees in the room how many of them felt that a positive attitude was key to their success, every single person raised their hand.  But, [...]

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