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01 May 2013 ~ 0 Comments

Five Buck Brainstorms

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I am happy to announce the relaunch of a newly revamped and reinvented twist on an idea I had a few years back to sell custom brainstorms for just $5 each. The new www.FiveBuckBrainstorms.com offers original Don The Idea Guy brainstorms on a variety of topics that I choose — and that you can submit [...]

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04 April 2013 ~ Comments Off

Put This In Your Pocket

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There are many of them out there, but right now my favorite “save this to read later” app is GetPocket.com.  It integrates well across all my connected devices, and their browser plug-in (I use the one for Chrome) always comes in handy. Another added advantage is that you can easily send things to your account [...]

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03 January 2013 ~ 1 Comment

Do It Again Except Better This Time

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You’d think if you’d done something 730+ times and counting you’d be perfect at it by now, right? This year marks the beginning of the third year in a row in which I begin every single one of my days by reading, contemplating, and finding better ways to put into action the valuable advice found [...]

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21 November 2012 ~ 1 Comment

MAKERS: The New Industrial Revolution

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My favorite Chris Anderson book will apparently always be the “latest” Chris Anderson book — he keeps topping himself. The Long Tail blew me away, Free: How Today’s Smartest Businesses Profit by Giving Something for Nothing sparked new ideas, and now his most recent work Makers: The New Industrial Revolution has me thinking about the steps that follow idea generation — [...]

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19 September 2012 ~ Comments Off

Sales Toys Make Selling Fun

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Some of you readers (and most of my clients) know that I spent many years in the promotional products/advertising specialty business.  In its simplest (and most under-utilized) form, ad specialties are typically inexpensive giveaways at events and tradeshows imprinted with a company logo or marketing message.  At their weakest, ad specialties become part of the [...]

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