I just finished reading Gary Vaynerchuk’s latest book, The Thank You Economy. I’d had an opportunity to see and hear Gary speak live about his new book via several online resources, and while there is no denying Gary is passionate speaker, he can tear off on a tangent unrelated to the topic at-hand and will […]
Everyday more businesses and individuals jump into the deep end of the social media pool. Internal or external pressures dictate that you simply MUST have a Twitter account or a Facebook page or a LinkedIn profile or a Foursquare offer or even a Groupon discount. The problem is, you are correct about the need for […]
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 […]
Just finished reading a pretty cool book this past weekend; “The Micro-Script Rules: It’s not what people hear. It’s what they repeat…” by Bill Schley. The term “Micro-Script” is rather more appealing than “catchy-catch-phrase” but it’s essentially a different breed of the same animal (though it could be argued that by comparison the catch-phrase is […]
“Use What You Have To Get What You Want” is an excellent collection of 100 tips from the collected business wisdom of Jack Nadel. As the author of my own collection of 100 tips (100-Whats Of Creativity: Questions To Spark Your Creativity, Unmuck Your Mind, And Break Through Your Mental Blocks) I’d like to think […]
Sales can be a personally rewarding and profitable career… when you’re doing it right. But when you’re doing it wrong it can be frustrating, aggravating, demotivating, and demoralizing — to your customers and prospects and co-workers and employer (and you won’t like it much either). Here is a list of some common things salespeople get […]
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 […]