XXX-Rated Business Strategies – How to succeed with premium prices
February 9, 2015
By Jerry Bellune The Mayflower Madam had an epiphany. Her buyers wanted escorts who were extra special. And they were willing to pay for the privilege. That led to…
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How to Manage Appointments with Success
February 9, 2015
By Deborah O’Connor We all have appointments to deal with. Being busy professionals, scheduling doctor and dentist appointments for ourselves and our families can be a challenge. We have little…
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Conducting Better Interviews – The Focus Isn’t Only On The Candidate
February 4, 2015
By Brian Maynor As the job market bounces back, the importance of effective interviews is going to rise. When talking about interviews so much emphasis is placed on the…
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Have your BEST year ever? Or have a GREAT year?
February 4, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer Sales Advice I’m challenging you NOT to have your BEST year ever. Rather, have a GREAT year. A great family year. A great achievement year. A…
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4 Steps to Attracting Top Talent like a Content Marketer
January 31, 2015By Matt Vaadi One of the biggest challenges small business owners face is finding top talent. You will not be able to compete in today’s crowded markets which…
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Being More Productive Starts At Home – Particularily The Night Before
January 28, 2015
By Brian Maynor Many of us remember the nights we fell asleep when our head hit the pillow and chances are that was long before smartphones, tablets and the…
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The Importance of Workplace Rules
January 27, 2015
By Deborah O’Connor How important is social strategy to your business? In today’s economic climate, it’s more important than ever. There are several key aspects of a social strategy that…
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Dominate your market – Give ‘em what they want
January 27, 2015
By Jerry Bellune Give ‘em what they want Have you ever heard of Sydney Biddle Barrows? She once ran New York’s most expensive escort service. The tabloids dubbed…
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Dominate your market – Give ‘em what they want
January 26, 2015
By Jerry Bellune . Give ‘em what they want Have you ever heard of Sydney Biddle Barrows? She once ran New York’s most expensive escort service. The tabloids dubbed…
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The Importance of Workplace Rules
January 26, 2015
By Deborah O’Connor How important is social strategy to your business? In today’s economic climate, it’s more important than ever. There are several key aspects of a social strategy that…
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3.5 BIG Questions and 3.5 BIGGER Answers
January 21, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer Sales Advice 1. How come people don’t call me back? People not calling you back is not a problem, it’s a symptom. Here are some…
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Are You A Power Player? – What You Need To Know About Office Politics
January 20, 2015
By Brian Maynor Lying. Cheating. Backstabbing. Gossiping. Sucking up. Forming alliances and playing people against each other. It may sound like your favorite TV show or life in Washington…
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Thank-You Notes Are a Necessity
January 18, 2015
By Deborah O’Connor I cannot emphasize the importance of sending a thank you note, in business as well as in your personal life. Simply put, it shows that you…
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Dominate your market – Hold yourself accountable
January 18, 2015
By Jerry Bellune Hold yourself accountable The English sculptor Henry Moore had it right. “Think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the year’s.” You know people who make…
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Are You Ready For Marsala? I Hope So Because It’s The Color Of The Year
January 15, 2015
By Brian Maynor You don’t have to be an arbiter of fashion to know that every year Pantone picks one color to be the ‘Color Of The Year’. Remember radiant…
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Proper, pointed, precise, purposeful response shortens the sales cycle.
January 14, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer Sales Advice How do you respond to your customer’s words and barriers? The answer is: CAREFULLY, TRUTHFULLY, and with AUTHORITY. Whether it’s a bold statement…
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How Shaking Things Up At Home Will Shake Off The Workplace Blahs
January 14, 2015
By Brian Maynor . Going back to work after a vacation of any kind, but particularly the holidays, can be stressful and is not particularly a red-letter moment for most…
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15 MORE valid reasons to issue a news release
January 12, 2015By Holly Rollins Part two of two-part series. Standing out these days from the barrage of content and media messages is becoming more and more difficult. According to…
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The New Year is the Time to Tune Up Your Resume
January 12, 2015
By Deborah O’Connor January is the perfect time to update and refresh your resume. Because people today change jobs so frequently, it is imperative to have a current resume…
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Dominate your market – Produce more than ever
January 12, 2015
By Jerry Bellune Produce more than ever Are you a disciple of social media? Do you spend hours online or on your phone? Do you text during meals or…
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A New Year & New You – Does That Mean We Get A Second Chance To Make The Right Impression?
January 6, 2015
By Brian Maynor . I’m all about reinvention and whole-heartedly embrace the concept of evolution, especially when it comes to your image, but is changing your image enough to…
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Realistic Planning is the Key to Success
January 5, 2015
By Deborah O’Connor How do you leave behind the mistakes and not-so-good experiences of last year and vow to make the New Year better, productive, and worthwhile? Why is…
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Dominate your market
January 4, 2015
By Jerry Bellune The smartest business strategy You need to dominate your market this year. That’s a tall order. I’m going to show you how. One of the best…
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They’re Resolutions – Not Revolutions
December 29, 2014
By Brian Maynor With the dropping of the ball and the bright, shining potential of a new year, it is only natural to look at making sweeping changes across…
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Your vision for 2015 – Brainstorming ideas by yourself.
December 29, 2014
By Jerry Bellune Brainstorming ideas by yourself. Are you ready for something really rare? I’m going to share a revolutionary idea with you. But first, a few final…
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Post Holiday Etiquette
December 29, 2014
By Deborah O’Connor The holiday meal was wonderful, the presents have been unwrapped, the relatives are going home and it was another successful and wonderful holiday. Now what? Let’s…
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Bargain or Bust – How to Tell the Difference
December 22, 2014
By Brian Maynor Holiday shopping for gifts can quickly decimate a budget leaving very little left to spend on party splurges. Luckily if you know what you’re doing you…
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On choosing happiness. What’s your choice?
December 22, 2014By Jeffrey Gitomer Sales Advice [row] [col col=8] Happy New Year! Or…is it? People wish it to you, to me – all the time. So how happy are you…
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Don’t forget about table manners during the holidays
December 22, 2014
By Deborah O’Connor Tis’ the season to be jolly and dining out is part of this. Whether it be at a restaurant or someone’s home, everyone should be…
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Your vision for 2015 – Build your 2015 success plan
December 22, 2014
By Jerry Bellune Build your 2015 success plan It may be tempting to barrel into 2015 with no plan. You and I know business owners who do. Lets…
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A Surprising Insight to Our Love of Shiny Things
December 18, 2014
By Brian Maynor We all love shiny things, right? Whether it’s sequins, glitter or glossy finishes they all seem to have some magical magnetic pull on us, and now…
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Relaxed Looks That Are Anything But Sloppy
December 17, 2014
By Brian Maynor During this time of year a lot of people are using their vacation days, but some of us are still roaming the office halls. Luckily with…
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Creating a media crisis in five easy steps
December 15, 2014By John Boyanoski A lot of public relations firms will tell you how to manage a media crisis situation. That is the easy part. But as a business…
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’Tis the season to be jolly?
December 15, 2014Sales Advice By Jeffrey Gitomer Let’s see, there’s summer, fall, winter, spring, and uh, jolly. For the uninformed, the jolly season started around Thanksgiving and goes all the…
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Holiday Travel Made Sane
December 15, 2014
By Deborah O’Connor Let’s face it, travel is not much fun anymore. Overcrowding, flaring tempers, and unruly children all add to the problem. Put holiday into the mix…
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Your vision for 2015 – Take stock of your year
December 15, 2014
By Jerry Bellune – Here’s a great remedy for the year-end blues: On paper, draw a horizontal line across the middle. Then a vertical line down the middle. The top…
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Winter Layering – Easy As 1-2-3
December 11, 2014
By Brian Maynor As or temperatures fluctuate, sometime dramatically, it becomes all to clear that successfully dressing for winter is all about layering. The goals of layering are two-fold: …
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Feeling Fat Just Got A Whole New Meaning
December 10, 2014
By Brian Maynor We all have fat days when we feel less attractive, pulled-together and polished than normal, but earlier this week I was clued into an entirely new…
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Feeling Fat Just Got A Whole New Meaning
December 9, 2014
By Brian Maynor We all have fat days when we feel less attractive, pulled-together and polished than normal, but earlier this week I was clued into an entirely new…
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The risk of 9 to 5. And the reality of BEFORE and AFTER.
December 9, 2014Sales AdviceBy Jeffrey Gitomer 95% of all salespeople try to fit their sales day into a normal workday. They want their day to be from 9 to 5, maybe…
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Assess Marketing Performance Now in Preparation for the New Year
December 7, 2014By William Russell The end of 2014 is quickly approaching and many of us will be tempted to coast through the holidays. Even though December is a busy month,…
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Tricky Holiday Gift-Giving Situations
December 7, 2014
By Deborah O’Connor Business gift giving during the holidays can be a bit tricky, but if you follow some common sense guidelines you can make the process more of…
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Your vision for 2015 – How to determine your values
December 7, 2014
By Jerry Bellune You may think the following a bit grim. It is an end-of-life exercise that you need to do yearly. Entrepreneur MaryEllen Tribby shared it…
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Festive Business Attire – Celebrating The Holiday Season In Style
December 3, 2014
By Brian Maynor Wearing a tacky Christmas sweater to the office may be an obvious faux pas, but where do you draw the line for professional festive holiday attire?…
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Holiday Party Mistakes
November 30, 2014
By Deborah O’Connor Ahhh, the holidays are here. Tis’ the season for sane, intelligent people to act like idiots and fools at their annual Holiday Office Party. We…
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Your vision for 2015
November 30, 2014
By Jerry Bellune What’s your life sentence? A good role model for any of us is Clare Booth Luce. In case her name is unfamiliar to you, she…
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Reaching peak performance – Chart your own path to Flow
November 24, 2014
By Jerry Bellune Chart your own path to Flow Last week we gave you five vital questions. At the end of each week, record your answers. If you missed…
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Holiday Mistakes and Solutions
November 24, 2014
By Deborah O’Connor Thanksgiving is almost here, and it signifies the beginning of the holiday season. Everyone is in a good mood, happiness and kindness abound, ‘tis the season…
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It’s Thanksgiving. Give thanks, or say thanks?
November 20, 2014Sales AdviceBy Jeffrey Gitomer It’s Thanksgiving! It’s the coolest holiday of the year to me. I love Thanksgiving. Food, family, you name it. It’s a time to be thankful.…
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15 valid reasons to issue a news release: ensure your company is seen in a crowded media world
November 20, 2014By Holly Rollins Part one of two-part series. The media landscape is not only a crowded place, but also an extremely competitive one. 10-x Group’s motto, is make…
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