Want To Look Younger – Manage Your Stress Better
August 12, 2015By Brian Maynor Stress is a factor of life, but it affects more than our health. It also has a significant impact on how we look. So if feeling…
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Marketing Motivators – Profiling Ideal Clients and Prospects
August 10, 2015By Jerry Bellune Profiling Ideal Clients and Prospects. Profiling may sound like something police shouldn’t do. Actually it is one of the smartest strategies for you. You must know…
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Marketing Motivators – Profiling Ideal Clients and Prospects
August 10, 2015By Jerry Bellune Profiling Ideal Clients and Prospects. Profiling may sound like something police shouldn’t do. Actually it is one of the smartest strategies for you. You must know…
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Self-Image determines more than sales
August 4, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer How do you picture yourself? Pretty powerful question when you think about it. Some of you are thinking handsome or pretty, some overweight or average, some…
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Self-Image determines more than sales
August 4, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer How do you picture yourself? Pretty powerful question when you think about it. Some of you are thinking handsome or pretty, some overweight or average, some…
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Claim Your Power Of Persuasion – It’s Easier Than You Think
August 4, 2015By Brian Maynor Persuasive people tend to get what they want. There’s no other way to say it, but what most of us fail to grasp is the fact…
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Claim Your Power Of Persuasion – It’s Easier Than You Think
August 4, 2015By Brian Maynor Persuasive people tend to get what they want. There’s no other way to say it, but what most of us fail to grasp is the fact…
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Marketing Motivators Motivating your clients and patients
August 3, 2015By Jerry Bellune Venture capitalist Irwin Federman had it right. “People don’t love you for who you are,” he said. “They love you for how you make them feel.”…
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Marketing Motivators Motivating your clients and patients
August 3, 2015By Jerry Bellune Venture capitalist Irwin Federman had it right. “People don’t love you for who you are,” he said. “They love you for how you make them feel.”…
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Don’t Be Rude – It’s Just Not Classy
July 30, 2015By Brian Maynor Shopping can be a bit challenging and frustrating, but taking it out on the sales associates is not going to make things any better. In fact,…
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Don’t Be Rude – It’s Just Not Classy
July 30, 2015By Brian Maynor Shopping can be a bit challenging and frustrating, but taking it out on the sales associates is not going to make things any better. In fact,…
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How To Fall Back In Love – Whether It’s With Your Job Or Your Wardrobe
July 29, 2015By Brian Maynor No matter how much you love your job or your wardrobe it’s not all sunshine and roses. Even people who love what they do, or have…
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How To Fall Back In Love – Whether It’s With Your Job Or Your Wardrobe
July 29, 2015By Brian Maynor No matter how much you love your job or your wardrobe it’s not all sunshine and roses. Even people who love what they do, or have…
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Romance in Marketing What you say with your body
July 27, 2015By Jerry Bellune . You can say so much without saying a word. It’s what you do that people read anyway. Body language is a major way we communicate. We…
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Romance in Marketing What you say with your body
July 27, 2015By Jerry Bellune . You can say so much without saying a word. It’s what you do that people read anyway. Body language is a major way we communicate. We…
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Advertise…duh
July 27, 2015By Ken Gasque That is the caption for my next tee shirt. Yes, I like tee shirt marketing. It’s fun. People like tee shirts. It’s a challenge to capture…
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Advertise…duh
July 27, 2015By Ken Gasque That is the caption for my next tee shirt. Yes, I like tee shirt marketing. It’s fun. People like tee shirts. It’s a challenge to capture…
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Five great PR hacks
July 22, 2015By John Boyanoski The average media reporter probably receives 100 press releases and story pitches each day. At best, they will read 15, consider five and choose one for…
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Be first or be different
July 22, 2015By Ken Gasque Being first with a good idea is really difficult and may not happen but once in your lifetime, if it happens then. Apple’s iPod, Coca-Cola, WD-40,…
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Be first or be different
July 22, 2015By Ken Gasque Being first with a good idea is really difficult and may not happen but once in your lifetime, if it happens then. Apple’s iPod, Coca-Cola, WD-40,…
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What’s in a Smile?
July 22, 2015By Leslie Pitner, DDS A smile is one of the most powerful ways we have to connect with other people. Having a smile you are confident to share can…
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What’s in a Smile?
July 22, 2015By Leslie Pitner, DDS A smile is one of the most powerful ways we have to connect with other people. Having a smile you are confident to share can…
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Your Missing Power: Master Mind
July 22, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer Perhaps the most powerful principle Napoleon Hill wrote about, and certainly the most enduring, is the 9th step towards riches: Power of the Master Mind. The…
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Your Missing Power: Master Mind
July 22, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer Perhaps the most powerful principle Napoleon Hill wrote about, and certainly the most enduring, is the 9th step towards riches: Power of the Master Mind. The…
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The Rules of Social Media & Coming Across The Way You Intended
July 22, 2015By Brian Maynor Social media is certainly an ingrained part of our culture, with everyone using one form or another, from personal expression to business development. While it is…
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The Rules of Social Media & Coming Across The Way You Intended
July 22, 2015By Brian Maynor Social media is certainly an ingrained part of our culture, with everyone using one form or another, from personal expression to business development. While it is…
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Romance in Marketing – The secrets of desire
July 20, 2015By Jerry Bellune ‘Desire’ is a word that has been highly sexualized. It doesn’t have to mean desire of a sexual nature. Desire is critical in attracting and retaining…
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Romance in Marketing – The secrets of desire
July 20, 2015By Jerry Bellune ‘Desire’ is a word that has been highly sexualized. It doesn’t have to mean desire of a sexual nature. Desire is critical in attracting and retaining…
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How is your ability to make the sale?
July 20, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer “Jeffrey, what’s the BEST way to make a sale?” When I’m asked this question (I’m asked it all the time), what the salesperson’s really asking is,…
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How is your ability to make the sale?
July 20, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer “Jeffrey, what’s the BEST way to make a sale?” When I’m asked this question (I’m asked it all the time), what the salesperson’s really asking is,…
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Give The Customers What They Want: Removing Barriers to Client Communication
July 16, 2015By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose Peter Drucker, who is often referred to as the “father of management theory,” once said that a business’s purpose is “to find and…
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Give The Customers What They Want: Removing Barriers to Client Communication
July 16, 2015By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose Peter Drucker, who is often referred to as the “father of management theory,” once said that a business’s purpose is “to find and…
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The Ultimate Summer Cool Kit
July 16, 2015By Brian Maynor Summer is all about sunshine and enjoying the outdoors, but it’s not all about pool parties and cookouts. Sometimes you need to maintain a little poise…
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The Ultimate Summer Cool Kit
July 16, 2015By Brian Maynor Summer is all about sunshine and enjoying the outdoors, but it’s not all about pool parties and cookouts. Sometimes you need to maintain a little poise…
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Gut Reactions & Why You Shouldn’t Automatically Trust Them
July 15, 2015By Brian Maynor “Trust your gut.” We’ve all been given that sage advice at some point in time and on many occasions it has been proven completely accurate, but…
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Gut Reactions & Why You Shouldn’t Automatically Trust Them
July 15, 2015By Brian Maynor “Trust your gut.” We’ve all been given that sage advice at some point in time and on many occasions it has been proven completely accurate, but…
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Romance in Marketing – Convincing them to love you
July 13, 2015By Jerry Bellune . Will romancing prospects get your face slapped? Will once loyal clients show you the door? You must decide that based on your clients. What are their…
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Romance in Marketing – Convincing them to love you
July 13, 2015By Jerry Bellune . Will romancing prospects get your face slapped? Will once loyal clients show you the door? You must decide that based on your clients. What are their…
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Value is the King of Sales, and the Queen of Service
July 12, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer Value is perhaps the most illusive word in sales. Everyone will tell you how important it is, very few can tell you what it is. I’ve…
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Value is the King of Sales, and the Queen of Service
July 12, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer Value is perhaps the most illusive word in sales. Everyone will tell you how important it is, very few can tell you what it is. I’ve…
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Shopping Online Is Easy – But Is It Causing You To Spend More Money?
July 8, 2015By Brian Maynor Online shopping was once taboo, but now it’s the norm with more people actually preferring it to traditional shopping. What’s not like? It’s available 24/7; there’s…
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Shopping Online Is Easy – But Is It Causing You To Spend More Money?
July 8, 2015By Brian Maynor Online shopping was once taboo, but now it’s the norm with more people actually preferring it to traditional shopping. What’s not like? It’s available 24/7; there’s…
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Recovering From A Fumble At The Office
July 8, 2015By Brian Maynor We all make mistakes. It’s a part of life and learning; but what can hurt is how you deal with it. Here are a few of…
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Recovering From A Fumble At The Office
July 8, 2015By Brian Maynor We all make mistakes. It’s a part of life and learning; but what can hurt is how you deal with it. Here are a few of…
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What financial documents should you keep, and for how long?
July 6, 2015By J. Abigail Mason Many of us are not sure how long to retain certain financial records; consequently, we often end up keeping boxes of documents that take up…
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What financial documents should you keep, and for how long?
July 6, 2015By J. Abigail Mason Many of us are not sure how long to retain certain financial records; consequently, we often end up keeping boxes of documents that take up…
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Romance in Marketing – Why they should love you
July 5, 2015By Jerry Bellune . Why they should love you Venture capitalist Irwin Federman said it well: “People don’t love you for who you are. “They love you for how you…
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Romance in Marketing – Why they should love you
July 5, 2015By Jerry Bellune . Why they should love you Venture capitalist Irwin Federman said it well: “People don’t love you for who you are. “They love you for how you…
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Nice Guys Finish Last – It’s Sad But True
June 25, 2015By Brian Maynor One of the hallmarks of Southern culture is possessing impeccable manners. As a born and reared Southerner I was raised to say ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’ along…
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Nice Guys Finish Last – It’s Sad But True
June 25, 2015By Brian Maynor One of the hallmarks of Southern culture is possessing impeccable manners. As a born and reared Southerner I was raised to say ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’ along…
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