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Creating Content in an AI World – IQ+EQ = SQ

I have been in the marketing game a long time. When I wrote my first book, I was introduced to the world of marketing influencers. Although I was trying to become one, I never made it my main source of income; instead, I used it as a way to introduce myself to potential clients. That…

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Heating Up Business Leftovers

I live with my wife, Kim, and our dog, Layla. When it comes to making meals at home, Kim has that down to a science. One thing I can say is that we often have leftovers. For example, when we do Taco Tuesday, we almost always get a second meal out of the cooked food.…

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Prices Are Going Up. Are You Raising Yours? Can You? Should You?

There is an undercurrent creating a bit of uncertainty in business. It's the cost of doing business. I call it the “Chaos-Commerce Economy.” I have a lot of subscription tools that I pay for every month. They range from Grammarly to Blubrry (podcasting storage), from Acuity (meeting scheduling) to Zoom, Fathom, and other meeting tools.…

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You Can Do That with AI?

WARNING: This is a Geeky Post! No matter what your skill level, business acumen, or technical skill set, Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we do business. You don't have to actually download or pay for a system like ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity to experience it. It is now built into almost every piece of…

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Are You Working Harder… To Achieve Diminishing Results?

I asked AI to motivate me with a saying to get better results: “Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently.” Keep pushing forward—small, steady improvements lead to big results. Then I asked AI to do the same about Hard Work: 1. “Work smarter, not harder.” 2. “Don’t…

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