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Why Social Media is NOT Effective As Advertising (Well Sort Of)

Today, I'd like to talk about a trend I've observed. It's a trend that's turning into an engagement epidemic in social media. It uses polls and questions to try to create more attention, thinking that will create more sales. Some of these polls will get a thousand people to check one of the boxes, but…

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Critical R.A.C.E. Theory and How To Win With YOUR Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today I want to talk about critical R.A.C.E Theory. Now I'm not talking about the kind of Critical Race Theory that's taught in institutions. I am not talking about anything political or even something that has to do with NASCAR. Nope. The critical R.A.C.E Theory I'm talking about today has to do with the acronym…

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How Can A Great Marketing System Overcome Disruption In Business?

Disrupting Disruption Today I want to talk about a great marketing system can overcome disruption in business. Now, I don't know about you, but I've seen a lot of disruption over the last handful of years. I was in a networking meeting this morning with a handful of people. And one person said, “I really…

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What Is The Secret B2b Marketing Formula? (Math is Hard – Success Is Not)

There's a secret in the banking industry. Savings accounts with restrictions make people save more. A CD, or certificate of a deposit, is also a commitment device. Let me explain. A president of a bank in the Philippines offered a few hundred of his customers a locked savings account, which means you could not make…

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Leveraging LinkedIn To Grow Your B2B Business Through Social Networking

I love teaching. I love teaching people about leveraging LinkedIn. One of my favorite, and humbly, one of the best courses I've ever created and teach on a regular basis is my latest LinkedIn class. I call it TRIBE. The reason I call it TRIBE is because it's built around a concept of only focusing on…

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What is Relationship Marketing? Amplify Your Marketing Messages!

I was out walking my dog this morning and I met up with another dog owner. We started chatting about relationship marketing. I was trying to explain to him about social media and email and how people can relate to using those tools in relationship marketing. He came back to me and said, “I'm not…

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