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BACON – Chapter 4 – It’s Not About You, It’s About Business

One of the foundations that's stuck with me through the years is, “Businesses do not do business with other businesses. People do business with people.” There has never been a corporation that has ever paid cash or written a check. People do that. Yes, companies try to put you on autopilot by making you subscribe…

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BACON – Chapter 3: Babies, Puppies & BACON

What’s your image? Babies are cute, puppies are cute, and bacon is not cute, but I bet your mouth watered a little bit. What if someone recently lost a baby? Maybe they are a cat person? What if they are an animal rights activist or vegan? Then, those first statements could not be any farther…

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BACON – Chapter 2: Cha-Cha-Cha – Changes

You can’t control change; it controls you. Chances are, you are in one of two camps: 1) Those who embrace technology or 2) Those who are overwhelmed with all the change. Now, you may still be a damn the torpedos, I am going to use my printed Franklin planner and Palm Pilot Blueberry thingy kind…

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BACON – Chapter 1: Relationship Marketing

Marketing has evolved over the decades. I've spent more than forty-five years in business. During that time, business has experienced many changes, innovations, breakthroughs, revolutions, and upheavals. I’ve had the chance to see the birth and evolution of the personal computer, and I worked at the company that pioneered the cell phone. Then I watched…

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Out With the NEW… In With the OLD!

Here are the top five New Year's sayings or cliches: Out with the Old, In with the New New Year, New You Another Chance for Us to Get It Right See You Next Year A Frest Start In reality, it is just another day in a sequence of days. The biggest difference is that it's…

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