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How Using Mixed Emotions Can Emotionally Charge Your Marketing Messages

I recently had an interesting call with a potential client where we went back and forth getting to know each other. In the process, she said to me, “I want to be upfront with you and let you know that I've had some bad experiences with people doing lead generation for my business.” And I…

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Don't Be An Inbox Clogger – Email With A Purpose

A while back, I was talking about getting your email organized. There are people out there (maybe even you) who have over 8,000 emails in their inbox. But I don't want to talk about your inbox. Today, I want to talk about your outbox, or more specifically about broadcast email in business and how to…

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Thought Leadership? You Need To Have Purpose, Passion, And A Plan

I had an interesting call with a potential client today. He was interested in extending his reach using social media. Part of the problem was that he has two different lives. He had a life as a financial advisor and a life as a musician/composer. One of the things that we had to immediately come…

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Why Hiring A Good Content Writer Is Great For Business

Spring is here. Spring has sprung. The trees are blooming, noses are running, and so am I! I'm finally back to jogging. It's a nice, warm, 60 degrees here in Chicago. When I do my run, I have one path that I follow most of the time. I call it the Flashdance Girl, because when…

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The Details Are In The Data – How To Better Collect And Use Info From…

Nothing warms my cockles like a good set of data. Do you feel that way? Chances are you don't, but I am a geek and I do love data. I love my QuickBooks. I love looking at every single week's volume of what sold, what didn't, and where the expenses went. And, I love looking…

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