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3 Signs From God That It's Time To Move On…

I don't want to get all religious on you. I have often studied the science of religions, tribes, politics, and many facets of how and why we adopt belief systems that shape our lives. When I was giving a speech in Minnesota, I told the audience that during the pandemic, I was researching the question,…

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Networking Is All About Give And Take But Success Takes Giving

It's been a long journey to get ready to sell our house and buy another. I have been in the Chicagoland area for almost 50 years. Over that period I have moved at least a dozen times. But, you never really move far from your network. You know what grocery stores have what. You know…

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How To Give Your Sales Team A Little Empathy To Share With Your Customers

The Last 2 Years Have Been HELL! It's hard to believe that two years ago we went from a kind of normal to total chaos in our businesses. We were mostly all chugging along, filled with hope for a new year, and BOOM. The pandemic struck like an earthquake-lightning-tsunami. Companies struggled to set up staff…

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Turbo-Charge Your Sales Engine in 2022 – The Search For The Easy Button

This is the first installment in a four-part series on how marketing can power your sales engine. In this first post, we'll discuss how certain B2b businesses were able to thrive during tough times by avoiding quick-fix gimmicks. In the next post, we'll cover what exactly successful companies do to thrive during times of chaos.…

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Life Just Happens… While You're Running Your Business

I'm sure you've heard the saying, “Time flies when you're having fun.” It's really hard to believe I've been running my company for 20 years. I started B2B Interactive Marketing in 2001. As I look back, I have accumulated a lot of stuff, but a lot has changed over that time. Today, I want to…

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Need To Find And Keep Better People? Market Your Culture To Everyone!

The last couple of years really taught us a bundle about business. One of the things is that everybody is getting pretty comfortable with right now is Zoom and doing remote meetings. That has also led to a bunch of people being much more comfortable working from home. Maybe they like going out to the…

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