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Why “FREE” Is A Four Letter Word That's Bad For B2b Businesses

Most of us have fallen victim to the allure of FREE stuff. I had a freezer full of big bags and boxes of frozen food from going to Sam's Club and being a victim of the FREE sample person standing in the aisle. I have gotten a FREE phone and Airpods that raised my monthly…

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The Secret 3 B's of Finding Your Perfect Customer

Do You Want To Know A Secret? Did you know that the American bee is actually digital? Yup… It's a U.S.B. So is that a conspiracy theory, or a bad dad joke? Perspective is reality in the mind of the bee-holder! The definition of a conspiracy theory is: a theory that explains an event or…

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How To Document Success? What Gets Captured – Gets Updated (With A Nudge)

Life Happens This past weekend, I was attempting to clean out my basement. Loaded on shelves were tons of Bankers' Boxes filled with personal and business records dating back to the 1990s. Loaded in there were memories and important things like the Title to my wife's 2003 car and the original documents from when we…

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LinkedIn Wants Your New And Old Content (HINT: And So Do Your Prospects & Clients)

Of the many distractions we face in our business lives, I am guessing that social media is not one that you would rate as useful. Believe me, I get it. With over 100 emails a day, phone calls, and app notifications, I would say that over 50% are pure spam. My car warranty is just…

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Turbo-Charge Your Sales Engine in 2022 – A Simple Truth

This is the second installment in a four-part series on using marketing to power your sales engine. You can read the first post, here. In this post, we'll cover what exactly successful companies do to thrive during times of chaos. Next, we'll cover staying relevant and creating awareness through consistent engagement. In our final installment,…

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You May Want Leads… But What You Really Need Is Prospects

Make It STOP! I was sitting down watching some TV with my wife and she pulled out her cellphone and said, “Can you help me?” And I said, “Sure.” She opened up her email and said, “Why am I getting all these?” When I started looking at what she meant by these, it was a…

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