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BACON – Chapter 5 – Get Out…

The History of Networking Networking has been around for a long time in business. Some of the names you may recognize (Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, and John D. Rockefeller) were prolific advocates of networking. Trade shows date back to the 1800s. The American Medical Association was started in 1847. Another AMA (American Marketing…

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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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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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Sales & Marketing… It’s a MATH Problem

MATH is HARD! When I was a kid, I did not have to walk to school uphill, both ways, in the snow! But it was before you could buy calculators and computers in the dollar store. Math was always done on paper and memorized (like multiplication tables). Memorized meant repetition and relevance. I am trying…

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It's the Most Thankful Time of the Year

It's that time of the year when business starts to wind down, and people are looking forward to the holidays. Not in the marketing business. This is the busiest part of the year, prepping our clients for new business in 2024. We're tweaking our brands and checking it twice, revamping websites, and optimizing systems with…

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What is Relationship Marketing?

(and Why it Matters in Business-to-Business Sales) I've heard it said that to succeed in business, you must master business tools. Some businesses make do with what they can afford, while others highly invest in cutting-edge technologies. Customers have invested in integrated systems like Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, Hubspot, ZoomInfo, and others. At the same time,…

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