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Organic Marketing – How Artificial Intelligence Can Sweeten Relationships

It's easy to get nostalgic for the good old days. We just watched the satirical movie “Unfrosted” about making Pop-Tarts. It's filled with nostalgic references and jokes blended with a modern-day perspective. Although Pop-Tarts have fruit flavors, it's 100% artificial flavors loaded with sugar that give them their taste, for many kids in the '60s,…

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So Much Peopling

Have you ever suffered from social overload? I know it occurs across social media, especially when you have a controversial topic with hundreds of comments and replies. You reach a point where your brain shuts down. You go numb and move on or just leave the platform for a while. I remember the feeling when…

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BACON – Chapter 9: Trust Me…

Trust is not an event. Trust is a process. Unlike KNOW and LIKE, TRUST cannot be found through an online activity. It has to be accomplished through human-to-human interaction. Trust has to be earned. Once earned, it’s not like a merit badge. It’s more like a battery that has to be recharged constantly. It is…

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BACON – Chapter 8: Like Me… Like You!

If you think about it, it’s easy to know about many people. There are people I know that I have never met in person or even had an online conversation with. Going from Know to Trust requires a stepping stone, and that’s called a Like. You can try to jump over that stone, but it…

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BACON – Chapter 6: Know – Like – Trust

The concept of “Know – Like – Trust” has been around for a while. It is commonly attributed to author Bob Burg (Endless Referrals and The Go-Giver). Bob is an internationally known sales guru, and I've had the pleasure of interviewing him and getting to know him personally. Bob is someone who I would call…

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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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