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My GREATEST Sales Success… (Selling My Wife On Moving)

Kim and I built the house we live in over 22 years ago. Over that time we have seen every house in our cul de sac sell at least once (most multiple times). We are the last original owners left. Back then we had two kids and multiple pets living here and it was more…

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No One Can Serve Two Masters… But You Can Serve Two Clients At The Same…

Check… One Two… Last week I had the pleasure and honor of being a paid speaker at a live conference. It was the first one I was able to do in the past 3 years. Actually, this conference was started and booked in 2019. It was canceled until this year with all the restrictions being…

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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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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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The Anatomy Of An Ebook (I Wrote For My Business) – A Marketer's Journey

I don't know about you, but I think the hardest thing to do as a marketer is to market myself and my own business. When it comes to doing it for yourself, it's a little bit more of a challenge. It's kind of hard to see the forest from the trees. Kind of like the…

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Turbo-Charge Your Sales Engine in 2022 – Going Fishing

This is the third installment in a four-part series on using marketing to power your sales engine. You can read the first post, here and the second post, here. In this post, we'll cover staying relevant and creating awareness through consistent engagement. In our final installment, we'll explain how to actively engage your clients and…

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