Tag: relationships

Unlikely Competitors… Part I

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Okay... as small business owners, leaders, and marketers, we all know that in order to soar we need to create a sound marketing plan. So let's see... what did we…
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Hitting The Target… Part II

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Recent studies show that most people now consider advertising during their favorite programming to be an interruption... which of course, it is. Whatever you are watching, or listening to, stops...…
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Leading In Business And Life…

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One of the beauties (or curses) of small business is the extent to which it is typically intertwined with our personal lives. I recently spoke with someone who challenged this…
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How’s Your Vision…? Part III

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We often speak here about small business leadership and marketing principles for three reasons: 1) It's the theme of this blog and I don't want to get in trouble with…
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How we do, what we do…

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I was asked the other day about our marketing plans as we launch our practice. Actually, the question revolved around the topic of new and emerging media, web-based marketing, and…
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Checking The Pulse Of A Healthy Business…

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One of the quickest measures to evaluate the current health, and future potential, of any small business is to look at one simple statistic. This is information you likely have…
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It’s Just A Habit…

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Why are some bad habits so hard to break?And what about positive traits that we desire...why are they often so elusive? Our habits, for better or worse, are strong indicators…
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No Thanks, I’m Just… Researching.

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As we're out and about, going from store to store... the same two-sentence conversations are happening everywhere. The question is familiar to all of us, "Can I help you?"... as…
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‘Tis The Season…

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Seasons are important. Many small businesses do half their annual volume during 'their' season, whenever that is, and however long it lasts. If you are involved in retailing... web-based or…
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Black Friday Redux & Post-Christmas Musings

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The lead story at every news break today was that Black Friday was back... this time for real as retailers braced for a flood of returns the day after Christmas.…
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