Tag: respect

Do Unto Others…

No doubt we're all familiar with the Golden Rule which states that we are to do unto others what we would have done unto us. There is also a counterpart,…
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Your Best Customers… Part I

I'm minding my own business, enjoying a coffee at a local Barnes and Noble when two thirty-something business guys sit down right behind me. It's cramped, and short of cupping…
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Is This Place Safe…? Part II

Awhile back, I spoke with a small business leader who was struggling. I asked him how many ideas he had coming in from the field... from his staff, as well…
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Hitting The Target… Part II

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…

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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Do You Know Your ABC’s…? Part II

Okay, so if we are committed to assembling a marketing dream team in 2009, we better get started. The core of the team is going to be... the team. Oh...,…
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Some Things Never Change… Part V.

...get up go to work drive home get up go to work drive home get up go to work drive home get up go to work drive home get up…
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Transforming Accounts Receivable Into Cash

In another post, we talked about the dangerous volume of accounts receivable being carried by many companies, as well as the importance of setting up business terms that not only make…
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Are Your Terms Killing You?

"We've got some cash flow issues, and I'm really getting concerned... especially now with the credit crunch", a small business owner related. "What's the average age of your receivables?" I…
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