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How to be creative

Ask: What would my friends love?
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The technology of the soul hasn’t changed for a long time

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Just got an email from a reader from Germany.
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Why you need to convey style before substance

The above image shows Dell’s response to Apple’s first gen. iPod.
Did you have one of these? No? OK, how about your friends? Still nothing?

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Are you in the wrong business?

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A few weeks ago I wanted to schedule an oil change for my car, so I called the service department at a car dealership. (How continue reading

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Is your website hurting your sales?

Google Analytics recently produced the above video to demonstrate how online retailers are losing customers by bombarding them with too many annoying continue reading

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What can Brian Burke’s firing teach us about business

Quick reminder: The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club) is a professional ice continue reading

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What’s so great about being typical?

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Just came across a neat little story in the Wall Street Journal: “At the age of 66, when many are already continue reading

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The Power of Naming

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What’s the basis of the buying decision to your customers?

How do you know what’s essential to the decision buying process of your customers?
To get you started, here’s one freebie: you ask.
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Why are some people successful while others are not?

One of my favorite songs of all time is Bobby Bland’ Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City.

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