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People stick with their cars longer than with their marriages

An acquaintance of mine bought a brand new car two days ago.
The same person was very disappointed with the delivery process, though.
It was uneventful, to say the very least.

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How’s your dial tone?

Do you deliver what you promise? Are the basics securely in place?

Think of those basics as ‘the dial tone’ — the essential, always-on service required to support continue reading

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Simple = good.

The spectacular success of Starbucks is nothing short of magical.
While no single factor can explain Starbucks’ success, there is one common thread that runs through continue reading

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Never follow the crowd. Go where it’s empty.

This is long, so feel free to skip.

The news organizations present a misleading slant on current events. More specifically, the media has the continue reading

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How to find new customers

Let me tell you a quick story: A few days ago, I was visiting with a friend of mine who just recently bought a new car. (New to him, not actually brand continue reading

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What can the NFL teach us about success

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It’s true,

more often than not the highest paid player on an NFL team is the quarterback. What continue reading

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Can clients read minds?

Tiny big reminder: In life and in business,

confusion is easy to make.

The good news: confusion is also easy to remedy.
Clients are not mind readers. The more the client understands continue reading

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Treat your customers as if they were newspapers reporters

Shortly after I published the post titled Is your sales team hurting your marketing efforts?, I received an continue reading

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Is your sales team hurting your marketing efforts?

Let’s talk about your sales team for a minute: How significant is its capability and willingness to serve? “What’s this question continue reading

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Same = Lame

Last week in my article FYI: Why good coffee doesn’t come in vacuum-packed cans I briefly discussed the continue reading

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