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In the world of business, there is practice, learning and rehearsal.

And there is going out to play live on stage just like a rock-band. Are you ready to give the performance of your life Read More

Was it the act of a lunatic?

Or was it the act of a businessperson, sick of dealing with horrible customers, who said, "I'm mad as HELL and I'm not going to take it anymore!!! Read More

Why you should be using press releases as part of your marketing strategy and a quick cheat sheet on how to get it done Read More

While Linked-in is acknowledged as the premier business-oriented social networking site, many people look at it as a simple online CV or resume. But Linked-in is greatly underrated as a place to showcase your talents, grow your capabilities, and develop new business opportunities. Read More

Having a shorter sales cycle is good for a number of reasons, but many take the quest to far. The goal is to have the optimal duration to a cycle, and then concentrate efforts and energy on having ample of the right type of prospects in your pipeline Read More

Selling and Marketing Yourself Means Spelling Out ALL of the Benefits, Advantages and Value to Your Prospects and Customers!

Join me for a serious, though weird and irreverant, look at these principles.. Read More

Could Boise, Idaho, be the new hot bed of small business growth in the U.S. Why not your home town no matter how large or small? Search giant Google claimed in an early post of its new small business blog that an estimated $72 million had been generated by business in Idaho using its online advertising tools and sited other recent reports on the growth of small business in Boise as the reason for a recent visit. How are you using the tools of the Internet to leverage your small business in your own home town? We would love to hear your story. Please leave it in the comment section below. Read More

Could a deal reportedly being hammered out between Google and Verizon spell trouble for small businesses marketing content online? One news report (in the New York Times) claims the agreement could allow different tiers of service for content providers. The story claims "Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege." Could this mean having to pay an Internet provider for faster loading of your content, something likely to benefit larger companies with deeper pockets? Google is denying some of what has been reported and both companies claim the move won't affect the level playing field enjoyed by all content providers and users (including small businesses and their customers.) What do you think Read More

Perhaps never before in business has anyone been able to succeed so much by using so little!

Lessons abound from this 80s television classic. It's about resourcefulness, wit, improvisation, bootstrapping, and making the most out of limited resources.

Learn to succeed...the MacGuyver Way Read More

There are a number of different sales methodologies, techniques and courses, but in the end they are only as good as the execution. Execution - the silver bullet in sales, everything else is just talk Read More