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A collection of entertaining intelligent and thought provoking blog posts: Without further ado grab your favorite glasses – be they reading, wine, beer, martini, coffee, tea, water or otherwise. Climb into your most comfy chair and then indulge your mind, your heart and your senses. You may enjoy a Read More

Let me make a confession up front. I copped out on the title of this post, if I had really been honest and courageous, I would have titled this, Am I Being Too Glib In Talking About Sales Performance Management? If you are a regular follower of this blog, you know I talk about this very frequently, Read More

This is the second part of a multi-part blog post about one of your love/hate relationships: SALES!!! All of your attitudes, opinions and beliefs, about everything from your personal life to your business, stemmed from somewhere. The important thing about these beliefs is that you must occasionally Read More

What you all need to do is study the total disconnects between online videos, social networking and big search engines like Google. We all love video. http://vdch.net/videowow The statistics of online video show total focus: users click more, watch longer, and follow links further. Read More

If you’re doing any kind of Internet marketing you know the importance of fact gathering especially if you’re just starting out investing time, money and resource in social media. We’re now well into the “early majority” phase of social media, it’s time to take a look at some interesting data to ge Read More

Today I was interviewed by a journalist from a large national media publication for an upcoming story on social media. During the interview one of the questions he asked me was if I thought that it eventually becomes one big blur as more and more brands hop onto social media.

As I answered his Read More

Five reasons why today's small business owner should seriously consider partnering with a virtual assistant. Read More

The blogger has become a ubiquitous part of the media world. Learning how to blog successfully takes time, lots of effort, and being patient with trial and error. However, I keep coming back to the format as it is exciting to be be a part of the news media revolution. Outlined is seven keys to su Read More

Six essential resources for small business owners: knowledge hubs, bookmarking and Social Networking communities to take advantage of and get answers from. Read More

Want to know one of the secrets to business success? It’s knowing your competition. When you first started your company, you probably did market research where you assessed your major competitors to find out what you were getting into and where you could gain an edge. As our businesses grow, howeve Read More