Welcome to the world’s first hyper-interactive, cross-country, super-charged blog. My subject today will serve as a case study to be discussed during a Twitter chat (#SM4B) hosted by Steve Farnsworth […]
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My son is a professional musician and has wanted to be a performer since he was a little boy. Once I determined that this was his true life goal, not a “phase,” […]
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Here’s my vote for the most clueless group of marketers in the world: real estate agents.I’ve had the misfortune of buying and selling a number of homes in the past […]
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Starbucks. Dell. Mark Schaefer. Yes, I am now up there with the mega-brand big dogs, at least momentarily, in an article in Forbes recently. Not only that, but I was […]
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This part 2 of my interview with B2B marketing pioneer Dr. Ben Hanna, VP of Business.com. Click here for Part 1: Twitter for business: Four breakthrough insights Ben, your company […]
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The theme for the blog this week is “strategy” and the first thing I needed to do is turn the microscope on myself. It’s ugly. I have not been following […]
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Two weeks ago I named GE as one of the Top 5 B2B superstars utilizing social media marketing strategies. Yesterdays’ announcement on a new R&D Center in Michigan and 1,200 […]
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Many business owners think their companies are too small to have a brand. Do YOU have a brand? Yes, you do! A brand is your promise to your customers. It […]
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Here’s a mistake I see repeated so often by small business owner — assuming that their website IS the marketing plan. Many people imagine the Internet like a Mississippi River […]
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