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29
Oct

This Is A Business, Not A Hobby

It’s interesting that this post from Copyblogger came out today about the ‘3 fatal diseases that kill good blogs‘. Why? Because I’m currently writing a book right now called ‘Attention!’ and one of the themes I’m working on in the book is… This is a business, not a hobby. Social media, blogging, email marketing, affiliate [...]

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05
May

The Two Reasons We Use The Web

In my presentation called “Beyond the Website” I cover my mantra of “Why We Use the Internet”. It’s one of the main things that we all need to understand before we can be successful online. You MUST understand why people come online. If you dont, how can you sell to them? How can you create [...]

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08
Mar

Video Book Review: The Perfection of Marketing

The Perfection of Marketing puts you in the room with James Connor, a leading brand expert to hear the exact advice he’s given to over 200 CEOs on the most efficient methods to build their brand and increase marketing ROI. Culminating from 12 years of work, these best practices are battle tested for small and [...]

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03
Feb

Why Haven’t You Started Your Live Ustream Show Yet?

I wanted to start doing a weekly Web show, so I put out a call for a co-host in Cleveland and got Jeremy Borger to show up. Below is the live on tape (recording) of the show we did earlier today. We talk about Twitter, and the Superbowl trends and other geeky related things on [...]

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27
Jan

Presentation: I’m A HUGE Failure, Are You?

Are you a HUGE failure? Or are you a loser? Maybe you’re a quitter? Maybe you’re all of the above? Or maybe, just maybe… you’re really successful, but you think you’re a failure? The truth is, anyone can be successful if they understand that we all fail, and then realize the reasons why success comes [...]

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14
Nov

What’s More Important? Getting Rich? Or Your Vision For Your Brand?

Note: This post was written for a friend of mine who wishes to remain nameless. It’s my pick me up to that person. You can do it! These thoughts accurately represent how I have felt in the past. I hope you find it helpful and inspirational on your journey to success. What if you could [...]

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14
Oct

Will You Lead, Or Follow?

The time is right for you to be a leader. Here’s what’s going to happen as we move into tough economic times. 1. Corporations will continue to tighten belts and not care about you. 2. Hundreds of thousands will lose their jobs. 3. Followers will suffer. At the end of the day, if you choose [...]

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20
May

Inspiration: I Just Bought A Ukulele

Inspiration is a heckuva sales tool. Marketers need to figure out how to inspire their audience, because if you can do that, you own your market, regardless of what it is you’re selling. Case in point. I have recently been smitten with a very talented Youtube musician named Julia Nunes. She plays the Ukulele on [...]

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23
Mar

Your Marketing & Sales Team Sucks

A bit of a rant today on the Daily Flip. Going all Feldman on ya. Basically, your marketing sucks, and your sales team too. Especially ad networks. Watch the video below to get my entire case. I’m nicer in the video I think. Honestly though, I have to call you all out for bad marketing [...]

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18
Dec

Who Inspires You To Be Better At What You Do?

I’m driven by other marketers who inspire me to be more creative. These people push me to try harder, and in the end, I’m better for it. One of those people is Shawn Collins. Shawn inspires me daily with his videos and his marketing ideas and his general attitude of having fun as a marketer. [...]

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