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The Social Web and Competition: Respect the Game
Traveling home from a soccer game with my son yesterday, we discussed a few incidents from his game. I noticed my son seemed to have a good relationship with the player on the opposing team who was...
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101+1 Small Business Marketing Questions…With a Sense of Humor
This is the time of year when I encourage entrepreneurs to begin planning for the New Year. Planning can be a positive and reflective process. It can be inspiring to look back over the mountains you...
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November 2009 – Month of Fallen Heroes
Military cemetery from Crestock Stock PhotographyYesterday brought news of another tragedy, a senseless act of violence against those who sacrifice their lives in order to protect us all. Two of the...
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Are you creating a new year plan for your small business? If you are like most entrepreneurs, your plan includes a full list projects, strategies, campaigns and promotions requiring investment of your...
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Books for Business Inspiration
Over the holidays, I caught up on some much needed rest, relaxation, and reading (love my Kindle!) I was looking for inspiration and found it in two books which are now among my personal favorites. I...
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Customer Loyalty: Tires and Steak?
I went to the freezer the other day to find something to cook for dinner and saw a box of steaks I didn’t recognize. – Top Sirloin Steak with a Les Schwab sticker on the box. Huh? Tires and steak? I...
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Don’t Go It Alone – Partners Help You Climb Higher!
Two climbers from Crestock Stock Images If you run a business, you know how essential it is to regularly monitor and measure the vital signs of your business, such as sales, profits, and project...
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THE RECOVERY IS COMING
Every economic recession comes to an end and this one is no different. Will you be ready? Today I begin a new blog series to outline smart moves you can make now to prepare you for the upswing when it...
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MAKE ROOM FOR THE RECOVERY
This is the second post in a monthly series dedicated to preparing your business for the upcoming economic recovery. Yesterday, we discussed how you need to clear out your thinking and today we talk...
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USE 4 D’S TO DEAL WITH UNFINISHED PROJECTS
This is the third post in a monthly series dedicated to preparing your business for the upcoming economic recovery. We all have them. Many times, they sit in stacks of papers in our office, the...
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PREPARE FOR THE RECOVERY: RESEARCH COMPETITORS
This is the fourth post in a monthly series dedicated to preparing your business for the upcoming economic recovery. Today, I discuss gathering competitive intelligence, one form of market research...
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In our continuing series on how to Prepare for the Upswing, we discuss several low cost options for inclusion in a customer feedback loop. Recession or not, gathering customer feedback is always a...
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Research Trends to Prepare for the Upswing
In the last two blog posts, we covered market research tools and methods for Customer Intelligence and Competitor Intelligence. Today we add a third leg to the proverbial stool by listing website...
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12 Ideas to Motivate Employees
There is no doubt that employees are feeling the stress of the economic downturn. They may be experiencing their own financial issues or are living in fear of losing their jobs. Consider how you can...
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SPRING CLEANING THE SOCIAL WEB
Over the course of this month, I have been cleaning out the clutter from my online world. Consider it a form of weeding, making room for my important relationships to grow and new relationships to take...
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Where did April Go?
“History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.” Napoleon It has been one of those months, so busy I didn’t get a chance to write a single blog post. I had big plans for...
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Retreat, Refresh and Re-Ignite your Vision
May is the month of my birth, almost 48 years ago. No, I don’t care if anyone knows how old I am – I earned every one of my years! For the past 15 years, I have taken a week during my birthday month to...
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Creating Business Momentum: Small Steps or Big Strides
My daughter is a runner. She has loved running for years and is competing with her schools track and field team, running the 400 m, 800 m and anchoring the 400 in the medley. She wants to win. She...
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Why Join a Mastermind Team?
Lately, there has been tremendous interest in Mastermind Teams within my business networks. Having spent many hours in phone calls and online discussions on the subject lately, I decided to start a new...
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Thumbs Up Day
The Summer of Giving began with nervous anticipation…so many choice,where do I start? Yesterday, I created a very long list of ideas of how I could “give” via my business using the internet – low or no...
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