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Business
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Business
Business Seem Overwhelming? Lean Into It.
02.23.10 | Permalink | 5 CommentsSometimes business is completely out of control. Deadlines, emails, telephone calls, meetings, proposals, and then you actually have the work that you are supposed to deliver. In addition, competitors seek to take the next deal from you, you must keep your clients happy, and oh yeah, the economy is at an all time low. You [...]
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Business, Marketing, eluminare
My Company, Eluminare, is Merging with Bluegill Creative, Today
02.01.10 | Permalink | 3 CommentsIn 2008, I started a Marketing company, Eluminare, that initially focused on internet marketing and lead generation. The success of the company has exceeded my expectations and those of my clients. It has grown from Internet marketing into virtualized marketing executive consultancy, and most recently it has focused on “growth” consulting with clients. Now, only [...]
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Business, Marketing
Consultants, Freelancers, Lend Me Your Ears
Do you ever read something that seems to haunt you?
I woke up in the middle of the night in cold sweats thinking about this one. I read a Seth Godin post over the weekend, and, as usual, his words struck a chord. This time, however, I could not just post a tweet and go on [...] -
Business, Family, Thinking
Planting Vision
06.28.09 | Permalink | 3 CommentsFor the past four weeks I have spent Weekends working long hours in the yard. After, as the wife says, neglecting the yard for several years, I am interested and excited in transforming dirt into something beautiful. While laboring away under the hot sun with the assistance of a few fine friends (kids aged 7 [...]
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Business, Customer Service
Get the Tip
06.15.09 | Permalink | 6 CommentsWhy do we tip 15% and not 10%? 20% instead of 15%? Sure, it is some sort of ransom “to insure prompt service,” but really we tip based upon our expectations. If we expect lousy service and they exceed the expectations, we generously tip. If we expect Class A service but are delivered a Waffle [...]
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Business
Business Advice from American Idol: Pick The Sure Bet
Adam has some great business advice–Lambert, not Smith, that is.
When given the choice, do you look for the “long shot” or the “sure bet?”
This guy’s voice gets on my nerves, and I am generally not a fan. However, he consistently picks the sure bet. Within every genre, he has selected the song that turns the [...] -
Business, social media
New Rules in the Sales in the Age of Conversation.
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Business
Launching a Money Saving Site for Knoxvillians
03.05.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsSpokes Marketing has launched Coupon Katie–a site devoted to sharing money-saving tips–in Knoxville. There are a number of “coupon” sites on the web, but this site is dedicated to hyperlocal stories about saving some money. As I like to say, “Saving Green is the new Black.”
As Katie says:
The goal of this website is to simply [...] -
Business, Marketing
Great Idea! 30 of Them
Check out these great ideas. For anyone, such as myself, starving for a new biz-idea check out this list and play eeny-meeny-miny-moe.
#30 is more my speed. How about yours?Share the goodness:
Genuine Jeremy Floyd – Established in 1976 – Now With 20% More Attitude
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