In the second grade, I brought an owl pellet to school for show and tell. I vaguely remember a combination of laughter and complete disgust amongst my fellow classmates after explaining why I decided to jam a mass of regurgitated bird parts into my backpack to show everyone at school. (The reason is because I loved owls—some would say a…
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No matter what my relationship status is Valentine’s Day warmly reminds me that winter is ending and spring is (kind of) around the corner. Naturally, I’ve been thinking about all of the spring promotional products I’d like to have this year. Based on 2016 trends and personal needs, here are four products that I’ll be…
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The branding for this year’s Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Expo was “The Best Expo Ever,” which is a big claim, considering the Expo is always a great event. The Expo is the largest industry event of the year. It’s a busy, productive week that, for many, goes beyond being a trade show—it’s more like…
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How do you make yourself matter to your customers? How did selling today become such a “soft” touch? How did things like liking, loving, trusting and focusing on the mission become more important than prospecting, qualifying, looking at features and benefits, and closing, closing, closing?
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Security always has been considered anything but sexy. Money rarely flows to security projects since most executives pay little mind to security. Instead, sales and marketing receive the majority of the investment.
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Maybe … I recently contacted Intuit/QuickBooks with that very question. I was told, “Based on initial testing, Intuit has found no issues with running QuickBooks 2015 on Windows 10.”
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Life has its ups and downs. We can all rejoice about the good things we have experienced in life. As a kid, you may have done special things in sports or celebrated academic accomplishments.
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Astound me! That’s right, knock my socks off! Make me notice that you’re different. Make me talk about you—positively. Make me want to brag about you.
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Those of you who know me personally know that I am a film buff, and classic comedy historian and collector. I’ve been a member of The Sons of the Desert, the international Laurel and Hardy organization, since I was 15 years old, and I founded the Cleveland, Ohio, branch of that organization in 1973.
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Most everyone wants the latest and greatest upgrade to technology, especially when it’s a free update, like Windows 10 or IOS 9. Even enterprise software users desire the latest upgrade.
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