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I Could Have Slept In But Why Should You Care?

Jeff Solomon, MAS

Something strange has happened to me. On a recent three-day holiday weekend, I had the opportunity to sleep in. But I didn’t. I attended a concert at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday and started early Sunday packing meals at our church for families in Haiti. I was looking forward to sleeping in on the holiday Monday when my wife told me our runners group was going out at 7 a.m. What would seem like an automatic “no” has become a much easier “yes” for me.

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How Appreciative Are You? 5 Easy Ways to Stand Out and Say Thank You: Part One

Rosalie Marcus

In today’s highly competitive promotional products business environment, you have to distinguish yourself from the competition. Here are five ways to stand out from the crowd and build your sales by saying “thank you” to clients.

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Going Direct

Rebecca Kollmann

I thought that would capture your eyes today because it’s a perennial hot topic in our industry. Today, we’re going somewhere else–interpersonal communication—that thing where a message is sent from one person to another, and another message returned. Interpersonal communication can be in-person, over the phone, through email or text–you name it.

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Have We Met?

Jeff Jacobs

As you’re reading this, I’m headed back from a great end-user event at Shumsky. The QCA Distributor Advocacy Council member gathered folks…

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Tending Life’s Garden

Jeff Solomon, MAS

One of the things I enjoy doing is taking care of the flowers on my front porch and tending to the few houseplants I have. I enjoy the color they bring to the home entryway, and people often comment on how pretty the flowers look.

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Playing the Price Game: It’s a Choice. Choose Wisely

Cliff Quicksell

The Internet, the obvious low barrier to entry, unskilled salespeople, the economy—each of these drive price wars and ultimately erode profits. Additionally, these issues relinquish control over to the client thus giving the client ultimate control to manage and drive the process. However, it doesn’t need to be that way. Choose to be different!

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