Some people have remarkable branding ability. During a historic week when President Obama was dealing with serious international issues and the subsequent capture and killing of our nation’s number-one enemy, Donald Trump was cashing in on all the free press he could muster.
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There are few topics in our industry that stimulate more lively discussion then trade shows. Are there too many? What do you really get out of them? What will you miss if you don’t go? And the question that seems to be hotly debated recently… should industry trade shows allow hosted end-users to attend?
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Research firm IBISWorld says United States apparel manufacturing is a dying industry. What do you think?
Read MoreFor more than 10 years, I have committed my Friday mornings to making 10 phone calls to grow my business. This has proven to be one of my secret business growth strategies, and it has worked extremely well … until recently.
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Last week Chris Matthews gave a passionate commencement speech at Temple University in Philadelphia, “5 Rules for Life.” Here are Matthews’ five rules and my selling smarter take on them.
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Is there room for soft-hearted words like “love” in the world of business?
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Change is something that many of us have a hard time with. And times they are a changing for our industry. In fact, I truly believe the way our industry operates now is fast becoming obsolete. That may sound harsh, but please hear me out.
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This may be contrary to what many in our industry have been trained to do, but I don’t believe cold calls are an effective prospecting strategy.
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If you’re anything like I am, some days you feel chained to your desk and computer. There just seems to be a never-ending stream of e-mails to answer, phone calls to catch up on and social media to post.
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In the month since SaferProducts.gov went live, a number of complaints have started to trickle onto the website. I thought it would be worth taking a look to see what consumers are saying.
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