Does Anyone Actually Order From These People???

In this rant, I’m going to address an old topic that has been covered in depth before, but now appears with the twist of greater visibility via social media—suppliers/manufacturers selling direct and distributors buying direct.

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Bar Soap or Liquid Soap?

As a confessed marketing madman who thinks different, I’m always pondering branding strategies, marketing messages, hot products, and changing business trends.

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Cocktail Party Marketing

The “traditional” marketing was known as outbound or push advertising. Under the new rules of marketing, because of changes in buyer behavior, inbound marketing is becoming much more effective and popular.

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No News Is The Worst News

Some interesting news pieces that didn’t make the cut this month.

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Overwhelmed… Trying to Do it All?

Today’s blog post will give you five proven strategies to get more done in less time and avoid being overwhelmed.

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Social Media – Old Tools in New Packaging

I’ve been talking abou the transformative changes taking place in the workplace today, and social media appears at first glance to be a whole new ballgame. But just as you experienced a change when you traded your vinyl records to shiny new compact discs and a transformation when you now carry all of your music library on your phone—you’re still listening to music.

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