It’s no secret that business relationships are going through a rough patch right now.  Your customers can’t come to see you. You can’t go to see them.  And new client relationships? Forget about it. There’s no way to introduce yourself and start the know, like, and trust-building process like you’ve always done. It seems like

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Does the word “Sales” make you cringe? If so, you are not alone. For many business owners Marketing is a mystery and Sales is a dirty word. That’s why I was so excited when Tony Hoty, a marketing and sales leadership expert to the home improvement industry, agreed to share some of his knowledge with

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Have you ever read the bestselling book, The Go-Giver? After I finished reading it the first time I turned around and read it again, just to make sure I had squeezed all the wisdom from it that I could. That 2007 title, co-authored by Bob Burg and John David Mann, was the first of what are

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When was the last time you posted something on your blog? You say you don’t have a blog? Well then, how often do you post to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram? Almost never you say? Why do you figure that is? I think I know. The #1 reason people give me for not taking advantage

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If you recall, last month we talked about the Two-Minute Explainer Video. And then, a couple of weeks later, we talked about The 5 Videos That Every Company Needs and I said I was going to create all five for my company as examples. Well, here we are, with the first of those sample videos

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Have you ever considered taking on an investor? Having met with and presented before scores of angel investors, investment bankers and venture capitalists over the years, my advice would be, “proceed with caution.” These types of investors might be able to write you a big check, but they can’t do much else to help you.

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