September 2010
4 posts
A List you would like to avoid
This is on the front page of the web page Websites That Suck Dot Com. This site was brought to my attention at a webinar training session we did for work the other day. I wanted to bring it to everyone else’s attention for a few reasons: 1) It is out there and if you’re company is on it try to do what you can to get off that list! 2) Work on your own site or your company site...
Sep 29th
Decision Making Plus Execution Equals Final...
Brutus vs Rufus I think Vince McMahaon just put a bid in for them to square off again at the Royal Rumble in 2011. For a quick recap for those unaware, Rufus the mascot from the Ohio U Bobcats tackled Brutus the Buckeye before the Ohio State Ohio U game last Saturday in Columbus. It turned into a big to do, the OU Bobcat Rufus was in big trouble and he was banned from further affiliation...
Sep 24th
Where is everybody?!
In the book that I recommended on my last post, Attention by Jim Kukral, I read a chapter on a marketing idea that I thought was pure genius and wanted to share it with the WORLD WIDE WEB! A man in charge of numerous different minor league baseball teams over his life did a promotion called “Nobody Night.”  They held a huge tailgate party outside the minor league ball park...
Sep 20th
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The Ability to Thank not Demand
Yes Yes…I understand…we all have to make money…some more than others depending on kids, rent, college loans, etc. But sometimes I think we lose grasp of the fact that it is not about us but rather it is about our clients. I heard a few stories lately that sort of baffled and bothered me at the same time. 1) A sales rep in a different market didn’t receive any money...
Sep 13th