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I’m not one for playing the lottery or spending time at the slot machines in Vegas. But this morning I felt like doing exactly that… that this was my lucky day.

I was checking the weather this chilly Sunday morning before venturing out. Because of the likelihood of icy roads, I clicked through to the Local Weather Alert.

Bigger than life is a banner ad from amazon.com featuring my book.

Given all the books and products that Amazon carries, what are the odds of that happening?

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Book on Weather

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I’m always pleased when someone who has read my book, heard me speak, or met me at a networking activity calls and says, “I’d like to talk to you about doing a marketing makeover for my business.”

CowI received one of those phone calls several weeks ago from a delightful woman (whom I’ll call Katherine). She quickly explained that she had been in business for about ten years and felt that she needed to make some improvements in her marketing.

We talked about her business and about my extreme marketing makeover process. Based on a very delightful and productive phone conversation, I recommended that Katherine and I get together. (Katherine lives in Manhattan, so that made it easy.)

I did my usual research before I meet with someone. In most cases, that means digging into a company website to find out a little more about what they do. [click to continue…]

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Offend no one

July 21, 2011

Many years ago, I published and printed a personalized newsletter program that was used by over 100 direct mail companies throughout the U.S. These direct mail companies would take the newsletters we sent them – in quantities ranging from 500 to 5,000 – and mail them to their clients and prospects.
It was a great business [...]

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Interview on Blog Talk Radio

May 2, 2011

Donna Maria Coles Johnson of Indie Business interviewed me live on Monday, May 2, 2011. The interview runs 30 minutes. If you’re not yet familiar with the 5 steps of my Extreme Marketing Makeover process, this is an easy way to learn what they are and why they’re important to the [...]

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Sunnyside Chamber Follow-up

February 16, 2011

Thomas Cogan, writer for The Queens Gazette wrote an article for his publication that appeared on Wednesday, February 16, 2011.
Mr. Cogan not only reported that I was there, but did a terrific job of recapping my talk and summarizing the key points of the Extreme Marketing Makeover process.
You can read the entire article at http://www.qgazette.com/news/2011-02-16/Features/Sunnyside_Chamber_Meets.html.

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“Sorry, Gil, the dog ate the worksheet”

December 4, 2010

After weeks of listening to a sales person and speaking with other people in the organization, I signed up for what I consider to be a relatively expensive business service.
During a very lengthy sales dance, the business service company was extremely attentive. They called. They sent materials. They invited me to sit in on WebEx [...]

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Article published in PowerHomeBiz

November 29, 2010

PowerHomeBiz blog picked up one of my byline articles entitled Marketing Works Better When it Supports the Sales Process Directly.

The article is short, sweet, and to the point… summarizing the importance of thinking about marketing as a tool to support the sales process, rather than as an isolated activity. Here’s the link:
http://www.powerhomebiz.com/blog/2010/11/marketing-works-better-when-it-supports-the-sales-process-directly/

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Who says you can’t move a virtual office?

November 26, 2010

When I shared this story with a friend last week, he said it was “impossible to move a virtual office.” He may be right. But it doesn’t change the story or the moral of the story.
Readers of How to Give Your Business an Extreme Marketing Makeover know that I spend a great deal of time [...]

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Email marketing is not one-way communication

November 24, 2010

Too many business owners and professionals think about email marketing as one-way communication. The problem is that when it’s one-way, you don’t know if anyone is listening or paying attention.
From my vantage point, email marketing – like all direct marketing – needs to be two-way. In other words, you need to get something back for [...]

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A great review by Hilary JM Topper

October 4, 2010

Hilary JM Topper, MPA, President & CEO of HJMT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a boutique Public Relations, Social Media, Event Planning & Graphic Design Agency.
The agency is located in Manhattan, Long Island and in Rochester, NY, posted a review today on Blog Critics.
You can read the entire review via this link: http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-how-to-give-your/#ixzz11QpAYj6v

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