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Frank Agin ( http://frankagin.com ) is president of AmSpirit Business Connection, an organization that empowers entrepreneurs, sales representatives, and professionals to become successful through networking. He is also the host of the Networking Rx podcast, a weekly short-form podcast with insights and interviews related to better business relationships. And he narrates the Networking Rx Minute,...

I love my morning walks with my dog, Layla. Especially here in North Carolina. She gets to sniff, do her business, meet other dogs and people, and have the occasional stare-down battle with bunnies along the way. I get some exercise and inspiration. I have talked before about how I use  Blinkist  (15-minute Cliffs Notes audio versions of books). I usually get to listen to three full books per walk...

Hi. I’m Warren Whitlock. My mission is to help brands improve the results of their digital marketing. I started creating content for marketing when “new media” meant we could combine multiple slide projectors for a presentation. By the time I went online in 1981, I’d learned to push for better technology whenever it allowed us to achieve our objectives. Throughout my career, I have created new str...

You may (or may not agree with the statement of concept… Marketing & Advertising are different. Advertising is about creating brand awareness. Marketing is about human interaction, behavior, and relationships. If you are a fan of my content, you know I love acronyms and this is no exception. The L-O-V-E I am talking about here today is about showing interest, patience, and consistency in...

Marla Tabaka is an internationally known small business strategist, national radio show host, and leading Inc.com author . Her integrative approach to coaching combines mindset management and strategic planning, resulting in multi-million dollar businesses for many of her small business clients. After a career of 22-years as an Emmy Award-winning producer at NBC Television, Tabaka worked as a crea...

The brain loves to store and process sequences. We tend to rank success by the probability that a sequence will end in a positive or negative result. This is due to our limbic brains and the fight or flight response. A person standing against a wall has a better chance of survival than a person in an open field when it comes to defending himself against a Saber-Tooth Tiger. If a door has a push si...

Hank is an author, speaker, podcast host and Sr. Manager of Client Solutions at iContact, a Ziff Davis company. With a passion for all things digital and social, combined with more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, he has been dubbed the Digital Marketing Infotainer because he makes marketing fun and successful. Questions for Hank? - Click Here

Everything has new technology. Washing machines don’t have agitators (I guess they are less angry now), fridges have Bluetooth (who talks to it?), and mattresses have memory foam (I am not sure I want my mattress to remember what I do while sleeping?). I have a lot to learn. and I am asking local friends and acquaintances for recommendations. Our closing date (which we were told was Septembe...

Bill is skilled in Sales, Data Center, Management, Business Development, and Marketing. – More Coming Soon Learn More About Bill and Confluence LLC - CLICK HERE

I have had more than one person question, “Why would you leave an area, where you have 22 or 40 years of connections to start over?”.I have asked myself that question a few times. The only answer I could give was, “It was time!” The key thing I am looking for is to find the connectors who can help me find places to plug in and prove my value before I start looking under roc...

DC Glenn was born in Chicago, Illinois, and Steve Gibson was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Both moved to Denver, Colorado, as young children. They met at Manual High School in 1982, where both pursued their musical interests. Gibson played drums in the jazz band and attended audio engineering classes at an early college education program, while Glenn sang as a tenor in Manual High School’s Bolt V...

Do you know that Rolling Stones song? “You Can’t Always Get What You Want?” It goes on to say, “But if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.” I think that “Want” is a term that talks about the future. I WANT (desire to obtain) a cool new computer and desk in our new home in North Carolina. But since we have to live in an apartment for 3 months, I NEED a desk and my old co...

J V Crum III is known for his LIVE On-Camera Trainings where he creates a Breakthrough for business coaches and consultants by helping them find $50,000 or more in hidden revenues and develop steps to put it in their bank account. Named by Inc Magazine as one of the Top 13 Business Shows to listen to in 2017, JV is host of the syndicated radio show and podcast, Conscious Millionaire, and the best-...

We’re about to make the 1000-mile journey from our old home to a new apartment. We had to find short-term living arrangements while our new home is still being built. Our Realtor and Home Stager, both said it won’t sell. “Nobody wants pianos anymore.” New homes don’t have formal dining rooms.” “Your bedroom furniture was in style 20 years ago and it’...

It is generally agreed upon that entrepreneurship is the engine that drives an economy upwards and is primarily responsible for its growth. Entrepreneurs create jobs, bring better and more affordable products and services to the marketplace, resulting in greater societal health, overall wealth and a vastly improved standard of living. And, while we treasure the entrepreneur, one needs not start th...

I think that a goal is an admirable thing to have. Maybe you have heard the saying that “A goal without a deadline, is just a dream!”. I’d like to add that “A goal without a plan, is just a Goal!” We often associate having a plan to achieve a goal or goals, but I am going to inject my logic here. A plan tends to be rigid with steps, milestones, and measurables. We ten...

Mark S. A. Smith designs and implements customer acquisition systems that find and recruit customers for disruptive products. He speaks at entrepreneurial events delivering pragmatic ideas to grow and succeed. He is an electrical engineer, media technologist, computer programmer, hardware salesman, software marketer, and business owner who works with leaders who must develop the best way to bring...

You never realize how much STUFF you have until you have to move it. We all have closets, drawers, and other hiding places that keep our stuff organized and out of sight, Simply go to any closet or dresser and lay out all the stuff on the floor and you will see what I mean. Now imagine doing that for every closet, dresser, and shelf or bin in your home or office? What do you think is easier? Could...

Mark S. A. Smith designs and implements customer acquisition systems that find and recruit customers for disruptive products. He speaks at entrepreneurial events delivering pragmatic ideas to grow and succeed. He is an electrical engineer, media technologist, computer programmer, hardware salesman, software marketer, and business owner who works with leaders who must develop the best way to bring...

Most of us have fallen victim to the allure of FREE stuff.  I had a freezer full of big bags and boxes of frozen food from going to Sam’s Club and being a victim of the FREE sample person standing in the aisle. When you offer something FREE, you generally appeal to a person’s consumer mindset. People will often seek free stuff or advice when they don’t have the budget to pay for...

Dr. Jim Barry is the author of Social Content Marketing for Entrepreneurs, a textbook used in the instruction of MBA courses. He has served as Professor of Marketing at NSU since August, 2004 where he teaches courses in social media marketing, consumer behavior, and integrated marketing communication. He won the 2019 President’s Distinguished Faculty Award and was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi earli...

Did you know that the American bee is actually digital? Yup… It’s a U.S.B. So is it a conspiracy theory, or a bad dad joke? Perspective is reality in the mind of the beholder! Some people think that marketing has some secret formula that someone knows that others don’t. That’s why you hear that word so much in marketing. Just because something is a secret, does not mean tha...

Vlad Calus is the co-founder @ Planable , the command center of social media collaboration for marketing teams, digital agencies, and freelancers to collaborate with their teammates & clients on the content calendar in the most visual way. Planable is used by more than 5000 brands worldwide, including Mini, BMW, Volkswagen, SkyTeam, Wendy’s and many others. Vlad founded two non-profits at the...

What do my best clients have in common? That question can be answered by looking at the Pareto Principle . 80% of my best clients come from referrals. and 80% of my income comes from 20% of all my clients. So 80% of the income comes from my best clients who were all referrals. Each one of those people who referred me was not a recently past client, but people with who I invested tin o build the Kn...

Founder of Crystal for the past 4 years, a personality platform that offers free assessments and industry-leading psychometric predictions. Focused on helping people communicate effectively, resolve conflict, manage stress, influence others, and make better decisions in their professional lives. Always looking for software engineers and talented people-people to join the Crystal team. Email me if...