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Is being an entrepreuner a blessing or a curse?

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Do you feel that being in business for yourself is a blessing? If not, stop and think about this: In what other part of your life can you go out on a limb, pursue your dreams, and meet your fears … Continue reading →

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Scientific Advertising Chapters 15-19

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”Perhaps the most brilliant marketing mind to ever walk the planet. He took the principles we all use to catapult our businesses to new heights. The difference is we are using technology, while he used the pen and paper. He was a mastermind marketer and one of the world’s most savvy advertisers. Everyone can learn a million lessons from reading and re-reading Scientific Advertising.
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Why Stop Someone From Talking To Themselves?

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If you want to get someone’s attention, then you have to create an inter­ruption in his/her “self talk.” In fact, you have to keep on interrupting them, until you get their total attention. Continue reading →

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Is it my ego, or is it me?

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Is it my ego, or is it me… I don’t know which it could be… In 1973, I had some friends who started a rock and roll band and wrote the line above for a song with the same title. … Continue reading →

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Twenty-One Days or Bust…

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21 days and the knowledge you just learned is gone, unless you use what you learned. Knowledge is power. Continue reading →

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How To Reproduce and Repurpose Your Profitable Marketing Ideas

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Have you run newspapers and magazines ads? How about blog posts? Are there any articles that have been written about you, about your business, or about your products and services? People may be impressed when these articles and ads run the first time, but how many of them are ever seen again by the public?
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What Are Your Limits?

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Can you name anything in life that has no limits? I didn’t think so. That’s exactly why all your marketing efforts should have some type of expiration date. A limited offer will “out-pull” and “out-sell” an open-ended offer almost every … Continue reading →

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Do You Make This Website Contact Mistake?

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How happy are you with the quantity and quality of the contacts you receive from your Web site? Continue reading →

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7 Questions To Ask Before Writing Your Marketing Plan

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Discover 7 simple questions to ask to help speed up creating your next marketing plan. The what, where, when, who and how you’ll want to know before you start your marketing plan. Continue reading →

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Secret No.44: Use It Or Lose It …

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If you don’t lose it you’ll lose it. Use your new knowledge fast or you may never will. Continue reading →

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Higher Proof Will Help You Sell More Products, Services and Ideas

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Proof Will Help You Sell More Products, Services and Ideas: Go ahead, take a few minutes today and look at every marketing message you are putting out… Ask yourself: Am I providing my reader, viewer and listener the proof and … Continue reading →

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Secret No. 43: What Did You Learn Today?

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How can I use this idea or that concept to help to my clients or myself grow our businesses bigger and stronger? Continue reading →

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