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Get Around To It

I’ll Do It When I Get Around To It!  When I was growing up as a teenager I remember we had ‘A Round To It’ posted on the wall in our basement. It was a constant reminder to avoid procrastination, and never, ever say I will do something when I get around to it. In [...]

8Oct2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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10 Cures for Writers Block

Almost everyone has to write for some purpose or another. Whether you are in marketing, journalism, or simply have a deadline to write a business proposal or birthday card, writers block can hit at the most inconvenient times. Here are few interesting ways to cure the nastiest cases of writers block.  Top 10 Cures for Writers Block  [...]

5Oct2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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My Hush Puppy Customer Service Story

I have an interesting story about shoes that might not be indicative of blogging about marketing ideas, but certainly is about customer service and pride of product.  For the longest time, I have been in love with Hush Puppy dress shoes. I wear them almost day and night and despite loving the product so much [...]

28Sep2008 | | 9 comments | Continued
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Dude You’re a Bobble Head

Saw this novelty item and felt compelled to share it with you for your unique marketing consideration. Unless you’ve been locked in a closet you are already familiar with ‘Bobble Heads’. They come in all shapes, sizes and more often than not are of famous people like Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe. Well that was [...]

13Sep2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Try Your Next Meeting in the Dark

A few months back, I had a very strange experience during a sales meeting. About half way through my pitch, the power to the entire building shut down.  It was so pitch black in the boardroom, I couldn’t see my hands in front of my face. So I logically asked everyone if they wanted me [...]

8Sep2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Finger Nails on a Chalk Board Marketing

So what do finger nails on a chalk board have to with marketing?  Well, for starters it is a statement that can often create a physical response. Many people, including myself, will feel their back curl when they hear the term, and subconciously visualize and even internally hear nails painfully scratching against a dry black [...]

6Sep2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Anything Worth Doing Should Be Hard

So when you read the title of this post you probably made a quick assumption that you were going to hear something familiar or maybe even profound. But I hope when you arrived your assumption of hearing an old adage was turned upside down. It simply amazes me how many ways you can say the [...]

5Sep2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Twitter Me

Top ten reasons to follow me on Twitter.  http://www.twitter.com/leeraito   I will Twitter You if you Twitter Me. We’ll call it Twitter Karma. I don’t know what the hell I’m doing, but you can be sure it will be entertaining to watch while I figure it out. Bill Gates doesn’t follow me, but I follow [...]

18Aug2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Sales Name Idea Generator

Just a short thought this evening, as I have been asked as a favor for a friend to come up with a kick ass name for an amazing piece of software that generates leads for sales professionals in various markets. I can’t discuss the niche, but what I though I would give you is my simple [...]

13Aug2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Say It Don’t Spray It

For some strange reason when I was reading Seth’s latest blog post entitled ‘Sing It’, I was reminded of a saying I haven’t heard in a while, “Say it…don’t spray it!” I’ll get to that in a second, but really think you should take the time to read Sing It Please first! Its a great reminder to [...]

3Aug2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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