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2008 

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Dear Misguided Service Provider, I understand so clearly why I instantly cringe and turn away from you. There's a few words that can fall from the lips of your sales rep. or the message of your marketer that will completely halt any momentum a product or service has gained in my eyes. "You can't"...
11/28/2008
How will you be attracting consumers to your website doorstep a week from tomorrow?  Retailers will be hawking their wares with style and fanfare on CyberMonday to take advantage of the traffic flow, and with good reason, "...Marketing executives also anticipate that online sales for "Cyber Monda...
11/23/2008
All eyes have been on the see saw of the DOW and the growth of unemployment.  We sit on standstill, waiting for Congress to decide if they should bailout the Auto Industry. Many industries are vulnerable to layoffs right now.  You might feel a ping of dread, wondering if you might be next in line...
11/22/2008
What do you do when real estate buyers aren't re-entering the scene at a pace you'd would like to see?  Your love of real estate could still be strong, but you may find yourself trying to hang tight from one month to the next.  Why hang in, when it's tough just hanging on? I will tell you why.  T...
11/20/2008
Twitter keeps me in check.  I  see comments on posts about Twitter like, "What is a tweet", "I should go and figure it out...someday soon" "I'm not sure I see a value" I'm not gonna tell you what Twitter should mean to you.  I'm gonna tell you what Twitter means for me and for my business. Twitte...
11/19/2008
In August, I wrote a post, "You can become the Brock Lesnar of real estate" in which I talked about a real estate agent who shifted his business from selling regular resales to REO's and Foreclosures.  The shift resulted in his survival as a real estate agent in his local market. Today I wanna ta...
11/17/2008
Every week a post or three is written about the validity of social networking as a business deal maker.  A few comments will then  denounce the validity of social networking vs. working a sphere of influence. Why? Social connections and SOI are one in the same.  There shouldn't be a question abou...
11/15/2008
Everyone keeps shoving that statistic in front of you, "80% of buyers begin their home search process online" Internet 1.0 real estate agents and brokers say, "Well I just don't know about the internet, yeah, I have a website, but they are all a bunch of looky loos".  New Web 2.0 agents and broke...
11/12/2008
  This is the first post I have ever reblogged.  I want to encourage everyone who reads my blog to take the time to read Brian Brady's post. Why? If you read this carefully, it will help you plan a social media marketing strategy aimed toward consumers.  At the very least, it will get the gears c...
11/12/2008
If you took a look through your lens...what would you see? Around you? Above you? Over you? Under you? Beyond you?     If you put your camera down, closed your eyes and took a moment to just breathe..... Then listened...what would you hear? Around you? Above you? Over you? Under you? Beyond you? ...
11/11/2008
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