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The Lesson Derived From Andrew Mason’s Termination From Groupon

Andrew Mason, 32, the charismatic, but controversial CEO of Groupon, has been fired. After a rocky leadership, profanity laced memos to the SEC, fuzzy accounting practices, SEC investigations, and a...

The 35 Ways To Find What Your Real Talent Is

What are your secret, real talents?  Secret talents are those special skills you have that you may not use on a regular basis. Everybody has at least one secret talent....

Improve Sales Through Split Testing

If you aren't familiar with split testing, it is the closet marketers (that's you) can get to omnipotence.  In other words, it is the scientific method to discovering customer demand.   Instead of...

The Best Office Pranks Of All Time

One of the pros for working for someone else is that you have co-workers to prank. There are the great office pranks, like covering your bosses’ office in Post-It Notes,...

7 Ways Bad Economies Are Good For Business

7 Ways Bad Economies Are Good For Business I got the memo, but I chose not to attend any of the, “The economy sucks and my business is ruined,” pity...

Tattoo Advertising! Brands That Use Your Body For Marketing

Advertising keeps getting more creative as time goes by. A newer type of advertising includes tattooing companies logos on your body as permanent ads. Below are some of the tattoo...

How To Be The Master Of Professional Persistence

I regret giving one business acquaintance of mine my cell number. He calls constantly, wanting me to help him or to order from him or do something for him in...

The Best Business Voicemail Greeting

There is a 97% chance that your office voice mail greeting stinks. That’s because there is a 97% it sounds exactly like this: “Hello, this is (insert your name blurted...

Handwritten Notes: The Forgotten Business & Sales Tool

  For Those Who Can't Read My Handwritten Note I admit, there is one downside to a handwritten note. . . sucky handwriting can't be understood.  So, just in case...

The 51 Best Customer Service Tips For Entrepreneurs

Few things are truly more important to entrepreneurs and small business owners than getting and keeping customers. After all, you’re not even in business unless you have products or services...

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