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How Often Should You “Sell” in Your Emails?

By Tom Ruwitch

In a moment, I’m going to tell you how to get a free copy of my upcoming book. But first… …another sneak peek, this from Chapter 7… I asked ChatGPT recently, “How often should I sell in my emails?”  The robot hemmed and hawed a bit before saying, “A common approach is to follow the…

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baseball

Ripken Rules to Keep Going and Going and Going

By Tom Ruwitch

I didn’t sleep well last night. No big deal. It happens. Now, bleary-eyed and foggy-headed, I sit before my laptop. Some mornings I arrive with a story idea, ready to roll. This morning, like many others, I’m starting from scratch. Just me, a blank screen, and no idea what to write. But I have habits…

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RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2023.09.04

By Tom Ruwitch

Podcast (Recommended Listening)  Cal Fussman and Sally Jenkins re: Best Takeaways from SportsThe latest episode of Cal Fussman’s Big Questions podcast. He interviews Sally Jenkins, an award-winning sports writer, whose new book, The Right Call, explores the qualities that help top athletes and coaches achieve greatness. Citing greats such as Bill Belichick, Peyton Manning, Michael Phelps, and more, Jenkins…

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Scoop up Some Business-building Brilliance

By Tom Ruwitch

My friend Virginia Muzquiz is a referral marketing master. But when it comes to creating marketing emails, she couldn’t get her mojo working. So she signed up for my Content Marketing Masters program and… …well… …let’s hear Virginia describe it… “Today was the first day I wrote an email for my list and experienced pleasure while I…

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A Crazy, Stupid Way to Cover Up a Murder

By Tom Ruwitch

Ripped from the headlines… …a cautionary tale about choosing the wrong tool for the job. Police in Orlando Beach arrested a Florida woman named Nichole this month for allegedly killing her roommate, Michael. The cops found Michael dead in his bedroom. Stab wounds galore. They found Nichole at a bar down the street. She was…

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Why “Society” is Not to Blame if Your Biz Falters

By Tom Ruwitch

I crossed paths this morning with a coach who struggles to turn prospects into clients. Over the past month, she struck out seven times in a row with prospects who met with her (four) or talked with her (three). Her take? “Society” doesn’t understand what coaches do or, worse yet, there are “social prejudices” against…

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Why Great Creators Have Their Heads in The Clouds

By Tom Ruwitch

When Dixie Gillaspie was growing up in Kansas, her father used to say, “Dixie, get your head out of the clouds.” Dixie refused. “I don’t want to get my head out of the clouds,” Dixie recently told me, “Because my ‘head in the clouds time’ to anybody else might look like idle daydreaming. For me,…

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RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2023.08.28

By Tom Ruwitch

Article  Indiana Jones and a Super Simple SEO Hack“The Holy Grail of SEO isn’t a secret algorithm or magic keyword potion. It’s about understanding what people are REALLY searching for.” So says my pal Adam Kreitman who (understatement alert ) knows what’s he’s talking about when it comes to marketing — especially the search engine part.…

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Greetings From the Spawn of Satan(?)

By Tom Ruwitch

Ahhhh… I see you’ve opened my email today. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! You’ve fallen for my evil desperate ploy. I can’t hide the truth any longer. Melissa, our twins, my mother, and my Magic 8 Ball … …have encouraged me to get it out in the open. So now is the time to come clean……

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raise your bar

Invitation: All You Can Eat Business Insights

By Tom Ruwitch

About 10 minutes into my interview with Ann Carden for her Raise Your Bar Summit, she asked me about common mistakes people make when weaving stories into their marketing. And I was off!  Holy-moly, there are so many. And I covered ’em like Mrs. Butterworth’s on a stack of pancakes. Ann will release that interview tomorrow —…

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