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Tampa, Florida; (2023.11.04)#allthisusefulbeauty Recommended Reading Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanRead this book, and you’ll understand better how human beings think and make decisions. That includes how YOU think and make decisions. Why bother? So you can make informed decisions more and guess less. So you sell more by anticipating what motivates prospects. So…
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“Turkey tail” mushroom on fallen tree trunk (Huzzah Creek flood plain; Crawford County, MO; 2023.12.27)#allthisusefulbeauty Happy New Year Welcome to 2024. I hope you had a wonderful, restful, rejuvenating holiday season. I did. Lots of great family time with Melissa, our twins (Maddie and Jake), and our Crazy-Doodle, Moose. Long hours in front of the…
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Recommended Viewing Humor: Serious BusinessThree Stanford professors walk into a room and… …deliver some important insights on why we should weave humor into our business. Viewing time: 5 minutes. Well worth it. Podcast How to Claim Your Stage to Maximize Your Impact (with Adriana Baer)Adriana Baer is a public speaking coach for leaders and rising…
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Business Humor 😂 Consumer Privacy – The Holiday EditiionTom Fishburne (a.k.a. The Marketoonist) does it again. A funny cartoon and insightful post… Podcast How to Turn Past Experiences Into Career and Business-Building Narratives (with Annie Margarita Yang)Annie Margarita Yang is a money-saving guru with over a million YouTube views, and she’s also the bestselling author of…
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In preparation for the free masterclass I’m running today (“How to Create Prospect-Attracting Lead Magnets…“)… …I’ve been searching high and low for great examples. That led me to Adam Grant’s website. He is a New York Times bestselling author of six books, including his most recent, “Hidden Potential – The Science of Achieving Greater Things.”…
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One of the reasons I’m hosting a free masterclass about lead magnets (Thursday, Dec. 7 2 p.m. — register here)… …I want you to learn from my lead-magnet mistakes. An example of one of my lead magnet failures from the early days: Soon after I started my email marketing software company, MarketVolt, in 2001, I attended…
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You’re Invited How to Create Prospect-Attracting Lead Magnets AND Business-Generating Follow-Ups — Quickly & Easily With the right lead magnet (free giveaway), you can attract ideal prospects. With smart, automated follow-up, you can engage those prospects and inspire them to buy. In this free masterclass, I’ll reveal: ✓ Quick, easy ways to create a powerful,…
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It’s not everyday that a marketing legend applauds you for doing something that would “make Oprah proud.” But chalk one up for Ted Prodromou and me. That happened earlier this month when the great Brian Kurtz wrote this post about the Mastermind Book Club. If you’ve never attended a Book Club meeting, today’s your chance. 2:30 p.m.…
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Recommended Article Don’t Mistake Audience Size for Revenue Potential Which metrics matter? Neil Patel answers in this must-read article. It reveals how to avoid the “vanity metrics” trap and measure what really matters. Recommended Resource Pabbly – A Great Alternative to Zapier Like Zapier, Pabbly is an online platform to build marketing automations. I’ve used Zapier…
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Recommended Podcast “Experts Speak” with Michael DeLon (and his special guest… ME) My friend Michael DeLon (a.k.a. “The Paperback Expert”) hosts a great podcast which I’ve recommended before. Last week, he released a new episode featuring yours truly (my second time on the show). Here’s the big twist: We discuss the new marketing technology software I…
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