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Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.12.05

By Tom Ruwitch

Briskine is a Huge Time-Saver + Social Marketing Secrets to Drive More Traffic & Sales + Why Facing Death Is The Key To Success + Debunking Email Marketing Myths + …from Air BnB’s Co-Founder

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How to Turn Social From a Soul-sucking Slog to a Business-building Blast

By Tom Ruwitch

I ran into a sad-sack on a marketing forum this morning who asked, “Is it possible to growa successful businesswithout social media?” My favorite response came from “NotSure2505” who dropped this bomb, “No, that is whythere were nosuccessful businessesprior to social media15 years ago.”  That made me laugh, but it also reminded me:  I’m surrounded…

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Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.11.28

By Tom Ruwitch

Content Makeover Offer Ends Tonight + Build Self-Awareness, Focus, and Emotional Balance + Quentin Tarantino’s Cinema Speculation + The New Yorker Profiles James Cameron + …from James Cameron

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Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.11.21

By Tom Ruwitch

How to Replace Your To-Do List with Something Way Better + How to Stand Out as an Authority in a Crowded Marketplace + New and Improved Version of Ann Handley’s Classic + Super Simple Highlighter for Chrome + …from Leo Burnett

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Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.11.14

By Tom Ruwitch

Send Gifts with Ease + How to Profit with Print and Not Look Stupid Doing It + Turia Pitt: Unmask Your Potential + Finding Creativity In Gratitude, Love, Openness & Wonder + …from Anton Chekhov

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You won’t believe what this tour guide didn’t know…

By Tom Ruwitch

Did you hear the one about the tour guide in Frankfurt, Germany who can’t speak or read German?  This is no joke.  In September, “Michael_S,” gave this guide a 1-star review after hiring him for a private tour around the city.  From Michael’s review: “…this tour company has very poor standards for who qualifies as…

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The Big Email Marketing Lie: Why Open Rates Are for Suckers

By Tom Ruwitch

On Thursday, Dean Isaacs and I will host a 5in25 training: Metrics that Matter – 5 Things to Measure in Your Marketing and Sales… …and (spoiler alert): Email open rate is not a metric that matters. A story to clarify:  A few years back, I attended a conference where an “email marketing expert” spoke.  He described a…

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Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.11.07

By Tom Ruwitch

The 3-Step Headline System from Jack Turk + How to Build Healthy Teams and Healthy Bottom Lines + Annoying Network Habits to Avoid + Flip the Script by Oren Klaff + …from Troy Broussard

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You Won’t Profit Unless You Do This…

By Tom Ruwitch

Greetings from Baltimore, MD, USA where Vance Morris is about to kick off his DBOS 2022 Live conference. More on that in a moment. But first, a flashback to last evening when my friend and client Richard Terry and DBOS master of ceremonies Michael DeLon were enjoying Happy Hour at Mother’s Grille. Over crab cakes…

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Monday Mash-Up 2022.10.31

By Tom Ruwitch

Marketing Humor and Insight from The Marketoonist + Tim’s Vermeer + This TED Talk is Funny and Wise + …from Harry Houdini

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