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The Best Car Repair Experience Ever — and What it Means for Your Biz…

By Tom Ruwitch

Yesterday, I was scheduled to have a minor repair on my car. The driver’s side sun visor needed to be replaced because the mirror was cracked. Once upon a time, that would have meant a 20-minute drive to the dealership – over traffic-clogged highways, through a driving rainstorm.   I would have stood in line…

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Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.10.24

By Tom Ruwitch

Recommended TrainingGenerate a Stream of Ideal Prospects Through Referrals When it comes to building your business through referrals, there’s no one better — and no one I trust more — than Virginia Muzquiz. (I don’t promote other people’s stuff often, but I’m promoting Virginia’s.) Today, Virginia kicks off her Referral Alchemy® Bootcamp, and you still…

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How We Fall for “Free” — Even When It’s The Wrong Choice

By Tom Ruwitch

The Halloween candy is here. Melissa stopped by Costco and brought home the treats over the weekend.  Three giant bags of KitKats, Reese’s, Rolos, Whoppers, and Heath Bars. 455 pieces of chocolaty goodness per bag.  1,365 pieces total… …tempting me… …taunting me… …every time I walk past them in the living room.  Melissa’s words echo…

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How a Tabloid Rag Drew More Readers Than The Bible

By Tom Ruwitch

Back in the 1980s, copywriting legend Gary Halbert once claimed: “More people read any single issue of The (National) Enquirer than have read The Bible since it was first printed!” (Zoinks!) Halbert did not share the “sickening statistic” (his words) to bash The Bible.  He was heaping praise on The Enquirer whose writers were, according to Halbert, “among the best…

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Monday Mash-up ~ 2022.10.17

By Tom Ruwitch

Recommended ResourceAttract a Predictable Stream of Quality Clients My friend Virginia Muzquiz may be the best referrer I know. She’s a referral machine — and a great resource for anyone who wants to grow their business through referrals. Last week, Virginia released a The Referral Alchemy Report — a free resource that reveals how to attract a…

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Why Prospects Find You Then Flee — and How to Fix It

By Tom Ruwitch

Here’s a cautionary tale about LinkedIn… …and why you must power-up your profile… …even if you rarely spend time on the platform. Yesterday, I met a guy named Bill who’s trying to ramp up his tutoring business.  He struggles to generate leads and land clients. And he described those struggles while sitting on the “hot…

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How a Legendary Marketer Overcame Writer’s Block

By Tom Ruwitch

Before he stood out as one of the world’s great copywriters, Gary Bencivenga was stuck. So he enrolled in a course called “Overcoming Writer’s Block.” Turns out the course was a bust. The instructor “didn’t have a clue how to cure this problem.” And his classmates turned each day’s class into a whine-and-moan session. Lots…

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I’ve Got a Bad Case of Palace Envy

By Tom Ruwitch

My new neighbors are making me look bad. They moved in over the summer and immediately began pumping big bucks into their century old house.  A new roof. Fresh paint. Landscaping makeover.  And that’s just what we can see from the front of their house.  Yesterday, as I returned from walking my mutt Moose around…

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You’re Invited: 2 Opportunities for Free Story Power

By Tom Ruwitch

I’m packing my virtual bags and heading out on the speaking circuit this wee Opportunity #1 (Today): What: Free training Why Storytellers Sell More and Have More Fun Doing It.  When: Today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 12 p.m. EDT, 11 a.m. CDT. Where: Zoom. Click here to register.  Hosted by: Marc Mawhinney, founder and chief admin at The Coaching Jungle — the…

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Monday Mash-Up 2022.10.10

By Tom Ruwitch

Recommended ViewingSeth Godin on the Difference Between a Brand and a Logo “Companies spend way too much time on their logo.” So says Seth Godin who then explains what really makes a brand.  Important stuff whether you’re running a multinational corporation or a one-person shop.  Watch the video here. Recommended Viewing / ListeningHow to Create Interactive Experiences…

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