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You’re Invited…

By Tom Ruwitch

Tomorrow, I’m hosting a live workshop (on Zoom) called… How to Harness the Power of Storytelling to Boost Sales — without Pitching and Prodding When: Friday, 4/29, 11:30-12:30 p.m. EDT, 10:30-11:30 a.m. CDT. Where: Zoom. Click the button below to reserve your spot Here’s a sneak peek… I’ll share the story of a business owner who was…

Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.04.25

By Tom Ruwitch

A Customer Support Horror Story + A Unique Way to Deal with a Writing Deadline + Aretha Reinvents a Legendary Song + Two Comedy Greats Discuss Great Comedians + re: Babe Ruth’s Homruns and Strikeouts

Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.04.18

By Tom Ruwitch

Rewriting the Stories We Tell Ourselves + Is This Syndrome Sinking Your Sales? + Picking the Brain of an Egyptian Scientist + A Deep Track by The Monkees + Conan O’Brien on Worst Fears Realized

The One Word That Can Make You More Persuasive

By Tom Ruwitch

Here’s a quick story that reveals how a single word can make you more persuasive. That word: Because A Harvard social psychologist Ellen Langer sent researchers to a copy store near campus to study how powerful that word can be.  Researchers, posing as customers, visited the store multiple times and asked if they could skip…

Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.04.04

By Tom Ruwitch

Organize All Your Shift + Brian Kurtz’s Tribute to Joe Sugarman + The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey + “Coming Home” by Drew and Ellie Holcomb + re: Procrastination

You’re Invited (Today)…

By Tom Ruwitch

If you’re free today at 3 p.m. CENTRAL, here’s an idea… Be my guest as I reveal… 9 secrets to write client-attracting, story-powered content (the Joe Sugarman way). Here’s what you’ll learn… Eight ā€œmagicā€ words that transform readers from tuned-out do-nothings to turned-on buyers The single, most important thing your copy needs to keep prospects’…

Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.03.28

By Tom Ruwitch

Joe+Joe — Polish Interviews Sugarman + You’re Invited… + The Implied Trade-Off with Loyalty Programs + Is Persuasion Legal? Ethical? Where Do You Draw the Line + The Medicine Man by Keb’ Mo’ + Tom Peters Says “Think Small!”

I Missed the Holiday. Here’s a Pot o’ Gold to Make up For It…

By Tom Ruwitch

Happy Belated World Storytelling Day. The big day was Sunday. I can’t believe I missed it. šŸ™ I usually round up a bunch of my storytelling pals, head down to the corner tavern, and get drunk on green beer… …um…check that… Different holiday.  World Storytelling Day? I don’t have any special alcohol-soaked traditions.  In fact, I…

Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.-03.21

By Tom Ruwitch

How to Make Your Business Grow Without Being a Braggy, Bigshot Bro + How Content Marketing Has Evolved + Is Persuasion Legal? + 9 Strategies To Make Content Creation Effective And Enjoyable + Prepare for the BEST

How to Turn “Yawns” to “Yeses” When You Ask for Email Signups

By Tom Ruwitch

Want to know one of the best ways to inspire more qualified prospects to join your email list? Sell them on the idea of subscribing.  Seems kind of obvious, doesn’t it?  Yet so many business people undersell their emails.  They put a little form on their site with a headline ā€œJoin our email listā€ (or…