I rarely go very far off-topic in my business emails and blog posts…. but this is not off-topic. It’s everybody’s business; and not for the reasons you might think. Today I want to talk about a NON-obvious reason why this is everybody’s business.
Years of "Missionary Work" & Nothing to Show For It
My first few years in sales were a long, hard road.
I pounded the pavement for months, educating every company I could find about the marvelous benefits of my hot new technology. I crisscrossed the Chicago area in my beige Ford Taurus seeking anyone who would listen to me.
Critical litmus test for a brand new online business
Will says, “You know, I’ve been thinking” [I think know what he’s gonna say next] “Why don’t I start some kind of online business where I take orders and send them on to the manufacturers who ship stuff direct for me, and?.”
"Eugene Schwartz was a Scoundrel"
2 weeks ago I did a live seminar with Drayton Bird. Drayton’s a UK advertising genius, now in his 70’s.
Drayton said: “I knew Eugene. That guy was a scoundrel?
The Space Between the Notes
If you can spare 5 minutes for some musical pleasure, press play and sit back and enjoy. If you’re itching to “get to the point” then move the cursor straight to the 1 minute 15 second mark and start there?. and enjoy Eric “Slowhand” Clapton’s guitar solo: I have no doubt that Eric Clapton can shred guitar as blisteringly fast … Read More