From the monthly archives:

July 2009

The Prehistoric Wholesaler

by Rob on July 14, 2009

prehistoricAccording to Wikipedia:  Prehistorians typically use a Three Age System to divide up human prehistory, named for their respective predominant tool-making technologies:

  • The Stone Age -  a broad prehistoric time period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.
  • The Bronze Age – the period in that society when the most advanced metalworking evolved. The Bronze Age also included the domestication of the horse is case you needed to know.
  • The Iron Age -  the stage in the development of any people in which tools and weapons whose main ingredient was iron were prominent.

As I have been around wholesalers and wholesaling for more than a few years I would consider myself something of a historian as well.  With that idea in mind here is the Three Age System of Wholesaling and the tools that they employed:

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AWeber vs. Constant Contact: AWeber Offers Memorable Service

July 14, 2009
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Last year when I started to write my ezine and needed an email marketing service to distribute, track and store it I shopped providers for the best combination of:

Ease of use:  while today I am much further along, back in early 2008 I needed more basic functionality and needed a service that had right email [...]

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Wholesalers Neglected Due to Management Cutbacks

July 7, 2009
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Each month for the last eighteen I have produced a newsletter that goes out to a list of roughly 1300 readers. The list is highly targeted and reaches across the spectrum of professionals in the financial services community.
Since the Great Meltdown began I have noticed an unfortunate occurrence – one that has gained steam month [...]

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Sushi, Sake, See Ya

July 2, 2009

A preview of the July newsletter, to be released 7/7/09 is available for holiday viewing.
What kind of manager are you? An ego-stroker? A glad-handing back-slapper?
Read “Sushi, Sake, See Ya”
And have a safe 4th!

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Same Old Story, Brand New Perspective

July 1, 2009
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This week I had the pleasure of working with a new distribution group.  While their location and company name shouldn’t be disclosed due to confidentiality concerns, this much can be said:
This group has been on the front line of the financial meltdown.
Their company has suffered as much brand tarnish as any during this crisis.
They are [...]

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