Category: miscellaneous

March 21, 2011February 1, 2024customer service, marketing, miscellaneous, rectitude, sales, social/new media, transparency

Chicanery And Skullduggery Can Kill Your Reputation

Some time ago I wrote a post entitled I Don’t Trust You; Now What Were You Saying? that addressed the undermining of […]

February 21, 2011February 1, 2024listening, miscellaneous, rectitude

The Legend of 9D

One of the perks of having dedicated 1.5 million miles to United Airlines is the ability to upgrade more times than not – […]

December 5, 2010February 1, 2024experts, marketing, miscellaneous, sales, social/new media, wholesalers

Winner: 100 Best Home-Based Businesses

We are pleased to announce that shorespeak and Rob Shore have won a place on the 2010 StartupNation Home-Based 100 dedicated to […]

November 8, 2010February 1, 2024enthusiasm, experts, marketing, miscellaneous, MQ Clue, passion, sales

Are You Willing To Go Over The Top?

Last month was the annual Schwab IMPACT conference and I Carry The Bag, along with 3000 attendees and vendors, was there to […]

June 6, 2010February 1, 2024enthusiasm, marketing, miscellaneous, passion, sales

Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza

Admit it. From time to time you see a service or product and think, “why didn’t I think of that?” Examples of […]

February 8, 2010February 1, 2024candor, managers, miscellaneous, sales, transparency, wholesalers

Looming Turnover in Financial Services Jobs Will Spell Trouble for Employers

The month of January saw a flurry of informative surveys about the state of the employee union. Ignites reported new research from […]

January 22, 2010February 1, 2024attitude, humor, marketing, miscellaneous, sales

Activity Breeds Apptivity?

As I jet my way home from an engagement at one of the nation’s preeminent providers of life insurance, I can’t help […]

January 10, 2010February 1, 2024miscellaneous

6 Steps to Becoming a Student of the Business

Some folks are great at taking today’s headlines and crafting a story to impress clients and prospects with their wealth of knowledge. […]

November 16, 2009February 1, 2024coaching, experts, marketing, miscellaneous, sales

Drafting on Influentials

Sales folks are thought of (and often think of themselves) as lone wolves. They have a reputation for “leave me alone and […]

November 9, 2009February 1, 2024customer service, miscellaneous, MQ Clue, sales, service

Maybe Your Business Sucks Because You Are A Flake

CAUTION: Bona fide, certified, unfiltered rant ahead. ‘Do what you say you will do when you say you will do it.’ That […]