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Blog vs Website or Apples and Oranges?

A Blog is in fact a Website. Blog = Web Log.   According to a source on Wikapedia, “the term “weblog” was coined by Jorn Barger on 17 December 1997. The short form, “blog,” was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog [...]

Mark Petticord | March 6th, 2010 | Continued

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Ten Common Sales and Marketing Mistakes

These tried and true principles are timeless and timely for our continued success as business owners and marketers.
Mistake #1: Focusing on you not them

Instead of finding your prospect’s need and objective it’s a mistake to focus on you. Anything that does not focus solely on your prospect is institutional advertising.  You must focus on your [...]

Mark Petticord | February 26th, 2010 | Continued

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The Feet from Gold! Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Excerpt from Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.An uncle of R. U. Darby was caught by the “gold fever” in the gold-rush days, and went west to DIG AND GROW RICH. He had never heard [...]

Mark Petticord | February 19th, 2010 | Continued

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Thumbs on Fire! The TEXT MESSAGE Craze!

What’s this text craze all about? People are sending “Text Messages” everywhere.  They text during school, at company meetings,  Starbucks, waiting in line at the grocery store, in church and in their cars. Their two thumbs are faster than my ten typing fingers.
Young adults rely on their cell phones to communicate.  Most of them don’t [...]

Mark Petticord | February 5th, 2010 | Continued

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Screenr and Twiddla FREE Presenation Programs

I’ll be real brief this week. I just captured a three minute video that will explain a couple of great programs for capturing your computer screen and doing live presentations with a group of people on the fly. These are excellent marketing and communication tools for every Internet entrepreneur. Both programs are absolutely free! Best [...]

Mark Petticord | January 15th, 2010 | Continued

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Viral Video IDEAS: Spread a Virus with My FREE eBook on How to Explode Your Online Video Marketing

I just completed a three month writing project.  My eBook is entitled, “Viral Video IDEAS.” And yes, I want to help you explode your online video marketing campaigns and give you a free copy of my book.  There’s only one catch, subscribe to my free Smart Idea Marketing blog. (Click on the blue “Join now” [...]

Mark Petticord | December 19th, 2009 | Continued

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Let’s See What the Future Holds: Kay Syrah Syrah

I remember hearing someone say after making a  business presentation; “I’ll think about it. Let’s see what the future holds.” I thought to myself; “Don’t leave things to chance and see what the future holds, create your own future, now.”  Doris Day sang this attitude in her song: “Kay Syrah Syrah, what ever will be [...]

January 23rd, 2010 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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Are You a Faceless Blogger? You Need an Avatar From Gravatar

If you’ve ever made a comment on a blog and the little faceless Icon appears next to your comment, you’re a faceless blogger or at least a faceless contributor to the blog.
There’s a movie out called Avatar from director James Cameron.  The name reminded me of a great service for displaying your mug online called [...]

January 7th, 2010 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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It’s a New Year! Four Success Tips for 2010

It’s hard to believe it’s 2010.  It’s much easier to say twenty ten than two thousand nine.  I watched 2001, a Space Odyssey when I was nine.  I remember thinking that in the year 2000, we would be traversing the stars in spaceships.  Remember all the Y2K hype?  In 2000, all the computer systems in [...]

January 1st, 2010 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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Be Consistent Not Seasonal – No Sales Forecasting Tools Necessary

Sales forecasting tools are not necessary when people are hot or cold. Consumers react to the conditions at hand. But no one wants to buy a wood stove or snow tires in the Summer or get their furnace serviced. Most wait until the last minute when everyone needs it. We’re having record cold weather [...]

December 12th, 2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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Seth Godin Writes: Shocking Tiger Woods Video (exclusive)

If you’re an Internet marketer and not subscribed to Seth Godin’s blog, please google Seth Godin and subscribe. He writes an insightful daily blog with short to the point marketing tips and observations. Seth is not only a handsome guy, he’s also one of the foremost marketing experts with twelve books to his credit. I quote him often in my blogs but I thought this article was timely in the wake of the publicity Tiger Woods is getting lately even though this article has nothing to do with Tiger woods.

December 5th, 2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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When You Can’t Get Heard by the Herd, Focus on Your Niche

I’ve had many opportunities over the years to speak in front of groups of varying sizes. Yeah, that’s me in the picture.  I recall one instance when I was hosting a meeting in Seattle.  A group of about three-hundred had just returned from a break and the room was buzzing with conversations and idle chatter.
Hundreds [...]

November 27th, 2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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“The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” – John Maxwell

I read through John Maxwell’s book, “21 Irrefutable laws of Leadership” again recently. As leaders, we should all recognize that in order to influence our prospects, customers and fans we need to demonstrate our leadership.  Here some excerpts and observations of the 21 laws, a refresher for most of you but well worth the time [...]

November 21st, 2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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Branding YOU in a Brand New World

The new media age of communication has created a brand new world of opportunities  for Internet entrepreneurs to connect with their customers and fans.
People identify with brands. At one time or another we have all sported corporate logos or tag lines on our cloths.  In the 70s, I remember that bright red “swoosh”  on Rob [...]

November 14th, 2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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