All Posts Tagged With: "home business"

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Dumb and Dumber: What are My Chances?

In sales and marketing, maintaining an honest and confident posture is critical. Selling or prospecting from a posture of neediness or desperation is a turn-off.
None of us enjoy walking past five desperate salesmen loitering outside the doors of a car lot awaiting their next victim. You are the prey and at any moment you will [...]

18Jul2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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The Price of Freedom: Taking the Path of Most Resistance

George Orwell wrote about “meaningless words” that are endlessly repeated in the political arena. Words like “freedom,” “democracy,”and “justice,” Words that have been abused so long that their original meanings have been lost. Here in the United States, Americans have been conditioned to accept the word “democracy”as a synonym for freedom, and not to be questioned.

4Jul2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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Is Your Brand Bland? Here’s Some Food For Thought

I live in Seattle, home of Nordstrom, a 109 year old company that built a reputation of exceptional customer service. The Nordstrom name has become synonymous with customer service and over the years, a retail pace setter.

24Feb2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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