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Negotiating and Sales Skills Are Critical

Negotiating and Sales Skills Are Critical by: Tim Randle When I first started getting active in creative real estate, my skill set at negotiating was very weak. I had done the telemarketing thing for American Express as a financial planner and h...

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Why Slicing and Dicing Your Customer List Can Give Your Customers The Most Targeted Message Ever!

Why Slicing and Dicing Your Customer List Can Give Your Customers The Most Targeted Message Ever! by: Nick James Have you ever received a sales letter or marketing piece that didn't speak to you at all? What about receiving a communication...

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Product Positioning - 4 Differentiation Tips

Product Positioning - 4 Differentiation Tips by: Daniel Levis Here are 4 product positioning tips to differentiate your business. Luckily, it’s not all that hard to stand out from the crowd, as long you realize the importance of product positi...

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Creativity and Culture Management

Many concepts in the fields of managing creativity are very much applicable to culture management in general. The same concepts that foster creativity and innovation also maximise human capital potential, increase productivity, reduce costs and maint...

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Add Wow! To Create A Buzz, Online!

Add Wow! To Create A Buzz, Online! by: Steve Nash Why is any web site special? Is it special because the site is unique? Is it because the site loads quickly, has fresh content, and is easy to use? Is it special because the site contains the bes...

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Interview with Ron Mead The Secret Goldmine Of Probate Real Estate

Noelani Rodriguez:You’ve written a nice book about probate real estate.. It is easy to read. It’s obviously worth thousands or even millions of dollars in real estate profit potential, and it's only $29.95. That's fantastic Ron. How’...

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Marketing Your Product as Everything, Often Does Nothing

Marketing Your Product as Everything, Often Does NothingBy Matthew YubasA common marketing mistake I see over and over is trying to sell a product as a multi-purpose solution. A product that can do many different tasks usually doesn’t do any one ta...

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From Bank Clerk To Entrepreneur

What seems like a century ago, I left school and joined a well-known High Street Bank. In those days working as a bank clerk was a well-established route for many school leavers and perceived to be a proper job with prospects. It wasn’t long before...

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Sit Customer Sit - How did customers get so trained

“I need that shipped overnight!” “I need that delivered today!” “Drop it off to me on your way home?”“I do not want to pay a Restocking charge!”Do these all sound familiar? I‘d be willing to bet you can come up with a book full of t...

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During midlife career change, do you jump or hold on

Over the years, I have identified two kinds of midlife career changers: Jumpers and Clingers. Jumpers thrive on energy, enthusiasm and improbable luck. The last three times they leaped, a net appeared. They see no reason why the next jump should be a...

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