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Episode 849 – Are Your Processes Putting Progress in Purgatory?

Accountability, Business Tools, C-Suite Topics, Know Your Audience, Podcast, Process, Strategy, Success, SystemsBy Brian Basilico January 23, 2023 Leave a comment

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Let’s face it… Procrastination and Perfection have a purpose, but they pause progress. Progress is perpetuated by the processes you put in place. But all too often, we can put progress in purgatory by procrastinating or perfecting our processes. Do you know what phrase causes consternation constantly? “That’s not how we do it here!” I…

Episode 844 – Reinventing Sales Teams with Rent-A-Rep with Bill Guertin

Business Trends, C-Suite Topics, Coaching, Expert Interview, Futurecasting, Human Capital, Human To Human, Podcast, Sales, Sales Funnels, Success, Thought LeadershipBy Brian Basilico January 4, 2023 Leave a comment

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Bill Guertin (pronounced like “13”) is a positive voice for change and is the leader of the “7 Voices” Movement, whose purpose is to hear, recognize, and minimize the effects of the negative Voices inside people’s heads and to implement simple strategies to make positivity a life-choice every day. As a sales trainer, he’s worked…

Episode 834 – Looking Back & Forth – Insights for 2023

Accountability, C-Suite Topics, Change Management, Disruption, Expert Interview, Futurecasting, Human Capital, Innovation, Managing Change, Own It, Podcast, Strategy, Success, Systems, Thought LeadershipBy Brian Basilico December 1, 2022 Leave a comment

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Mark S. A. Smith designs and implements customer acquisition systems that find and recruit customers for disruptive products. He speaks at entrepreneurial events delivering pragmatic ideas to grow and succeed. He is an electrical engineer, media technologist, computer programmer, hardware salesman, software marketer, and business owner who works with leaders who must develop the best…

Episode 833 – The 5 Types of Golfers (What They Can Tell You About Your Business Style)

Business To Business Marketing, C-Suite Topics, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Mindset, Podcast, Project Management, Storytelling, Strategy, Success, Systems, ToolsBy Brian Basilico November 29, 2022 Leave a comment

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Golf is a fairly simple game. You hit a little white (or colored in my case) ball from a tee to a cup in the grass. It’s meant to be done in 3, 4, or 5 touches of the ball. Many people think it’s a competitive sport, but in reality, I have found that it’s…

Episode 829 – The 5 Keys To Successful B2b Marketing

Business To Business Marketing, Buyer's Journey, C-Suite Topics, Human To Human, Podcast, Sales, Sales Funnels, SuccessBy Brian Basilico November 15, 2022 Leave a comment

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Consumers are fickle. How do I know? I am one. Consumers change loyalties in an instant, while B2b customers are more complex. Switching brands or companies is easy for B2c. Not so much for B2b. One of the Baconisms I post every month is, “When you contact a prospect… you are a salesperson. When a…

Episode 820 – How To Make Your Business Stand Out Like a Pink Goldfish with Stan Phelps

Branding, C-Suite Topics, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Expert Interview, Own It, Podcast, Success, Thought LeadershipBy Brian Basilico October 12, 2022 Leave a comment

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Stan is a Forbes Contributor, TEDx Speaker, IBM Futurist, Certified Speaking Professional, and best-selling author of the Goldfish Series. He is an Instructor for the ANA School of Marketing and Rutgers Business School. A show-and-tell speaker, Stan empowers audiences to take action that delivers bottom-line impact. He strives to change the paradigm of marketing by…

Episode 815 – Seasons… Cold Weather Can Nudge Business to Heat Up

Blogging, Business Trends, C-Suite Topics, Content Marketing, Ebooks, Know Your Audience, Podcast, Sales, Social Media, Strategy, Success, Systems, Technology, Thought LeadershipBy Brian Basilico September 26, 2022 Leave a comment

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We just crossed the autumnal equinox. In layman’s terms – Summer is over (at least on the calendar.) Summer from a personal level is one of the most active times of the year. We have longer days and better weather. Chances are you spend almost more time outside and take more days off than at…

Episode 813 – Name That Tune – Has Your Brand Voice Evolved With Your Business?

Blogging, Business To Business Marketing, C-Suite Topics, Coaching, Conferences, Content Marketing, Networking, Podcast, Relationship Marketing, Storytelling, Success, VolunteeringBy Brian Basilico September 20, 2022 Leave a comment

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Yesterday, I when to the Digital Summit in Raleigh, where I helped out with the AMA Triangle booth (American Marketing Association – Raleigh chapter)\. It was a great day filled with meeting new people, and I found some time to catch a few partial sessions. One of the sessions talked about your brand and asked…

Episode 811 – How To Exceed Expectations? Find Someone Who Cares!

Accountability, C-Suite Topics, Change Management, Client Expectations, Engagement, Human To Human, Managing Change, Podcast, Project Management, Storytelling, Success, TrustBy Brian Basilico September 13, 2022 Leave a comment

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When it comes to exceeding expectations, you have to first set them, then exceed them. If you set expectations too high, you can often disappoint. If you set them too low, people tend to misinterpret them. Finding that middle ground, and exceeding expectations require someone who believes in your capabilities, and is overjoyed with the…

Episode 803 – If You Want Change, Results or Success, You Have To Take Your Own Pulse and Own It!

Accountability, C-Suite Topics, Coaching, Human Capital, Mindset, Own It, Podcast, Purpose, Questions, Success, Time ManagementBy Brian Basilico August 15, 2022 Leave a comment

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I was a control freak, and would normally work 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 to 7 days a week to do it all myself. I was successful at it, but at a cost. That cost was having a life. As I walked Layla (my dog) and ran on the Greenway by our apartment…

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