Episode 941 – Look Back… Move Forward

Artificial Intelligence, Business To Business Marketing, Buyer's Journey, C-Suite Topics, Client Expectations, Content Marketing, Know Your Audience, Podcast, Purpose, Relationship Marketing, Sales, Strategy, Value PropositionLeave a comment

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At the beginning of 2023, businesses were facing the possibility of rising inflation, a recession, and workforce shortages. Then, the tech business community added some spicy Artificial Intelligence into the chaos soup. While the Bitcoin Bros were trying to pass themselves off as ChatGPT prompt writing gurus (making $100K or more), sales teams were tasked…

Episode 939 – Winning Lessons from 2023

Accountability, Artificial Intelligence, Business To Business Marketing, C-Suite Topics, Client Expectations, Emotional Intelligence, Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Human To Human, Know Your Audience, Podcast, Relationship Marketing, Storytelling, Strategy, Success, Systems, Thought Leadership, Value PropositionLeave a comment

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To some of you, 2023 was a cakewalk compared to 2021 and 2022. To others, this was the most challenging year ever. Either way, I agree with you! Whether it was good or bad, you probably grew personally, fiscally, and/or physically. Every day, running a business is a challenge. Yet, throughout the year, situations, circumstances,…

Episode 937 – Fail Forward

Accountability, Artificial Intelligence, Business To Business Marketing, C-Suite Topics, Emotional Intelligence, Human To Human, Know Your Audience, Networking, Podcast, Relationship Marketing, Storytelling, Thought Leadership, Trust, Value Proposition, Writing BooksLeave a comment

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I have failed. When I wrote my book, It’s Not About You, It’s About Bacon, I thought I would finally find fantastic success. I had dreams of speaking worldwide, pontificating about the virtues of Relationship Marketing. In short, I thought I was going to be rich and famous. Then it hit me, that’s what Relationship…

Episode 896 – Best Of – How To Scale Your Business Through An Ecosystem with Steven Hoffman

Business Trends, C-Suite Topics, Expert Interview, Growth Hacking, Intellectual Property, Niche Marketing, Podcast, Process, Sales, Social Selling, Strategy, Success, Systems, Thought Leadership, Value PropositionLeave a comment

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Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving…

Episode 886 – Best Of – Why “FREE” Is A Four Letter Word That’s Bad For B2b Businesses? with Mark S.A. Smith

Accountability, C-Suite Topics, Emotional Intelligence, Engagement, Expert Interview, Generating Leads, Know Your Audience, Podcast, Relationship Marketing, Strategy, Value PropositionLeave 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 864 – Best Of – How To Scale Your Business Through An Ecosystem with Steven Hoffman

Business Trends, C-Suite Topics, Expert Interview, Growth Hacking, Intellectual Property, Niche Marketing, Podcast, Process, Sales, Social Selling, Strategy, Success, Systems, Thought Leadership, Value PropositionLeave a comment

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Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving…

Episode 784 – The Purpose Driven Economy with Mark S.A. Smith

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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 782 – Why “FREE” Is A Four Letter Word That’s Bad For B2b Businesses? with Mark S.A. Smith

Accountability, C-Suite Topics, Emotional Intelligence, Engagement, Expert Interview, Generating Leads, Know Your Audience, Podcast, Relationship Marketing, Strategy, Value PropositionLeave 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 780 – Best Of – Understanding Thought Leadership And Influence Personas with Jim Barry

Business To Business Marketing, Content Marketing, Emotional Intelligence, Expert Interview, Influencer Marketing, Know Your Audience, Leadership, Podcast, Psychology Of Social Media, Relationship Marketing, Social Media, Thought Leadership, Value PropositionLeave a comment

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Dr. Jim Barry is the author of Social Content Marketing for Entrepreneurs, a textbook used in the instruction of MBA courses. He has served as Professor of Marketing at NSU since August, 2004 where he teaches courses in social media marketing, consumer behavior, and integrated marketing communication. He won the 2019 President’s Distinguished Faculty Award…

Episode 767 – Networking Is All About Give And Take But Success Takes Giving

Accountability, Business To Business Marketing, C-Suite Topics, Change Management, Client Expectations, Content Marketing, Networking, Podcast, Referrals, Relationship Marketing, Value Proposition, WebsitesLeave a comment

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It’s been a long journey to get ready to sell a house and buy another. I have been in the Chicagoland area for almost 50 years. Over that period I have moved at least a dozen times. But, you never really move far for your network. You know what grocery stores have what. You know…