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2008 

I've long believed that fear is the culprit behind any and all of our failures.  It may not be readily apparent in some cases, but if you look deeper it's there. In my career, I've worked with some abysmal sales managers.  In fact, most of the sales managers I worked with were abysmal.  What's mo...
06/27/2008
There is a lot of confusing information available about marketing your website, and we are all inundated with myriad "great" strategies for doing it. If you are confused and/or frustrated at the conflicting information you're getting from one resource to another, you must check out this link: htt...
06/20/2008
A big "thank you" to Duane Peterson of Koenig & Strey in Chicago for this suggestion for your direct mail efforts: Remember the allure of a commemorative stamp. Remember, your direct mail efforts are focused on human beings, and what can appear to be an afterthought can in fact be the very thing ...
06/19/2008
How much is enough?  What kind of return should I expect?  How much do they cost? I get these questions frequently with regard to door hangers, and I've found just a very few agents who can give me solid numbers with regard to their success rate with door hangers. If you're an agent who would lik...
06/19/2008
Perhaps the most common question I'm asked by agents concerning how to handle a lead is "What do I say?" Meeting a potential client for the first time can be uncomfortable at times. Let's face it...if we're all honest with ourselves we can remember at least a time or two where we were uncomfortab...
06/16/2008
Kudos to Allen Wyett for this wonderful tip site!  I've helped numerous agents get answers to Word questions (especially that pesky Word 2007) by referring them to this site, so I thought I would share it with all of you. If you have questions or problems with Microsoft Word, there's a good chanc...
06/16/2008
Click on the link below to download AVAST! anti-virus software...a FREE solution that is NOT a "trial" version to get you to buy an "upgrade." It appears the fine folks at AVAST! still have faith in the honor system...the professional version of AVAST! has a price (and a reasonable one at that), ...
06/15/2008
Click on the link below to download AVAST! anti-virus software...a FREE solution that is NOT a "trial" version to get you to buy an "upgrade." It appears the fine folks at AVAST! still have faith in the honor system...the professional version of AVAST! has a price (and a reasonable one at that), ...
06/15/2008
I saw this commercial last night and I don't think I've laughed this hard at a commercial in 10 or 15 years. It was on during the pre-game of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. I think it's great example of a funny idea (it's a Gas-X commercial...yeah, I know I'm a ...
06/13/2008
I saw this commercial last night and I don't think I've laughed this hard at a commercial in 10 or 15 years. It was on during the pre-game of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. I think it's great example of a funny idea (it's a Gas-X commercial...yeah, I know I'm a ...
06/13/2008