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Category Archives: Small Business Sales Advice
Kill The Elevator Speech
In a recent article for American Express Open Forum I revealed my (not-so-secret) mission to kill the elevator speech.
In or out. Pick a team. You’re either with me or against me on this one. Which is it going …
How to make a book a bestseller
The proof is in the pudding. See article from today’s NY Times, “With Kindle, the Best Sellers Don’t Need to Sell” by Motoko Rich. The author begins the article with a riddle: “How do you make your book a best seller on the Kindle? Answer: Give copies away.” But many of the big publishers still find the strategy untenable because they aren’t changing with the times and adapting to new technology and today’s market. Continue reading
The Single Best Way to Get the Biggest, Baddest Results on the Planet
My latest Entrepreneur Magazine article offered as an exclusive on American Express Open Forum. Enjoy. Comment. Tweet and FB it.…
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Keynote clips of Michael Port
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Predictions, Trends and Resolutions for 2010
Prediction
Relevancy will overtake marketing, at least in theory. The reality is advertising dollars are declining. The hit and miss marketing days are over. Creative marketing is already taking hold. Businesses are experimenting with new ways to market and get …
Michael Port PBS TV Interview for One On One w/ Steve Adubato
This is a TV interview I did for One On One with Steve Adubato. Continue reading
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I don't say this lightly
Verizon may be the most inept company I have ever experienced in my entire adult life.
I think my next book is going to be a comedy/tragedy about the 4 week drama of trying to get Verizon to do one …
Always trying to sell you something…
I’m always trying to sell you something.
Sometimes, I’m just trying to sell you on an idea that will help you think bigger about who you are and what you offer the world.
I put these ideas on http://www.ThinkBigRevolution.com (Membership …
The Current Ecomonic Situation. 2 Points.
John Steele Gordon, in an article he wrote for the November 2008 issue of Commentary entitled, Speculators, Politicians, and Financial Disasters, makes an important says:
Fueled by easy credit, the real-estate market
had been rising swiftly for some years. Members…
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Tagged economic+conditions, economic+downturn, opportunities+in+recession, Personal Development Advice, recession, Small Business Leadership Advice, Small Business Marketing Advice, Small Business Money Management Advice, Small Business Project Advice, Small Business Sales Advice, Small Business Systems Advice
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The Contrarian Effect – Ranked "Best of 2008"
Today I found out that The Contrarian Effect: Why It Pays (BIG) to Take Typical Sales Advice and Do the Opposite, a book a wrote with Liz Marshall, was chosen by The Amazon.com Editorial Board as the #9 Best …
