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How to Bring Customers and Invite Them Back for More with Online Marketing

December 22, 2010

I was at the local Subway and the worker tells me, "It's amazing how many Meatball sandwiches we sell now". Subway is running a promotion till Dec 22. The offer promotes three sandwiches, Cold Trio, Veggie Delight, and Meatballs for $1.99 each. Then the worker explains to me, "We never sold Meatballs. Nobody bought them [...]

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How to Thrive and Profit In Bad Economy – Ignore Everyone

October 22, 2009

One of the biggest obstacles for achieving anything remarkable is the fear of feeling stupid. Nobody wants to feel or appear stupid, and people do anything they can to avoid it. So, it stops people from doing something worthwhile achieving, killing an idea that could otherwise produce great outcome. The problem is, nobody knows which [...]

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Tweeting Your Mesa AZ Business Like a NFL Player

October 6, 2009

Recently, Mashable listed top 20 “Must Follow” NFL tweets. There are players like Reggie Bush and Larry Fitzgerald mentioned. As you probably know, Twitter is also popular among NBA athletes. What does this mean to the public? It means… instead of hearing what Larry Fitzgerald says about the recent loss against Indianapolis Colts through the radio wave of ESPN, you get to hear directly [...]

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Adding Images to Your Blog

September 9, 2009

Every now and then, I get asked where people should go to look for images they can use for blogging. I’d like to share these resources with you today. Some will be paid, some are free. If you Google “stock images” you’ll find plenty of resources.  Among many of them, my favorites are as follows; [...]

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If You Don’t Reward Everyone Your Ideas Will Spread Far and Wide

September 4, 2009

Here is a unique way to spread news about your business.  Read what Robert Paul Salon of Ahwautakee is doing. They’re giving free haircuts for teachers.  Instead of blowing hundreds of dollars on advertising created by people who may only know a little about running effective ads, this act of service spreads news about the [...]

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How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking

August 31, 2009

On Mondays, I take night classes completing masters program.  It’s a busy work and involves a lot of presentations.  When I present, people ask me how I have managed to overcome fear of public speaking (and speaking in English at the same time). The truth is, I still fear as much as other people do [...]

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How to Live Life With No Regrets

August 12, 2009

Japan doesn’t love Google.  Yahoo, on the other hand, is the No.1 used search engine there.  Germany doesn’t think BMW is luxury.  Mercedes, likewise in US, is a luxury vehicle there, but not BMW. Australia doesn’t use “nickles” or “dimes” in their AUS$ currency.  5 cents, 10 cents and “notes” are used there. Korea doesn’t [...]

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Being Exceptional Is Easy

August 5, 2009

Exceptional people are not unusual.  They just do things what other 99% people can do but won’t.  Being exceptional is easy, but hard to do.

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How to Catch Competitors Off Guard

July 14, 2009

I live in Mesa and work in Phoenix.  Every morning, I drive the same route for 35 minutes on my way to office.  I leave my house the same time everyday, and when I take the exit out of freeway, I merge into the lane with the same car that was front of me the day before. [...]

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How to Get Popular and Attract Customers

July 8, 2009

In N Out in Tempe Isn’t Just a Fast Food Restaurant Just the other day, my family and I visited In-N-Out Burger in Tempe.  There I saw a line of people, all wearing swim suits (and enough clothes), waiting to order In-N-Out burgers.  I was amazed to see a bus load of people getting off [...]

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