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You Can Kiss Your Competitors Goodbye

Sam Richter has a new book out called Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling. Sam teaches Internet research. So do we. Then, why on earth would we tell you about his book?! Are we nuts?

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Beyond LinkedIn is Where the Customers Are - by Guest Writer, Dave Kurlan

davekurlan2Sales Development Expert Dave Kurlan is the CEO of Objective Management Group, Inc. He is the author of Baseline Selling and writes the popular Blog, Understanding the Sales Force.

Recently we began using several online business social networks other than LinkedIn to target and generate leads. The results have been nothing less than astonishing.

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The Selling Power that Now Features Search Power

Selling Power magazine wrapped up last year with a cover story about how sales professionals could use Wikipedia on the job. You could have knocked us over with a feather.

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Why Your Business Must Immediately Adopt the Laurie London Strategy

In the same decade of Fats and Elvis and Jerry Lee - a boy named Laurie topped the music world with a song that has huge implications for your business today.

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Just Because It’s Free, Doesn’t Mean It’s Yours

Yesterday I needed a photograph for a presentation about real estate. The picture I found was free, but its value went far beyond gold. It also changed my world view and along with millions of other images it’s helping to change the entire world.

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Breaking a Leg in Dubai

It’s one thing to be up-to-date for an upcoming speech in familiar territory. It’s quite another thing to be ready for a speech halfway around the world. Just ask Fred Berns.

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The Quickest Way to Test Your Web Optimization Guru

“Hey little girl. Want to see my optimization strategies?” The figures no longer lurk in dark alleyways, opening their trench coats to display their wares. Nope, they’re either onstage or online, with glib pitches, stunning examples and promises that sound, oh, so attractive.

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Instant Reliable Research: Why the Special Issues Index is So Special

You say you need up-to-date, trusted information right away? You say you need recent studies, reliable statistics and dependable trend reports on a topic or industry? Read on - and watch this video:

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Google Don’t Know Diddley About People

We’ve been using ZoomInfo.com almost as much as Google these days. Yup, it’s true. Sheryl has a saying that goes, “Don’t look in the sock drawer for ice cream.” In this case, don’t look for your sales leads and contact information in Google.

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Battling Pirates, Protecting Content - by guest writer, Matt Lee

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Matt Lee is a Business Information Specialist and librarian at theJames J. Hill Reference Library, specializing in   digital libraries and other online initiatives. 


This blog’s recent post called “Someone is Stealing Nicholas Boothman’s Stuff” highlighted an example of overt plagiarism in marketing copy. This isn’t the first reported instance of pirated content online, and in our cut-and-paste-friendly era, it probably won’t be the last. Continue reading →