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So far in John Jantsch’s Duct Tape Marketing Coaching Excellence Series, we have had some amazing interviews, and the next session looks to be no different. On August 18th from 12pm-1pm CDT (10am-11am PDT) , John will be interviewing Stephen M.R. Covey. They will be discussing Covey’s book “The Speed of Trust” and cover a range of topics including leadership and authenticity.

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They’re just words - or are they?!

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

I’m reading Ken Folliet’s “The Pillars of the Earth” - but what does a fiction novel have to do with small business marketing? The point is that good writing makes a huge difference. Good writing can be the crucial difference between campaigns that flourish, and campaigns that flounder.

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Make Your Small Business Rule!

Monday, June 9th, 2008

I spent Friday and Saturday drinking in the wisdom of Christina Comaford-Lynch, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Alex Mandossian and many other great minds who presented and attended the “Rules for Renegades Summit.“ My brain was completely on overload by the end.  So many great ideas.  So practical.  So meaty.  I’m so excited put these great ideas into action to [...]

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Recently, I received an email from John Jantsch, author of Duct Tape Marketing. He let us know that one of his strategic partners, InfusionSoft, has asked him to conduct a webinar June 18th at 3pm CDT called “Infusionsoft & Duct Tape Marketing Reveal The Must-Know Secrets of Small Business Growth”
He asked us to pass on the [...]

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We have posted quite a few posts about social media. We’ve talked about blogs, twitter, linkedin and asked our readers what types of social media they use and like. John Jantsch was recently interviewed by Direct2Dell about Social Media and why they have become as powerful as they are - and how to use them more efficiently! [...]

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Duct Tape Interview with Tim Berry

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Book of the day: Tim Berry’s On Target
John Jantsch, Author of Duct Tape Marketing, is getting ready for his next in the Coaching Excellence Series. Next week he will be interviewing Tim Berry. The seminars are free and give you a great opportunity to hear more about the success of some of the top people [...]

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Business and a book

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

One of the most important pieces of advice anyone ever gave me for business was to never stop learning. To this day, I can’t remember who told me, but I have taken it to heart. I continually strive to learn more about business, marketing and myself. It is because of my desire to learn more [...]

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