Zig Ziglar died at age 86 from complications with pneumonia today. Turns out, I had the same birthday as ol' Zig.  He was a famous business speaker and a man of faith.  He had a witty, funny way of making pithy statements and maxims that rattled around in your brain well.  I'll share a collection...

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Trade shows have changed little over the years; aside from a bit more glitz and glamour, they more or less look a lot like they did during the past 100 years. Tables set up with a speaker behind it, perhaps a PowerPoint presentation has replaced the old cardboard display but in general, it looks more...

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If you're looking for a unique marketing solution for your small business, you may have run into the notion of "drop cards" or a subset of them called "dollar cards."  Pictured to the right are various versions of a "dollar card", which is a "drop card" which is meant to get the attention of someone by...

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I want to tell you a story.  It's the story of an insurance agent attracting more customers after failing miserably (and expensively). The Setup The protagonist of our story we'll call Mark.  (That's not his real name.)  Mark worked as a loan processor for 20 years, working with car dealerships in Philadelphia.  The money was...