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Garth, Kiss, Jay Leno — and Freddie Krueger?

August 1st, 2010 by Tina

Garth Brooks Freddie Krueger? So, I was watching a Jay Leno clip on YouTube where Garth Brooks and Kiss sing HARD LUCK WOMAN live…and I had to pause the video for a quick bathroom break. Somewhere around 1:20 – 1:40 in the clip. The thumbnail there to the left is what I got, and bless me if I didn’t burst out laughing because I could sooo see the Nightmare On Elm Street lord of bad dreams himself in there: Freddie [...]

Garth, Kiss, Jay Leno -- and Freddie Krueger?

Three Years and Nine Months…

July 5th, 2010 by Tina

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Depending on how you look at it, that’s not a terribly long time — or it’s half of forever. For me, the time period is significant because if all things remain the same as they are today, this is exactly how long it’s going to be before our mortgage is paid off and we’ll once again own our house and land free and clear. I don’t know about the rest of the family, but I’m feeling somewhere between euphoric and [...]

Marketing IM Skills To Businesses Offline: How Do I Get Started?

May 22nd, 2010 by Tina

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By now you’ve probably heard a lot of stories about how the new make money “gold” is in taking your internet marketing skills to offline businesses. Your gut may be telling you this is definitely the way to go for yourself, but there’s just one little problem: You’re not sure how to get started. Some say you should “cold call” offline businesses and pitch your services, but I know for many of you, cold calling is just not your style. [...]

Marketing IM Skills To Businesses Offline: How Do I Get Started?

How Strange …

May 13th, 2010 by Tina

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How strange have been the turn of event over the past two days. First, I attempt to help a fellow marketer who knows as much as I do (fat lot of good that does) and end up hindering him (with goofy gab) in a race to get a product ready so he can actually feed himself something nice (like a steak) instead of the Ramen diet he’s been on for the past two weeks. Next, a fellow marketer sends a [...]

Customer Service – Not Worth Your Time?

May 9th, 2010 by Tina

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As bad as I hate to say it, I’m getting disgusted with some of the stuff some of those big, fancy-pants marketing gurus are saying to their potential customers. Seems to me the “gurus” ought to know better than to disrespect the very folks who are supporting their being able to have swanky mansions and fast cars, but I suppose I’m guilty of giving them more credit than is their due. I mean, when they out and plainly say you [...]