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I’ll admit… I am often late to crazes. It’s not that I don’t notice that something is taking off—be it Fitbits, smartphones or social media—it’s just that I suppose I like to come around to an idea on my own time, and not just because someone tells me I should be tapping into the latest fad.

I remember when I first heard of Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In” two years ago. It sounded like something I would love. After all, as a woman in management, I understood that Sheryl was addressing managers like me and encouraging me to use my leadership position to help other women achieve their own ambitions. But again, I am slow to crazes.

Continue reading “‘Leaning In’ With Your Marketing Pursuits”

I can’t tell you how many times I have been on the trade show floor, migrating from booth to booth, searching for the one company that will really pull at my heart strings. The one that will stop gabbing for even one minute to figure out why I actually stopped by their booth. The one that understands that each prospective customer wants to be talked with, not at.

But it seems that so many exhibitors are all the same. Making a beeline for each and every booth visitor so they can give their 15-minute pitch, barely pausing to take a breath to see if they have lost totally lost the prospective customer. And, I can’t say that I entirely blame them. Continue reading “Are You Boring Your Prospects with Incessant ‘Gabbing?’”