I really like Travis' post here. One of the lessons I most appreciated was "Make Your Teammates Better." I view that as a pay-it-forward philosophy and one that I know the MarketingProfessor.com site lives by, too.

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Being a Sellout

Being a Sellout - http://marcana.com Avatar Posted by Marcana under Social Media
From http://marcana.com 5063 days ago
The unknowing peers, fans, pundits, and friends tell us when we’ve sold out.  They will tell us on the streets, on the phones, in email, online and everywhere else. They are all wrong. “You’re on Myspace! Dude, what are you Read More
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I feel we are now going back to our roots more then ever. Since we are starting to come out of the slow down in the economy the customer has changed the way they buy products and who they prefer to do business with. No longer is the cheapest price the right choice when they buy a product and the customer is putting more emphasis on other factors when buying, like the relationship you have with a company. Do you know, like and trust them? Will they side with you if you have a bad experience with them? Then does the company do everything they can to make it better to keep your business? All of this equals the rise again of the small and local business. Read More
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