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MCLELLAN: The end of ‘over-optimization’

Everyone is chasing the holy grail of being on page one of Google searches. Nothing wrong with that belief; in today’s world, it matters. But so does HOW you chase that search ranking. Many “experts” …

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GITOMER: The evolution of sales

I’m celebrating my 20th year of writing about sales, networking, loyalty, trust, attitude, leadership, business social media and personal development.

My core of information transformed into a body of work that includes 11 books – …

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Diebel to join LPCA Public Strategies

Christopher Diebel will join the staff of LPCA Public Strategies as its managing director, the public relations and government affairs firm announced Wednesday. Diebel previously served as director of marketing for Orchestrate Hospitality. He will …

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CDS Global exec to address marketing association at monthly meeting

The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association will feature guest speaker Kristin Runyan, vice president of product management and chief information officer at CDS Global, at its monthly luncheon on April 4.

The luncheon …

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GITOMER: Twenty years of success


This is the 20th anniversary of my first column. “Sales Moves” first appeared in the Charlotte Business Journal on March 23, 1992. The column was an instant success. It soon found its way to Dallas, …

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MCLELLAN: What do consumers want?


That’s the age-old question, isn’t it?

I recently had the opportunity to preview some third-party research that will be publicly released in April. The results were fascinating. The study, which focused on Millennials and Baby …

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GITOMER: Referrals must be earned


I am taking a new business development job for a wellness and surgery center. We need doctors to refer their obese patients to us. Doctors seem so hard to get in front of. Do you …

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MCLELLAN: It’s about them, not you


One of the most common mistakes marketers make is that they think their customers and prospects care about them, what they sell and how it works.

The human truth is that consumers think, feel and …

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GITOMER: Are you a true believer?


What do you believe in? I’m asking you so you can have a clearer picture of why sales are made or lost.

“Jeffrey, you don’t understand,” you whine. “Our customers are price buyers!” No, Jackson, …

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MCLELLAN: Plan ahead for big changes


I hate to beat on the airlines all the time, but sadly, they sure make it easy.

This past weekend, United and Continental, in a push toward their final merger date, merged their computer systems. …