A Sales Lesson From Mitt Romney

The #1 competitor you face today isn’t another company. It’s the customer’s decision to do nothing, to make no change at all…The value they perceive that you offer isn’t big enough to offset what they think it will cost to implement something new.”  — Kevin Davis, President of TopLine Leadership and author of “Slow Down, […]

How NOT To Do an Email Campaign

I’m a member of a local Toastmasters group in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, and recommend Toastmasters to anyone who wants to get better at public speaking or presentation skills. Toastmasters International has, over the years, come up with a very effective formula for helping its members get better at oral communication. Unfortunately, there is […]

Penny Arcade, Ocean Marketing, and an Email Lesson

Let’s start with the lesson: email is social media. Even if it starts out private, it can be made public. Extremely public. The short version: in November, a guy named Dave orders a pair of PS3 controllers from an outfit called Ocean Marketing. The controllers don’t arrive. In mid-December, Dave writes to the company asking […]

Public Relations Pros: How Would You Help Best Buy?

You are a public relations professional, specializing in crisis management. Your client, Best Buy, took a whole bunch of orders online, and now can’t deliver. What advice would you give them? Comment below. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Email Phil Bernstein here. Like what you’re reading? There’s more! Sign up for Phil Bernstein’s free advertising and marketing e-newsletter here. […]