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Column 231:    August 11, 2011 – "You Really Need to Watch Those ‘Uhhhs’"
Column 230:    August 4, 2011 – "An Ode to Marketing"
Column 229:    July 28, 2011 – "Mapping Your Own Opportunity"
Column 228:    July 21, 2011 – "Making Video Marketing Work for You"


Previous columns available upon request:

Column 227:    July 14, 2011 – "Doing the Right Thing Helps Bottom Line"
Column 226:    July 7, 2011 – "Good Things in Different-Sized Packages"
Column 225:    June 30, 2011 – "Good Things In Different Sized Packages"
Column 224:    June 22, 2011 – "Buzz! Time to Buy From Me"
Column 223:    June 9, 2011 – "The First Rule of Real Estate Is…?"
Column 222:    June 2, 2011 – "Letting Picasso Be Picasso"
Column 221:    May 26, 2011 – "Noodles with A Vision"
Column 220:    May 19, 2011 – "Failure to Plan at Magazine"
Column 219:    May 12, 2011 – "Take the Time to Read It Again"
Column 218:    May 5, 2011 – "When Shopping and Patriotism Converge"
Column 217:    April 28, 2011 – "Cicero Isn’t Just In Illinois"
Column 216:    April 14, 2011 – "Ego, Stupidity Trump Marketing"
Column 215:    April 7, 2011 – "A Conference In Your Future"
Column 214:    March 31, 2011 – "Branding Isn’t a Joking Matter"
Column 213:    March 24, 2011 – "Finding More Money for Marketing"
Column 212:    March 17, 2011 – "An Example of a Simple, Clever Advertisement"
Column 211:    March 10, 2011 – "Maybe the Economy Isn’t to Blame"
Column 210:    March 3, 2011 – "Newsletters With a Vision"
Column 209:    February 24, 2011 – "They’re Talking About You Online"
Column 208:    February 17, 2011 – "Don’t Rest on Your Laurels"
Column 207:    February 10, 2011 – "Why Do People Buy Stuff?"
Column 206:    February 3, 2011 – "Don’t Try Doing It All Yourself"
Column 205:    January 20, 2011 – "Getting to Know Your Online Customers"
Column 204:    January 13, 2011 – "Does Your Business Image Match What You Sell?"
Column 203:    January 6, 2011 – "Why Silent Movies May Have Been Better"
Column 202:    December 30, 2010 – "Don't Take Shortcuts Whe Sending Holiday Greetings"
Column 201:    December 23, 2010 – "Why Marketing in 2011 Makes Good Sense"
Column 200:    December 16, 2010 – "And the Cycle Begins Again…"
Column 199:    December 9, 2010 – "Where are the Good Old Days?"
Column 198:    December 2, 2010 – "Have You Got BAO?"
Column 197:    November 25, 2010 – "Are Billboards Worth the Expense?"
Column 196:    November 11, 2010 – "The Election Was LAST Week"
Column 195:    November 4, 2010 – "Some Things Never Change"
Column 194:    October 28, 2010 – "Is Your E-mail Getting Lost In the Crowd?"
Column 193:    October 21, 2010 – "Café’s Recipe for Marketing Success"
Column 192:    October 14, 2010 – "A Bigger Image Might Be a Big Mistake"
Column 191:    October 7, 2010 – "Businesses Can't Overstress Branding Efforts "
Column 190:    September 30, 2010 – "Why Not Create an Unpaid Sales Force?"
Column 189:    September 23, 2010 – "Birds of a Feather Flock Together"
Column 188:    September 9, 2010 – "Tough Times? Increase Marketing"
Column 187:    September 2, 2010 – "Are You Driving Your Customers Away?"
Column 186:    August 26, 2010 – "Marketing Puts Homeless to Work"
Column 185:    August 19, 2010 – "Weighty Thoughts on Oversized Customers"
Column 184:    August 12, 2010 – "Guerrilla Marketing and Bananas"
Column 183:    July 22, 2010 – "Forewarned is Forearmed"
Column 182:    July 15, 2010 – "Is Consulting Right for You?"
Column 181:    July 8, 2010 – "Weight Watchers Misses an Opportunity"
Column 180:    July 1, 2010 – "Now I've Heard Everything!"
Column 179:    June 23, 2010 – "Are Electronic Mailing Lists Different?"
Column 178:    June 17, 2010 – "Untapped Business in Your Mailing List"
Column 177:    June 10, 2010 – "Innovation: The Key to Business Success"
Column 176:    June 3, 2010 – "Are Customers Laughing at Your Marketing Typos?"
Column 175:    May 27, 2010 – "At the Least, I'm Lost"
Column 174:    May 20, 2010 – "Getting Better Results from Bad News"
Column 173:    May 13, 2010 – "Knowing What Your Customers Know"
Column 172:    May 6, 2010 – "Reporters Have a Job to Do"
Column 171:    April 29, 2010 – "When Sampling, Don't Give Away the Store"
Column 170:    April 22, 2010 – "Marketing By Handshake Key to Business Success"
Column 169:    April 15, 2010 – "Where Do Sales Come From?"
Column 168:    April 8, 2010 – "Is Mr. Marketing Being, Like, Judgmental?"
Column 167:    April 1, 2010 – "How to Wear Away Customer Objections"
Column 166:    March 25, 2010 – "The Power of Social Networking"
Column 165:    March 18, 2010 – "Why Get a Vanity Number?"
Column 164:    March 11, 2010 – "Mr. Mark Eting Cannot Attend"
Column 163:    March 4, 2010 – "Don't Take Your Customers for Granted"
Column 162:    February 25, 2010 – "Is Your Web Site Working Hard for You?"
Column 161:    February 18, 2020 – "Hey Mr. Marketing: Why Do You Talk So Much?"
Column 160:    February 11, 2010 – "Direct Mail is Dead: Long Live Direct Mail"
Column 159:    February 4, 2010 – "Checking In With the Customers"
Column 158:    January 28, 2010 – "Do Coupon Expiration Dates Really Matter?"
Column 157:    January 21, 2010 – "Better Fess Up – Who's Paying You?"
Column 156:    January 14, 2020 – "The Importance of Consistency in Branding"
Column 155:    January 7, 2010 – "You Will be Receiving 124,476,600 Marketing Messages"
Column 154:    December 24, 2009 – "Setting Up an Online Privacy Policy"
Column 153:    December 17, 2009 – "Why Not Have a Character Work for You?"
Column 152:    December 10, 2009 – "Marketing Tips for Better Fundraising Campaign Results"
Column 151:    December 3, 2009 – "Some Suggestions on How to Best Use Mailing Lists"
Column 150:    November 26, 2009 – "Try Marketing for the Holidays"
Column 149:    November 19, 2009 – "Good SEO Search Needs Research, Tech and Copy"
Column 148:    November 12, 2009 – "Help the Community Around You"
Column 147:    November 5, 2009 – "Make Maximum Use of Your Business E-mail Opportunities"
Column 146:    October 29, 2009 – "Understanding the Power of the Tagline"
Column 145:    October 15, 2009 – "Make the Most of Your Next PowerPoint Presentation"
Column 144:    September 3, 2009 – "Good Reason for Dancing in the Aisles"
Column 143:    August 27, 2009 – "Minimizing Collection Problems"
Column 142:    September 24, 2009 – "Plan Ahead for Errors"
Column 141:    September 17, 2009 – "What to Do When the Words Won't Come"
Column 140:    September 10, 2009 – "Double Your Business With a Thesaurus"
Column 139:    September 3, 2009 – "Interns: Good for Students, Business"
Column 138:    August 27, 2009 – "Marketing a Nonprofit: Keep Members Talking"
Column 137:    August 20, 2009 – "Memories of My Childhood"
Column 136:    August 6, 2009 – "Vegas Lesson: You Are What You Wear"
Column 135:    July 23, 2009 – "Maximizing the Customer's Experience"
Column 134:    July 16, 2009 – "IM, Bluetooth Are Marketing's Next Tools"
Column 133:    July 9, 2009 – "What's in a Name?"
Column 132:    July 2, 2009 – "Holiday Tie-ins Can Boost Sales"
Column 131:    June 25, 2009 – "Maybe Just Birds Should Twitter"
Column 130:    June 18, 2009 – "Eight Rules for Shamelessly Self-promoting Your Business"
Column 129:    June 11, 2009 – "This Week: $50 Off on Column!"
Column 128:    June 4, 2009 – "Laughing All the Way to the Bank"
Column 127:    May 21, 2009 – "Selling More in Tough Times"
Column 126:    May 14, 2009 – "Putting Service Into Your Business"
Column 125:    May 7, 2009 – "Movie Hits, and Ad Misses"
Column 124:    April 23, 2009 – "Green Helmet Replaces Hat"
Column 123:    April 9, 2009 – "Marketing Yourself to Get a Job"
Column 122:    April 2, 2009 – "Here's How to Market to Other Species"
Column 121:    March 26, 2009 – "Test Your Marketing to Improve Results"
Column 120:    March 19, 2009 – "Don't Overlook These Marketing Opportunities"
Column 119:    March 5, 2009 – "This Column Will Expire Tomorrow"
Column 118:    February 19, 2009 – "Tips on High-Visibility, Low Cost Marketing"
Column 117:    February 5, 2009 – "This Column is Brought to You By…"
Column 116:    January 22, 2009 – "Run a Multi-Platformed Campaign"
Column 115:    January 8, 2009 – "Improving Your Sales Calls"
Column 114:    January 1, 2009 – "Not Just for Teens: Online Networking a Good Idea"
Column 113:    December 18, 2008 – "Even When Times are Tough, a 'Thank You' is a Good Idea"
Column 112:    December 4, 2008 – "People LOVE Getting Presents!"
Column 111:    November 26, 2008 – "Is This Holiday Season a Turkey?"
Column 110:    November 12, 2008 – "Do Yourself a Favor – Hire a Realtor"
Column 109:    October 30, 2008 – "Marketing A Religious School"
Column 108:    October 23, 2008 – "Helping with Cause-Related Campaign"
Column 107:    October 16, 2008 – "Birthdays Mark Growth, Change"
Column 106:    October 2, 2008 – "Selling Nonprofits With Personality"
Column 105:    September 18, 2008 – "It's Not All Doom & Gloom"
Column 104:    August 28, 2008 – "Promotion Is Fine – Now Close the Sale"
Column 103:    August 14, 2008 – "Is Marketing a Good Career Choice?"
Column 102:    July 31, 2008 – "Should You Do Marketing Yourself?"
Column 101:    July 24, 2008 – "Strategic, Technical Planning Both Important"
Column 100:    July 17, 2008 – "The Art of Endorsements"
Column 99:    July 10, 2008 – "Fear and Loathing at the Mailbox"
Column 98:    June 26, 2008 – "Give Your Business Personality"
Column 97:    June 19, 2008 – "Customer Service Will Win Above Price Cuts"
Column 96:    June 12, 2008 – "Tagline Pulls Your Whole Marketing Image Together"
Column 95:    June 5, 2008 – "Increase Your Marketing Now"
Column 94:    May 22, 2008 – "Good Hair Does Pay Off in Business"
Column 93:    May 15, 2008 – "Don't Forget Spell Check"
Column 92:    May 8, 2008 – "Going Green is as Easy as Cleaning Out Your Mailing Lists"
Column 91:    May 1, 2008 – "How Important is Your Job Title?"
Column 90:    April 24, 2008 – "Sales Success Comes From Really Listening"
Column 89:    April 17, 2008 – "Keep Continuity in Your Marketing Message"
Column 88:    April 3, 2008 – "Campaigns Ripe with Marketing Tips"
Column 87:    March 27, 2008 – "Advice to Realtors: Talk to Your Audience"
Column 86:    March 20, 2008 – "Watch Your Language"
Column 85:    March 6, 2008 – "Ask Customers What They Want"
Column 84:    February 28, 2008 – "Arrogance is a Big Loser in Sales"
Column 83:    February 21, 2008 – "Phone Respect Means More Sales"
Column 82:    February 14, 2008 – "Chance, a Glance…and Then Romance"
Column 81:    February 7, 2008 – "Finding Customers in a Soft Market"
Column 80:    January 31, 2008 – "Campaign Buttons a Thing of the Past"
Column 79:    January 24, 2008 – "Only Give Away Green Things"
Column 78:    January 17, 2008 – "Sales Clerks and Their Questions"
Column 77:    January 10, 2008 – "Getting Help With Your Marketing"
Column 76:    January 3, 2008 – "A Few Thoughts About Holiday Creep"
Column 75:    December 27, 2007 – "I Saw the Potato, and Other Marketing Goofs"
Column 74:    December 20, 2007 – "Spread the Word With an E-newsletter"
Column 73:    December 13, 2007 – "Gifts for Clients Will Pay Dividends"
Column 72:    December 6, 2007 – "Dress for Success by Watching for Clues"
Column 71:    November 29, 2007 – "Please, Leave Me Alone!"
Column 70:    November 22, 2007 – "Happy Holidays from the Turkey in the Hat"
Column 69:    November 15, 2007 – "Fresh, Interesting Content a Must for Blogs"
Column 68:    November 8, 2007 – "Promotions During Football Season"
Column 67:    November 1, 2007 – "The Good and the Bad of the Fire Disaster"
Column 66:    October 18, 2007 – "It's All About Making the Sale"
Column 65:    October 11, 2007 – "Use Personal Networking to Gain Trust, Clients"
Column 64:    October 4, 2007 – "Reviewed Your Own Web Site Lately?"
Column 63:    September 27, 2007 – "Public Speaking Can Boost Your Business"
Column 62:    September 20, 2007 – "It's Not Always About Making Money"
Column 61:    September 13, 2007 – "Have a Plan for New Business"
Column 60:    September 6, 2007 – "Being a Columnist Means Lots of Hard Work"
Column 59:    August 30, 2007 – "Growing Your Business – It's a Sign"
Column 58:    August 23, 2007 – "Web Site or Retail – Which Sells Goods Faster?"
Column 57:    August 16, 2007 – "‘Best’ Campaign is a Moving Target"
Column 56:    August 9, 2007 – "Variety is the Spice of Life (and Web Sites)"
Column 55:    August 2, 2007 – "A Few Words About My Slippers"
Column 54:    July 26, 2007 – "Want More Business? Raise Your Prices"
Column 53:    July 19, 2007 – "Developing a Marketing Plan"
Column 52:    July 12, 2007 – "Marketing Can Be a Hairy Business"
Column 51:    July 5, 2007 – "Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain"
Column 50:    June 28, 2007 – "It Matters Which Mailing List You Use"
Column 49:    June 21, 2007 – "Three Steps to Profitable Mailing"
Column 48:    June 14, 2007 – "The Hat's Off to Publicity Genius"
Column 47:    June 7, 2007 – "What's the Big Deal About Testimonials?"
Column 46:    May 31, 2007 – "Does It Pay to Help Local Groups?"
Column 45:    May 24, 2007 – "Apply Marketing Skills for Job Hunt"
Column 44:    May 17, 2007 – "Don't Get Clipped When Using Coupons"
Column 43:    May 10, 2007 – "Can My Business Benefit from Bad Publicity?"
Column 42:    May 3, 2007 – "Do Your Research to Reach Target Customer"
Column 41:    April 26, 2007 – "How You Handle Problems Critical to Keeping Customers Happy"
Column 40:    April 19, 2007 – "Smaller Footprints, Bigger Impressions"
Column 39:    April 12, 2007 – "Right or Left Side? It Matters for Name Tags"
Column 38:    April 5, 2007 – "Good Ads Cover Up Bad Products"
Column 37:    March 29, 2007 – "Marketing Takes Hit with Local Action"
Column 36:    March 22, 2007 – "Small Marketing Tool Can Offer Big Results"
Column 35:    March 15, 2007 – "Find a Way to Set Your Business Apart"
Column 34:    March 8, 2007 – "Referrals Pack a Punch"
Column 33:    March 1, 2007 – "Nonprofits Need Marketing, Too"
Column 32:    February 22, 2007 – "Keeping Your Outreach Efforts Personal"
Column 31:    February 15, 2007 – "Better Sales through Customer Service"
Column 30:    February 8, 2007 – "Marketing Method Hinges on Several Factors"
Column 29:    February 1, 2007 – "Fewer Words are Better When Writing Copy"
Column 28:    January 25, 2007 – "Is Any Place Safe from Marketing?"
Column 27:    January 18, 2007 – "Tips to Generate Web Site Traffic"
Column 26:    January 11, 2007 – "Make the Most of Your Marketing Materials"
Column 25:    January 4, 2007 – "Make the Most of Your Newsletter"
Column 24:    December 28, 2007 – "Good Time to Consider Premiums"
Column 23:    December 21, 2006 – "Employee Rewards Can Help Motivation"
Column 22:    December 14, 2006 – "Hit a Hole-in-One with Golf Fundraiser"
Column 21:    December 7, 2006 – "Logos Help Customers Find You Again"
Column 20:    November 30, 2006 – "Give Stuff Away to Make Money"
Column 19:    November 23, 2006 – "Tips to Get Your Press Releases Published"
Column 18:    November 16, 2006 – "Inexpensive Marketing Minus Staff"
Column 17:    November 9, 2006 – "How Can I Improve My Company's Image?"
Column 16:    November 2, 2006 – "Tips for Standing Out in a Crowd"
Column 15:    October 26, 2006 – "Client Gifts Can Have Powerful Impact"
Column 14:    October 19, 2006 – "Investing in Employees Pays Big Dividends"
Column 13:    October 12, 2006 – "The Hat? It's A Matter of Personal Branding"
Column 12:    October 5, 2006 – "Mistakes Hurt Image"
Column 11:    September 28, 2006 – "Developing Business Plan a Must"
Column 10:    September 21, 2006 – "Libraries Need to Make Services Available to All"
Column 9:    September 14, 2006 – "Research Web Site Before Signing Up"
Column 8:    September 7, 2006 – "Helping Yourself, Others"
Column 7:    August 31, 2006 – "Don't Forget the Business Plan"
Column 6:    August 24, 2006 – "Make Ads Work Harder with Variety"
Column 5:    August 17, 2006 – "The Difference Between Advertising and Marketing"
Column 4:    August 10, 2006 – "Let's Talk About Customer Service"
Column 3:    August 3, 2006 – "Branding Connects Products Like a Family"
Column 2:    July 27, 2006 – "Why Even Bother Marketing?"
Column 1:    July 20, 2006 – "Meet Mr. Marketing"

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