Today’s post will bring two concepts together which fascinate me: When to do something with serendipitous data (i.e., occurring or discovering by chance in a happy or beneficial way)OR When to do nothing with serendipitous data The question is whether to exploit (in a marketing context) something positive, which was received unexpectedly…or just sit back and enjoy the ...

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Building your castle (i.e., business) on a firm foundation, so it lasts forever, beats building it on sand (or in the air)…and I want to share with you today some ideas on how to do that.Firm Foundation=Bedrock PrinciplesIn last week’s post, I included two endorsements for my book, Overdeliver, to support the upcoming Overdeliver Bootcamp.One was ...

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I hate when someone gets anointed in our industry as being “authentic.”Isn’t that a given for all human beings?Whether they are authentic heroes or jerks, they are always being who they are…authenticity is not a learned skill.There are exceptions…as I found out when I met comedian Steven Wright in person.If you don’t know who ...

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