Posted on March 31st, 2009 by Darrin Mourer
Usually I don’t insert entire outside posts but I think this one from Seth Godin is exceptionally relevant to our industry:
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Why aren’t you (really) good at graphic design?
Ten years ago, you had a wide range of excuses for being a lousy visuals person. Starting with no talent, leading to no skill and going from there.
But [...]
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Posted on March 17th, 2009 by Darrin Mourer
Many of us have fairly large territories or at least occasionally find ourselves presenting to prospects in cities far away from our own.
Here is a Protip® for connecting with your remote audience (virtually or in person). The night before, go online and scan the local newspaper and TV station websites. It doesn’t have to take [...]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Darrin Mourer
I want to talk about the importance of knowing what not to say. This isn’t about fancily avoiding hot button topics, but more of a process to zero in on and focus only on what is important at the purposeful exclusion of everything else.
This theme crops up in many materials from Covey’s 7 Habits to Reynold’s [...]
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