By Mauibob on March 25, 2009
Video has been available over the Internet for more than a decade, but it has not been until recently that technology has made it possible for web users to view it. Today, video is one of the most effective and compelling forms of marketing on the Internet. With the removal of major technological roadblocks in [...]
Posted in Lead Generation
By Mauibob on March 18, 2009
Behavioral psychologists have been bantering around the idea of what they call Repulsion Hypothesis for years. It states that people find people who have beliefs and attitudes that are extremely different from their own as repulsive. Repulsive is a very strong word. It’s the word that comes to mind when I have to repair or [...]
Posted in Sales
By Mauibob on March 17, 2009
I’m your customer and I want to you to know that I like you and I like doing business with you. Some of my reasons may sound a little odd, and to tell you the truth I don’t fully understand them myself, but I assure you my comments are sincere. 1. I like you because [...]
Posted in Customer Service
By Mauibob on March 13, 2009
If the idea of standing up in front of an audience and giving a speech (even a short speech) scares you to death, you’re not alone. In fact, most surveys will tell you that people are more comfortable with the idea of dying than they are about speaking in public. However, there are plenty of [...]
Posted in Presentation
By Mauibob on March 12, 2009
As I child I was interested in learning how things worked. On any given day you could walk into my bedroom and find what started out to be a perfectly good transistor radio or a toaster or a cuckoo clock sprawled out in little pieces on my desk. I was so curious about how these [...]
Posted in Networking
By Mauibob on March 7, 2009
Recently a friend of mine told me a story about an encounter she had with one of her co-workers when she accepted a job as the manager of IT at large technology company. On the morning of her first day of work, she attended a staff meeting where she was introduced to the other managers. [...]
Posted in Sales
By Mauibob on March 6, 2009
All around the world in every culture birthdays are viewed as special occasions because they mark a unique moment in a person’s life. Birthday guests take time out of their normal routine to purchase or make gifts. They rearrange their schedules to attend the celebration, they look forward to having a good time, eating tasty [...]
Posted in Presentation
By Mauibob on March 4, 2009
I first saw the idea implemented while visiting the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. It was pure genius. There was a steady stream of guests waiting to check-in to the hotel who were all cheerfully greeted by friendly front desk clerks wearing name tags. But these were no ordinary name tags. They had a magical [...]
Posted in Develop Your Skill
By Mauibob on March 1, 2009
My wife Susan and I rarely sit down and watch TV together, but when we do we have an unspoken rule that allows us to enjoy our time together. If she sits down first, we watch what she wants to watch. If I sit down first, we watch what see wants to watch. Simple, and [...]
Posted in Develop Your Skill
By Mauibob on February 6, 2009
You’ve written a great acceptance speech. The audience is going to love it. You’re ready to knock it out of the park. Or are you? The biggest and perhaps most avoidable mistake people make giving a thank-you speech happens before they even get to the banquet hall. They don’t practice properly. They think that once [...]
Posted in Develop Your Skill
