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Stop Twittering Yourself!
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank Yeah, I’m looking at you, Mister “Hey Cool, I Can Link My Twitter and LinkedIn Accounts!” Guy. (updated June 9, 2010)
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How Not To Suck At Sales
“Let me tell you why I suck as a salesman” – Tommy Callahan Let me preface this by stating that I have been a professional sales guy since the age of 17. I have sold clothing in the mall (commission only for Merry Go Round), beer, and IT hardware and services since 1997-ish. Along the…
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Don’t Be “That Guy” – Volume 2
So a couple months ago at a great ITintheD event at the BlackFinn, “That Guy” shows up once again. Older gentlemen, looked somewhat presentable, and I was introduced by a friend, what I later found out to be a “pawned off”, not an introduction. I digress… He immediately goes into pitch mode, doesn’t hesitate, goes…
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Don’t be “That Guy”
So this being the first blog entry, I had to share my favorite story. Amazingly enough, when I share this story in public, at an event, or at a lunch, everyone knows exactly who I am talking about. Pretty scary the rounds he must have made. A few years back, I am at a smaller…
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Slow Rolls and 5Ks and Protests, Oh My!
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. Let me start by saying I love being in and around Detroit. I do. I love hanging around downtown. I love it when we do our events downtown and people show up, especially…
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Don’t Be That Guy: The Free Beer Isn’t Cold Enough
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. “Gee, we’re really sorry the free beer isn’t cold enough” – Us, unfortunately far too regularly Let’s lay some groundwork here. The three of us that run this group have jobs, lives, families,…
