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Thought Tweet #559

by Rick Baker
On Sep 6, 2012

Thought Tweet #559 Marketing isn't dead. It's just having a bit of a conniption, Sales isn't dead. It just needs a breath of fresh work.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

In response to a recent Harvard Business Review article/blog exchange titled "Marketing Is Dead".

The Marketing Conniption: some activity around social media brings back to mind some of the activity around 'Y2K'. Much ado about nothing.

Sales Work: yup - no easy way out of it or around it.


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Marketing | Sales | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #558

by Rick Baker
On Sep 5, 2012

Thought Tweet #558 Desire: the fan that stokes the flames of imagination.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Desire - desire for something - isn't that what stokes imagination?

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Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #557

by Rick Baker
On Sep 4, 2012

Thought Tweet #557 Very tough to make good decisions by consensus; very tough to implement good decisions without buy-in. 

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Best to strive for buy-in...with forethought about implementation. For example, use SMARTACRE Goals

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Delegation & Decisions | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Goals - SMARTACRE Goals | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #556

by Rick Baker
On Sep 3, 2012

Thought Tweet #556 If, as Aristotle said, we are what we repeatedly do then by doing a few new things we can change who we are.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Watch what they do, not what they say. Help people do new things...little-but-new things...that is, if you want to help them make changes for the better.

Thought Tweet #555

by Rick Baker
On Aug 31, 2012

Thought Tweet #555 Do you ask yourself what you want to be: a business owner?, an entrepreneur?, or a business leader?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

What's the difference?

A business owner owns a business and works really hard to make sure everyone gets paid.

An entrepreneur owns a business and invents stuff or ideas and works really hard to make sure everyone gets paid.

A business leader guides, teaches, mentors, & coaches followers...and knows the difference between those 4 things.

Thought Tweet #554

by Rick Baker
On Aug 30, 2012

Thought Tweet #554 As people change jobs at an accelerated pace business relationships evolve quickly - expanding independence.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Most people don't stay in jobs, companies, or careers anywhere near as long as they did in previous decades. And, for many people, the time spent in a job, or a company, or a career is shrinking at an accelerated pace. This impacts on business relationships. It is harder to maintain business relationships because the exchange of value must evolve as work roles, companies, and careers change. All of this tends to make business people more independent. And, the fast pace of technology advancements - easy access to information - makes it much easier to be independent. [Consider for example, the implications on selling, buying, recruiting, employee turnover...]

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Leaders' Thoughts | Marketing | Sales | Thought Tweets

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