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Find out how far the network can go from just a phone number, especially at 1:50 in this segment. Do you agree? What personal data do you give away when you hand out your cell phone number

You gain strength you didn’t realize you had, which makes you and your company better. You find out who steps up to help versus who runs off, leaving you holding the bag– are they true team player who cares for their team and customers? And I’ve found over the years that when you drop the

I’m 5 years away from turning 50– yeah, FIFTY. Like someone who is really old– the geezer we made fun of when we were kids. A wrinkly tortoise with a cane, out of touch with reality and barely able to hear– while the young adults zip around. But I have higher energy than any young

I’ve had clients that are in the firearms industry, and done consulting for a couple of branches of the armed services… … but also had clients such as hospitals, funeral homes, insurance companies, and casket manufacturers. I don’t have an ethical problem with this. When we ran ads for WWE (the wrestling company), we bid

This one is a jaw-dropper. Just at a time when Facebook faces greater scrutiny, ad costs are going up, and there are complaints of Facebook having too much power. I’ve had my own ad accounts shut down the last couple of weeks with no explanation. These are for well-known brands– and the folks at Facebook

Said Winston Churchill. It’s lonely being an entrepreneur, founder, and self-starter. People betray you, friends try to talk you out of it, employees steal from you, unexpected calamity hits you, and you feel overwhelmed. All manner of doubts creep in– you’re not sure how you’ll pay those bills that are coming up, or get out

You wouldn’t ask a restaurant owner to give you free meals or a doctor to give you free surgery. But somehow in marketing, especially digital, charging for your expertise is rude. Sure, give them a minute (make sure it’s actually just a minute), and answer a quick question. Link them to an article you wrote.

I’ll hire you even if you don’t have experience, didn’t go to a fancy school, and don’t even have a job. Because what I care about is YOU. Skills you can train, but honesty, loyalty, coachability, and heart cannot be trained. Hire based on people— not their resumes or how shiny they look. I’ve suffered

My friend Edward Saperia put together this crowdsourced resource for technologists building things related to the coronavirus outbreak. Data, infographics, tools, resources, papers, etc. The most comprehensive library of coronavirus-related resources– it got 25,000 hits just this week, all organic. Please contribute and share. Coronavirus Tech Handbook

I was shocked when this $30 million dollar entrepreneur told me that he lost 60% of his staff- who walked out on him, disgruntled, starting a competitor. Another $100 million entrepreneur, had a nearly 100% turnover of his executive team but still managed to not only survive but emerge even better. Another 8 figure entrepreneur,