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Increase Sales Simply By Raising Your Own Bar
One of my favorite quotes is To go where you have never been before demands that you do what you have never done before. In sales, this is very true because highly productive and successful sales professionals are always pushing the envelope or the bar to reach beyond their comfort zones to achieve their continuous goal to increase sales.
How to shop for a graphic design firm (be an educated consumer)
It is becoming more and more obvious to companies that design plays an enormous role in driving business. Successful business owners already know this, but for those who are just opening their eyes to the concept, how do you get started? What are the considerations when bringing on strategic design services?

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Today's mail included a card-sized envelope with my name and address handwritten, and a regular stamp, from someone whose name (in the top-left corner) I didn't recognize. Was it a belated Valentine, or what?

Lumpy Letters
If you're mailing a letter to someone you've never met, the prospect MUST be persuaded to open the envelope. In the last issue you learned some of the reasons he may not bother.

Calvin Klein Ads
If there is one thing Calvin Klein ads are known for it is pushing the boundaries of what is considered socially acceptable. Ever since 1980, when the company placed 15 year old Brooke Shields on one its ads, with the tagline “Nothing comes between me and my Calvins,” Klein has been pushing the advertising envelope. From there, he began mounting giant billboards in the middle of New York City’s Times Square that featured buff male models with nothing on but their white CK briefs, and using childlike models, such as Kate Moss, to help sell his Obsession perfume.

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If The Envelope Doesn't Fit, Forget It! (So Check on the Envelopes.)
Increase Sales Simply By Raising Your Own Bar
One of my favorite quotes is To go where you have never been before demands that you do what you have never done before. In sales, this is very true because highly productive and successful sales professionals are always pushing the envelope or the bar to reach beyond their comfort zones to achieve their continuous goal to increase sales.
The Serendipity Factor
Incredible things happen independently of those you personally create. I call these serendipitous blessings. When you're pushing hard on door A, someone or something opens door B. Often, when you look through door B, what's behind it is much better than what you were going after in the first place. However, you wouldn't have seen door B open if you hadn't been in the hall pushing on door A. Get in the here and now and look for the other opened doors, or go open some doors on your own.
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Most government or legal writing is passive, such as “enclosed in this envelope is a contract.” Something more active would be: “you’ll find in this envelope a contract I’ve included.” Passive writing is usually without a person doing something in the sentence. Active writing is when you have somebody doing something in the sentence. “The door was open” is passive. “Joe opened the door” is active. “Joe kicked open the door,” is even more active.
12 Steps to Implementing Anything in Your Business: Step Eight: Follow Up...Follow Up...Follow Up!
Getting something implemented in your business is a lot like moving a huge round boulder, it takes a lot of heavy pushing to get it going, but once it is moving it only takes the lightest touch to keep it momentum going. If you have followed the previous steps, you have already done the heavy pushing to get the implementation and execution of your project underway, now it just takes a light touch to keep it going.
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What's the secret to asking tough questions and pushing back with confidence?

Is All Publicity Good Publicity – Well, Maybe If You’re Lady Gaga
There is perhaps no bigger a myth than the one that states all publicity is good publicity. Sure, Lady Gaga would not be where she is without pushing the envelope. But there is press that she wouldn’t want. And how many business owners and professionals want to foster that particular image? If you do, great, take off the gloves and go for it. But if you’re looking to build a different type of image and create a strong lasting brand, perhaps consider a different approach. When it comes to traditional media, think long and hard about your stories and how you want you and your company to be perceived.
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