Business – Page 24 – The Virtual Presenter

As the worm turns

Re-emerging from some life change. I’ve taken up a temporary residence as Sr. Product Marketing Manager at WebTrends. The good news is that I’ll learn another side of marketing to a much deeper angle. The downside is that it means giving up some other things I love. Teaching for

Posted in 2009 Appearances, Business

Webinar for product marketers/managers

August 8th, in The Product Management View. They’ve had many great events…I’m privileged to be one of the chosen. Keep an eye here. Details posted

Posted in Business, Life Skills, Strategy

Business card dos and don’ts

I found this tasty tidbit in a press release. When DO you hand someone a business card? Do not give your card within the first few seconds of meeting someone. Do wait until they ask you for it. Your job is to pour out so much value during the conversation that they will beg you

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Dealing with telemarketer/telesales – when you should listen

TheVP
posted on March 15, 2007December 1, 2011
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I don’t begrudge people who work over the telephone doing their jobs one little bit. In a past life as a sales person, I personally sold several million dollars worth of services over the phone in a professional capacity. That doesn’t mean, however, that a telemarketing call is always a

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Adjustment to ‘appearances’ posts

TheVP
posted on March 12, 2007December 1, 2011
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While I may place some new and significant announcements, I decided that I’m not going to post every gig here. One, the volume of SkillPath appearances is too great relative to how many people I know in Iowa, for instance. Two, private appearances mean nothing to you. Three, you can check my