Excellence

The Role of Marketing

May 31, 2012

How Thinking Like an Owner Sets You Free “The role of marketing is ambiguous.” Say what? How could this be so! The statement is one of three explanations for why CMOs struggle to measure marketing’s impact in this Forrester white paper. Shouldn’t it be clear by now, especially after the dot-com bust and the 2008 […]

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When Love is True: Dedication to Marketing, from the Customer’s Point-of-View

May 29, 2012
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Who Says Your First True Love Can’t be Your Last? I recently noticed one of those presumptuous Tiffany ads, “When Love is True”, telling the soon to be betrothed that if their love is genuine then they’d better have a Tiffany ring to prove it. Part of me finds this brilliant; part of me gets […]

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Excellence, Abundance and Fostering the Entrepreneur

May 8, 2012
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ME Interview with Alan E. Hall, MarketStar Chairman, Grow America Founder and Benevolent Capitalist “To distinguish yourself, in comparison to yourself; to rise above yourself; to surpass who you are.” This is excellence to Alan E. Hall. And so, it makes sense that this prolific businessman shows absolutely no sign of letting up. Founder and […]

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How I Learned to Achieve Excellence with Agility

May 1, 2012

“Perfect is the enemy of good” never sat well with me. I know it is intended to get people to act, to move forward, to make progress. And believe me I am all for action, just not if it is willy-nilly. From the start of my career, I considered myself a perfectionist. Everything I did […]

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All Things Excellent

April 24, 2012
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One Inspiring Night: The Miles Davis Experience This is the first post in a series that will present all things excellent, as derived from dedication, passion and focused discipline. Last fall my husband and I had the distinct pleasure of experiencing “The Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959”. Man, did that night exceed our expectations! It was […]

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