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Once Upon a Time in Marketing: The Power of Storytelling

Success

Smith says his heart broke a little to learn the story of a Pizza Hut in Springdale, Arkansas. Tony Lamb loves telling the story of how he was inspired to start Kona Ice, the gourmet ice cream truck franchise he launched in 2007. One evening after the store closed, a woman came in and asked the employee for a meatball sandwich.

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Can You Define Social Media Clutter?

Stephanie LH Calahan

Check out this great tool | Main | Getting Organized Helped Me Find Health and Lose 65+ Pounds » Can You Define Social Media Clutter? But the difference in what people look for in social media is why Facebook and twitter does give us options to streamline what shows up. Comments Can You Define Social Media Clutter?

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The Evolution of Bertony Faustin, Oregon’s First Black Winemaker

Success

Bertony Faustin finds his true calling When his father unexpectedly died in 2007, Faustin experienced a profound shift—realizing that life was too short to be unfulfilled. He’ll spout profound, sometimes goosebump-inducing bits of wisdom that he’s learned along the way, which he imparts to his customers.

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Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers

The Small Business Blog

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates.

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Sophia Bush and Nia Batts are Used to Being Underestimated

Success

I learned that money is certainly power; it’s also security ; it’s also options,” Batts says. Like Batts, she learned when she was very young how money can create options for a family, “but it was certainly not something in enormous supply in my family’s story,” she says. And she’s like, ‘Hold, please. I have to run the numbers.’”.

2017 279
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4 Things You Must Do for Your Career in 2017

On The Job

Writing childish and uncivil things on your social media accounts. That's not something you put on social media because it will -- I guarantee it -- come back to haunt you. One day you might get laid off because of an economic nosedive (hello, 2007) or you have a change of heart. Can I mention 2007 again?

2017 100
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The Evolving Admin: What’s Next for Administrative Professionals?

Eat Your Career

The last time I worked as an Executive Assistant, it was 2007. Social media was just starting to take shape back then. As an attendee, you will learn…. That was just a little over 10 years ago, and yet, so much has changed in that time. Faxing was still an acceptable mode of communication.