Tuesday - April 01, 2014
Susan Marsico and Dr. Debra Lerner join Jim Blasingame to reveal the condition of "presenteeism" as a level of dis-engagement by an employee not associated with your business or management.
Susan Marsico and Dr. Debra Lerner join Jim Blasingame to identify depression as a major cause of employee "presenteeism," and how a small business owner should respond.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that resistance to your innovations, new ideas and other change elements manifests in a number of ways.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways you can become a better leader of change in your organization, including networking with people outside your business, but inside your industry.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how user-generated content, aka, UGC, is the appraisal of your business by others and how it is regarded by prospects.
Barbara Luther joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the kinds of intellectual property, IP, every small business creates, how to identify it and secure it with an IP strategy.
Barbara Luther joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the steps to take inside your organization to make sure your intellectual property, IP, is identified, protected and defended.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the declining art of engaging prospects and customers face-to-face, and how to revive that powerful practice.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to augment real face-to-face contact by using video technology to help keep you "in front" of prospects and customers.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power that can be achieved by giving more proposals, including when to do it, how to do it and when not to.
Wednesday - April 02, 2014
Jim Blasingame reveals how Hidebound Sellers will become extinct in The Age of the Customer, and will be replaced by Visionary Sellers.
Jim Blasingame reports on a poll of small business owners that reveals 86% of respondents think the U.S. should maintain ultimate control of the Internet.
Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the connection between organized sports and leadership preparation for success in the marketplace
Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there is an important and critical reason why sustainable success has to be associated with the education possible only to those who have known failure.
Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the way military training and experience prepared individuals for leadership positions in the private sector.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that successful leaders surround themselves with specific elements that are tried and true.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to report on the good, bad, and not so great about producing an independent feature film on a shoestring budget.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons why Main Street small businesses could be impacted by the Russian invasion of Crimea.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to report on the global perspective of the U.S. control of the Internet, and offer a different point of view from the one Jim maintains.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Fed Chairman Yellen's plan to phase out five years of quantitative easing in a way that maintains economic momentum.
Thursday - April 03, 2014
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to explain what the Merchandise Cycle is, how retailers use it and why the customer is at the center of this practice.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of a retailers merchandise philosophy which includes parameters of customers, capital and space.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the upcoming third annual Small Business World Summit and the line-up of experts who will be providing video sessions on small business success.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to tell a true story about why a company who had the opportunity to hire a very capable new employee decided against it.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story of a 12-year old company that seemed successful, but ultimately failed because they allowed cash flow to mask unprofitability.
Dana Ardi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a shift in the way employees expect to contribute to their employers as the Alpha dominators are replaced by the Beta collaborators.
Dana Ardi joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to combine the best practices of Beta collaboration with the fundamentals of Alpha management.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on a phony phone call being attempted by scammers to convince taxpayers to send them money they don't owe.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to talk about her experience when tax preparation clients have asked her to break the law by falsifying their income.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to explain why all taxpayers, especially those older than 50, should check on their Social Security account to make sure it's accurate.
Friday - April 04, 2014
John Bly joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the issues that small businesses face that every CPA firm should be helping their clients with, especially with financial projections.
John Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it looks like when your CPA firm helps you determine where you want your business to go and then helps you get there.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to tell stories about two different kinds of leaders, one is calm and effective, the other is very busy and frenetic. Which one are you?
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between being an effective leader and a busy leader, and why one of better than the other.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to ask the questions the answer to which indicate whether you're capable of being the calm and consistent leader your people need you to be.
Is bitcoin going to be part of your business future? Jason Oxman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital currency that is at once exciting and controversial, both monetarily and legally.
Will bitcoin, or some version of digital currency, be in our future? Jason Oxman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the legal and market dynamics that will determine the future of a digital, peer-to-peer currency like bitcoin.
Net neutrality has been around for a long time. Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to explain the origins and current debate about net neutrality and the related parties on both sides of the debate.
Like net neutrality needed more complexity. Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the market, legal and policy players who are leading the debate on the very complicated Internet topic of net neutrality.
How do you keep score watching the net neutrality game. Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the net neutrality players and what's really behind the debate.
Monday - April 07, 2014
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to explain what would be required for Congress to pass legislation that would prevent the Obama administration from giving control of the Internet to the U.N.
Jeremy Eden and Terri Long join Jim Blasingame to talk about how much low hanging fruit each of us have in our organizations that are waiting to be identified, picked and used.
Jeremy Eden and Terri Long joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how identifying and applying the previously under-used low hanging fruit in your organization can become a part of your quality process.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why successful people don't wait until something happens, they make things happen by meeting the world more than half-way.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to connect the power of believing in yourself as factor in how and when to take action in pursuit of opportunities or facing challenges.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the relationship between acting and reacting, how they work together and how to prepare so you use the correct response.
Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal emerging economic conditions that may cause you to be in danger of losing key employees, and how to prevent it.
Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to overcome the challenges small business have in acquiring key employees, including how to find them and get them onboard.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent Supreme Court ruling that removed the top amount an individual can contribute to all candidates of federal elections, and why you should care.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the connection between the secrets leaked by Edward Snowden about U.S. snooping on foreign leaders, and Obama's plan to give away the Internet.
Tuesday - April 08, 2014
Do you know what crowdfunding is? Judd Hollas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three basic kinds of crowdfunding, including donations, debt and equity, and how they work.
What is the future of crowdfunding? Judd Hollas joins Jim Blasingame to report on the adoption of crowdfunding around the globe and discuss which type might be best for your small business.
When is it the right time for a founder to bring in a new president? Paula Lovell joins Jim Blasingame to talk about her ownership journey and how she decided to hire a new president to run her company.
How this small business owner decided to sell to key employees. Paula Lovell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal her decision-making process that led her to pursue a sale of the business to the new president and key employees.
She's decided to sell to employees, but how will she get paid? Paula Lovell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal her decision to sell her business to employees, plus the details of how they will pay her over time.
Russ Whitney joins Jim Blasingame to discuss unlocking your purpose and What have your failures taught you? Russ Whitney joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his journey through success and failure, and what he learned about the purpose of life..
This is the purpose of your life. Russ Whitney joins Jim Blasingame to propose that the purpose of life is to leave the world better than you found it.
Wednesday - April 09, 2014
Jim Blasingame details the difference between a business plan and planning, including the elements of a plan and the three classic ways to use one.
Jim Blasingame to reveal that your website is increasingly less of a destination and should become more of a distribution center for content to follow customers home with.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the national economic condition, including the impact the bad winter had on manufacturing and consumption.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the trade agreements that are being negotiated between the U.S. and the E.U, and the Pacific rim countries.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growth of small business manufacturing, as well as an increase in trade volume in this emerging sector.
Jane Hyun joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to be a flexible manager in the current multi-cultural, multi-generational workplace.
Jane Hyun joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of a power gap in your management style, identify how big the gap is and whether it's working for you and your organization.
Jay Baer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the balance between using social media platforms successfully without putting all your customer relationship eggs in their baskets.
Jay Baer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the changes Facebook has made that impact how many of your followers actually see your content and offerings.
Jay Baer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal four options businesses can use to maximize the effectiveness of marketing on Facebook while growing a customer list.
Thursday - April 10, 2014
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new malware called "heartbleed," and what the exposure is for anyone who still uses Microsoft XP operating system, especially your bank.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the way we're bombarded with information these days, and why it's important to learn how to be a better consumer of information.
Robert Brands joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to get the best ideas out of your people and get them working for your business.
Robert Brands joins Jim Blasingame to explain how to cultivate ideas from your people and use a method that helps the team choose the best one for your business.
Robert Brands joins Jim Blasingame to tell a story about how a real company successfully used his method of cultivating ideas from within the organization.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to explain the practice of Conversational Intelligence and reveal how to use it in your profession and personal life.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to take a short Conversational Challenge that will help you make better professional and personal connections.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to remind us of some of the tax filing deadlines coming up and offer suggestions on how to comply with them more effectively.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on several tax tips you can use to lower last year's tax bill, including several retirement plan options.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent survey that shows the onerous costs of time and money for small businesses to comply with the federal tax code.
Friday - April 11, 2014
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the history of copy writing and content, how they should not be interchanged, but how the complement each other.
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to take on the touchy subject of whether the different generations of marketers can learn anything from each other.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame on what the NFIB Index of small business optimism reveals about the current state of the economy out here on Main Street.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with what the NFIB Index of small business optimism indicates about Main Street hiring and very poor sales growth..
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with what the NFIB Index of small business optimism indicates about the capital spending and profitability of small businesses..
Suzy Batiz, the founder of Poo-Pouri, joins Jim Blasingame to explain how her entrepreneurial success story is classic, but why her product is not.
Poo-Pouri founder, Suzy Batiz, joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how she funded her now-global entrepreneurial empire by bootstrapping growth without debt or investors.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the discussion and politics of the ICANN meeting in Singapore to divest the U.S. of control of the Internet.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the task the Obama administration has given ICANN to create a global entity to govern the Internet without U.S. ownership.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on whether the plan by Obama administration to give the Internet way to an ICANN-like global entity can be stopped.
Establishing goals for our free will
Featuring
Jim Ballard 
April 11, 2014
April 11, 2014
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss establishing goals for our free will.
Monday - April 14, 2014
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to report on what he learned about leadership development and improvement by spending time with the Pittsburgh Pirates during spring training.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to report on what he learned from the Pittsburgh Pirates organization about character building and leadership accountability.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame with an update on the current plan of the Obama administration to divest the U.S., of it's ownership and control of the Internet.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the contractual and legal implications that could arise if the Obama administration divests the U.S. of it's ownership and stewardship of the Internet.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the potential damage that proposed changes to ICANN could cause and whether it become worse than Obamacare.
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to report on the interesting way American's view the legacy of presidents past, including Lincoln and Kennedy.
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the way Americans extend redemption even to our most flawed presidents, including Nixon and Clinton, as they seek to burnish their legacies.
Alan Maites joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the variable that caused him to rename, rebrand and retool his multi-decade old company so that it fit customer expectations.
Alan Maites joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that changes in customer expectations was the key driver behind rebranding, retooling and renaming his company.
Alan Maites joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he rebranded, retooled and renamed his company by starting the process with his internal customers, the employees.
Tuesday - April 15, 2014
Aaron Hurst joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a new level of business creation and practices that are being driven by Generation Y and based on their values and world-view.
Aaron Hurst joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the trend among Generation Y to create start-up businesses that are non-profits focusing on causes more than commerce.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of smart capital, which originates from a source and with terms that match the application of the money.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to talk about mistakes he has seen -- and made -- in capitalizing the growth of a business, plus how to use retained earnings as capital.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of developing a cash flow projection as a management tool as well as a key document in the relationship with your bank.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to relate his entrepreneurial journey as he grew his financial outsourcing business into the largest in the nation.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how outsourcing the accounting and financial record process can help a small business focus resources on core competencies.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to report how the shadow banking system played a role in the way the 2008 financial crisis came to a head and almost took down the U.S. economy.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role of dark pool financial markets, how they differ from the way retail investors buy stocks and why you need to know.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the practices and dangers of the high-frequency trading sector of
Wall Street, and how they create an uneven investing environment.
Wednesday - April 16, 2014
Lois Geller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how our marketing messages have to be developed to deliver a relevance message, rather than our business message.
Lois Geller joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how we should think of our marketing effort and strategy the way Olympic champions go about seeking the level of excellence that produces gold medals.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a Tedx Talk is, how he got invited to deliver one, what he had to do to deliver it, and why we should care.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to explain how you can grow your business by realizing that you have powerful intangible assets in your business that you're not using.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fact that businesses are using much more intellectual property than physical in The Age of the Customer, and how that can contributes to small business growth.
John Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to explain why today our customers are wired and dangerous, how this is impacting our relationship with them and what to do about it..
John Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to offer tips on what small businesses should do to cultivate and nurture relationships with customers who have new expectations and corresponding new power.
Thursday - April 17, 2014
Jim Blasingame reveals the results of an online poll that shows what small business owners report are their greatest challenge. See how your answer compares.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the reasons why you may not have enough sales, none of which is a slow economy.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the issue facing small business as Obamacare impacts the families of the business owner.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on new polls concerning Obamacare, including the way methodologies can influence the outcome.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report how the Obama administration is changing the progress standards of Obamacare by altering how the census is used.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to offer a practice that could help you get out of a rut or increase the quality of your life by creating a kind of personal resurrection.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what the Heartbleed.bug is, how it's different from a virus, how long it's been around and why we're just now finding out about it.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to compare the threat of the Heartbleed bug to the Y2K issue of the 20th century, and that this one could be more destructive.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to explain the steps to take to minimize the damage to your business and personal technology as a result of the Heartbleed bug.
Friday - April 18, 2014
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to report on how one CEO used a dime taped to a card to recognize and encourage his employees.
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of management by walking around as a way of creating the opportunity to speak directly and positively with employees.
Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that presidents all the way back to George Washington have attempted to use economic policy tg a political end.
Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to report on more presidential economic bad decisions, including Jefferson's road misadventure and Lincoln's Union Pacific railroad project..
Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the bad financial decisions by President Obama, as a way of focusing on why government should stay out of the marketplace.
Frank Newport joins Jim Blasingame with new research Gallop has produced that reveals how the healthcare status of Americans has changed over the past few years.
Frank Newport joins Jim Blasingame with new research that claims that more Americans are insured to day than were prior to Obamacare, but does not say how many are newly on Medicaid.
Frank Newport joins Jim Blasingame with new Gallop research that proposes that healthcare exchanges have been beneficial, plus why is the Census Bureau changing their polling questions.
Monday - April 21, 2014
Tom Manion joins Jim Blasingame to share powerful story of the enduring bond between a Marine and a Navy Seal that transcended their ultimate sacrifice.
Tom Manion joins Jim Blasingame to share how his family has tried to find meaning in the ultimate price two friends paid on the battlefield.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the current inflation dynamic that is creating difficult profit challenges for small businesses, and why a little inflation would help.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to recognize National Tax Day and that even though the government is collecting plenty from taxpayers, we're not happy about how the money is being spent.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Obama administration's plan to divest the U.S. of ownership of the Internet and the potential implications of that decision.
Dan Pilla joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how a home foreclosure, bankruptcy or car repossession creates a taxable event, often without the cash to pay the taxes, a k a, phantom income.
Dan Pilla joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several tips to use when filing your tax return, including how to minimize phantom income from any debt forgiveness.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to weigh in on the politics of immigration and reveal the dynamics that are in play to prevent or create an immigration bill this year.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to compare the way the president operates with the political pressures faced by the GOP, and whether this dynamic can create an immigration bill.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reasons why immigration reform is a big deal for many small businesses, plus how this issue will impact Jeb Bush's presidential aspirations.
Tuesday - April 22, 2014
The evolution of the credit market has affected both personal and business credit. Dr. Michael Grayson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal tips on why and how to keep business and personal credit activity separate.
Have you checked your personal credit rating lately? Michael Grayson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several tips on how to check, protect and restore your personal credit rating.
Are you using LinkIn to get referrals? Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal at least three things to NEVER do when you're seeking referrals on LinkedIn.
High tech and high touch - people still do business with people. Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why it's important to personalize your LinkedIn profile and the way you connect with people, especially for referrals.
Don't leave out the power of the person in social media networking. Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to manage social media networking activity as you would a face-to-face relationship.
You don't have to be a big company to benefit from branding sponsorships. Jim Wassell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to maximize sponsorship opportunities by finding the right audience and the right sponsor partner.
Franchises are a good start-up alternative, especially in a slow economy. Jim Wassell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the operational and financial benefits of a franchise start-up, even in a slow economy.
Cover all the bases on purpose. Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why you need an intentional holistic approach to business management, rather than a random style of running and growing your business.
What percentage of what you do does not contribute to operational performance? Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to proactively focus on the six elements of a holistic approach to management.
Is your organization structured for growth ? Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the six elements of a holistic management approach, and how it can help you grow profitably as the economy expands.
Wednesday - April 23, 2014
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several valuable tools and tips that will help you get your career on track.
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the problem with how education is not preparing our graduates for current job openings, and how his system helps overcome that deficiency.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to recognize the role administrative professionals play in the success of their employers, and identify the various assignments they full.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how professional assistants have changed from secretaries to what is no less than performing many executive assignments, and often work virtually.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of delegating to others as a critical practice by successful
CEOs.
Jim Blasingame tells a compelling story of success, against all odds, how this story reminds him of small business owners, and the importance of believing in yourself.
Jim Blasingame reveals why mobile computing will dominate the way you go to market and serve customers in a way unlike any other influence in history.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame reveal why the Keystone Pipeline has both economic and geopolitical implications, and why Obama should approve it now..
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to connect the Obama feckless foreign policy to Russian aggression and how that could impact Main Street America.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the intransigent ideology of President Obama has resulted in a number of anti-business policies that are hurting small business.
Thursday - April 24, 2014
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to explain the community building element of social media for businesses.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a few tips and best practices when decided to upgrade the operating system on your PCs to the next new level.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to explore how to differentiate between belief in yourself and having confidence, and why it matters.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that we all have a tune we sing about confidence, and why singing the wrong tune could be holding us back.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to determine the best of who you are and then play that character when looking for work or trying to make a sale.
Cindi Bigelow joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story of how her grandmother Ruth founded the Bigelow Tea company 70 years ago, and how it has grown through three generations.
Cindi Bigelow joins Jim Blasingame to share how the company her grandmother founded has prevailed through three generations of management.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the potential for a helium-filled balloon tethered to the ground could use wind to create electricity.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal new technology that could help the disabled have more mobility, plus new genetic therapy that could add years to your life.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the potential for life-extending genetic therapy and the ethical implications this presents.
Friday - April 25, 2014
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the evolution of our relationship with physical books, and what the future will hold for this iconic citizen of civilization.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the impact of digital platforms and the explosion of information on the internet on the future of the non-fiction book, especially business books.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how some people accept the summer sales slump and why that is not part of the plan of successful organizations.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that you run your small business with the same sense of urgency you would have if you were a commissioned salesperson.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three prominent factors that have the most impact on your sales success, including customers, competition and conditions.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new look of Twitter and a new "share location" option at Facebook, which are changes over which you have no control.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent story about how companies use your opt-in request to reduce your future legal options.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the practice of professional listening can turn into a powerful sales communication skill.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three non-negotiable sales management practices that are conducted by successful organization.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to explain the elements of successful selling after you've listened and when it's your turn to talk to the prospect.
Monday - April 28, 2014
Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame to explain that it's important for people with intimidating personalities to work to level the playing field with those who may feel intimidated by them.
Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame to discuss starting the New Year off right by setting smaller, more attainable goals planned with specific steps instead of big New Year's resolutions.
The greatest global problem we have is a lack of jobs. Jim Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there is a global shortage of jobs, compared to the number of people who want to work, and what this means to our future.
Small businesses are the source of the jobs we need. Jim Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to explain that entrepreneurship, not innovation, is the way to solve the global jobs deficit, and that means a strong small business sector.
What does health care have to do with the jobs war? Jim Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role runaway health care costs has played in holding back the jobs creating engine that is small business.
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to explain that B2B marketing is completely different today because of how and when prospects make buying decisions and a big part of that is because of social media.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a recent survey he did which showed that there wasn't that much difference between change that was successful and change that failed and that usually you only need to tweak a few small things to move in the right direction.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to continue their discuss on the impact that op leadership had on change in an organization, including why the most successful changes happen when leaders are actively engaged from beginning to end.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to explain that without 100% commitment from senior leadership, executing change will not happen in an organization.
Tuesday - April 29, 2014
You never know how networking will benefit you in the future. Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the benefits of networking, from finding new friends to making crucial business connections, plus the pre-work you must do before attending an event.
How can you follow up so people will remember you? Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss easy ways to follow up, whether from a networking event or a meeting, in high tech ways that will deliver high touch.
Gail Goodman joins Jim Blasingame to explain that a vast majority of small businesses - 82%- are using multi-channel marketing, plus how the last 5 years have shown dramatic changes int he way businesses communicate with customers.
Gail Goodman joins Jim Blasingame to explain that relevance is in the eye of your customers and that small business owners must go to where their customers are.
Gail Goodman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Constant Contact Toolkit, an online marketing platform that makes it easy for small businesses to communicate with customers across multiple marketing channels.
Is your business relevant to your customers? Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the powerful messages of relevance she found in Jim's new book, The Age of the Customer.
Your customers expectations are evolving all the time. Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what she learned from Jim's new book, The Age of the Customer, about staying current with customer expectations.
Don't miss this entrepreneurial story. Paul Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the origins of his entrepreneurial desire, his journey in the trenches, and how he founded his Internet start-up.
Social media is big and most businesses need to get a handle on theirs. Paul Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that his company, RebelMouse.com, helps businesses aggregate their social media content so it has a greater impact.
This social media entrepreneur is a leader, not a follower. Paul Berry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his company, RebelMouse.com, is a social media platform that has a different business model from the others.
Wednesday - April 30, 2014
Dan Ward joins Jim Blasingame to introduce his F.I.R.E method of accomplishing innovation in a way that is fast and effective.
Dan Ward joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his F.I.R.E method of innovation, and why approaching innovative changes incrementally is a best practice.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to define what it looks like when you become a trusted vendor-partner, and why this designation is valuable.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why credibility is so powerful when it's accomplished between a vendor-partner and a customer.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why getting to a place where customers confide in you and ask for help is a powerful step in becoming a credible partner.
John Mahaffey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his life as a golf professional, especially his unique relationship with the legendary Ben Hogan.
John Mahaffey joins Jim Blasingame to share his story as a successful and major-winning pro golfer whose career spanned the eras from Hogan and Palmer to Woods and Mickelson.
Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about whether the Fed has lost economic relevance for Main Street small businesses other than its potential dangerous monetary practices.
Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to offer his considerable expertise as an economist on whether the U.S. economy has any growth indicators.
Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to define an oligarchy and discuss some of the circumstances that would lead us to believe that the U.S. is headed in that direction.
