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		<title>Which is Better &#8211; Marketing or Sales?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a difference between marketing and sales. It is important to understand the difference if you want to stay in business and make money. I know some people who spend all their time and budget on marketing. They go &#8230; <a href="http://johnjsimmons.com/blog/which-is-better-marketing-or-sales/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Doing Business on the Edge of a Cliff?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently went to a potential client&#8217;s site and have lots of lessons to share with you. This is an $8 million-per-year (revenue) business with the potential for much higher. However, they also are doing business on the edge of &#8230; <a href="http://johnjsimmons.com/blog/doing-business-on-the-edge-of-a-cliff/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Referral Partners &#8212; Worth Their Weight In Gold</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was visiting with a colleague who had come to the Think Tank recently (my monthly business brainstorm/answers meeting.) As we talked, it came out, once again, how important it is to get new customers through referrals. It doesn&#8217;t matter &#8230; <a href="http://johnjsimmons.com/blog/strategic-referral-partners-worth-their-weight-in-gold/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Transforming Bad Stuff to Good in Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of every quarter, you should do a review of your goals and progress (or lack thereof.) Then, decide what needs to change&#8230; and start to change it. After all, if you don&#8217;t change anything, you can&#8217;t expect &#8230; <a href="http://johnjsimmons.com/blog/transforming-bad-stuff-to-good-in-your-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have &#8220;The Happiness Advantage&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I want to share with you a secret of success. That secret is happiness. Perhaps your first thought is, &#8220;John, don&#8217;t you have that backwards? Happiness comes AFTER I succeed.&#8221; Nope. Success does NOT breed happiness. If you aren&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://johnjsimmons.com/blog/do-you-have-the-happiness-advantage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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