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The New Rules of Sales and Service, David Meerman-Scott

Posted on April 3, 2016     Leave a Comment

I’m a huge fan of David’s other books on content marketing and I highly recommend one of his earlier books Real Time Marketing and PR.  His latest book focuses in on sales and while I didn’t get as much out of it as his marketing series it’s still a useful guide. In particular I like […]

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Duct Tape Marketing Revised & Updated: The World’s Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide by John Jantsch

Posted on December 18, 2013     Leave a Comment

Slight exaggeration in the title? Me thinks not! A quick review of my 102 kindle notes (yes 102) shows that this guide is by far one of the most practical I’ve come across!  If you like John’s book then also check out his website for loads of useful videos and ebooks. I think my favourite […]

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How I Raised Myself From Failure by Frank Bettger

Posted on December 15, 2013     Leave a Comment

If I had to give this book an alternate title it would be this: the magic of enthusiasm.   As such I decided to dedicate all of my notes to the power of enthusiasm. Cos yes – it’s that important! 🙂 On the actual book – I found it a sweet read and very motivating (quite […]

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Managing Up: 59 Ways to Build a Career-Advancing Relationship with Your Boss by Michael S. Dobson

Posted on October 3, 2013     Leave a Comment

PAYRISE! PROMOTION! Ah, that got your attention? 🙂  Who doesn’t want at least one of the above at one or many stages in their career? Well this book (and yes I’m a sucker for a career-advicey book) is all about your relationship with your boss, who ultimately represents this (unless you have some weird and […]

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