Diane Conklin

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How to Tell Good, Compelling Stories To Build Your Business

When E. F. Hutton Speaks, People Listen. Do you remember that commercial? Everyone stopped what they were doing to listen. That’s what happens when people tell stories or share something that relates to others, we all listen a little more intently, we lean in a little closer. When you’re reading something…


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Are You Stuck In Your Business?

Do you ever get stuck in your business? Not sure what the next thing is, what the next service is you want to offer, what the next product or products need to be, or when the next marketing sequence needs to go out?  It happens to all of us. Here’s…


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Are You Overlooking This Passive Income Stream?… Like Most Business Owners

Do you want to make more money while working less? We’re always looking for additional income streams in our businesses and ways to do things that generate money but don’t create more work. You’re busy and have enough work to do between staff and everything you’re managing in your business….


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Now That’s Customer Service

For a lot of people, fountain pens are a thing of the past, old fashioned and out of date. For many more, they are the preferred writing utensil. And, then there are those who just don’t know because they’ve never had the privilege of writing with a really nice fountain…


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31 Days And Counting…Still No Candles

Customer service is an important part of every business.   Being a business owner gives most of us a whole different perspective on how things the way things work inside a business and can sometimes make us more understanding and sometimes a little less so.  Recently, an offer came through from…


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How Marketing And Puppies Are Alike

At first glance, this might seem like a bit of a stretch – that a puppy and marketing could possibly have anything in common, but with some further thought and contemplation, you will see raising a puppy into a good dog takes many of the same skills and talents that…



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Are Your Marketing Basics Adding Value To Your Business?

What exactly are the marketing basics when it comes to direct response marketing? Clearly Defined Goals for Your Marketing Campaign Concise Call to Action Targeted & Segmented List With A Good Message to Market Match A Compelling Offer & Guarantee A Unique Delivery Device and Compelling Headline to Get Noticed…


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Do You Make This Critical Marketing Mistake?

As a business owner you’re always looking for shortcuts and ways to make the most money possible for your marketing and advertising dollars.  This is a very smart business strategy that sometimes leads to you failing to look at what’s right in front of you. You probably have a marketing…


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Your Business Success Quadrants

These days it seems like everyone has their view on what it takes to have success in business, how to put it all together, and what the elements of success really are in business and in life. After giving this a lot of thought, here’s a little different spin on…