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Excerpt from Ignited
By Porchlight
Ignited Managers! Light Up Your Company and Career This excerpt is taken from Ignited: Managers! Light Up Your Company and Career by Vince Thompson.
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New Excerpt on Excerpts Blog!
By Porchlight
We have a new excerpt up on the ol' excerpts blog. It's Chapter 9 from Ignited by Vince Thompson. There comes a point when it's time for those in leadership to light a fire under every uninspired and discouraged group.
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links for 2007-03-26
By Porchlight
The European Economy Since 1945 >> New York Times | Boom and Bust . . .
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Everyone wants to be a bestseller.
By Porchlight
What does it mean to be a best-selling author? Like everything else, there are various definitions. This particular WSJ article is speaking of the online bestseller lists like those of Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
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If You Can't Be Here...
By Porchlight
We are on our way over to the Citizen Marketers LeaveSmarter event. Since most of you aren't in Milwaukee today, I have posted a podcast I did with Jackie Huba. If you want to really pretend you were here, you can cue that up around 12PM Central.
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Citizen Marketers Interview with Jackie Huba
By Porchlight
In this interview, I talk with Jackie Huba, co-author with Ben McConnell of Citizen Marketers: When People Are The Message. Citizen Marketers is the next step for Ben and Jackie after their word-of-mouth marketing bible Creating Customer Evangelists. Here are the questions you'll get answered if you listen to this podcast: Why should I care about citizen marketers?
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Leading For Growth: A Review, Part II
By Porchlight
I'm going to build off Todd's review of Leading for Growth. I heard about it months ago from its publisher and started reading it on my train ride down to Chicago the other day. Co-author Ray Davis has helped take Umpqua Bank (based in Oregon) into the limelight; I'm sure you've heard of the bank from a number of Fast Company mentions.
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links for 2007-03-22
By Porchlight
Chocolates on the Pillow are not Enough >> Wall Street Journal | The Customers Want More Than Coddling The secret to running a good hotel is making guests feel welcome, providing a memorable experience, and ensuring both physical and psychological security, 24/7.
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Leading For Growth: A Review
By Porchlight
Authors Ray Davis and Alan Shrader did all the right things to pull me into Leading For Growth. Now, let's talk a bit about the book itself. Davis came to Umpqua Bank from a consulting practice where he saw nothing but the same in the banking industry.
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Excerpt from Turning Silver into Gold
By Porchlight
Turning Silver into Gold How to Profit in the New Boomer Marketplace This excerpt is taken from Turning Silver into Gold: How to Profit in the New Boomer Marketplace by Dr. Mary S. Furlong.
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