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The Kobdish Approach
When I started my business, I knew I was signing up for some difficult times. What I didn’t know was how important human connections would be to my success, and how enriched my life would become by building relationships with my colleagues, my clients, and my community.
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How to Own Your Presentation
The other day, I was having a spirited discussion — is there any other kind? — with George Hendley of The Speakers’ Academy about the
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Controversially Invited
When you’re in business, the Number One Rule is to protect your brand. Your brand is a being; it’s tangible. It has an identity. It
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Require Proof
Author’s Note: This post is going to be half rant/half advice. Although The Creative Offices primarily provides website-related services, we do work with local printers
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Don’t Pierce The Veil
Every day on social media, there’s a business publishing — often using ugly and disrespectful language — whatever thoughts come to mind, forgetting to remember that many of their personal connections are, in fact, business connections. And then they’re shocked when their market disappears…
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The Real Cost of Cloud-Based Web Platforms
A common question that we get asked is this: why should our company pay thousands of dollars for a WordPress website when we can get a site from a cloud-based web platform for less than $50 per month?
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The Norberto Effect
At the beginning of my career I earned some extra cash working for a telemarketing agency. I was a polite, well-spoken, accomplished young man, and closed roughly a full quarter of my calls. The only person with better numbers — by an incredible margin — was Norberto, a barely functioning heroin addict whose spoken English was severely broken, and whose reading skills were almost nonexistent.