Disclosure: I'm not here to sell you on the virtues of Amazon, and chances are you already know how cool they are.  One of the best deals in the universe is Amazon's Prime Account. When it first debuted, I was puzzled for about 5 minutes.  "Who buys so much stuff at Amazon.com that they could...

It's a proven maxim that you cannot make everyone happy all of the time. Nowhere is this more apparent than in color selection. Most people would feel ridiculous in a pink or yellow car - but of course a select demographic would love a car that color. The key to maximizing your efforts it to...

Zig Ziglar passed away on November 28, 2012.  A famed motivational speaker and business coach, Ziglar had a knack for coming up with short, pithy maxims that people in various walks of life could find great inspiration and encouragement in. I've been in sales for years, and it can be a lot of fun, or...

Zig Ziglar passed away today, but his legacy will live on in many books and countless recordings. I wanted to share 5 of the "cream-of-the-crop" quotes from Zig Ziglar, which all business owners and professionals should have memorized (or tattooed somewhere memorable, if you're in to that).  Here they are, and why they're so boss....

Zig Ziglar died at age 86 from complications with pneumonia today. Turns out, I had the same birthday as ol' Zig.  He was a famous business speaker and a man of faith.  He had a witty, funny way of making pithy statements and maxims that rattled around in your brain well.  I'll share a collection...

Vote With Your DOLLAR$ Here at HundredsOfCustomers.com, we're dedicated to helping local businesses thrive. Our main way of doing that is by helping them get found at the best possible moment: when customers are already looking for them. However, a large part of what we do is education, and this time of year is the...

Trade shows have changed little over the years; aside from a bit more glitz and glamour, they more or less look a lot like they did during the past 100 years. Tables set up with a speaker behind it, perhaps a PowerPoint presentation has replaced the old cardboard display but in general, it looks more...

If you want a cheap way to increase your relevance, blogging is an amazing way to connect with your customers. The problem is, most people who start a business blog either blog about boring stuff, or offer thinly veiled marketing disguized as blogging that nobody in their right mind would want to read. If you want...