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Mar 05, 2019

Inside the Mind of the Creative Agency Entrepreneur (a skucon 2019 Video)

What do you aspire to? How do you separate yourself from the competition in a way that ignites the imagination of all of your stakeholders: clients,…

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Mar 04, 2019

Moneyball: 3 KPI’s That Will Make You a Better Coach (Building a Salesforce, Part 3)

KPI’s are worthless unless you do something with them. You don’t manage a salesforce, you coach them, and whether they are new to the team or your star…

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Feb 12, 2019

Sci-Fi Promo: How Emerging Tech Can Be Used Today with Eric Granata (a skucon 2019 Video)

Eric Granata is the VP of Business Development at ROBYN, a branded products fulfillment company that creates and distributes promotional products,…

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Feb 08, 2019

Ready to Scale Your Sales Team? Ask This Critical Question First (Part 1 in our Series on Building a Salesforce)

So, you want to hire more salespeople and grow your salesforce. And once you’ve determined you definitely need to do this, your first question becomes:…

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Feb 05, 2019

skucon Stories: Gillian Hammond with Brand Fuel, Inc. (A skucon 2019 Video)

A new series introduced at skucon this year were 10-minute segments called “skucon stories.” Outlandish, bizarre, risky, and hilarious, these are stories…

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Jan 29, 2019

180° From Ordinary: A Journey from $1 to $50 Million with Larry Cohen (A skucon 2019 Video)

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Jan 25, 2019

skucon 2019, "The Burning Man of Expos"

There were hugs. And high-fives. Lots of laughter. Even cartwheels. There was wine and Albert Camus. Larry Cohen. A musical performance. And irreverent…

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Dec 19, 2018

Are you Shilling Product or Solving Problems? 14 Questions to Make You a Customer Expert

In our last post, we discussed the three roles that describe the evolution of the promotional products professional, that of the promo pusher, the…

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Nov 30, 2018

Converting Customers into Raving Fans with Ruth Verver (A skucamp NOLA Video)

Ruth Verver has over 15 years of operations and marketing experience. She jumped into the industry right after college, working for a distributor in a…