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About markkolier

Futurist, entrepreneur, left lane driver, baseball lover

Power Reviews are flying high

We have a fairly small company (www.YourCover.com) that has recently signed up for Power Reviews (www.powerreviews.com). The team brought this idea to me and I got very excited thinking that since we receive such positive customer feedback we are bound … Continue reading

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Facebook fan pages – who are they serving?

I sat through a 3+ hour presentation last week by a noted social media ‘expert’. He had much to offer and kept the presentation moving and also took time to answer questions along the way which I always like to … Continue reading

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The good the bad and the ugly in couponing

We have a local restaurant here in town that serves Brazilian food. The food is quite good but it is a bit on the expensive side so I reserve it for more special occasions. In my local paper this morning … Continue reading

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Celebrities and hollow apologies

What do Serena Williams, Manny Ramirez, Mark Sanford, and Kanye West have in common? Unless you have been living under a rock you probably guessed (correctly) that all have I one way or the other embarrassed themselves and their fans. … Continue reading

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The Marketing of the United States Marine Corps

It’s often said that it ‘takes one to know one’. As a dedicated marketer I appreciate a good marketing effort as much if not more than the next guy. This past Thursday and Friday I had the experience and honor … Continue reading

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From the Halls of Montezuma

Through an Executive Group called Vistage we have been invited to take part in a one day MCBEF (Marine Corps Business Executive Forum) program. I leave today. My feeling is that most if not all of us, are quite eager … Continue reading

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How marketing can be like playing golf

This is a little bit of a stretch but there is what I hope an interesting thread here. Anyone that has seen me play golf knows that I have to be a much better marketer than I am a golfer. … Continue reading

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The U.S. Open Experience

First and foremost I am referring to tennis here and not golf. Maybe there is a brand identity problem since people do get confused when I mention the U.S. Open which I ALWAYS mean as tennis? I have been going … Continue reading

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Terrestrial radio continues to hang on

Even my sixteen year old daughter immediately reaches for the car radio – albeit on short trips with me. I have not discounted that it may be due to a lack of desire or interest in having an actual conversation … Continue reading

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Listen until it hurts

I noted in a previous post that I went to Gettysburg, PA for a Lincoln Leadership conference. The talk began by asking all of us if we thought Americans were good listeners. Most of us said no. Then when asked … Continue reading

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