rant Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/rant/ Better Marketing | Better Results Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:33:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/smbconsultinginc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-SMB_cyan.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 rant Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/rant/ 32 32 230892403 Why I Hate Entrepreneurs https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/02/18/i-hate-entrepreneurs/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/02/18/i-hate-entrepreneurs/#respond Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:08:04 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=773 <rant> I’m about to ruffle some feathers including my own because I’m guilty as charged … there I admitted it before the rant even begins. 😉 I hate entrepreneurs! Why, you ask? Because WE are a pigheaded & illogical bunch of thinkers and business owners.  We have this deep seated belief that we can do […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/02/18/i-hate-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0 773 SPAM Rant for 12-12-09 https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/13/spam-rant-for-12-12-09/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/13/spam-rant-for-12-12-09/#respond Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:09:41 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=752 I vowed yesterday to talk a little more about the SPAM issues of late including what all happened with Infusionsoft. I just got done creating a podcast that talks about everything in a lot more detail and shares, what is likely, a little different perspective on what is spam versus those crying wolf at every […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/13/spam-rant-for-12-12-09/feed/ 0 752 CAN-SPAM Compliance = SPAM Anyway? WTF Infusionsoft? https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/10/can-spam-compliance-spam-anyway-wtf-infusionsoft/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/10/can-spam-compliance-spam-anyway-wtf-infusionsoft/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:22:16 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=740 Today, I’ve been doing battle with Infusionsoft over an email campaign to a small sample list of 3,150 dentists in nearby areas (from Louisville, KY). To make a long story short, Infusionsoft has terminated my account even though I have been a Certified Marketing Automation Coach for nearly 2 years with them. In fact, I […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/10/can-spam-compliance-spam-anyway-wtf-infusionsoft/feed/ 1 740 Southern Social Media 11-13-09 https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/11/13/souther-social-media-11-13-09/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/11/13/souther-social-media-11-13-09/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:40:55 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=721 A “salty” version of Southern Social Media is in store for you today . . . I went on quite the rant about some recent happenings in the Internet Marketing world and some of the scam artists out there. Topics include: The southern definition of “barrier” Two social media connections that have figured this stuff […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/11/13/souther-social-media-11-13-09/feed/ 0 721 Southern Social Media 10-23-09 https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/23/southern-social-media-10-23-09/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/23/southern-social-media-10-23-09/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:01:58 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=690 Wes is back on the “set” today, and we just completed our daily rendition of Southern Social Media. Among the topics discussed: Why we truly want to help you with social media 5 Must Read Social Media Marketing Statistics Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Social Media Campaign (yes, it CAN be done) How to use […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/23/southern-social-media-10-23-09/feed/ 0 690 I deserve to get paid, too!!! https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/23/i-deserve-to-get-paid-too/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/23/i-deserve-to-get-paid-too/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:21:24 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=687 This post has been a long time coming, and part of it is my own damn fault. More on that in just a second. For full disclaimer purposes: stop reading this post if you believe you should not pay for someone else’s hard earned knowledge or skills or that everything informational ought to be free […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/23/i-deserve-to-get-paid-too/feed/ 0 687 When Sought Out Criticism Fails Miserably https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/01/15/when-sought-out-criticism-fails-miserably/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/01/15/when-sought-out-criticism-fails-miserably/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:52:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/when-sought-out-criticism-fails-miserably/ Yesterday, I noticed a television ad for a local Tex-Mex chain named Tumbleweed that is based here in Louisville promoting a website (Tell Terry What You Think) to tell their CEO (Terry Smith) what you think. A couple of months ago, I had a rotten experience in one of their restaurants simply trying to place […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/01/15/when-sought-out-criticism-fails-miserably/feed/ 2 100 Rosie v. Trump https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/01/13/rosie-v-trump/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/01/13/rosie-v-trump/#respond Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:07:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/rosie-v-trump/ I generally try to stay away from soap opera garbage, but this one is simply too good to pass up. First, let me say I consider myself a Trump fan as I admire what he’s done in the business world. In contrast, I have never seen what Rosie O’Donnell brings to the table. She’s always […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/01/13/rosie-v-trump/feed/ 0 93 Christmas Shopping: This Was to be THE Year https://smbconsultinginc.com/2006/12/23/christmas-shopping-this-was-to-be-the-year/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2006/12/23/christmas-shopping-this-was-to-be-the-year/#respond Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:34:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/christmas-shopping-this-was-to-be-the-year/ I’m happy to report I’m more or less finished with the Christmas shopping chores for 2006, but I’m rather disappointed in myself again. This was to be THE year I got all of that stuff done in September or October instead of waiting until December to knock it all out. This is probably the 10th […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2006/12/23/christmas-shopping-this-was-to-be-the-year/feed/ 0 70 When Your Salary is Too High https://smbconsultinginc.com/2006/12/14/when-your-salary-is-too-high/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2006/12/14/when-your-salary-is-too-high/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:10:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/when-your-salary-is-too-high/ Once again, I’m overly frustrated with UofL’s basketball program. We lost to UMass at home last night which makes our record 1-2 versus Atlantic 10 schools this year. Before I get into this, UMass has a nice squad, but they shouldn’t be marching into Freedom Hall and taking home a victory. This comes on the […]

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