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Combine the Power of AI With Relationship Marketing

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There is power in connecting with others.  I love using AI for so many tasks.  We’re using it now for Text to Image (TTI), getting ideas through tools like ChatGPT, and more.  However, there is still the need for human-to-human connection. Always build that relationship marketing advantage.  Leverage the power of AI and other technologies with strong relationships. Help others. Serve them. Listen to their needs.  This combination will always win in the long run.  All the best Terry Terry@TerryBrock.com +1-407-363-0505 (office landline) 3X TEDx Speaker Catch great business-building ideas on our Stark Raving Entrepreneurs Podcast https://bit.ly/sre_podcast   YouTube – http://www.YouTube.com/StarkRavingEntrepreneurs (WAY cool YouTube videos on “Live and Let Live” for Entrepreneurs) Linkedin – https://bit.ly/3KERv8Q   Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MarketerTerryBrock/ Twitter – https://bit.ly/3LTHyoa   Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/terrybrockofficial/ https:

Come on, Man (Person): Well, I Think It?s Funny?.

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For Immediate Release: Dateline: East Greenwich , RI I’ve always enjoyed interacting and debating with bright people. I consider these opportunities visits to the “mental gym.” When I’ve met new people I’ve understood pretty rapidly what kind of intellect I’m encountering. My criteria are: Well read and well traveled, can talk about a wide variety of topics. Large vocabulary, including the use of metaphors, examples, and social proof to validate points. A well-developed sense of humor, which indicates perspective to me along with the ability to laugh at oneself. Very often I’m asked, “How can you write so many books?” While there are cogent answers to the question, I’m weary of the question, so I respond, “I focus on volume and not accuracy.” About a quarter of the people to whom I say this then ask,”Then who checks your work for accuracy?” And that’s no laughing matter…. Adblock test (Why?) source http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Come-on-Man-Person-Well-I-Think-

Learn a Second Language Now and Fight Dementia?s Wrath

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Not all of us were raised in households where more than one language was spoken, but research is now delving into the value of a second language learned later in life. Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash People immigrating to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century spoke multiple foreign languages, but in many cases, one of them was not English. They had to attend classes to learn this new language. The stigma that accompanied speaking a foreign language led them to discourage their children from speaking their parents’ native tongue. In my house, my mother refused to teach us her parents’ native language, even though I begged her. It was a mistake , and scientific investigation is teaching us how we lost a valuable asset by not learning a second language. The scientific community is interested in bilingualism because it is thought to provide cognitive advantages that could postpone the onset of dementia. According to studies, bilingualism increases neuroplastic

Truth is Simple and Straightforward

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There is a worldwide ruling called The Universal Law that you cannot avoid. You were created within that law. Therefore, to align with the law is beneficial. If you do not live within that law, you will find difficulties to acknowledge you need to align with it. This is often called surrender. Living within the rules is simple. One law says you will progress and grow. The object of life is to return to The Creative Force and All That There Is. Everything is orderly within that focus. The problems come from getting in your own way. The seeds of destruction come from every single negative movement singly or multiple. You hold the full and personal responsibility to ascent to your higher self in any way you chose. There are many ways to what you seek. You begin by desiring, right here. Say to yourself I would be most desirest of this, item, subject, accomplishment. By stating your desire, you have filed the aspects of the law. From that point on, the law takes over. It is relatively eas

Thought Leaders Need Excellent Presentation Skills

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Do you want to be a thought leader? Yes, it’s necessary to have insights that are meaningful to others. But not sufficient. You also need effective presentation skills both to convince your audience of the message’s validity and position yourself as the “go-to-for-expertise” person. The key is to follow the ADAP formula: First, be Audience-Driven: collect the necessary information and organize it so it’s clear and consistent and resonates with your audience’s values on the topic, so they will accept it. Second, be an Authentic Presenter: let your audience feel your level of caring and enthusiasm, so they perceive you as a thought leader that they would recommend to other people. The more complex the idea, the greater the care you need to take when planning delivery of the message. Your mission is to deliver each component, get agreement on the message’s positive points and also rejections of the contrasting positions. In this way, the cycle of agreements cumulatively leads the audie

A Minute with Alan? ? Trusting Technology

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Name: Crysta Ames Title: Office Manager Group: Summit Consulting Group, Inc. Dateline: East Greenwich, RI United States Direct Phone: 401-884-2778 Jump To Summit Consulting Group, Inc. -- Alan Weiss, Ph.D. Adblock test (Why?) source http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/A-Minute-with-Alan-Trusting-Technology,2023294403.aspx

A Brainstorm and a Spectrum in Southern California: the official grand opening of Brainstorm Productions

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By: Marlene Sharp Marlene Sharp is the proud proprietor of Pink Poodle Productions . Previously, Marlene served as Director, Production at LEVEL-5 abby, home of YO-KAI WATCH and other hit video game-based franchises. Formerly, as Producer, TV Series, at Sega of America, Marlene worked on much more than the Teen Choice Award-nominated cartoon SONIC BOOM. For example, her Hedgehog duties took her to the heights of nerd-dom as an official San Diego Comic-Con 2017 panelist. As a freelance journalist, Marlene concentrates on popular entertainment for buzz-worthy online fan destinations, such as DOGTV, ToonBarn.com , and Geekified.net . As a short film auteur, she has snagged prizes at the Canine Film Festival, the San Luis Obispo Film Festival, and many more. As a screenwriter, her professional stamp is embedded in lots of merchandise-driven cartoons – such as SNACK WORLD – and in her original, award-winning creations, such as BORN IN LA, MASCOT MAYHEM, and THE GIRL WHO LOVED NOSES. She i

Do Your Communications Encourage Your Audience to Act?

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Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do Your Communications Encourage Your Audience to Act? The sales philosophy is to make the selling process credible and communications simple, all to increase the desire to begin a new relationship and encourage a ‘Yes!’. But as Yogi Berra once said, ‘It isn’t over until it’s over!’ The answer to yes is only the beginning. What matters equally is the follow-through on every detail and all promises; otherwise, there will be a leakage in interest and clientele. Perception is everything; the details must be communicated precisely and on time. Therefore, do your communications encourage your audience to act as you desire? My Story Two incidents occurring on the same day had me wondering how the people in charge may expect to grow their businesses and communities locally and globally. Not wanting to fix issues will prevent people from future participation vs. encouraging their interest, attendance, and subscribing to the

Writing funny Stories ? WOW people with easy humor

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For Immediate Release: Dateline: Los Angeles , CA This is a blog about humor writing, and so I’ve focused a lot on adding humor to your written and verbal communications. BUT another way to add humor is by writing or telling funny, real-life, stories about your experiences. I’ve been doing that on my Facebook business page – click here Funny Stories GRAB people’s attention Which is what you’re trying to do with jokes and humor. See some of the examples on my Facebook page. Here is how one story starts. . . So I’m standing in my boss’s office many moons ago, getting absolutely reamed out. He had just seen the budget numbers, and we were wayyy over by like $200,000+! He couldn’t understand how I ran my department before he came on board in the last year because I apparently didn’t know anything about budgeting. Blah blah blah. After a few minutes of this tirade, I was able to break in and ask WHAT did I overspend on. He grabbed the printout, and pointed at a line item, practical

Barnes & Noble?s New Store Openings ? Most in a Decade

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Barnes & Noble is back. After several years of declining sales and rising costs, the chain has found its footing and is opening thirty new, big box stores this year – its most extensive expansion in a decade. The company currently runs 600 stores. These store openings are, of course, great news for the ink-on-paper book industry. It is also good news for the toy industry as Barnes & Nobles operates large, beautifully curated toy departments in its stores. Kudos to James Daunt, Barnes & Noble CEO. In April 2022, I published this article on Mr. Daunt’s management philosophy, “ Leadership Lessons from Barnes & Noble .” Mr. Daunt, who successfully turned around British book chain Waterstones, believes that book chains should allow individual stores to react to the tastes of the communities they serve. When I wrote my article, I wrote that there was much toy retailers could learn from Mr. Daunt’s worldview. Here is how I put it: The lesson learned from Barnes & N

Kevin Kelly on Excellent Advice for Living, Universal AI Assistants, Time Machines, and The Power of Fully Becoming Yourself (#669)

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For Immediate Release: Dateline: San Francisco , CA Illustration via 99designs | Photo originally by Christopher Michel “Your goal in life is to be able to say, on the day before you die, that you have fully become yourself.” — Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly  ( @kevin2kelly ) helped launch and edit  Wired  magazine. He has written for  The   New York Times , and  The Wall Street Journal , among many other publications. He is the author of the new book  Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier .  Other books by Kevin Kelly include  Out of Control ,  the 1994 classic book on decentralized emergent systems;  The Silver Cord , a graphic novel about robots and angels;  What Technology Wants , a robust theory of technology;  Vanishing Asia , his 50-year project to photograph the disappearing cultures of Asia, and  The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future , a  New York Times  bestseller. Kevin is currently co-chair of  The