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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Good Things Are Waiting For You On The Other Side Of The Finish Line

Ok, so the direct mail letters you sent out didn’t get the response you expected, the seminar you held didn’t bring in the number of participants who thought it would, the ad you placed in the local newspaper turned out to be a waste of money, cause no one called to make a purchase. Keep reading.

Marketing is not a quick, easy, one time thing you do to generate new business. Marketing is a process and when done correctly on a consistent basis will produce results, as in you gaining new customers.

Rarely does any of the above examples produce new business with the first attempt. You have got to make a whole lot more attempts before anyone will notice you and think you’re serious about what you are doing.

Don’t give up on marketing your product or service. Hang in there and keep pushing. If you get to the point where you feel you can no longer do your own marketing, than hire someone who will teach you how to do it correctly or do it for you. Remember never, never, ever give up, good things are always waiting for you on the other side of the finish line.

 Contact EastLake Marketing Group. I effectively coach you with marketing your product or service one step at a time. Let’s discuss how I can coach you to success. Contact me today!