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Wayne has spent much of his career in and around retailers. He has a heart for the customer and proven methods that drive sales, profits and complete customer satisfaction. A successful retailer himself, he also regularly consults with retailers.
Here a a sample of Wayne’s insights into retail:
Have Trouble Getting Creative? Look Somewhere Else
When I’m stuck in a creative rut, or even when I’m looking for new ideas I find that I find new creativity when I look other places. Roger von Oech […]
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10 Steps to Effective Speech-Making
Years ago I read a book by James Robinson, Winning Them Over: Get Your Message Across by Dealing Successfully with the Media_. Robinson explains how to effectively convey ideas to […]
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The Importance of Reaching Their Hearts
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” ― Robert Frost In my last post I wrote about […]
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The Power of Pause
Vin Scully, the legendary, and now retired, LA Dodger broadcaster, literally painted a picture of every game he called. While he is a master of words, he is also the […]
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Who is Your Market?
Candidly, I groan when a potential author sends me an inquiry that lacks a specific target topic or, a topic that affects a certain, identifiable group of readers. Too often […]
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5 Tips on Handling Q&A Sessions
When we’re giving a presentation or speaking at a function it’s always a good idea to arrange for a question and answer period. This period serves a couple of purposes: […]
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The Importance of Creating Reader Experience
B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore, in a Harvard Business Review article wrote, “But experiences are not exclusively about entertainment; companies stage an experience whenever they engage customers […]
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5 Ways to Sell More Products During Events
Without question, the most effective way to sell your products is to those who just heard you speak. You’ve inspired them, you may have teased them with many great ideas […]
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Why It is Critical to Strengthen Your Language
Words can communicate or distract. Too many words can cause a reader to stop reading and never pick up your book or article again. As writers we need to be […]
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Receive the Best Type of Writing Feedback
When we’re writing a book or long article solid and quality feedback are critical. After all feedback should be about learning, developing and changing. We should always want to put the […]
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