Do you love foursquare? Wesley Faulkner and I do. And we want to show our pride by celebrating foursquare day on April 16 in Austin with a party and a little charity while we’re at it. If you’re interested, the first step is to sign up on Meetup here. More details will be released on that MORE >>

If you’re a leader that is constantly putting together all of the pieces to a marketing puzzle, chances are one of your mantra’s or beliefs in life is to never stop learning. You’re probably always keeping yourself up-to-date on the latest blogs, books, and magazines. You read about business, leadership, productivity, negotiation, marketing, social media, etc. PuzzleMarketer.com has a list of books we’d like to recommend you add to your reading list.  Become a better leader in your company and strive to become the best you can be. MORE >>

While they may not be familiar with the term hyperlocal marketing , successful local businesses have learned it is essential to their continued prosperity. Hyperlocal suggests serving a narrowly defined niche – one that is largely defined by proximity. However, location is just one piece of the hyperlocal marketing puzzle. This weekend I worked with local retailers from across the United States – many from small communities that do not appear on most maps. Yet, despite the current economic conditions their retail businesses are doing quite well. These are the 3 reasons why. MORE >>

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Last week I had dinner with Ken Jacobs who said to me, “ I was shocked to see you almost went out of business last year. What happened?” ” When I blogged about it earlier this year, I used the word “bankrupt” and that got everyone’s attention. Yes, we nearly went bankrupt. You see, we had plenty of accounts receivables to accomodate our expenses and even make a little bit of money last year. But, when the debt ceiling crisis debate ensued last July, all of our clients retracted and went into hiding. But it didn’t help when push came to shove. MORE >>