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May 27, 2026
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Understanding Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)
Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) is a key business metric that estimates the total revenue a customer generates over their entire relationship with a company. It helps businesses move beyond single transactions and …
Wall 2 Wall Promotions, LLC
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Why Some Managers Kill Good Ideas Without Realizing It
Managers often say they want innovation, but many unintentionally shut down strong ideas before they develop. The article explains that …
Think Marketing
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Why Most Small Businesses Waste Their Leads
Small businesses often don’t struggle to generate leads—they struggle to manage them effectively. Many lose potential customers due to slow …
All Business
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Marketing silos are the symptom, not the problem
The article argues that connected marketing can no longer revolve around isolated campaigns and must instead extend beyond them into …
Martech
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What Is a Survey Satisfaction Scale and Its Use?
Small businesses often struggle to measure customer experience effectively, and a new SmallBizTrends discussion highlights how satisfaction scales in surveys …
Small Business Trends
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Promotions: Why it’s time to get creative
Marketers are rethinking promotions as brands struggle to stand out in increasingly crowded and discount-driven markets. Instead of relying on …
Marketing Week
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Strategies for the Bored Designer To Think Outside The Box
Designers often hit creative blocks when familiar ideas stop producing fresh results. In this article, the author explains five practical …
Think Marketing
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"Bagley's presentation wasn't so bad. Sometime during the third hour, my spirit left my body and went to the beach!"
Copyright © Randy Glasbergen
The day was May 29. What year was it?
Mount Everst Conquered
What Year
Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Quote of the Week
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
Colin Powell
Trivia
The 19th century American businessman Aaron Montgomery Ward is credited with the invention of what type of business that would have made the postal service happy?
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