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Issue 27 | Sep 2011

Hi Subscriber.

Has your September started fast? Are your summer holidays distant memories? My answers: yes and yes.

PS You may be in the busiest part of your year but keep planting marketing seeds!
Logos With Hidden Meanings
What's the hidden meaning?
You'll be familiar with logos from companies like FedEx, Amazon and Tostitos but did you notice the embedded meanings?
You may be surprised. read more

The 50 Priciest Luxury Purchases This Year

$10,000 Led Zeppelin t-shirt
Would you pay $10,000 for this t-shirt? Too late. Someone already did. This slideshow has 49 other luxuries what were actually bought this year. read more

10 Tips To Improve Your Body Language For Public Speaking

body language tips
When you speak, so does your body. Are you both speaking the same language? Here are 10 practical tips to boost your impact.  read more

The Growth Of Social Media
The growth of social media
Are you waiting for social media to fade away to make room for the next big thing? The trends in the infographic at the right suggest you'll be waiting a long time. "Fads" like the Internet and smartphones are still with us too.Thankfully, avocado kitchen appliances are gone.
read more



The Three Essential Traits Of Great Salespeople
do you have these three traits?
We're all in sales in some form. What separates great salespeople from the masses? Harvard Business Review identified three traits in this short article.
Do you have them or can you build them? read more

Want more? The top salespeople have seven personality traits. read more
Here are recent blog posts you may have missed or wish to review
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  2. 9/13: prepare your disaster recovery plan now
  3. Building trust with blogging at Word11
  4. Are you a parrot or a pundit?
  5. How Lamar Odom's mom saved his life
  6. Case study: own a special month for your business
  7. Is your car built to last?
  8. Lessons from the demise of the HP TouchPad
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September is a month of mixed emotions. There's the bustle of back to school and forward to work. Roads overflow like rivers in the rainy season. We adjust to "normal" life.

September is also the anniversary of 9/11. How can 10 years have passed already? September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, though unawareness predominates. September is also my birthday. I'm turning 50.

Thanks for reading. Feel free to send your comments, questions and article suggestions. Let's learn and share.

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--- Promod

PS I'm available to speak or conduct Actuarial Insurance Reviews. If you're looking for magic tricks, you've got me mixed up with some other actuary :)

In This Issue

Logos with hidden meanings

The 50 priciest luxury purchases this year

10 tips to improve your body language for public speaking

The growth of social media

The three traits of great salespeople

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