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Taxes, water and sewer rates, police staffing and illegal aliens are the four topics of most concern to Marco Island residents, according to the results of a long-range planning survey conducted by city leaders in November. However, there is a ...

The Marco Princess is known among tourist and locals as the large, floating attraction that offers sunset and sightseeing cruises. The 90-foot yacht carries up to 149 people on daily, narrated cruises, including lunch and sunset dinner tours near Marco ...

The Artist Colony at the Esplanade on Marco Island held its third People’s Choice Art Walk July 28. Loyal patrons of the colony once again enjoyed an evening of food, fun and art. There were colorful interpretations entered in the ...

The basis for the “Go for no” concept, is to intentionally increase the number of times you hear “no.” To achieve significant success, top performers don’t see yes and no as opposites; rather they’re opposite sides of the same coin ...

How does one inspire and attract the media to cover and feature their business?

Perhaps the most striking example of the power of visualization is Olympic decathlon gold medalist, Bruce Jenner.

Most people don’t plan to fail, but they do fail to plan. Therefore, you need to plan for success. You need to set goals. And, you need to apply the seven strategies of the GRASP IT goal achievement system:

Jeff Blackman extrapolates a frustrating airport experience to business practices

Creative "back door" strategies to find new customers

Creative "back door" strategies to find new customers

Smart clients help with the learning curve too

This week, Jeff talks about his toughest customers (his kids) and draws a business parallel

In early January of this year, I let you know my e-mail inbox and fax machine were overflowing with inspirational quotes from friends, family and clients; the kinda stuff designed to help you jumpstart your new year. Your response was ...

A friend, working on a book about the “speaking industry,” recently asked me five intriguing questions, and I quickly realized that whatever your focus or profession, my answers might be helpful and valuable to you, too.

When I exited the shower in running shorts, to my surprise, Sandra was on the phone. I heard her say, “Hi, this is Sandra, I’ll be giving Mr. Blackman a massage. Could you please hold his calls for the next ...