Bio: Jim Kelly
I claim no discernible credentials other than my friendship with the right people and a mind of my own. Oh, and I sell ads for MarketingProfs.
Posts by Jim Kelly:
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How I Lost My Shirt (& the Internet Didn’t Let Me Forget It),
09 Jun 2011 in Customer Relationships& Featured Posts& Marketing
My friends and I held our annual clothing swap last weekend. Everyone contributes garments they no longer wear and selects new ones from the pool, with the remainder donated to charity. It’s a great way to thin out one’s wardrobe and satisfying to…
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Branding Gifts,
24 Dec 2008 in Featured Posts
I have established brands of gifts that suit Christmas, weddings and funerals. I use them whenever I need to and feel that they enhance and express my personal brand with humor, compassion and taste …. all qualities I strive towards. I’m not a…
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Exactitude,
19 Nov 2006 in Featured Posts
Today I received an e-mail asking how to get an article published in the newsletter I work for, but since that’s not my function I referred its author to the correct contact. As I looked over the pitch however, I foresaw doom for this plea….
I sa…
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Complaint…or Cry to Be Heard?,
02 Aug 2006 in Customer Relationships& Featured Posts
Our stellar customer service maven at MarketingProfs, Shelley Ryan, received a letter from a participant in a recent company event complaining about a typo in our collateral materials….
Shelley responded by saying, “Yes, this bugs me too. Have y…
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Transparency as Philosophy…Even in Sales,
14 May 2006 in Branding& Featured Posts& Sales
At the recent MarketingProfs Finders Keepers event, I heard, among others, William Arruda speak on Branding, during which he touched upon Personal Branding…
…as a way to perceive and to evaluate one’s unique worth within the marketplace, as wel…
