How do you market your great grandfather’s ratty old cardigan?

Call it a “Boyfriend Sweater” and watch the tweeniboppers line up.

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Just announced. Ellen Degeneres is leaving American Idol. This is the right move for her for countless reasons and there are lessons here for any entrepreneur.
It’s not because she’s not in the music biz. It’s not because she didn’t like saying hurtful things to contestants or because of her heavy work schedule although I’m sure [...]

So exciting to get unexpected lumpy mail. Today’s haul included 3 marketing books (one of the benefits of being a blogger–Thanks Todd And for dragging me to blogging…and thanks to Wiley & Entrepreneur Press).
The one I opened first (while waiting outside the donut shop for my kid finishing her shift) was David Meerman Scott’s [...]

So I’m watching last comic standing tonight. Nobody is all that funny. What ever happened to Paul Foot? But I did notice something. That it’s more important to have an interesting colorful persona than to have “good jokes”. Several of the comedians were funny on paper. One even got the compliment that if the show [...]

I just dropped a hundred and twenty four dollars and twenty nine cents (on sale) for comfort in a box. They’re not sexy but they are cute and most importantly they feel like I’m walking on a soft spongy sofa cushion. Walking on a Cloud knows what it’s selling.
But many business don’t. [...]

$69 flip flops? Are you kidding me? My kids buy them for $2 bucks at Old Navy and you can still find them for a buck. So how is it that some people will pay 30 times that? It’s all about positioning. What if your flip flop were like “a workout in a sandal”. If [...]

Dan Heath, co-author of Made to Stick, on getting noticed in a noisy marketplace. Check out his blog at Fast Company.

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Confidence Sells!
Thanks for the heads up Daily Flux.

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Yup, it’s another season of American Idol. Ellen’s in. Simon’s on board for his last season (Miss you already Simon) and the lessons for entrepreneurs abound.
Just a singing contest. Hardly. Just like it’s not a “Who’s the best accountant?” contest when your prospects are looking for a new money man. It’s about personal branding. Standing [...]

Last year, here at Step Into The Spotlight!, we were fortunate to be able to give copies of several wonderful business books including Andy Nulman’s Pow! Right Between the Eyes, David Meerman Scott’s World Wide Rave, Andy Beal’s Radically Transparent and Drew McLellan’s 99.3 Random Acts of Marketing

This week, we have another exciting Step Into [...]