Consumer telemarketing has achieved the unfortunate reputation achieved by used car salesman, carnival game operators, and Bernie Madoff. However, to reach the communities you’ve built over time - your customers, prospects and other contacts - using voice to deliver your message can be both courteous and extremely effective. The people on your lists expect that you will engage in ongoing …

Driving down I-75 in Ashworth, Georgia you can find what’s claimed to be the world’s largest peanut. I know what many of you are thinking - “Who cares”, right? A giant peanut may not be your definition of fun, but for many others it may be just the right fit. Millions of Americans take in one or two of the …

I don’t know if you’re a college basketball fan, but in case you missed it (hard to do); it’s March Madness time again. Each year as the calendar points towards spring, a field of 65 college basketball teams square off to determine the national champion. And every game is sudden death.  Win and you play on, lose and you’re season …

Two notable pieces of economic news last week: Warren Buffet’s firm, Berkshire Hathaway, lost $11.5 billion last year in net worth, And the Dow Jones has slipped below 1997 levels. Each year the “Oracle of Omaha” writes a much anticipated review of all things economic. In the letter to his shareholders just released this morning, Mr. Buffet warns, “the economy …