Marketing Quotes
Curious Iguana Bookstore Loves Books
Curious Iguana Bookstore of Frederick, Maryland, loves books. So do we! Always carry a book in case of an emergency (like someone trying to talk to you). Want to become ridiculously attached to people who don’t exist and then mourn their untimely deaths and terrible decisions? Right this way! A day without books is like […]
Knock and Knock Again
I learned sales and marketing from knocking on a hundred doors a day. You quickly discover that you’ll get 99 slammed in your face before you make a sale. — John Paul DeJoria, quoted in The Education of Millionaires by Michael Ellsberg While John Paul DeJoria knocked on doors to sell hair care products, as […]
11 Secrets to Working with Difficult People
Here are a few of the secrets to working with difficult people that were shared by some of Hollywood’s most powerful women: Pretend to take an important call. Adopt a no assholes policy (don’t work with them). Be honest with the nightmare people. Remind yourself that you fall into that category. Be humorous. And gossip. […]
Ntozake Shange: I Am Gonna Write Poems Til I Die
I am gonna write poems til i die and when i have gotten outta this body i am gonna hang round in the wind and knock over everybody who got their feet on the ground. — Ntozake Shange (Paulette Linda Williams), poet and playwright A few weeks ago, Ntozake Shange died at the age of […]