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Bill is a regular business columnist for the Kankakee (IL) Daily Journal and B2B Magazine. Enjoy these articles with our compliments:


AUTHENTICITY:
  
How Genuine Is Your Business?  
  Truth in Advertising:  Being Who You Are
  Give Value First:  A Tale of Two Cities
  Use Honest Messages To Be Understood

 

CUSTOMER SERVICE:
  What's Your "Policy"?
  How to Address Stupid Customer Questions
  Some Guy in Cleveland Thinks I'm A Jerk
  The Bloated Dirty Diaper
  Intuitive Service: Tomorrow's Business Depends on it Today
  It's What You Say AND How You Say It
  Customer Service...Gerber Gets It
  The "Harvey Girls" Brand of Service
  The Golf Test: Could Your Small Business Pass?  
  Why You?
  The New Year's Letter Your Staff Should Be Getting... But Won't
  How To Demand (And Receive!) Better Customer Service   


  SALES / BUSINESS:
  Are You Offshore-Proof?
  Four Thieves
  Open Letter From Your Future Boss
  The 2 Patriotic Commitments
  Bosses...Are You Listening?
  How NOT to be Boring as A Public Speaker
  Whose Team do You Want to be On?
  The Coolest Human to do Business With
  The Product of Your Product
  What Have You Done That's "Front Page" Good?
  "The New Owners": A Fable
  Are You Green and Growing?
  Why Everything Old is Cool Again...And How You Can be Groovy Too
  Running With The (Chicago) Bulls
  Brand Insistence: Do You Have It?
  Brand Insistence: How to Cultivate It
  How To Find Business Opportunities At 30,000 Feet
  Trees Are 90% Air: How to Stop Problems From Stopping You
  Change: Get On The Train or Get Off The Tracks
  Business Lessons From Hee-Haw
  A First-Class Team
  "Plan B": Every Little Bit Helps
  Acres of Diamonds

 
  MARKETING / ADVERTISING:
  Is Your Brand Half Full...or Half Empty?
  Your Personal Brand
  Human Billboards: Do We Have Your Attention?
  Add-Ons Can Add Up
  The Bad Sandwich
  How To Start Earning Free Publicity
  Lessons From Benny
  Confessions of a (Reformed) Advertising Sales Rep
  How Crazy Is Your Guarantee?
  Chicken Fillets or Mouse Guts: Which Will You Advertise?
  INvertising: More Powerful Than Advertising
  INvertising, Part 2
  Why Your Ads Aren't Working Well 


  MOTIVATION:
  Is There A Leader In You?
  Who's The Real Enemy?
  The Unsung Hero
  Change:  Sappy Sentimentalists Beware!
  What Are You Doing "At Large"?
  Of Patriots and Workplaces
  Disappointment?  Get Over It
  Are You Green and Growing?
  The Words We Choose
  Your Personal Effects
  Your New Job Description
  The Invisible, Impossible Barrier  
  How To Become "Failproof"
  The Magic of Believing