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... and everyone wants to be associated with a winner. Is it any wonder that this 10% also encompasses some of the most successful business leaders in the community? The traits they developed to build their success are the same ones that serve them well in the volunteer arena. The qualities that enable them to lead their employees help them lead the community as well. You Get in Proportion to What You Give As a case in point, I recently produced a four-hour, live talent competition show here in Branson for a particular charity ... 15 miles helping to make things run smoothly. Since he was backstage with me, I had an opportunity to introduce him to some movers and shakers, and explain that he lived in the Nashville area and was a genius at building Web sites — particularly for the entertainment industry. These "action people" were able to see his hustle during the course of the day; and before we left, several of them made a point to give him their business cards and ask him to call about some work they'd like him to ... . By becoming involved on an active basis, he positioned himself to receive the rewards. Whether you choose to get involved in the hope of making business connections or for the altruistic purpose of feeling good by helping others, you only get back in proportion to what you give. If you're involved, how involved are you? If you're not involved, why not? Jack Burke, president of Sound Marketing, Inc. (Branson, MO), is the author of Relationship Aspect Marketing and Creating Customer Connections. For more ...

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... only to television. [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Who cares? Infomercials do not apply to insurance advertising. [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Who cares? Infomercials are the advertising method used by hucksters; major corporations would never enter the infomercial arena. [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Who cares? Infomercials are a very expensive way to advertise. [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Who cares? Infomercials are merely a trend that will soon pass away. [ ] Yes [ ] No ... slicer/dicer format, but the original infomercials began on a higher ground: religion. Before you haul me off to a padded room, let's define "infomercial."An infomercial is an advertisement for a product or service that has been expanded with information, entertainment, or both to retain the attention of the audience. In the old days, itinerant preachers would pass the basket after preaching a message that was interspersed with hymn-singing. When radio, and later television, arrived on the scene, preachers began purchasing half-hour or ... only about insurance; others accept phone calls from listeners. In some markets, agents don't even buy the time. The stations feel that the topic makes for a viable program and takes on the agent as the on-air broadcaster. The printed word can also become a venue for infomercials. Newsletters, for example, provide an expanded format for information and selling. Weekly or monthly columns in your local newspapers-even an agency brochure-can all be thought of as printed infomercials. With all this in mind, let's look at the media you can ...

...een expanded with information, entertainment, or both to retain the attention ...r own television stations from the revenues generated by "religious" infomerci...