Your customer database should be your most valued asset. You can slice it and dice it in a million ways (maybe even a million and one), but there, sadly, is one part of it–a part that often sits there, glowing brightly like a neon sign on a roadside motel–that most people flat-out ignore. We’re talking […]
Continue reading >>Real Estate is a fascinating industry to swim around in; we’re constantly learning from and getting inspired by our customers there. We find that y’all are some of the most ardent businesspeople we get to work with and we love that each and every one of you is willing to do and try just about […]
Continue reading >>In the interests of full disclosure, I’m gonna throw this right out there: Jay Thompson is one of my favorite people in LIFE. You could walk a lot of miles around this big, blue marble we call “Earth” and be hard-pressed to find a better man or a truer friend. Now. There are lots of […]
Continue reading >>“Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.” Whether or not you recall this quote from the super-duper 80s classic “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”, it kinda captures the spirit of what’s happening here at HGHQ (that’s Happy Grasshopper Headquarters for those of you playing along at home). While we wouldn’t necessarily classify our super-secret […]
Continue reading >>::sniff:: Do y’all smell something … rancid? Like … the fetid stink of a carcass rotting in the hot summer sun? Yeah. I smell it too. But I don’t think it’s yesterday’s garbage. It’s the stench of REALLY bad marketing. This morning, we happened upon this post from Marc Ensign: meMarketing & the Worst “It […]
Continue reading >>I mean, seriously. What’s better than pudding, right? If Bill Cosby taught us anything, it’s that pudding is the mystical power that bonds societies, brings about world peace, and quiets unruly children. Oh! And pudding is also where the PROOF is. See what I did there? YES. The PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING. That’s what […]
Continue reading >>Meet Eric Marke. Eric’s a neat guy and someone who had piqued my interest for quite a while. The creator of Revamped Agent and Home Value Leads, Eric has been getting lots of attention online. In fact, many of our own customers have remarked recently not just about how pleased they were with his services, […]
Continue reading >>We don’t get many complaints from our customers. That’s something we’re pretty proud of here at Happy Grasshopper. Happy customers getting great results are what drives us. There are some folks, however, that simply “don’t get it.” Joe Lucci didn’t “get it”. Until he did. Joe is a cool dude. Like many of our customers, […]
Continue reading >>Really? Who said that? Who made that rule? Since the dawn of time, salespeople have been trained to sell … ALL THE TIME. Sell at work, sell in your messaging, sell to your friends, at your coffee shop, at the grocery store, your gym, your mom’s house … you get the picture. I’m not sure […]
Continue reading >>This morning, I was greeted by a marvelous dance of shadow and light – a gift for the soul. What pleases your eye most? The spectacle of color or the discovery of the barely visible? The darkness or the light? In this interplay of pixels I find a reminder of our unknowingness. For these questions, […]
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