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About Drew McLellan

Wall Street Journal calls Drew McLellan’s blog, DrewsMarketingMinute.com, "one of the ten blogs every entrepreneur should read." His passion is helping clients discover their story so they can create authentic love affairs with their customers. He's also an author, national speaker, and has owned his own marketing agency in the Midwest since 1995.

How Disney says, “I’m sorry”

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. It’s inevitable… we’re going to make a mistake or disappoint a customer. And while Love Story might have told us that “love means never…

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You need a smaller net

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Fear can make us take our eye off the ball and lose focus on what really matters. In marketing, that often translates to these…

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How do you sell what no one wants to buy?

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Most of us don’t have the luxury of selling ocean front property, the coolest laptop, the latest in tractor technology, or porsches. But in most…

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How CustomInk.com creates a love affair with me

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. There’s no valuable and ROI-focused marketing goal greater or more effective than to create a love affair with your customer. Remember the perks: It…

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Let your customers help

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. There are some human truths that, if you allow them to, can dramatically impact your marketing efforts and focus. Human Truth #1: We want to…

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Actually, it isn’t all about you

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. While in Disney World I found a great marketing reminder for us all. Right in front of Gaston’s Tavern in Fantasyland, there’s a huge statue…

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What are you doing to generate word of mouth?

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. We all know how awesome word of mouth is. We know it beats any mode of advertising and that over 90% of consumers say it’s…

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THE best customer service tip ever

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I’m going to tell you THE secret to incredible customer service, customer retention, and word of mouth referrals. It’s quite complicated so you’ll want to…

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