Yep, it’s that time of year… If you haven’t already, you’ll soon start hearing things like: “I’m gonna stop smoking… I’m gonna lose 30 pounds… I’m gonna spend more time with my family.” It’s the dreaded New Year’s resolution.

For the next few weeks your favorite piece of exercise equipment at the gym will be occupied, dinner plates will be lighter and your language might be just a little cleaner… But the reality of it all is that if statistics are right, these positive changes will be short-lived.

In fact, if you’re REALLY committed you might just last until Valentine’s Day.

How about committing to some business resolutions that you can not only keep… but that could also revolutionize the possibilities your business could see in 2011?

Over the last two weeks I have been offering small marketing gifts that if implemented can make a big impact on your business in the New Year. All I’m asking is that if you find the information I share to be interesting you’d let me know by retweeting this post, leaving a comment or clicking the like button.

Inspiration and Innovation comes from immersing yourself to a variety of different opinions and experts. As you make final preparations to travel to see family or have some extra downtime to take in a good book, here are a few recommendations that have greatly influenced me.

There is just one week left until the Christmas holiday. As anticipation gets higher, Rogue Marketing is borrowing the tradition of Iceland. Here in the US we have one Santa. But there, they have 13! Each day a different Santa comes bearing small gifts for the good children in the days leading up to Christmas.

All last week and all this week I will be providing you each day with small marketing gifts of my own that if implemented can make a big impact in the New Year. All I’m asking is that if you find the information I share to be interesting you’d let me know by retweeting this post, leaving a comment or clicking the like button.

Today, I give you a gift that can really move your market to action.

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