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Charles L Martin's Blog

Charles L Martin has spent a lifetime experiencing hard won sales and marketing battles in the fashion (7th Avenue), film (Hollywood), beverage (Worldwide), and financial industries (SoCal).

His clients, past and present, include Liz Claiborne, Tommy Hilfiger, Esprit, D.F. Sanders & Co., more than 25 A-List actors and producers in film, Rhino Chaser's Beer, Signature Nannies, among others. By clients, he sometimes means "bosses" and sometimes "clients".

The concept of Anticipation Marketing is his specialty.

He loves marketers and sales hacks. He loves (or dislikes) your company. His rants may inspire you. They may ignite you. Either way, it's all good.

Follow Charles on Twitter @vendorcloud .

Charles is a 4-time marathoner with a 3:58 PR. He also enjoys loads of time with his awesome family as well as advocating in modernist architecture, fine wine, Stella Artois, and Craft Beers like Craftsman and Dogfish Head, master Japanese gardens, xeriscape, politics, and music.

email charles at vendorcloud@gmail.com

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  • Archive for March, 2009

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    Qik really takes it to the next level

    Saturday, March 28th, 2009

    I just finished updating my profile at QIK.
    This really is a full bore service app for the future.  Imagine being able to ask your honey which honeydew melon to buy LIVE!
    I think the application for business is unlimited as well.  If you have enough memory you could very well deliver a full meeting to someone [...]

    End of month closings

    Saturday, March 28th, 2009

    Back to the sales gig.
    It’s March 28 and like any sales guy, I am hoping for a few new hits before we pull the curtain on the month.  The economy isn’t that bad if you have the right tools.  We are seeing a level of interest but across our company, no giants have signed this [...]

    Let’s Give J a Little Boost

    Thursday, March 26th, 2009

    Friends, I know a mom that’s a mom like any out there. 
    Hard working family gal.
    Good friend to all.
    We’ll call her J.
    J was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma a few weeks ago.
    Now, you and I know and hear of many of these stories and I don’t see J or her husband enough but I’m connected to them in [...]

    Twitter is getting better for the Hothead

    Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

    The hothead has added 43 followers in under 2 days!  The sweet spot has been found and the follows keep coming. I’ve been twitpicking and adding tweets every other hour or so.  The traffic has definitely helped.
    If you haven’t already, please follow ‘vendorcloud’ on twitter.

    Zappos Powerpoint

    Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

    This powerpoint that @zappos did is great.  It breaks some of Seth’s rules that I agree with, but still very good.
    Zappos – SXSW – 3-14-09
    View more presentations from zappos.
    Also, see the Sunni Brown graphic recording too.  A shout out to my sis-in-law, she is right behind Sunni in fame with these.  Hire her if you [...]

    Rear Window Really the Best of the Best

    Saturday, March 14th, 2009

    For a Saturday morning, I’m just sayin’…  this movie has been #1 on my list probably since 1988.

    Google Voice Kicks YOUMAIL’s As*

    Saturday, March 14th, 2009

    Once this is ready, goodbye all cool phone/voicemal consolidators.  Wow.

    Fedex’s Free Resume Offer — no thanks

    Monday, March 9th, 2009

    What’s wrong with this picture?
    FedEx announced today that they will print 25 resumes for free for any job seeker so in need.
    As discussed before, the resume is dying a slow death. The idea of sending the information electronically or through the long tail (like how this blog basically represents who I am) is the way [...]

    Charity/Giving : Why we do what we do

    Monday, March 9th, 2009

    Thinking lately on the legs of success with some university guy stuff, why we do what we do?  “Beacause it’s right” ? What’s right? “Because God tells me to do it” ? “Guilt”?
    The reasons are interesting to me.  I’m motivated by the interesting metrics of it.  The calculations of it.  Drop a seed and a [...]

    Letter from Lorrie Tucker

    Monday, March 9th, 2009

    For all that donated to Lorrie’s cause, I give you this.  Good work guys.  Please replace my name with yours as you read it.  Now… wasn’t that better than the $5 donut you bought today?
     I’m working on a new recipient idea and will put that out soon.  Stay tuned.

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