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Charles L Martin has spent a lifetime experiencing hard won sales and marketing battles in the fashion (7th Avenue), film (Hollywood), food & beverage (Worldwide), and social marketing (SoCal) industries. He enjoyed working as an assistant to Liz Ortenberg (Claiborne), Tommy Hilfiger, and producer Scott Rudin, among others. He has worked for Esprit, D.F. Sanders & Co., more than 25 other A-List actors and producers, Rhino Chaser's Beer, EarthLink, United Tranz Actions, OpenTable and now LivingSocial, which is the coolest gig around.

The concept of Anticipation Marketing is his specialty. He loves marketers and sales hacks. He loves (or dislikes) your company. His rants on hotheadblog.com 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, craft beer, master Japanese gardens, xeriscape, politics, and music. email him at vendorcloud@gmail.com .

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Rembering it IS you

By Charles Martin | December 2, 2009

I was reminded that a deal wasn’t working out yesterday because it was ME.

I might not have done anything directly and definable as “wrong”.

But it was ME that couldn’t get past the roadblocks.   Roadblocks in our dealings with others are personality based usually.  We all bring the last 99.999% of our lives to every meeting/phone call/contract.  Sometimes that frequency, that flavor, that culture, that sound – loud or soft — isn’t what others want to hear.

You want to blame others for it not working out.

The control is yours.  Make it happen.  Rise above if it doesn’t.

Be humble.

Fail openly.

I did.  You can.

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