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    <title>Marketing Metaphors </title>
    
    
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    <updated>2009-10-14T15:13:23-07:00</updated>
    <subtitle>Welcome to Marketing Metaphors (and more) with Tracy 'Power Gal' Monteforte!

"A Metaphor is the universe's way of showing you what you already know but may have forgotten."
~Power Gal</subtitle>
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        <title>Potato Patch Prospecting - The Sequel</title>
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        <published>2009-10-14T15:13:23-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-14T15:13:23-07:00</updated>
        <summary>This is a sequel to the Potato Patch Prospecting Video where WTPowers.com Co Founder Tracy 'Power Gal' Monteforte shares a training/marketing metaphor of how prospecting can be like growing potatoes. The potatoes are ready...does that mean Bonnie has sponsored her first rep yet?</summary>
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            <name>PowerGal</name>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The potatoes are ready for pickin'? Has Bonnie sponsored her first Rep yet? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;



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        <title>What Can a Potato Patch Teach You About Prospecting? </title>
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        <published>2009-07-30T11:06:49-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-30T11:06:49-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The other day, Bonnie, a new distributor expressed her frustration about prospecting. She's working her business consistently, doing all of the right things, but no one has joined her yet. I love teaching with metaphors...watch this video to hear my...</summary>
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            <name>PowerGal</name>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The other day, Bonnie, a new distributor expressed her frustration about prospecting. She's working her business consistently, doing all of the right things, but no one has joined her yet. I love teaching with metaphors...watch this video to hear my Potato Patch Metaphor that I told Bonnie.</p><p><br />


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</p><p>I would <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>LOVE</strong></span> to hear your <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">COMMENT</span> below! What would you tell Bonnie and other new distributors as they're just getting started?</p></div>
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        <title>What can you learn about your business from Mangrove trees?</title>
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        <published>2008-03-16T14:48:06-07:00</published>
        <updated>2008-03-16T14:48:06-07:00</updated>
        <summary>What are you doing to create a stable habitat for your business, so that it survives and thrives even in the harshest of environments? Please watch this short video clip and then PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT!!! I am sure you...</summary>
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            <name>PowerGal</name>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;What are you doing to create a stable habitat for your business, so that it survives and thrives even in the harshest of environments?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Please watch this short video clip and then &lt;span style="color: #cc0033;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;em&gt;PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I am sure you have a great idea to share with everyone! (Comment link is below the video). &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Please excuse the sound of the wind in this video...we didn't have an external mic and no place to clip it if we did (tee hee). Another great lesson, sloppy success is better than no success! &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Enjoy the Video!&lt;/p&gt;

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        <title>Mystery Metaphor - You Tell Us What it Means!</title>
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        <published>2008-01-23T12:49:01-08:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-23T12:49:01-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Here's a fun twist for you! We humans are meaning making machines and life is colored by the meaning we ascribe to it. Please watch this Mystery Marketing Metaphor and tell us what it means to you! Click on the...</summary>
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            <name>PowerGal</name>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Here's a fun twist for you! </p>

<p>We humans are meaning making machines and life is colored by the meaning we ascribe to it. Please watch this Mystery Marketing Metaphor and tell us what it means to you! Click on the COMMENTS link below the video and type in your interpretation of this Mystery Marketing Metaphor. </p>

<p>Let your creative juices flow and have fun!</p>

<p>Ciao!<br />~Power Gal</p><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f2BaSvGhOXk" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" /></div>
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        <title>Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone is Fun!</title>
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        <published>2008-01-04T10:18:08-08:00</published>
        <updated>2008-01-04T10:18:08-08:00</updated>
        <summary>How will you get out of your comfort zone this year? Enjoy the video and then PLEASE leave your comments below! I'd love to hear how you're going to JUMP IN and make a HUGE splash with your business building...</summary>
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            <name>PowerGal</name>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">How will you get out of your comfort zone this year?</span> <br />Enjoy the video and then <u><strong><em><span style="color: #660099;">PLEASE</span></em></strong></u> leave your comments below! <br />I'd love to hear how you're going to JUMP IN and make a HUGE <br />splash with your business building in 2008!</p><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gm5poT-RuOI&amp;rel=1" width="425" height="355" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" /></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>"EscarGROW"</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-42615822</id>
        <published>2007-12-09T20:09:44-08:00</published>
        <updated>2007-12-09T20:09:44-08:00</updated>
        <summary>This video happened spontaneously as we celebrated Gen 'Y' Expert Dakota Rea's birthday on Big Al's MLM Cruise Nov. 25, 2007. It's amazing what you can experience and learn if you just open your mind and TRY NEW STUFF!!! Watch...</summary>
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            <name>PowerGal</name>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This video happened spontaneously as we celebrated Gen 'Y' Expert Dakota Rea's birthday on Big Al's MLM Cruise Nov. 25, 2007. </p>

<p>It's amazing what you can experience and learn if you just open your mind and TRY NEW STUFF!!!</p>

<p>Watch the video and PLEASE share your comments below!</p>

<p>Enjoy!</p>

<p>:-) PowerGal</p><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rZ92CNyYofA&amp;rel=1" width="425" height="355" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" /></div>
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        <title>The Ebb &amp; Flow of Business</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-40976872</id>
        <published>2007-11-01T10:17:08-07:00</published>
        <updated>2007-11-01T10:17:08-07:00</updated>
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            <name>PowerGal</name>
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