The question in coming years will be where were you when Michael Jackson died?

You cannot dismiss Michael Jackson’s impact to music. He was incredible. He was a triple threat with his voice, his dance and his charisma. There are alot of summaries now available of his discography, accomplishments, life.

Which now makes this post a little different – Perez Hilton – talk about a rough week – first he gets assault for running his mouth, now in a rush to report the ‘news’ Perez Hilton ripped into MJ before knowing he died.

Blogger Perez speculated that MJ was either lying or making himself sick, with a hint of curiosity to see if he’s able to still go on.

Micheal Jackson ripped into by perez hilton

The post was updated later in the day

Over the past month or so, Perez Hilton for sure realized that reporting the news is different than being the news. But if I was to bet, Perez will continue to be the person that has earned millions of fans.

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The moment there is a suspicion about a person’s motives, everything he does becomes tainted ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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There’s a belief in a lot of circles that you shouldn’t come outright and ask for business. Or at the very least, not ask for it in a way that’s full-on sales pitch and “Give me your money!” in tone.

A lot of this stems from social media’s growing acceptance by the mainstream and its mantra of “old marketing approaches are less relevant”. While this is true to a degree, old marketing and new marketing can still work together.

This is where the art of the ask comes into play:

• You don’t need to be pushy to win business.

• You don’t need to be completely sales-oriented to win the sale.

• You don’t need to throw every sales question at the wall and hope one of them sticks.

Instead, turn the question around and make it a benefit. Instead of asking for the sale, show what the benefit and return will be:

• This is what I can bring you.

• This is the traffic you will see.

• These are the new sales you’ll benefit from.

• These are the people I’ll put you in touch with.

Turning the question around into a statement of intent will still ask for the sale but in a way that’s more likely to get a result. It’s almost reverse psychology, with the difference being there’s no psychology involved, just providing a solution to a need.

Think of the most successful businesses. Apple, Microsoft and Wal-Mart, to name just a few. The reason they’re successful? They fill a need and also show what the result of that is.

You want a great computer that is easy to use, has one of the best GUI’s around and is a designer’s dream? Get a Mac. You need business software that will help your own business grow? Get a Microsoft Business Suite. Want cheap prices without the cheap price look and feel? Shop at Wal-Mart.

Offering the answer to problems has been the tried and trusted way of asking for a sale since selling began. This doesn’t need to change with the increased popularity of newer business practices.

Be yourself and offer a solution to a need, with a product that can fill that need better than your competitors, and you won’t need to practice at the art of the ask. You’ll already be using it.

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Just in case you’ve been under a rock of late — visit  http://www.cuil.com/info/

Started by some ex-googlers, they are already marketing themselves as the largest search engine in the world (given its claim of indexing 120 billion Web pages).

On launch day , I tried to search for the Canadian Prime Minister – Stephen Harper – with no success.  Some of our company sites were showing unrelated images with the search results.

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I have never really been exposed to Tony Robbins – never purchased one of his many offerings.

Great speech on life motivations.

Tags: Motivation, Tony Robbins, Al Gore, life coach,

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