When Was The Last Time You Brought Your Customers Flowers?

by Johnson Direct on August 31, 2010

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“You don’t bring me flowers
You don’t sing me love songs
You hardly talk to me anymore
When you come through the door
At the end of the day!”

Most people over the age of 40 will recognize the opening stanza of the 1978 duet sung by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond.  It’s a song about two lovers who have drifted apart.

What does a song from the 70’s have to do with today’s sales and marketing?

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