
Feeling morbid?
Go to the website Death-Clock.org and take the quick quiz to find out the exact day you’re going to leave this earthly plane and take a permanent dirt nap.

On January 22, 1984, an American legend was made. That was the night Hulk Hogan won his first WWF Championship, defeating the Iron Sheik, stripping him of his heavyweight title and launching “Hulkamania,” which was the start of his rise to becoming one of the most well-known and loved celebrities of pop culture.

Twenty-four years ago I worked in sales at a marketing agency here in Nashville that was attempting to develop e-mail broadcasting software. One of the owners discovered I was fast and efficient at finding bugs in the software and well-versed in e-mail and digital marketing. This led to him “popping in” to my office a couple of times of week to “take a minute” to review the latest version of his creation.

We were taught as kids to respond to insults with “Stick and stone may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.”
I’m very happy to announce that TMT and Kaseya are officially joining forces. Many of you will not be surprised by this since I’ve had a long, productive relationship with Kaseya for years now.


Last week, my rant about GOOD clients going really LAME struck a big chord with my readers. I received multiple e-mails and private messages on social media applauding the article and offering me support for my position.

My mentor Dan Kennedy had a saying that I’m trying really damned hard not to adopt as my own: They ALL go lame.

I was on a consulting call with one of my MSP clients — a rare breed who actually understands and can execute on great marketing. He had a shiny new lead generation campaign all set up: solid offer, qualified list, great copy, a follow-up plan, and of course, a little AI design work sprinkled in like trendy tech glitter. It was all looking delicious.

Back in 2023, a crew of MSPs and I spent a day with Navy SEAL vet and Discovery TV show star Joel Lambert, on his farm here in Tennessee.