The newer approach to security analysis attempts to value a common stock independently of its market price. If the value found is substantially above or below the current price, the analyst concludes that the issue should be bought or disposed of. This independent value has a variety of names, the most familiar of which is “intrinsic value”.

– Ben Graham,

Value investing is figuring out what something is worth and paying a lot less for it.”

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Oprah is perhaps the greatest daytime tv host of all time.

She is savvy business women who knows exactly what she is doing. perfect example she is literally a billionaire, yet she still finds a way to "that girl from Milwaukee"

She built the most successful, day time talk show of its kind, and she did it by:

• She did it by being funny ( the countless jokes and like hearted moments)
• by being giving ( like the time she gave everyone in her audience

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I was reading this thread: Autoresponders vs. Broadcasts

and I was surprised at how many people where saying auto responders where more used than broadcasts.

if I may interject my .02 usd...

I am a huge fan of broadcasts. Granted there are many uses for auto responders, however the way I've set my business up my emails are are like a radio talk show or a late night talk show.

because of that format or approach I can talk about recent...

so I join alot of lists. I like to " keep my ear to the streets" as far as what others are doing in their email businesses.

more often then not if its not some spammy message, I see two or three affiliate offers, offering similar services in one email.

as a potential customer, how am I to choose which offer is best?

its confusing and makes me not want to buy.
I think alot of you, forget that email marketing is also a form of direct...

alot of time we as marketers forget that there are people on the other end of those computer screens. People more than anything are looking for a way out of the norm, they are looking for a way to escape even if only for a few moments.

if you can be that source of a way out than those people will "need" you. They will seek out your emails, videos, or podcasts and they will more importantly buy your products.

to Paraphrase Matt Furry " aim to inspire,...