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Tom Egelhoff has been the host of "Open for Business," a business and consumer talk show, which is the most listened to show in his time slot, since 2004. According to Entrepreneur Magazine Radio, Tom is the leading authority in the United States for doing business in small towns. He is the author of "How to Market, Advertise and Promote Your Business or Service In Your Own Backyard" (Wiley), and "The Small Town Advertising Handbook: How to Say More and Spend Less," and "How to Market, Advertise and Promote Your Business or Service In A Small Town." He has been a columnist for Billings Business, the largest business publication in Montana, for the past 9 years and a national columnist for Vetrepreneur for the past five years. Tom has been appeared on MSNBC's "Your Business" with JJ Ramberg, in Costco Connection Magazine (twice), Target Market Magazine, Emerging Business, Business Adviser, and magazines in China, India and Turkey. His books have been textbooks at the University of Alaska and Missouri State University. Tom speaks nationally to colleges, universities and business organizations across the U.S. Tom's 400 page web site, www.smalltownmarketing.com, went online in 1998 and is one of the oldest continuous web sites on the net and averages over 1,000 visitors per day. You can follow Tom on Twitter and become a fan of Tom on Facebook. To leave a comment or ask a question, leave a comment below or you can visit Tom's Open for Business Blog. "Open for Business" airs every Saturday, 11 to 2 PM Mountain Time and streams worldwide on the Internet right here. Click "Listen Live" in the top right to stream the radio station online Call into the show at (406) - 522 - 8255 Email Tom at radiotom@montana.com Leave Tom any comments or questions you have down below.
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Picking The Political Puppy

For months leading up to our election we spent millions of dollars, ran ads, almost weekly debates, primary elections, two conventions, a hurricane, and then complete chaos — Election Night.

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(Photo by Michael Webb/Keystone/Getty Images)
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How to Get Customers from Your Competitors

Every contact can mean the difference between a successful business, or ordering a “Going Out of Business” sign.

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BELOIT, WI - NOVEMBER 02: Supporters wait for the arrival of Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign rally at Aldrich Middle School on November 2, 2012 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of nine battleground states expected to determine the outcome of Tuesday's presidential election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
BELOIT, WI - NOVEMBER 02: Supporters wait for the arrival of Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign rally at Aldrich Middle School on November 2, 2012 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of nine battleground states expected to determine the outcome of Tuesday's presidential election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Election 2012: What Happened??

The president and his campaign were very selective in the groups they needed and produced a comprehensive plan to bring them all “under the tent” while doing a masterful job of vilifying the competition at the same time.

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6th September 1967: The 'World in Action' team making a program about the pirate radio ship Caroline, filmed by Paddy Searle, and produced by Mike Hodges. The DJ being filmed is Robbie Dale, and Hodges is standing behind him. (Photo by James Jackson/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
6th September 1967: The 'World in Action' team making a program about the pirate radio ship Caroline, filmed by Paddy Searle, and produced by Mike Hodges. The DJ being filmed is Robbie Dale, and Hodges is standing behind him. (Photo by James Jackson/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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Eric Barker: Which Professions Have The Most Psychopaths?

Should you lock your doors when I'm off the air? Or, do you feel pretty safe that I won't show up at your bed side with an ax some night?

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A sign of President Barack Obama's re-election victory during night of the 2012 Presidential election on November 6, 2012 in Times Square, New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
A sign of President Barack Obama's re-election victory during night of the 2012 Presidential election on November 6, 2012 in Times Square, New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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Barack Obama: MMM, MMM, MMM

We are a blessed nation. We’ve had good presidents and not so good presidents. But the great thing about this country is that we have the ability to “self-correct.”

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Joint Session of Congress Tallies Electoral Votes  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Joint Session of Congress Tallies Electoral Votes (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Election Day: What If There’s an Electoral College Tie?

Two hundred-seventy votes are needed to win the Electoral College and the Presidency. So how does the Electoral College work and what if there’s a tie?

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Early Voting In Nevada  (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
Early Voting In Nevada (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
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Election Eve: The End of a Long Road

Even though today’s voter claims to tune out political ads, the repetition of the ads is key. Tell something often enough and get enough people to repeat it and it becomes fact over the course of a campaign.

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It is time for montana to become a right to work state?
The pilots want to draw attention to the lack of progress on negotiations of the pilots' joint collective bargaining agreement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the corporate merger close date of United and Continental airlines. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Is It Time for Montana to Be a Right-to-Work State?

Right to work prohibits agreements between labor unions and employers making union membership or payment of dues or fees a condition of employment, either before or after hiring.

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When it comes to smart marketing, think Apple. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Marketing Plan: Homework – The plan before the plan

If I walked into your office and told you that for every dollar you gave me I’d give you a twenty-dollar bill how often would you like to see me?

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Bozeman, Montana the last best place on earth.
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Is Bozeman Really “The Last Best Place on Earth?”

Besides world class skiing, hunting and trout fishing, Bozeman has a lot more to offer those who wish to set up housekeeping here.

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