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How to Handle a Man

Get Ready for the Guys the Holidays Bring


Men buy differently than women. For one thing, they're apt to wait until the last week before the holidays before they get serious and show up in  your store, searching for the ultimate gift for Jr. Guest retail expert Bob Phibbs shares his strategies on how to deal with this rare bird without scaring him away.

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Alison MarekWriter's Bio: ALISON MAREK is an award-winning writer, director and cartoonist whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks, and viewed worldwide in film festivals. See her short films and print work on www.alisonmarek.com. Watch her nefarious villains in the web series www.MuggsMovers.com. Get inspired by her cartoons "Daily ARFFirmations to Unleash Your Inner Fido" at www.ARFFirmations.com. Phew! And then ...  Read more articles by this author


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