What the heck is a Turducken and what does it have to do with Thanksgiving? And, why is this on AgencyIQ’s blog? Keep reading and hopefully your questions will be answered!  First, a Turducken is a dish unique to Thanksgiving, and introduced to a largely unaware public by the well known NFL broadcast analyst John Madden during his Thanksgiving Day football broadcasts.  A chicken stuffed inside a duck, stuffed inside a turkey=Turducken, here’s a link to a receipe from Paula Dean: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/turducken-recipe/index.html

The Turducken is a realistic representation of what those first Pilgrims had on the menu that first Thanksgiving celebration.  The meal would have been comprised mainly of fresh meats from birds, fowls, deer, etc.. with a few seasonal vegetables, but surprising to our modern feasts, they would not have served breads, pies or any sweets.  The little sugar they carried to the New World would have been nearly exhausted and they had not built ovens or stoves to bake in. Check out the History Channel link to get more interesting Thanksgiving facts to entertain your relatives and friends with this Thanksgiving:  www.history.com/content/thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American (and Canadian) holiday. In many ways, it kicks off the “official” holiday season:  all those sales (and crowds) on the Friday after Thanksgiving, family gatherings, office parties, social functions, traveling, and the hectic, sometimes frantic pace of managing all these obligations with work and business demands.  How do you manage being pulled in so many directions? Remember these important steps:

• First, take a deep breath…… and exhale!
• Be selective in the commitments you make and allow yourself time to actually enjoy this special time of year with family, friends and colleagues. Reflect on the good things in your life.
• Finally, start taking steps to optimize the productivity of your business.  AgencyIQ provides you a system with tools to stay in touch with your clients and more importantly, potential clients.  Don’t permit the bustle of the holidays to distract your ability to close business! Features like AutoResponder, drip email, and a full CRM system all provide automated tools making the ability to stay in touch with your prospects easier this holiday season!

From all of us at AgencyIQ, have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!