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5 Tips to Help Your Marketing Messages Sing
Marketing-- that often feared and sometimes hated dirty word. It really only means getting in front of people who need your help desperately and telling them that you can help them. How do you do it effectively, here's an article with some very valid points: 1....
Uh-Oh: Do People Think You're a Bully?
I'll never forget the heartbreak and shock of when I first started my work life and a colleague called me 'pushy'. Since then, I've always kept a keen eye on what I'm doing and saying to avoid being perceived as such a vile thing. This article resounded with me...
3 Olympian Strategies to Get Gold-Medal Tough in Business
If you spent the long weekend with one eye on the Olympics like me, you're in awe and when it gets gory, disgust over the vivid images of these extraordinary individuals who will stop at nothing to win. As a business owner, I have a lot to learn from them. Here are...
A letter to my son: Lessons from a mom who stumbles while growing her small business
When small business owners have disagreements with clients, suppliers or partners it’s very personal. Because our businesses are very personal to us. I had such a disagreement recently and before it affected my business growth, I wanted to address it in a way that...
How to Break Through Fear and Self-Doubt
When I walked out of my beloved job of 7 years last August to start my coaching business with 0 clients, I didn't sleep for 2 months. It got to be so bad that if I did sleep, I had nightmares. I could almost predict it every night and would tell my husband...
3 Tricks to Doing More in Less Time
The other day, I had to put a client on hold so I could go to the bathroom (#1 come on!). That's the kind of day I often have. I'm sure you're no different. Here are some tips from an article I found to making more of your time: 1. Identify and focus on your...
Land your dream job
http://youtu.be/rzuXnNSLf0A Brand yourself like a small business When you find yourself swimming in a sea of candidates competing for the same job as you, now you know exactly what it feels like to be a small business that’s trying to grow. Why brand? Used by...
13 Tips to Stay Motivated in the Dog Days of Summer
Toronto's having a great summer. It's hot, it's sunny and everything in my backyard is beckoning me to drop my work and take a break or a siesta in the lazy hazy days of summer. I ran into this cool article about tips to avoid temptation and I share it with my...
Social Media Plan for Shy People
You're not usually a shy person...only when it comes to social media. This huge scary animal is out there and there's now proof that it helps get clients. You want to dip your toe in the water. Here are a few tips from this article on how to start: Ready... Don't...
7 Email Prospecting Mistakes That Cost You Money
Email is still the strongest sales and marketing tool out there even though it's been around far longer than social media. There are a few things you can do to become better at it though. Here are some things to avoid when using email to prospect... 1. Poor subject...
3 Dumb Moves Entrepreneurs Make
Yeah, I'm an entrepreneur and yes, I've definitely made some dumb moves. Apparently I'm not alone. Check out this blog below: So says Victor Green, author of How to Succeed in Business by Really Trying, and a serial entrepreneur who's launched several successful...
Are You a Peddler … or a Seller?
Love that picture of a used car salesman. I had such a friend and he didn't look like that and had a lineup of people with money in their pockets waiting for him to show the cars. He drove a better car and lived in a nicer house that I ever will...Regardless, you...
About Chala
Chala Dincoy is a Marketing Strategist who helps B2B service providers reposition their marketing message to successfully sell to corporate clients
