by chala | May 27, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
I don’t really believe that there are competitors in my industry of consulting. We are all so individualized and so different that we can’t help it. We have NO real competition. Of course, in order to be even more memorable and differentiated, you have to...
by chala | May 17, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
In recent news, outraged critics have been blasting Abercrombie &Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries’ comments about what the A&F brand stands for. Here’s what he said: “Candidly we go after the cool kids. A lot of people don’t belong (in our clothes) and they can’t...
by chala | May 16, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
As a small biz marketing coach, I’ve run into some doozy prospective clients in the past. At the beginning of my practice, I once had a client who actually haggled with me about the payment date. She devised payment plans that didn’t exist! So I decided to give you...
by chala | May 10, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
Drumming up new customers is on the minds of every business owner. In fact a Constant Contact survey says that 80% of them stay up at night thinking about this very thing.(as a small business coach, I am definitely a part of that statistic!) Here’s an excerpt...
by chala | May 8, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth, Videos
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/90578276″ iframe=”true” /] Enjoy my first taping of the regular radio segment I host on The Small Business Big Ideas Show called Ask Chala For Some Gentle Marketing Advice (see recording at the...
by chala | May 3, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
As a small business coach, I’ve been laughing at (and with) my clients for years. Now here’s proof in this article about why your brand (and you) should have a sense of humour: Weight Watchers’ latest spokeswoman spent months making fun of the...
