I was walking down the street at lunch today and saw the sad story of so many failed businesses on my way. Upended barber’s chairs in an abandoned hair salon, dusty stones lined along a chiropractic pain clinic storefront, the local Blockbusters I used to haunt obsessively when I was young and single and DVD… continue reading »
It’s an unwritten rule that all rock stars, even really ugly ones (no names needed) get a lot of girlfriends simply because they’re rock stars. The same can be said of small business owners who public speak and getting clients. Any entrepreneur who speaks publicly about the solution they offer is establishing their credibility and attracting… continue reading »
Networking shmetworking. You need strong body language everywhere in your business: when you meet suppliers, potential clients. You even need it at weddings and bar mitzvahs for God’s sake! So read some great tips about what you need to keep in mind when networking by the founder of the famed networking group BNI Ivan Misner in Entrepreneur… continue reading »
A question I often get from clients is “how do I avoid giving away the whole secret of what I do in my blogs or videos?” It’s really a critical question because who’s going to buy the cow if you already gave them the milk? (a gross thought really, who wants a cow? I’ve always… continue reading »
As a small business marketing coach, I talk about my mistakes all the time since I made so many of them since I want people to learn from them. This one mistake I’m thinking about was so big that it kept me exhausted and starving in my business! Here it is—ready? I was speaking to… continue reading »
I’m a reformed anti-networker. That’s because I had a horrible experience at my first networking event when the woman I tried to talk to accused me of trying to sell her and left the room. I’ve since come to understand the real power of networking. It’s about giving, not taking. It’s about connecting, not selling…. continue reading »
I’m a huge proponent of being yourself as part of your brand for your business. Authenticity and truth need to be at the core of what you say and do. It doesn’t matter if what you say is hurtful or controversial, there are still people who will love your brand if you hurt people’s feelings,… continue reading »
“If You Can’t Explain It Simply, You Don’t Understand It Well Enough” I love this quote by Albert Einstein. In my opinion, it points to the number one problem I see in businesses I meet all day, every day. Business owners can’t simplify expressing who they help and how they help enough to explain it… continue reading »
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