by chala | Jun 4, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
A good friend bravely took the plunge into entrepreneurship after over a decade spent working for “The Man”. The first thing she did like any business owner was not to get a business strategy or to make a marketing plan. She went and got a graphic designer to design...
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...
