by chala | Aug 27, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
One of the biggest fears for small businesses around marketing is that it’s expensive. As a no-nonsense marketing coach, I often tell my clients that this just ain’t so. You truly can engage your customers on a dime and Jim Joseph in his article...
by chala | Aug 7, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
Busy is the new black. We are almost hilariously competing with each other for how much busier we are compared to the next gal. Last time I looked though, busy certainly didn’t translate into leads or sales. As a small business marketing coach, I gave this idea...
by chala | Jul 18, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth, Videos
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...
by chala | Jul 9, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Just in case, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
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?...
by chala | Jun 12, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
I loved this article in the Entrepreneur Magazine by Colleen DeBaise about good marketing advice that we’ve just plumb forgotten! I am constantly remembering really basic things I knew to succeed in my marketing. For example, sometimes I get too busy to look at...