When your small business success depends on your ability to communicate, you’d better care about what amazing communicators are doing so that you can copy them. Here are 7 cues about what the heck they’re doing in an article in Inc. Magazine by Kevin Daum. 1. They Connect People say that, when Bill Clinton talks with you,… continue reading »
You thought Halloween was just for kids and drinking parties. Entrepreneurs take note, your business can take a cue and ‘dress up’ by being inspired by these recent events for the occasion. Here’s a truly silly look at how to take advantage of this scaaary holiday for your small business. The US Government Shuts Down… continue reading »
Ever tell a lie to sell something? Well, what if that were your ENTIRE sales and marketing strategy? Let me explain…Just about everybody in the free world knows that I was recently vacationing in sunny Jamaica. Here’s what happened on our way back from the touristic Dunn’s River Falls. Giving Is Receiving Both my husband… continue reading »
Part of my recent strategy that’s been responsible for doubling my small business revenue in half a year has been having coffee dates with potential leads. This has been working so well for me that I thought I’d make a list of the things that DON’T WORK that I’ve run into over the past year…. continue reading »
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 »
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 »
Jason Fell’s story in the Entrepreneur magazine is based on a talk he attended (and I also attended!) by thought leader Jonah Berger who wrote a book called Contagious: Why Things Catch On (Simon & Schuster, 2013) He made really compelling cases for why some ad campaigns catch on and spread like a disease. Here are… continue reading »
As a brand marketing coach, I am always interested in learning new ways to use my brand to enhance my presence on any client touch point. One such touch point is Twitter. Are you doing these things (some of them are admittedly no-brainers) to enhance and build your brand on this marketing vehicle? 1. Use your… continue reading »
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