by chala | Sep 25, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
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...
by chala | Sep 11, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
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...
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 20, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
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...
