28 Insights on Business and Marketing
I’ve been a consultant or owned a business for almost over 12 years. When you’ve been in business or worked with as many business owners/entrepreneurs as I have you start to see trends. I...
Tagged: business-development
Do You Know Your Why?
There is one thing above all else that you need to have firmly positioned inside your heart and mind. That one thing is your WHY. To have success into anything in life you need...
3 Keys to Make Your Work Satisfying
Recently I was working with some people and dividing up action items and tasks (or otherwise known as work). Then I remembered the 3 things I once learned that you should have in place...
Why You Aren’t Having Success Marketing Online… And What to Do About It
Have you ever wondered why some people are successful at marketing online, while others struggle just to make things click? I’ve found there are three main things a successful online marketing plan has: A...
Your Social Network is Offline… and Why That’s a Good Thing
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and all social networks are great for meeting new people, even maintaining connections, and driving traffic to your website. The only problem is that sitting behind the screen making comments,...
Justification - The Secret to Concise Process and Effective Communication
Years ago when studying copy-writing I learned a concept called justification. Justification is when each and every word has to justify itself… why it exists in a headline, a sub-headline, or the beginning of...
7 Short Communication and Authority Tips
Here’s 7 short straight to the point tips on communication. I recently stumbled upon these while going through some notes and I have no idea where I found them or when I wrote them...
Why You Should Make Sure Others Steal Your Ideas
You should strive to have your ideas stolen. Over the last few days a few of my friends on Facebook have spoken out about how their ideas or strategies have been adopted (stolen). Now...
Tips on Creating Systems in Your Business
These days one of the biggest challenges I hear from people is how to get all this stuff done? From content marketing, social media, networking, sales, and all the other things that take up...
Assumptions
Are you doing stuff today based on assumptions? We make many decisions based on our own assumptions. If your like most people your daily actions are driven by these assumptions. Now more than ever...
Are You Certain of What Will Happen?
A few years ago I learned a technique that has drastically changed my approach and effectiveness with my sales. Imagine yourself as a sales manager running a sales team. At some point in the sales...
Lessons Learned from Launching a Software Product
Have you ever thought about launching a software product? Maybe, like us, you have an idea for a WordPress theme or plugin. Over the last year we’ve learned a ton in our launch of Curation Traffic,...
60 Days From Now
Quick question for you… What are you doing today that is going to have an impact in your business or what you do 60 days from now? Okay, let’s make this very obvious…
Sales Tips and Selling Insights From the Experts
I recently attended the Allied Executives Refocus Sales Symposium titled Refocusing your Sales Department. The panel discussion was great. Literally tons of insight from people out in the trenches, consulting and running sales organizations....
The Tech News You Should Never Read
How often do you visit technology news sites? These are those sites that cover latest iPhone rumor, Google acquisition or even the latest drama around a famous blogger leaving behind the platform he built. Do you visit these sites...
To Branding Go Where No One Has Gone Before
I have been in development mode for the last few days… I had to take a break this weekend and watch the new Star Trek movie. After watching the movie one thing came to...
