Melissa Galt

Olympic Lessons in Business: How to Get Your Gold Success

There are some priceless lessons in the Olympics that you can take away for your business success. The dedication, singular focus, and sacrifice many athletes make at very young ages and for several … [Read more...] about Olympic Lessons in Business: How to Get Your Gold Success

Got some awesome lessons in customer service during a recent stay at The Hotel Palomar in Chicago. First I should say that I am a sucker for modern luxury hotels, however with a business degree in … [Read more...] about Marketing Strategies for Small Business: How to Win Customers and Influence Clients

We are living in the Age of the Amateur Invasion. With the gazillions of online marketing methods available today and the popularity of "reality" TV, anyone at any level can make a name for … [Read more...] about The Marketing Trap: Perfect Won’t Get You to Profits

I had a very interesting experience recently. I was looking for a graphic designer to help me with a new website. The gal I wanted to work with was unavailable and she referred me to three other … [Read more...] about Marketing Failure: Are you UNSELLING yourself?

Do you know that feeling of going around in circles about something and nothing is moving forward? Your frustration is growing by the minute and you actually start soliciting total strangers for … [Read more...] about 3 Ridiculously Simple Steps to Stop the Stupid Loop and Get Smart in Business and Life!

I've always struggled with the idea that you have to camp on Facebook. The statistics all show that over 50% of users climb on once a day at least for twenty plus minutes. In a world where 30 seconds … [Read more...] about Facebook Netiquette: Are You Hanging Up on Your Customers?

When you are getting started on Facebook for your business,(yes, there are still many folks who aren't on board) one of the most challenging tendencies to overcome is acting as if you are speaking to … [Read more...] about The Power of One: How to Make Social Easy on Facebook

It has taken me years to learn this, but learn it I have. Life and work is as hard or easy as we decide to make it. Really. Think about this for a minute. When you create solid success habits … [Read more...] about 5 Wickedly Simple Ways to Make Business Easy . . .and Life Great

Have you noticed how easy it is to just keep adding new tools to your marketing toolbox without giving any thought to whether they are the right tools and if they fit your plan? Oh, you don't have a … [Read more...] about Marketing Strategies: Why Winging It, Isn’t Working!