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How to Avoid Burnout
Burnout is an ugly by-product of both too much work and unfocused work that doesn’t take you where you want to go. Do you ever find yourself working non-stop for either success or even for failure. Now when I say failure, I don’t mean you are intentionally working to fail, but you find yourself caught…
How Do YOU Define Abundance?
Abundance is a concept often debated in spiritual and entrepreneurial circles. Entrepreneurs commonly use the catch-phrase “thinking BIG,” but they really mean the same thing. Abundance is tough to define because it’s one of those unique ideas that must be experienced to really be understood … it can’t just be explained. Yet the most encouraging…
MARKETING SUCCESS STRATEGIES: 3 Surefire Shortcuts to Build Trust and Sales
The best way to make a sale is to build trust with your prospect. The fastest way to build trust is to prove the value in the product or service you are selling. There are three shortcuts that make building easy, simple, and fast. #1 Give a Sample or a Guarantee Now depending on the…
MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS: 3 Guaranteed Ways to Grow Sales Quickly!
Marketing success is largely dependent on your communication skills. This can be tricky because everyone communicates slightly differently and you can never quite tell if someone is a visual learner, an auditory learner, or a kinesthetic learner. So to play it safe and cover all your bases, here is a shortcut that will touch each…
MARKETING SUCCESS STRATEGIES: 7 Simple, Proven Techniques to Turn Prospects Into Clients
These quick and effective steps are ones I use regularly to turn prospects easily and quickly into clients (if there is a fit), and you can too! Listen. It sounds simple and it can be but too often we get caught up in wanting to tell them all about ourselves. This isn’t about us; it…
MARKETING SUCCESS STRATEGIES: Those that CAN Teach!
Yes, I do know the old adage “those that CAN’T teach.” But I also know that one of my best paid marketing strategies is teaching. In fact, that is how I began my design business. I taught adult continuing education at Emory University, Oglethorpe University, and Spruill Arts Center all in Atlanta for a decade.…
MARKETING SUCCESS STRATEGIES: Walk Your Talk to Capture Clients!
Are you a living successful example of what your product or service delivers? That’s a big question isn’t it? When you aren’t, can you really and truly expect your client’s to buy from you? Let’s take a look at this, when you are a design professional your home needs to be a reflection of your…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: Leveraging Your Brand
I was catching up on my industry reading the other day with Qualified Remodeler. Does that surprise you? You thought I only read design publications, not nearly. We are in The Lifestyle Industry and that means architects, designers, stagers, organizers, contractors, builders, developers, real estate professionals, and home furnishing retailers and suppliers. Stop operating in…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: The Difference between Success and Failure is Asking
Too often the difference between and success and failure is simply in the asking. You neglect to ask for the raise, you fail to ask for the sale, you forget to ask for referrals. It is all about asking both in business and in life. There are 5 ways to ASK YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS:…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: 3 Proven Ways to Turn PR into Prospects, Projects and Profits!
Getting published offline or featured online isn’t as tough as you think; what can be the challenge is knowing what to do with that PR once you get it! PR by itself isn’t inherently useful, it is critical to have a plan for distributing your feature or article in a meaningful way both online and…
Marketing Luxury Design: Attracting Affluent Clients
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