Marketing & Sales
Don’t be Fooled by False Familiarity
How Well Do You Really Know Me? I have found that the internet and all of our virtual communication has spawned a dangerous falsehood. All too often we are led to believe that we know someone far better than we actually do. This has become grossly apparent to me in dating. I am finding more…
How to Fail in Business Without Even Trying
Are YOU Sending Your Customers to the Competition? Have you ever called a business at an off hour wanting to check their hours of operation or get their address or even to leave a message for your sales person only to have it ring and ring and ring? Yes, in the information age, in the…
3 Simple Secrets to Establishing Credibility with Your Market FAST
One of the most challenging things that service based professionals and creativepreneurs face is establishing a solid credibility when just starting out or even starting over. Whether you have been in business for several years but you are reinventing how you do things and launching new models, or you are just getting started, credibility is…
5 Proven Ways to Make Your Message and Your Marketing Viral
I had a client recently demand that I produce a viral message spontaneously, no branding, they were a complete unknown. I patiently explained that it isn’t generally that simple (there are always exceptions). Viral is kind of like that overnight sensation that actually took 5-20 years to create. You have a much higher chance of…
Create Your Own Language for Powerful Results
Have you noticed the number of “branded” systems, formulas, and blueprints in the marketplace? From Kevin Nation’s Big Ticket Blueprint to Adam Urbanski’s Attract Clients Like Crazy Marketing System, from Lisa Cherney’s Stand Out and Be Juicy to Ali Brown and her Shine Events and more, there is a name and a language for every…
3 Proven Techniques for Making What You Deserve
I’ve had a lot of my coaching clients and my creative colleagues bump up against this one lately. I want to make this easy and give you just three simple techniques that will help blast you through to your true value with the confidence to claim it. #1 Know What Your Clients Are Getting (HINT:…
3 Surefire Shortcuts to Getting Ahead Online
I had an uncomfortable experience in the last couple of weeks and bet you can relate. When you enjoy connecting others to their dreams and to those who can help them reach those dreams, like I do, you are easy to reach. I might not be able to spend a ton of time with all…
How to Charge What You Are Worth!
I run into this so often, I finally had to do an article on it. For some reason, I’ve never had the challenge of not being able to charge what I am worth. In fact, I am very comfortable with my rates, packages and programs because I know that the value I bring is easily…
5 Essentials for Making Profitable Connections in Social Networking
There are 5 simple criteria I use for determining whether or not I will accept a friend request on Facebook, an follower on Twitter, or a connection on LinkedIN. I am sharing them here because accepting everyone isn’t a good policy, being discriminating is. Remember that ultimately these are people of a quality that you…