Developing Your Brand

Smart Solutions: How Giving Your Best Away Gets You More

Every time I turned around this week, I was hit by another reminder of how important it is to ASK for what you need and want, both personally and professionally. And it isn’t just about ASKING that matters. It is also about how you create opportunities for people to say YES and give you what…

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Business Model: Neiman Marcus or Walmart, What’s Your Pick?

I’ve been in business over twenty years and I’ve seen a lot of business models. It always intrigues me to see the difference between those who go after only the high end markets (The Neiman Marcus models), those who only go after the masses and the low end markets (The Walmart models), and those who…

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3 Mistakes to Avoid Being a Marketing Meathead (with a Marketing Message Mismatch)

When you’ve got a marketing message mismatch, you are a marketing meathead. I know sometimes my alliterative tendencies go to far, but I couldn’t resist this title. I couldn’t resist because I actually dated a guy a couple of years ago who repeatedly referred to himself as a meathead. Really? This was mismarketing to me.…

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Stop Stroking Your Ego, Start Growing Your Bottom Line

This is slick. Maybe you’ve seen it before, but I hadn’t. Now we are being sent awards of complete irrelevance. I’m a professional speaker on social media, relationship marketing, and strategic business growth. I also speak on life design and success architecture.  While I do coach and consult with business owners on marketing, customer service,…

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Marketing Success Strategies: Does Your Brand Matter?

As I was standing in the grocery store the other day, searching for 9 volt batteries for an outdoor fan, I had a brand break through moment! I was originally scanning prices and reached for the Kroger brand, generic and unknown to me. Suddenly it hit me. This battery was going into the remote for…

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How to Stand in Your Strength to Succeed

As I’ve been sharing the details of my friends and follower clean up, it’s been fascinating to get the support and feedback from my tribe. Generally everyone is not only for it, but inspired by it and motivated to take their own action. If you are or have, please feel free to comment on the…

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TOP 10 REASONS WHY YOU NEED A BLOG: Shortcuts to Profit with Ideal Clients

From everything I’ve seen, the biggest hurdles to starting a blog for small business owners and solopreneurs is the fear of writing and the perceived technical aspects. Well, take it from this avowed NON-tech, there is no technical skill required. And you don’t have to be a writer, in fact you don’t have to write…

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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…

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Success Strategies: Making Money by Being the Best

I had an interesting response to my holiday ezine about no presents. My comment came from the heart, about making the season about more than buying gifts, and focusing on the people in our lives. In no way was it a commentary on the economy or a plea to stop buying retail and supporting retailers.…

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