Marketing Strategies
#1 Shortcut to Article Marketing When You Hate to Write!
(Hint: It isn’t freelancers or ezinearticles.com) Now, I know you don’t have enough hours in the day so I’m going to share how you can do this without writing a word or shelling out big bucks for a freelance writer. Sound good? PLR articles is the answer you are seeking. Private Label Rights articles are…
5 Simple Tricks to Increase Your Traffic and Boost Your Bottom Line
Traffic, as in hot prospects and ready-to-buy customers, is the lifeblood of your business. There is a totally HOT GIFT GIVEAWAY going on just until December 23 that is loaded with tips, tools, shortcuts, and winning strategies to grow your business. My gift is 14 Top Expert Interviews focused on traffic generation for your business,…
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.…
Networking Knowhow: Be Interested, Not Interesting
Like many professionals, I don’t love networking. After all, too often, it is one letter away from not working! But I have learned how to make it easy and effective over the years. First, what networking isn’t about: Collecting business cards, only to put these in some box in your office never to be looked…
Marketing Strategies: Leverage the Power of 5 for Maximum Exposure
I’ve got to commend Holly Blalock the Creative Director at C.R. Laine again. She has done an awesome job of leveraging her company’s exposure with marketing partners. This something every small business owner and retailer must do to beat the competition by maintaining and growing your exposure while minimizing marketing cost. Holly follows me and…
Marketing with a Cause: Buzz with the Bees
One of the keys to effective marketing today is a great hook and at Fall Market in Highpoint, there were some great ones! The first I saw was featured by Ellen Gefen of www.thehome.com when she shared what custom upholstery manufacturer C.R. Laine has done to support the honey bees. In case you’ve no clue…
Success Strategies: Write YOUR Book in a Weekend, Gain Credibility
Over 81% of people want to write a book! Now there are a variety of reasons for this among them they have romanced the idea of a “writer’s life.” More importantly they have something to share with the rest of the world. But the real benefit in writing a book is that it gives you…
ACT Instead of React, Stop the Flames of Failure BEFORE They Start
Are you caught in the Reaction Trap? Do you find yourself responding continually to the variety of messages and media that are hitting you daily? Are you working on putting out fires only to find more business blazes flaming? Stop. Whenever your energy and focus is just on containment that is what will keep showing…
Success Strategies: It Takes a Village to Be a Success! Find Yours.
Stuck in Learning: All too often we spend our time in business development, taking teleclasses, attending seminars, reading the latest special report and we forget it isn’t in what we know, but in what we act on that our success is truly made. You can have all the talent, all the expertise, and all the…