Marketing Strategies

Marketing Success Strategies: Got a Business Bucket List?

One of the surest ways to get a lot more done in your business and scale that ladder of success that much faster is to create a bucket list for your business. After all if you saw the movie, The Bucket List, years ago you know that the idea is to actually live all the…

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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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Marketing Success Strategies: How to Create and Deliver on Great Expectations

One of the key components to success in any endeavor both professional and personal is delivering on expectations. But all too often we fail to establish “great” expectations at the start that are realistic, reliable, and fuel our success. A significant portion of your marketing success strategy needs to be devoted to creating and managing…

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The #1 Critical Component to Success in Every Business: Do You Have It?

Wars are won or lost based on this. Relationships will bloom or fade based on this. Your business will succeed or fail based on this. It is one simple concept that is all too often forgotten and when it is, your failure is guaranteed. It’s called FOLLOW UP. It isn’t in your client’s best interest…

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When Policies Prevent Profits: Are You Stalling Your Success?

This is a lesson in how your policies and procedures may be preventing your profitability.  Read closely not as a business owner but instead as a customer or client. Too often we get caught up in our operations, and forget that we are in business to serve our customer and clients.  We must see it…

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Stuff You Need to Know to Succeed: Let Them See You Sweat

Don’t hide all of your magic. I know, I know, it bucks all conventional wisdom and it is tough to change old habits (at least for me), but I’ve learned that it is vital to let your clients and customers see at least a bit of what you do so they understand your true value.…

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Stuff You Need to Know to Succeed: How to Get Your Email Opened

It’s all in your subject line; it really is. You can craft the most wonderful email but the reality is that if you don’t have a killer subject line (that’s the part that your reader will see BEFORE they open your mail) then it is likely that you won’t get opened. Oh and don’t be…

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Top Ten Reasons Why You Must Jump on the Video Bandwagon Now

Online Video is exploding everywhere these days, and with good reason. Video Marketing works! Most experts agree that web video has become an absolute “must have” marketing tool for the survival of your business. And if that’s not reason enough, here are ten more compelling reasons why you need to be using video to market…

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Stuff You Need to Know to Succeed: Are you trying to sell the way you buy?

There are lots of reasons you may lose a sale, and there are three that you can correct immediately. #1 Failure to Be Ready to Close the Deal and Take Their Money I was working with someone this week who, when I offered them payment, they said “no thanks, it will mess up our bookkeeping,…

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