In this day and age of multimedia channels, social networks, email inundation and smart phones, it can be darned near impossible to stay in front of your customer. They are as overwhelmed as you are. … [Read more...] about 5 Fast & Fun Ways to Stay Top Of Mind with Your Customers
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How to Turn Off the Wall into Off the Charts Success
I bet you didn't even know you could eat Spanish moss. Well I'm here to tell you can. I found out a few years ago when I went on a tour of the everglades and asked the guide what you could survive on … [Read more...] about How to Turn Off the Wall into Off the Charts Success
Success Metrics: 20 Questions to Simply and Quickly Measure Your Progress!
You are your biggest and most valuable asset, without you there would be no business, no family, no kids, no house, none of it. So I want you to think about yourself as an investment and write down if … [Read more...] about Success Metrics: 20 Questions to Simply and Quickly Measure Your Progress!
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 … [Read more...] about Networking Knowhow: Be Interested, Not Interesting
Social Networking: How to Invite Connections and Friends on LinkedIN and FB
I have to confess this is my all time pet peeve! I am so tired of getting impersonal invites to friend connect on Facebook or the generic invite on LinkedIN "I'd like to add you to my professional … [Read more...] about Social Networking: How to Invite Connections and Friends on LinkedIN and FB
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 … [Read more...] about Marketing Strategies: Leverage the Power of 5 for Maximum Exposure
SOCIAL NETWORK SUCCESS: Keep Your Followers Following
The only way to ensure you don’t lose followers is to consistently provide quality content on your networks. The only confusing part is that means slightly different things on each network. Here is a … [Read more...] about SOCIAL NETWORK SUCCESS: Keep Your Followers Following
SOCIAL NETWORK SUCCESS: Keep It Appropriate
The social networks, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN, Ecademy and more are social and professional for most of us. As a veteran of online dating they are not the forum for that. So you can imagine my … [Read more...] about SOCIAL NETWORK SUCCESS: Keep It Appropriate
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 … [Read more...] about MARKETING SUCCESS STRATEGIES: Those that CAN Teach!