Good Day Earlier this week I heard that my friend and his family who live outside of Houston are safe and that at that point had no flooding in their home. Years ago he had a store front for his business but closed it. Now it's internet based and he will continue in business. He's one of the … [Read more...]
Events and Sales
August 24, 2017 by
Good Day A few weeks ago it was Tax Free Weekend in Texas. During the weekend an assortment of clothes and school related items are on sale tax free. Most stores have big back to schools sales that weekend. My daughter works in retail at a store that had nothing on the list of tax free items, … [Read more...]
10 best words
August 17, 2017 by
Good Day I have been reviewing a WordStream report on their analysis of 612 of the best ads from the past year. One of the sections dealt with the most popular words used. The words, leaving out conjunctions (and, or) and articles (a, the) are in order: 1) Your 2) Free 3) Now 4) Get 5) … [Read more...]
On track for the end of the year
August 10, 2017 by
Good Day My wife, who teaches high school Spanish, is back in school this week and next for professional development. The week after, classes start. Summer is almost over. What does this have to do with promoting your business, you may wonder. It marks that almost 2/3 of the year is over. … [Read more...]
Free Advertising
July 27, 2017 by
Good Day Free advertising with no strings that you can change as often as you wish. Sounds too good to be true? It's true. Email tags are a great way to promote or advertise your business, products or service. When you send someone an email or reply to one you got, how do you end your … [Read more...]
Smart Lawyer, Smart Marketing
July 13, 2017 by
Good Day Sounds like the start of another lawyer joke, but in this case it's not! It's about a very smart lawyer who knows how to market his practice, and we can all learn from it. Before I start let me tell you that in over 20 years, I can't recall having ever seen anyone do what W. Bradley … [Read more...]
My Mastermind Groups
June 29, 2017 by
Good Day I just got done with my two-day mastermind meeting. Phew! I got a list of great books I need to purchase and read. By the way, do you know that most CEOs read 5-6 books a year, while most people read only 1-2 per year. I got pages of notes, including web sites to look at and online … [Read more...]
Do This For Success
June 22, 2017 by
Good Day Tuesday I had a booth at the HEB Chamber Expo. There were about 110 companies exhibiting there. The chamber had a good turnout for a hot June day. I went around and visited almost every booth and dropped my business card into every fish bowl, basket and entry box I could find. In most … [Read more...]
