Good Morning At a leads group I went to we had some extra time and a smaller group, so the leader of the group asked us to tell in more detail who our target market is, not just small businesses, but what kinds of businesses. We have some people in the group who basically do the same thing, which … [Read more...]
New (old) Service
Good Morning I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I wanted to wait until after the Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday shopping blowout to let you know about something that will help you and your business. Two weeks ago at the end of the marketing tip, I briefly … [Read more...]
Marketing Your Business
Good Morning In yesterday's mail I got the above letter. The person who sent this letter did almost everything correct. Of course the envelope was opened! it looks like someone hand addressed it, and if they did they have good handwriting. Plus they used a full price 1st class stamp. Once … [Read more...]
Schedule Your Marketing Time
Good Morning Every two weeks on Friday I have to pull up the hoses that are attached to the sprinkler to water my garden and backyard lawn automatically, otherwise the lawn crew will not cut the backyard lawn. On Saturday I sit down and do my Monday Morning Motivator; Wednesday evening is when I … [Read more...]
Staying In Contact
Good Morning Are you regular? Do you keep in contact with your customers and prospects on a regular basis? More than once a year or two? Do your customers and prospects even remember who you and your business are? You might think they do, but they have busy lives and in all probability … [Read more...]
More Than 1 Method
Good Morning At a leads group I recently attended, one of the people mentioned that in their industry they were on longer allowed to collect IP addresses for part of their market. Another person spoke up that their industry is doing the same. We were told IP addresses were now considered … [Read more...]
Plan Your Route
Good Morning {First Name} I'm on the road quite a bit, both freeway and street level driving. I see a lot of drivers who suddenly cross two or more lanes of traffic to take an exit at the last possible moment or leave the right hand lane that turned into an exit lane just before hitting the black … [Read more...]
Always Learning
Good Morning My friend Jase Souder of World Class Speaker Academy, who is a nationally known speaker and best selling author, is offering a 3 hours over 3 days training for speakers and coaches who want to grow their business with the power of getting on stage. His training is about becoming a … [Read more...]
4th Quarter Action
Good Morning In a little over two weeks we will be in October and the start of the end of the year. The fourth quarter of the year. This is the time a lot of retailers go from red to black and other businesses start to slow down for the year. A common refrain that you hear in the coming weeks is, … [Read more...]
Selling One to Many
Good Morning Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend. As a member of a networking/leads groups you get to do a 15-minute presentation in front of the group. Last Tuesday was my opportunity to talk. We had about 35-40 people which was pretty good for the day after Labor Day. The week before we … [Read more...]