April 19, 2025

Better Mouse Trap and Tell The World

Good Morning Last week I wrote about opportunities to gain and had a quiz about how many there were. Chuck Lanham Sr. was the winner of a Starbucks or Subway gift card. Chuck, please let me know which one you want. His answer was 50. The electrician has 50 homes to sell to. The correct answer … [Read more...]

Last Thing You Need To Do Is Market/Advertise Your Business.

Good Morning Lots of people want to go into business for themselves. They either use their life savings or they get a loan to get the business going. They spend all their money on lease holdings, equipment, stock, personnel and other things. When I talk to them it is usually after they open. I … [Read more...]

Swipe Files, Why You Should Have One or More

Good Morning When talking with new clients about what they want as far as advertising/marketing their business, I ask if they have examples of what they like. In most cases I get a no or a hmm, or what are you talking about? I tell them that they should have a swipe file of things they like … [Read more...]

And Now For Something Completely Different

Good Morning Happy New Year and welcome back. Yes, the subject line is from Monty Python's Flying Circus and it speaks about what I am doing and how it affects you. Over the past couple of years I have been reading and attending seminars by many experts in my field. I have also purchased very … [Read more...]

Start laying out your marketing/advertising/business building strategies for 2015

Good Morning This will be the last marketing tip for the year. Yes, I know you will be so sad and heartbroken. You will not know how to get along without these great and wonderful tips for the next two weeks. The tips will be back on January 8, but until then this will have to do. If your … [Read more...]

Business Owners, Why Do You Keep Wasting Money On Social Media Marketing?

Good Morning You may have been told that you need to be marketing on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Google+, Pinterest, Texting and all the rest if you want more business. Social media is the way to make sales, you were told. That might true for a very few businesses. A June 2014 poll from Gallup … [Read more...]