It’s about people. It’s about community. It’s about relationships! If you want our money, you have to earn our KNOW, LIKE AND TRUST! Then you have to prove why you are worth it (earn it!). If you want our friendship, then be a friend first (trust us). If you want our attention, teach us (give…
So the Book Launch is underway – ✓ Created the book launch art and landing page ✓ 300 Business cards scanned and imported into the email list ✓ Email blast out to past and new clients ✓ Created the Event in Facebook ✓ Hand clicked 1400 people to invite to the event ✓ Shared on…
If you have a smart phone or an IPad, you have a sharing machine. Using Adobe Acrobat (or preview on an Apple Mac), you can convert most any document to an Adobe PDF. Save them on your device. On an iPad or iPhone, you can save them in iBooks. Now when you are meeting with…
Relationships are golden. Business relationships is a commodity that needs to be treated like currency. Do you stick them under the mattress, or do you invest in them and grow them? You don’t want to put them all in one account, you need to spread the risk to grow your wealth. Share your connections and…
Sometimes you just have to have fun. Promoting your self or stuff does not always have to be in the form of a sales pitch. Sometimes it can be as subtle as a simple photo. Pictures create more interaction than text posts so give it shot. There is NO SUCH THING as SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION!
Facebook Business Pages and other social media are a great way to network, if you know your audience. Recently, after visiting a retail furniture store which is a customer of mine, I posted a picture of some artwork I saw in there. Since the theme of the pictures was related to our hometown football team I…
Friends. We all have them (especially on social media). You may not think of them when conducting business, but neighbors, family and friends can often be an awesome referral source. Don’t try to sell them, but make sure they know what you do! You never know when someone asks “Do you you know someone who…
When you meet someone for the first time, you can draw people into a conversation by asking questions first and listening. Ask questions that will give your new acquaintance the floor first. Then listen attentively. You will build a stronger bond by listening twice as hard as you speak!
From the song by Everclear: “You’ll say, we’ve got nothing in common, No common ground to start from, And we’re falling apart. And I said, What about Breakfast at Tiffany’s? She said, I think I remember the film, And as I recall, I think, we both kind of liked it. And I said, Well that’s, the one thing we’ve got.” In…
It may feel like one-on-ones are a time suck? But more often then not, you learn that someone who gave a really bad first impression is someone really worth knowing. Give people a second chance with a first time one-on-one… you may be pleasantly surprised (most of the time).