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Episode #118 – Punch Them in the Face with Your Story – NOT a Sales Pitch.

June 30, 2017 • audio blog • Business owner motivation • Content • goals • marketing • Planning • punched in the face • Small Business owner motivation • small business tip • Social marketing • storytelling • Success tips • Two Minute Commute

I wonder what I should post today? If you’re using Social Media and you create your posts without a goal, you are simply posting. You think, “hummm…. I haven’t posted in a while, I think I’ll post something.” There’s no reason for the post, other than you “think” you need one. Now if you have […]

Episode #114 – You Can’t Buy a Chicken Sandwich with “Likes”.

June 26, 2017 • audio blog • create a valuable email list • email marketing • likes won't buy stuff • marketing • measure what matters • Planning • Sales • small business motivation • small business tips • Success tips • Two Minute Commute • you can't buy a chicken sandwich with likes

“Hello. I’d like to order a plain chicken sandwich, regular fries, and a large diet soda…please”, I said. The order taker said, “That will be $8.47.” I said, “But all I have are 4 likes, 2 shares and 21 followers” She called, “NEXT.” Last time I looked, “likes” were still NOT a commodity. And yet, […]

Episode #112 – Make Money Now! Today is Powerful for Small Businesses!

June 24, 2017 • american flag hat • audio blog • Business owner motivation • facebook ads • make money now • marketing • Sales • small business advice • small business tips • Social marketing • subject matter expert • Success tips • Two Minute Commute • zazzle

Do you like where you are right now? Then don’t do anything different. Yeah, it doesn’t work like that. If it did we would all still be enjoying CD’s and toting around the 100 envelope carrier that you didn’t dare leave in your car because someone would break in and steal it. You realize that […]

Episode #111 – Focus on the Basics for Small Business Success Now and in Ten Years

June 23, 2017 • audio blog • Business owner motivation • core business strength • marketing • Planning • small business advice • small business tip • Success tips • Two Minute Commute

It’s hard to get out of your own way. But it’s nearly impossible to look to your future without taking the baggage of your past with you. This is why we rarely notice a technological improvement because the improvement really is just a modification of what we’ve been using… that is until it’s a great […]

Episode #110 – Doggy Paddle to Marketing is THE Profit Center.

June 22, 2017 • audio blog • Business owner motivation • communicate with customers • Customers • database management • marketing • marketing is the profit center • small business advice • small business tips • trial and error • Two Minute Commute

Can you learn to swim by reading it in a book? Haha! NO way. Eventually you need to get wet and if you start by jumping in the deep end, well that’s a bad idea. We’re not dogs. Dogs typically can “just swim” you don’t need to help them float by holding them under their […]