29th June
2010
Whether you're a new start-up or an established small business,
effective marketing plays a key role in your success. In order
to extend your reach and access to as many potential customers
as possible, it's important to implement as many marketing tools
as you can. While you might be doing quite well through writing
articles or through public speaking, you can actually do much
better by adding a few more techniques to your toolkit. Not only
will it be a great learning experience, it will also ...Read the rest of this entry »
Marketing
23rd June
2010
Keywords aren't just some words that allow search engines, like
Google, to find your web site. They are also key elements for
creating attractive language to use in your marketing or
advertising material. For instance places such as: brochures,
business cards, flyers, and ads. Keywords can also fit well into
speaking engagements scripts or audiotapes scripts as well as
audience handouts.
It is important to create a keyword list for each product or
service you have. The keyword list might even ...Read the rest of this entry »
Marketing
18th June
2010
Hold on a second! I know you're eager discover this marketing
'secret' is, but before we get to that, I'd like you to do a
quick exercise. So grab a pen and a piece of paper, this won't
take long.
Ready?
Write down every method you currently use for marketing your
business. Take your time. Put down every technique you employ.
Let me know when you've finished.
All done? Swell.
So, what's on your list? Chances are you have the usual
marketing tools: newspaper, radio and television ads; ...Read the rest of this entry »
Marketing
18th June
2010
Business
14th June
2010
Can Self-Coaching Really Help Your Bottom Line?
The other day I found myself watching one of those ubiquitous
makeover programmes.
The presenter's brief was to transform an entire street. In her
pitch to the residents, she evangelised about the effect the
conversion would have: not only would it make the environment
look better, it would be less prone to vandalism, and, in
addition, it would also lift house prices.
Considering how disparate the neighbours were, the presenter ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
11th June
2010
Discover The Coach Within You
One of the three basic roles of leadership is the coach or
mentor. The best boss is often the best coach. (See:
http://tlc-leadership.com/the_three_faces_of_leadership) In
sports the coach is very conscious of his role but in the
business world most coaching is unconscious or even accidental.
Just as many a dad learned to coach by jumping in with his son's
baseball or hockey team or his daughter's basketball team most
manager / coaches learned the art through a ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
8th June
2010
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One of the distinctions that sets coaching apart from
other types of consulting is that coaching specifically
addresses the client's sense of who they are in the world, and
helps the client make life choices that are aligned with their
personal values. In my opinion, there tends to be a split in the
psyche of America between personal and career development. If
you look in the index of your local telephone company's Yellow
Pages ' you can easily find "Business Services" and ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
6th June
2010
"(Howard) Hughes never learned how to convert his knowledge to
practical application. Instead he sought a perfection that
assured failure." - From Empire: The Life, Legend and Madness of
Howard Hughes by Donald L. Bartlett & James B. Steel
How many times have you heard someone (it may have been you)
proclaim or complain that he/she is a perfectionist? You may
have noticed that going for perfection is a fool's game. You
simply cannot win when you set perfection as your standard.
There may be ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
5th June
2010
Top Seven Reasons to Publicize your Business with Articles Judy
Cullins ©2005 All Rights Reserved.
Do you want to be #1-10 on Google and other search engines? Do
you want quadruple your Web sales in five months? Promote your
business to the top with these 7 reasons to write and submit
how-to articles.
1. Reach 10,000 to 150,000 targeted potential customers or
clients every week Online that translates to increased sales.
These people sign up for the no-spam ezines that you submit your
articles ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
4th June
2010
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Have you been trying to start an Internet
business and find yourself broke, desperate and coming
to the end of your tether?
Well, you're not alone.
Here are samples of correspondence that I've received from folks
who are in exactly that situation.
" ...I have bought so many books I have lost
count and am now so totally confused
(and broke) about what to do I'm just about to
give up."
" ...I am twenty years old and entirely dependent on myself. I
have no parents and I am out on my own ...Read the rest of this entry »
Marketing
3rd June
2010
Education
3rd June
2010
Leadership is any influence relationship that brings about
change'this can be a teacher/student relationship, a
parent/child relationship, a politician/citizen relationship, a
business owner/employee relationship, a community
leader/volunteer relationship and peer/peer relationship. These
ten guiding principles can support leaders in becoming trusted
by their followers and for withstanding the challenges of
today's ever-changing world.
(1) Leaders must be willing to be highly visible during ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
2nd June
2010
Find the Right Coach: Nine Guidelines for Executives
It seems that coaches are everywhere these days.
Senior Executives are hiring executive consultants in increasing
numbers, and for a wider variety of reasons.
In the past, coaching was viewed primarily as a remedial tool
for executives whose careers were skidding. Today more and more
leaders use coaches on a consultative basis, for everything from
accelerating leadership transitions to facilitating board,
shareholder and employee ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
1st June
2010
WEEKLY WISDOM NEWSLETTER Vocalized goals + Action=Realized
Dreams December 10, 2003
Do you have a dream? Is there something you want to do, to
achieve, or to complete?
How close are you? How many people have you told about it? Do
you have a written plan on how to get there?
And the most important question ' Are you taking action?
This much is absolutely true: If you never vocalize your dreams,
and you never come up with even the most rudimentary plan on
achieving them; and if you never take ...Read the rest of this entry »
Self Improvement