So… How’s Business? That’s a question that most small business owners or independent reps ask each other all the time. You hear all kind of answers like “O.K.”, “Hanging in there”, or “So-So”. Of course you get the occasional “Fabulous”, “Busy”, and “Dewd… I just bought my own personal island in the Caribbean”. I chose…
DetailsRock Stars… Do you think of yourself as a Rock Star? Most people don’t… As a matter of fact most rock stars are thought of aging idols who partied too hard and are showing their age… (some are better than others at getting to an age where they can show it). Well I am a…
DetailsCan you define you businesses brand? How about your personal brand? It’s essential to know how people see you as and how they remember you. There were two instances that this became apparent last week… once during one of my many networking events, and the other was when I was talking to an unemployed friend…
DetailsYou may not know this but I have a band… Dough! We are a two man acoustic group that has been playing together for over 13 years (That’s 91 in Band and Dog years). We are not your typical band since we primarily play Private Parties, Supper Clubs, and Car Shows, (we also occasionaly play…
DetailsAre you using Social Networking for your business? How’s that going for you? If you believe the news lately… Small businesses are having little success with this new media. That may be true for some, but I have seen success and I have helped others find ways to promote their businesses. I gave two speeches…
DetailsDo you look at business as a tool for success… or a ways to a means? I look at it as both! I wish I had 40 billable hours most weeks, but last was more than 40 donated hours with a spattering of paying gigs. That’s just how some weeks roll… but it’s all good!…
DetailsThe Garage Sale You got junk in your trunk? Some people like that… and are are willing to pay you for it! I am talking about the piles of stuff in your home. Somewhere in the course of 10 years since we have built our house, we’ve found ways to pile stuff in every room…
DetailsIt Ain’t Ad’ing Up… Let me make a wild guess… You are not a big fan of those Robo Calls? Especially ones that come to your phone call and make you wait through the entire commercial before they tell you how to unsubscribe by pressing 2? That my friends is advertising at it’s worst… wasting…
DetailsThe Flip-Flop… Did you ever imagine paying over $100 a month to make phone calls or watch TV? I certainly didn’t. Last week I made myself a note to call AT&T because my promotional rate was expiring. It was a busy day so I called around 7pm. After going through an array of voice prompts…
DetailsNew… Sometimes ‘New’ is a good word… Sometimes it’s scary. ‘New and Improved’ in the grocery store now means “We’ve changed the package and now we can sell you 6oz for the same price we used to give you 8oz”. Call me ‘Captain Obvious’, but the only ‘Improvement’… is how much money the company selling…
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