My landlord and I were both having a glass of wine on my back deck a couple of weeks ago. It was a BEAUTIFUL, sunny day in Portland and he (my landlord, who is fair-skinned) was having challenges keeping the sun out of his eyes because the deck umbrella had a mind of its own. It went where IT wanted to...
Posted by
tshombe on May 25, 2010 in
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I once worked for a company where, no matter our suggestions (We were essentially part of the management team), they didn’t consider them worthy of implementation.
That was fine. Except that they went on to spend thousands of dollars on an external consultant who offered nearly-identical advice they...
Posted by
tshombe on Apr 13, 2010 in
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I was reading in Paul McCord’s Creating a Million-Dollar-a-Year Sales Income: Sales Success through Client Referrals. It’s a compelling title because every business, whether in sales directly or not, would love to make a million dollar annual salary through referred business.
He illustrates...
When I’m talking about being magnetic with your marketing, there really is no complicated secret.
It really boils down to embracing who you are, shamelessly being yourself, and unabashedly sharing your unique personality with the world.
It’s about having fun, which is pretty easy when...
Aren’t referrals great?
Every business person loves referrals because there’s absolutely no selling. They clients already think you’re the best because someone who they trust has told them so.
Unfortunately, most people (me included) don’t have a system or a plan for consistent,...
Posted by
tshombe on Apr 29, 2009 in
marketing,
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People do business with people they know, like and trust, right?
Then, why do most people seldom receive referrals from their friends and family? When was the last time your mother, brother, next-door neighbor or bowling buddy passed along a referral to you?
I just read an article some time ago about this...
