When it comes to sales and marketing for your company, YOU are not the best person to be selling for your business. No need to panic; you have a database full of capable sales people. Your existing database is your gold mine to new prospects. If you know anything about panning for gold, you know [...] Read more »

Over 30 million business pages now exist on Facebook alone, not to mention, the other five dozen or so, social media sites. Most businesses we come across are just hobbyists – hacking away at their computer all day long versus going out and interacting with their potential customers. But there are some successful [...] Read more »

Procrastination comes naturally, but if you’re not even prepared for the day, how can you expect to be prepared for your business?
Here are 10 tips to help you plan for tomorrow before finishing today.
1. Pack your briefcase or computer bag for tomorrows appointments. Restock business cards, company literature, writing pens, flashdrives, all the tools you’ll [...] Read more »

The number one obstacle to building your business into a thriving entity may surprise you. In a world predisposed to pointing fingers and making excuses, we, as a general rule, overlook the biggest offender, the main reason for our lackluster sales… to quote author Walt Kelly, “We have met the enemy, and he is [...] Read more »

Customer service is an extinct culture. Your business will be on the verge of extinction if you don’t treat your customers well. Read more »

These days, it seems like the only way to bring in a crowd of new customers is to offer something for free. Free is the buzz word that will always grab any consumer’s attention. We all want something for nothing. Read more »

As a business professional, you are constantly being enticed by new ways to be successful and create profits. You want a profitable business. You want to offer extreme customer service. You want to improve the quality of your services with less mistakes and create more effective use of your time. It’s easy to make those [...] Read more »

I was a guest at a networking leads group and was enjoying the commentary going around the room as each person recited whom they had referred and done business with recently. It was inspiring to hear so many people add value to the others in the room by being walking testimonials for each other. I [...] Read more »