Here’s How to Communicate with My Business

Does your business have a system for receiving, organizing, and processing inquiries? This is vital for converting your content marketing, SEO, and social media into profitable outcomes. How a business communicates with its communities is marketing. Tweet this The smart ones use it to distinguish their company as professional, caring, and easy to work with. […]

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Markets are Lazy and Forgetful

Is your business one of the best-kept secrets in its industry? Assuming your general capabilities are in order, the reason for this is more than likely your marketing. #1 – It lacks clarity and is therefore confusing. #2 – It is inconsistent and therefore not memorable. Both challenges are easily resolved Tell the Market Only […]

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Marketing to the Worldview of Your Customers

A worldview is a philosophy or set of values through which people interpret and interact with the world. Do you understand what this is for your ideal customers? Communities align with businesses and brands that reaffirm their worldview. Tweet this This is the power of your story. The Market Shapes Your Story When you launched […]

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LinkedIn Publishing Platform: Enhance Your Influence

If you are even moderately Internet savvy, one of your primary go-to resources for checking out a new connection is LinkedIn. While most other social media profiles and bios are abbreviated, a LinkedIn profile is intended to be thorough and complete, including both professional and personal information. The reason for this is LinkedIn’s primary source […]

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How To Use Technology for Its Highest and Best Use

For many of us, a standard calculator was our first introduction to technology. Therefore, it’s understandable why we still use technology predominantly for the purpose of automating mundane tasks such as mathematical functions, when we can be accomplishing so much more. This past week I attended a conference hosted by Infusionsoft, a sales and marketing […]

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New Marketing: Personalize What You Automate

One of the primary responsibilities of every sales and marketing professional is developing warm relationships with customers. In the days before computers, we made it a habit to learn about the personal lives of our customers, including their families, pets, hobbies, leisure activities, and favorite sports teams. All of this information was either written down […]

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How Content Marketing Prepares Buyers to Sign On The Line

Need a reason to embrace content marketing? People tend to fear what they do not understand. Therefore, they are unlikely to work with your business if they do not understand your process for helping them. Your current customers are your customers because you have earned they trust. They know, like, and understand you and your […]

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How to Write an Introduction That Engages Any Audience

I recently had the pleasure of helping other speakers as a track leader for Social Media Marketing World. It was an interesting experience for me because typically I am the speaker, so in this situation I was assuming the role of those that help me to look good in front of an audience. My primary […]

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Relationship Selling is a Commitment Process

Are you familiar with the negotiating practice of asking for a commitment for a commitment. It’s an important one for building and sustaining relationships, and that makes it essential for successful sales professionals and online marketers Selling is A Series of Mini-Commitments Especially in regards to online marketing, there is often the unrealistic expectation of […]

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How Your Business Can Help Its Ideal Customers

Do you understand the primary problems that challenge your ideal customers? If your business is intensely focused on relationships, then it is continually learning about the most relevant problems for which it can be the solution. To attract new customers, they must immediately know your business understands their problems, and can offer relevant solutions for […]

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