Do You Have a Good Method for Pricing Goods and Services?

Resources and Development Pricing Goods and Services

Jean from Texas asks: Do You Have a Good Method for Pricing Goods and Services? Thanks for asking this Jean, Pricing is one of my favorite topics. It is a topic that seems complex but it doesn’t have to be. First let’s establish whether we need to price by the SKU or price by the […]

How can I grow my business with a shortage of labor?

Resources and Development Labor Shortage

Paul from California asks: How can I grow my business with a shortage of labor? Great question Paul, and in my opinion the answer will be found by doing many things not just one thing. Indeed, Business Owners across the country have been squeezed by the pandemic, by government regulations, lack of customers, lack of […]

Gather the Troops

Resources and Development Army Marching

Today I’d like to chat about the different types of support staff you need and what makes them so important. There are essentially three key roles that need to be filled to set your business up for success: The Technician The Manager The Entrepreneur   All of these roles need to be played simultaneously by […]

Put Them in a Trance

Resources and Development Put them in a Trance hypnotist

We’re going to go through the 5 essential keys to a successful and reusable marketing campaign launch. Once you have these basics down, you can use them over and over again. The 5 essential keys are: Define your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) Put an effective sales offer to work Avoid the marketing pitfalls Use a […]

Do It Like the Big Dawgs!

Resources and Development Big Business Lunch

Today we’ll take a look at how the kings of industry wine, dine and otherwise cajole prospects. Most successful professionals use a series of information-based ads that build emotion and a call to action. These are much more effective than a standard company branding advertisements. The same principles that go into putting together a high […]

PR Equals Free Publicity

Resources and Development PR and Publicity

There are three key areas of public relations you can use to boost your advertising results ten-fold over your paid advertising. The key to public relations lies in: Public relation or publicity Merchandising Promotions With a solid plan in place that encompasses all these areas, you’ll have a great approach to use public relations in […]

How Well Do You Know Your Vendors?

Resources and Development Vendors

How Well Do You Know Your Vendors? It’s extremely important to build relationships with your vendors and those around you can bring in new customers/clients and increase awareness of your company branding. The people you work directly with on your products and services are really the ones with the most to gain when you find […]

Telemarketing is NOT the Anti-Christ

Resources and Development Telemarketers

Today you’ll learn how to use direct mail marketing and, yes, telemarketing to your full advantage. I know, the word “telemarketing” might as well be four letters, but there is a way to help customers feel like they are getting personal attention and keep them from blocking your number! With the success direct mail marketing […]

Make It Pop

Resources and Development Graphic Design

There are 5 major components to good advertising copy (The order of these is essential to success): Command Attention Showcase Benefits of Products/Services Prove the Benefits Persuade People to Embrace the Benefits Call to Action Advertising is sales in print. So, you need to think about the unique benefits your products/services offer and showcase that […]

Direct Response or Bust!

Resources and Development Direct Response Marketing

Direct response marketing is a marketing that demands a direct response from your potential customers. This type of marketing is used to answer questions, present your branding, products and the reason you do what you do. Customers love this, as they are offered the opportunity to response, whether that be in the way of signing […]