Entrepreneurial Vision? Take A Crappy Sales Job
They call them “churn” positions, sales jobs where there is an expectation that most will be unsuccessful. They are horrible places to work and you’ll likely burn out before the end of your first year. I’m going to recommend that you take one of these horrible jobs before you ever think of becoming an entrepreneur.…
Communication Lessons from the Field
What are you really saying?
New on the job, Alberta was asked to attend corporate sales training by her Manager. Eager to learn more about sales, Alberta anticipated that after class was over, she would witness an immediate improvement in her sales effort.
Alberta conveyed after the fact that she learned many lessons on how …
Personal Branding Weekly – List to Last
Real estate agents say – “list to last” because when you list a home for sale you have the opportunity to earn money when that home is sold by you or a fellow real estate agent.
As a business professional, the care, nurturing and development of “your list” determines how long you last as a …
Can Instagram Be a Branding Tool for Your Business?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expert content library and email …
10 Ways to Measure the Success of Your Branding Efforts
How do you measure whether your branding efforts are working or not? What do you look for?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps …
How to Overcome Obstacles As You Advance Forward
The entrepreneurial mindset is known as one that embraces change, as well as learning how to incorporate change into one’s life. Those who fall into this category, many times, have difficulty relating with others who do not embrace this philosophy. Generally speaking, change frightens most people. Consequently, most people will not be your supportive friend.…
Have You Ever Thought About Becoming an Entrepreneur?
If you don’t have the courage and will power to turn your idea into a product, then you always stay as a daydreamer. You need to take action and start executing your idea in order to become a successful entrepreneur.
Recently I met with someone who has a great entrepreneurial idea about a food product. …
Personal Branding Weekly – More Effective than Efficient
At a Constant Contact regional meeting I attended this week, I met Vickie Evans, Red Cape Company Founder, Microsoft Productivity Instructor/Presenter & Bestselling Author. She did a super training on “Grownups in a Learning Environment” that was peppered with many helpful productivity tips that I had to start streamlining immediately. She did a stellar job …
Does Your Customer Service Policy Support Your Brand Vision?
Before there was unlimited long distance, phone service carriers battled for customers by offering the lowest prices in long distance service. During that time, I was an MCI customer who spent a great deal of time on the phone. One day, I saw an MCI commercial that offered a lower per minute long distance pricing …
What Does Love Have To Do With Workplace Productivity?
I’ll never forget my first marketing class in graduate school. My professor asked the class for the definition of marketing and we all attempted to give astute answers. I recall confidently answering with one of the most well-known, conventional definitions for marketing described as the four P’s (product, price, promotion and place) and was quickly …