10 Ways to See Your Brand With Fresh Eyes
The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses.
1. Let Someone Else Do the Looking
“It’s really difficult …
10 Habits to Stay Cognizant of Your Brand’s Competition
The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses.
1. Sign Up for Their Newsletters
“I sign up for …
Is Recruiting Your Competitors’ Sales Employees Profitable?
With relative frequency, our recruiters come across organizations that believe it to be an advantageous strategy to recruit from their competition. This is understandable. On the surface, the strategy appears to carry merit. Employers assume that those who have experience in a field will need less ramp-up time, less handholding from management and will have …
8 Tips for Designing a Conference Room That’ll Wow Clients
A meeting room can leave a strong impression on clients. It can either help them come up with fresh, creative ideas, or it can distract them with how uncomfortable and stuffy it is. If you want your clients to remember the former rather than the latter in your next meeting, here are ways to infuse …
Swag Success: How to Use Customized Products for Branding
Consumers love swag. Whether it’s merchandise from their favorite sports team, movie or video game, the promotional products sector is a multi-billion dollar market. After all, most of us cherish the act of receiving and displaying promotional products based on the franchises we love. The idea behind using swag to advertise and promote your business …
What Makes a Dream Job and Dream Company?
It is not enough for employees to only do what they like anymore. They also want to do this in a company that they love. They not only want to work on their dream job but also want to work in an ideal environment, with ideal people aka in their dream company.
According to a …
5 Questions to Ask Before You Launch Your Info Product
Although there’s still value in education via hard copy, tons of digital nomads are on the hunt for quick answers. There’s an opportunity to capitalize on this trend, by using the sale of information products. The following questions will help you triple check your product creation, and profit from this opportunity.
Does this product accurately …
Think Like a Brand
As a companion piece to an earlier post about important elements of branding, I felt it apropos to discuss the intellectual aspects of brand activity. Why do I refer to it as brand activity? Because your brand must be active. All of the elements within are actions that keep your brand alive. Thus, because a …
5 Ways To Promote Your Personal Brand’s Blog
Great content for your personal brand’s blog is a good start, but what about spreading the word in order to attract more readers? There are many effective strategies available, including cross promotion on social media and other publishing platforms. Key steps can also ensure your content gets the most traction online.
How to rise above …
Now It’s Time To Show Your Character(s) On Twitter
In case you missed it, a certain corner of the social media world experienced an influx of joy, celebratory actions and a splash of a surprise this week when Twitter announced changes to the way we will tweet.
When news of new ways around Twitter’s 140-character limit were announced, people rejoiced, screamed emphatically, and waved …