Change Vocabulary to Build Relations and Increase Sales
Upon beginning in business, we are told, “You have to follow this system, or you will not be successful.” The larger picture certainly needs to be understood in order to successfully move forward from your starting point. But, it is when we are able to craft that process into almost an art form that recognition …
Personal Branding Weekly – Your Insincere Brand
All business is personal and is built upon your relationships with individuals. People carry forth (or don’t) the mission of the brand in daily actions. A company’s brand is the mission in action put forth by a conglomeration of many personal brands.
I took the time to trace that relationship because so many brands are …
Go Viral! Tips to Creating Content People Share
Word-of-mouth, buzz, referral, viral marketing, whatever you call it, there’s no doubt that people are more likely to take a look at something suggested by a friend. The challenge is to create content that people want to share. There is a bit of stardust involved when it comes to having something that catches fire versus …
Advance Business Using One Secret Strategy
Do you sometimes get frustrated with offers expressed as seemingly helping you but in reality do not value your time and experience? Put in this situation, most people will either give away their services far below their worth or will walk away without trying to find a solution to the problem.
The secret strategy is …
Cross-Serving for Additional Revenue
It’s always hard to kiss the girl, the first time. After that, it’s pretty easy. All business owners are looking for ways to increase revenue.
More often than not, they exert effort in trying to expand their client or customer based. It is the business owner’s default, more revenue needs to come from more customers. …
Personal Branding Weekly – Happy Birthday Edition
Yesterday, I celebrated my birthday. I enjoyed the time with family and friends. And, also used the moment to reflect on what worked last year and what I’m looking forward to in the coming year.
Along with all the usual Groundhog Day happenings, the excitement of Super Bowl was a new twist for the day …
Entrepreneurs – You Get What You Give
BRANDido and friend, Merlin U. Ward is someone who walks his talk consistently giving in ways that are valuable to the recipient. As an entrepreneur, your personal brand and business brand (which is really founded on your personal brand), he shared some valuable points.
You Get What You Give is a book every brand manager …
Entrepreneurial Spirit: Ground Zero to Finding Success
The entrepreneurial spirit believes that quitting is acceptable only after success has been found but not before. Even though a new direction may be found, the experience of the previous route remains a teacher for the new.
It is the spirit and drive of the person that is bound and determined to learn from errors …
Learn How to Improve from What You’re Learning
You don’t have to come into a situation knowing it all. But you do have to come in wanting to learn.
Gathering useful knowledge from many sources is one of the most underrated qualities of a leader. Good leaders constantly seek it, collect it, and store it into their brains, computers, or trusted administrative assistants.…
How To Create Your Professional Vision Board
While the origin of the vision board is unknown, we do know that people have been visualizing their desired results for thousands of years. Many ancient native peoples had a practice of visualizing a successful hunt prior to setting out with their hunting instruments. Today, everyone from eastern spiritual healers to Navy Seals use visualizing …