I attended a seminar in Markham, Ontario last Monday evening. It was hosted by Julie Flippin of Small Business Savvy. She's a sales coach who helps small business people discover what is holding them back from achieving success and get on with building a successful...
Start Your Linkedin Strategy the Right Way Meeting the right people is critical to success in any endeavour and in our era, connecting is done online via Linkedin. Linkedin has a vast group of link minded professionals, who you may do business with at some point. [caption id="attachment_9974"...
Create a Purple Squirrel --- You! Visuals connect strongly with the emotional part of our brain so why not use them? We know how people make decisions based on emotion. [caption id="attachment_8828" align="alignright" width="211"] The Purple Squirrel is that dazzling candidate with the perfect background and credentials....
Growth Hacking 101: Career and Personal Breakthroughs Usually Happen Together [caption id="attachment_12442" align="alignright" width="201"] Graphic courtesy of Pinterest[/caption] 2017 was another record business and sales year for many people. How did you do? Have you been working very hard with little show for it? Well, it could...
Building Your UVP In my last post, we found out why a unique value proposition is so important. You want to be the best you can be, and communicate your value expertly. While your UVP also expresses your passion, remember that the bottom line is that it's more...
Well, just when I said I don't really want to read books anymore (I've read 2000+, that's enough), I discovered another great one you need to read. It's called Active Interviewing, written by Eric P Kramer. This could be a game changer for your career and...
Too Much of a Good Thing You’re a lucky guy (or girl). So many options and possibilities in your personal and business life. You have: 5 different job opportunities 7 different people you could date or marry 4 different places you could live 8 different types of businesses you could...
Digital Media is King The rise of digital media in the business and marketing realm is nothing new. It’s just now it seems that digital workers are getting some respect. But while some digital superstars are highly sought and well paid, salaries for others will not...
And then you must use it really well. I’ve just been thinking about how much more time I spend on Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Youtube, and other social sites and I realized I don’t do as much searching with Google anymore. The reason for that is undoubtedly...
There's Lots of Ways to Make Twitter more Effective Twitter has had its 8th birthday this year and it's still going strong. It's the top microblogging platform and millions of businesses use it. Whether they use it well is another matter. It can be a great...