Business & Marketing Article Roundup 7/20
After finishing a large project, I like to recharge by diving back into ‘planning mode’. One of the things that I do is rediscover business and marketing blogs/articles that I’ve neglected reading during the rush of a big project deadline. A few articles I found interesting today: How to Develop Success Habits QR Codes that Make Sense 3 Tips for Leading Your Business During a Personal Crisis The Art and Craft of Listening to your Critics 5 Ways to Stay Motivated in Your Work at Home Business Enjoy! Have any that you’d...
read moreHow to Reach Your Most Outrageous Goals
Its embarrassing when goals that you set in January have not stuck come February. New Years resolutions often fail, for a variety of reasons. Let’s forget about “losing weight”, “eating healthy” and “save more money”, and concentrate on achieving your most outrageous goals. These are the thoughts that have been fantasies in the back of your mind until now – massive growth of your company, income, or improvement of lifestyle. 1. First, imagine your outrageous goal in extreme detail. Spend days fleshing out each piece, and how exactly you want...
read moreYou Never Get a Second Chance
To make your first impression. The first time that a customer encounters your business is SO important. With the constant information overload we face every day, our brains are always making choices what we are going to pay attention to or not. If your first impression inspires your potential customer to tune you out, it will be much harder to change their minds and win them over as a customer later. A few first impressions I remember experiencing in Clarksville: Walking into a furniture store and was hounded by an annoying salesperson. I’ve never been back. Walking into a local...
read moreWe’re Not for Everyone
5 Star Radio Group’s marketing solutions are NOT for every business. We don’t want to work with every business in Clarksville, TN. After meeting with some businesses, our marketing consultants will tell them that we aren’t the right partner for them. Crazy, right? When people unsubscribe to the Marketing Tips e-mail reports, or choose not to work with us, it’s not something that we feel bad about. We don’t spend any time trying to “fix” our business because of that group of people who don’t want us. I highly encourage you to think about your...
read moreIs Your Business Weird?
Being “weird” is now a badge of honor. We don’t care to be around people who are so self conscious they don’t ever show their true personality. Let’s face it – we’re all a little bizarre. Exposing our mutual weirdness bonds a group in a way that being polite and tactful never would. This mentality has huge implications in the business world. Businesses today who embrace the weird are the ones that thrive. Think of your favorite businesses: the ones with personality, who seem to “get” your individual desires, who have a unique story. They...
read moreBusiness Article Roundup
I read a LOT of business and marketing blogs. And home improvement, photography, finance, and fashion blogs too – my Google Reader is becoming the internet equivalent of a giant library with sky high bookcases. I share my favorite articles from time to time, so your business can benefit from my obsession: Tweet late, email early, and don’t forget about Saturday: Using data to develop a social media strategy. 7 Things Highly Productive People Do Press releases don’t work, so try and approach that does 60+ Unexpected Business...
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