Well… Here come the holidays, and in full force.
I don’t know about you, but my schedule is BUSY… jam-packed, full to the brim. There are networking events, association and chamber meetings, family gatherings, friends’ parties, Facebook events, Evites… Oh my head!
This can be a very interesting time of the year for many small businesses (and tough for [...]

Last night I was at another business networking event where everyone was trying to sell me and only talk about their business. It felt like I was getting “pitched to death,” and a few times all I could think was, “I’d never do business with you…”
So here’s the question:
“Are these events – or ‘pitch fests’ – really worthwhile?”
Why did I [...]

I never used to like sales, but now I love it. Here’s why:
BEST:
A really good sales (and marketing) system and approach is one that helps people to make life-changing decisions and take action, even if they don’t buy.
LEAST:
Honestly, nothing comes to mind. When I sell, as well as when I teach my clients how to [...]

As many of my clients know, one great way to market yourself and make more sales for your business is to speak in front of an audience.
You can learn to do workshops, teleclasses and keynotes much more easily than you might realize.
“But public speaking scares me to death!”
Even those of you that get terrified at the thought [...]

A story from today’s Sports section of the Chicago Sun-Times made me think back to an interesting marketing lesson I learned in my early 20’s.
You see, one of my former bosses – a small business owner himself – used to say “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.”
So one day he was ecstatic when we [...]

 
Does this invitation sound familiar?

“Hi Jason,
I’d like to get together for lunch or a cup of coffee. I had some thoughts that I wanted to share with you. If you have time in the next week let me know. Thanks talk with you soon.”
 
Sometimes I get quite a few invitations to meet for lunch or coffee [...]

http://contactdubai.com/tips/why-your-facebook-account-will-be-disabled
Great summary!
I was once, too, temporarily suspended for unknown reasons, and for an unspecified period of time. But I was definitely told not to do “it” again, or else! lol
I couldn’t find in the terms of service what I had violated, and to this day have no idea what happened.
Thanks for sharing these tips. They [...]

With so many people looking for work right now, the art of the job interview is as important as ever.  And this is true for both the job candidate as well as the hiring manager. 
Competition for jobs is so fierce, and hiring the wrong person can waste time, money, energy, productivity, and cause a lot [...]

Well… Here come the holidays, and in full force.
I don’t know about you, but my schedule is BUSY… jam-packed, full to the brim. There are networking events, association and club meetings, family gatherings, friends’ parties, Meetup’s, Facebook events, Evites… Oh my head!
This can be a very interesting time of the year for many businesses (and [...]

Listen in to the 10/30/08 show. In this spirited conversation, I was interviewed by Jackie Rogers of The Kitchen Table Entrepreneur about gaining clarity, vision and growth in your business through coaching: http://snipurl.com/BizCoachJasonVoiceAm
Topics: The importance of gaining vision and clarity for success; How to build a networking, marketing and sales mindset; How to grow your [...]