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To Do Or Not To Do, Is Cold Calling a Waster of Time?
Many would say that cold calling is a waste of time in today’s society. That may be driven from a rather narrow perspective. Cold calling takes a lot of different forms.Years ago it was the young potential entrepreneur wandering the neighborhoods trying to set up appointments for their sales staff. There was some physical danger to this as you never knew what you might encounter at 5 pm in the afternoon. Sometimes the knock on the door could result in lovers running to the door in disheveled clothi

ed through on is fleeting. Consistency takes continuous effort. Without consistency, your efforts are diluted over time and ineffective. If you are inconsistent in how you communicate your Personal Brand, your brand will confuse and eventually loose interest in the eyes of your target audience.

Creativity: Life doesn’t offer us a blueprint for success, which means we must ignite our creativity to achieve. Those that are creative live out of their imaginations. As life evolves, and thankfully it does, the creative are in great demand because they are always seeking out solutions to new challenges. How about you? Are you seeking out new solutions or are you stuck in what was?

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Smaller Budgets Need a Smarter Strategy
Big Spending is Not a StrategyIf you have a marketing budget in excess of $80 million, you can sell just about anything — even Sunny Delight. You might even be able to convince some people that your product is good for them. And, as proof, point out that it has as much vitamin C as a small orange or tangerine. When you play with unlimited budgets, even a poor or generic product or service can sell. It would still help to have a brand but you can buy trial if all else fails. If

Everything you do is linked directly to your Personal Brand. As entrepreneurs and small business owners, we have a distinct advantage that larger companies do not. When it comes to our brands, we have the ability to get very personal.
Larger companies strive to establish a relationship with their target audience by making their brand feel more personal or relatable. This is one of the reasons why spokespeople are such a commodity – larger companies piggy back off of the relationship an audience has with that spokesperson. Those experiences are then tied directly to their product or service thanks to the Personal Brand draw of their spokesperson.
Take Tiger Woods for example. W hen he is hired by Nike to represent their latest ad campaign, the mere image of him stands for perseverance, determination and overall excellence. Nike benefits from those perceptions simply by having Tigers brand lined up with theirs.
You don’t have to take such expensive measures, as a small business owner, because you have the ideal spokesperson to represent your brand – YOU!
With that said, there are 7 keys (the 7 C’s) your brand must possesses to establish that personal touch, and ultimate loyal following, with your target audience. They are:
Character: Everything begins and ends with you. Your character is at the heart of your brand. As you develop your Personal Brand, if you discover that your character shows up in a less than favorable way, use this as an opportunity to grow. Without a strong character, the remaining six success principles won’t matter to anyone.
Commitment: Not surprisingly, when others see that you are a committed individual, they will join in helping you achieve your goals. We are attracted to people that follow-through on their word and have a “no matter what” attitude. When you are committed, you deliver on your promise and show the value of your Personal Brand. Great brands are built on this C – make yours one of those brands.
Confidence: You’ll find confidence at the backbone of self-esteem. It is our confidence that makes us unstoppable and drives us forward. Let’s not confuse confidence with arrogance, which is a sign of insecurity or poor social skills. True confidence knows no limitations and strives for solutions. How are you acting on this key in your every day life?
Competence: Being competent is more than just knowing a skill. True competence comes from having failed, dusted yourself off and tried again. Competence is what separates the amateurs from the professionals. The more competent you become, the more competence you will project through your Personal Brand and the more loyal your brand following.
Consistency: We respect those that show us consistency through their actions. A great idea not followed through on is fleeting. Consistency takes continuous effort. Without consistency, your efforts are diluted over time and ineffective. If you are inconsistent in how you communicate your Personal Brand, your brand will confuse and eventually loose interest in the eyes of your target audience.
Creativity: Life doesn’t offer us a blueprint for success, which means we must ignite our creativity to achieve. Those that are creative live out of their imaginations. As life evolves, and thankfully it does, the creative are in great demand because they are always seeking out solutions to new challenges. How about you? Are you seeking out new solutions or are you stuck in what was?
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Host an Office Paper Shredding Day
We are coming up to the end of the year and the time when many of us look to clean out the clutter in the office. It may be just to fill the time during the slow holiday week but it can also be an opportunity to practice good document retention practices. Most offices have a retention policy for official company records, i.e. tax returns, employee files and bank statements. These documents are carefully filed and stored neatly in boxes in a storage area or at an offsite storage facility. Each box is
red by Nike to represent their latest ad campaign, the mere image of him stands for perseverance, determination and overall excellence. Nike benefits from those perceptions simply by having Tigers brand lined up with theirs.
You don’t have to take such expensive measures, as a small business owner, because you have the ideal spokesperson to represent your brand – YOU!
With that said, there are 7 keys (the 7 C’s) your brand must possesses to establish that personal touch, and ultimate loyal following, with your target audience. They are:
Character: Everything begins and ends with you. Your character is at the heart of your brand. As you develop your Personal Brand, if you discover that your character shows up in a less than favorable way, use this as an opportunity to grow. Without a strong character, the remaining six success principles won’t matter to anyone.
Commitment: Not surprisingly, when others see that you are a committed individual, they will join in helping you achieve your goals. We are attracted to people that follow-through on their word and have a “no matter what” attitude. When you are committed, you deliver on your promise and show the value of your Personal Brand. Great brands are built on this C – make yours one of those brands.
Confidence: You’ll find confidence at the backbone of self-esteem. It is our confidence that makes us unstoppable and drives us forward. Let’s not confuse confidence with arrogance, which is a sign of insecurity or poor social skills. True confidence knows no limitations and strives for solutions. How are you acting on this key in your every day life?
Competence: Being competent is more than just knowing a skill. True competence comes from having failed, dusted yourself off and tried again. Competence is what separates the amateurs from the professionals. The more competent you become, the more competence you will project through your Personal Brand and the more loyal your brand following.
Consistency: We respect those that show us consistency through their actions. A great idea not followed through on is fleeting. Consistency takes continuous effort. Without consistency, your efforts are diluted over time and ineffective. If you are inconsistent in how you communicate your Personal Brand, your brand will confuse and eventually loose interest in the eyes of your target audience.
Creativity: Life doesn’t offer us a blueprint for success, which means we must ignite our creativity to achieve. Those that are creative live out of their imaginations. As life evolves, and thankfully it does, the creative are in great demand because they are always seeking out solutions to new challenges. How about you? Are you seeking out new solutions or are you stuck in what was?
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Advantages to Computers in the Food & Beverage Industry
Computers have revolutionized the food and beverage industry as they have nearly every other industry. Computers have had positive, measurable effects on the front end and back end of hospitality operations. Computers systems have improved employee performance, and food and beverage quality and consistency. Within the food and beverage industry there is no longer a question of should technology be used, but rather a question of which technology to use? In the food and beverage business, computers are here
t your character shows up in a less than favorable way, use this as an opportunity to grow. Without a strong character, the remaining six success principles won’t matter to anyone.
Commitment: Not surprisingly, when others see that you are a committed individual, they will join in helping you achieve your goals. We are attracted to people that follow-through on their word and have a “no matter what” attitude. When you are committed, you deliver on your promise and show the value of your Personal Brand. Great brands are built on this C – make yours one of those brands.
Confidence: You’ll find confidence at the backbone of self-esteem. It is our confidence that makes us unstoppable and drives us forward. Let’s not confuse confidence with arrogance, which is a sign of insecurity or poor social skills. True confidence knows no limitations and strives for solutions. How are you acting on this key in your every day life?
Competence: Being competent is more than just knowing a skill. True competence comes from having failed, dusted yourself off and tried again. Competence is what separates the amateurs from the professionals. The more competent you become, the more competence you will project through your Personal Brand and the more loyal your brand following.
Consistency: We respect those that show us consistency through their actions. A great idea not followed through on is fleeting. Consistency takes continuous effort. Without consistency, your efforts are diluted over time and ineffective. If you are inconsistent in how you communicate your Personal Brand, your brand will confuse and eventually loose interest in the eyes of your target audience.
Creativity: Life doesn’t offer us a blueprint for success, which means we must ignite our creativity to achieve. Those that are creative live out of their imaginations. As life evolves, and thankfully it does, the creative are in great demand because they are always seeking out solutions to new challenges. How about you? Are you seeking out new solutions or are you stuck in what was?
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Mobile Oil Change Business for the West Virginia Market
Is a state-wide Mobile Oil Change Business viable for the West Virginia Market? Recently we were asked to consult an upstart entrepreneur interested in the mobile oil changing industry sub-sector and looking to target his state of West Virginia. Are there any such businesses now like this in the Great State of West Virginia?There are folks engaged in the mobile oil change business doing this now in West Virginia and yet there are only a few decent markets there worthy of a large enough population to ma
and drives us forward. Let’s not confuse confidence with arrogance, which is a sign of insecurity or poor social skills. True confidence knows no limitations and strives for solutions. How are you acting on this key in your every day life?
Competence: Being competent is more than just knowing a skill. True competence comes from having failed, dusted yourself off and tried again. Competence is what separates the amateurs from the professionals. The more competent you become, the more competence you will project through your Personal Brand and the more loyal your brand following.
Consistency: We respect those that show us consistency through their actions. A great idea not followed through on is fleeting. Consistency takes continuous effort. Without consistency, your efforts are diluted over time and ineffective. If you are inconsistent in how you communicate your Personal Brand, your brand will confuse and eventually loose interest in the eyes of your target audience.
Creativity: Life doesn’t offer us a blueprint for success, which means we must ignite our creativity to achieve. Those that are creative live out of their imaginations. As life evolves, and thankfully it does, the creative are in great demand because they are always seeking out solutions to new challenges. How about you? Are you seeking out new solutions or are you stuck in what was?
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They Laughed When I Told Them About This
My name is Edwenia Blake and I am 34 years old, engaged to an awesome young man and have a beautiful 6month old baby girl, Ava Amelia. However, it occurred to me that the masses of people are experiencing a world separation, or rather, the world divide. For example, in the future, there will no longer be a middle class, that would have once existed on our social stratification. There will be, at best, the rich and the poor, so you will either have money, and live or have no money, and die. Is there a way
ed through on is fleeting. Consistency takes continuous effort. Without consistency, your efforts are diluted over time and ineffective. If you are inconsistent in how you communicate your Personal Brand, your brand will confuse and eventually loose interest in the eyes of your target audience.
Creativity: Life doesn’t offer us a blueprint for success, which means we must ignite our creativity to achieve. Those that are creative live out of their imaginations. As life evolves, and thankfully it does, the creative are in great demand because they are always seeking out solutions to new challenges. How about you? Are you seeking out new solutions or are you stuck in what was?
Courage: Courage looks fear in the eye and laughs. It sees only what is possible. Getting clear on your brand attributes means revealing yourself – flaws and all. It takes courage to recognize that sometimes, you must let go of who you were in order to become who you were meant to be. Personal power and courage go hand in hand – I believe they are one in the same.
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