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Author Archives: Sandy Barris
What Business Is It Of Yours?
Are you really in the business of marketing and selling whatever it is that you sell? Or did you just create yourself a job with a lunatic as a boss? Continue reading
Posted in business, decisions, getting clients, marketing, marketing ideas, sales, Selling
Tagged business, marketing, marketing plans, Selling
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What’s competing for your undivided attention right now?
Precise, targeted marketing is indispensable for every business because when you know exactly who will buy your products or services, you can save thousands of marketing dollars by directly contacting only those people who have an ‘affinity’ to buy what you are selling. Continue reading
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What prevents You from doing power research?
What prevents business owners from using research is quite often a case of misplaced ego. Most business owners are entrepreneurs or small businesses. They tend to hold strong opinions (from experience or not) of what will or won’t work. Many are … Continue reading
Posted in flexibility, focus, research
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Is being an entrepreuner a blessing or a curse?
Do you feel that being in business for yourself is a blessing? If not, stop and think about this: In what other part of your life can you go out on a limb, pursue your dreams, and meet your fears … Continue reading
Posted in business, business personality, Business Plans, change, decisions, How, marketing, money, motivation, passion, purpose
Tagged business, ideas, planning, plans, success, tips
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Is Your Business Doomed Before Your Get Started?
It’s a tough question. One of the most significant factors in causing a business to fail is creating the product/service first, and the market (the need for the product/service) second. This is the opposite of what many people think needs … Continue reading
Posted in business, decisions, focus, marketing, research, testing
Tagged market test, planning, start-up, startup. business startup, testing
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Thank You Jay…
My friend, colleague and marketing mentor Jay Conrad Levinson just passed away yesterday. He was eighty years young. Continue reading
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Joe Girard’s “Law of 250?
consistently built strong relationships with his customers and treated them fairly, it would make his job a lot easier in the long run. Continue reading
Posted in business, competition, referrals, relationships, sales, sales training, Salesmanship, Uncategorized
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Sales Calls On Fire elbowed its way into the #8 position in the App Store
Very exciting news this month: My first iPhone app (“Sales Calls On Fire”) the weekend of March 11th elbowed its way into the #8 position in the App Store Business Category. It’s now steady in the top 200 in the … Continue reading
Networking Sucks. Webinars & Teleseminars Crash. Marketing is Math. Maybe. Maybe Not.
Ideas from networking and joint venturing to honoring and doing simple math. Most of these ideas can be done with your investment of time and effort. Continue reading
Posted in competition, customer service, database, focus, knowledge, marketing ideas, money
Tagged customer service, events, Fundraisers, low cost marketing, marketing math, networking, teleseminars, webinars
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