Recently I’ve had multiple conversations about how to dress for business. The days of wearing a suit to work everyday are gone for most professions. I’ve actually seen my dad’s work attire change drastically over the years from the suit, to the dress shirt & slacks, to wearing a company polo style shirt with khakis....
[Read More]Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about how to get larger clients. One of the first ways to get to larger clients is to stop working with the smaller ones. This means two things: do not accept new clients under a certain bar that you’ve established and secondly, you need to fire a few small...
[Read More]USA Today did a poll recently via their mobile apps asking, “Which is more important for your business: Networking Online, Networking in Person, Both Equally, or Not Sure?” I was a bit surprised to see a survey on a mobile app only have 8& vote for Networking Online. Very please to see 42% of the...
[Read More]2012 is almost to a close and overall it’s been a good year. Like everyone, we’ve had our ups and our downs, and we’re still here as a much stronger, focused company. We thought you’d enjoy and learn a few things from our experiences It’s easier with a plan, even if you don’t stick to...
[Read More]Since last week was Thanksgiving, I’ve been talking a lot being thankful and client gifts both on this blog and as the educator of my business referral group. One key category businesses forget to thank are their referral sources. Sometimes referral sources are clients or vendors that are on the “thank you lists”, but many...
[Read More]A bonus blog for you this week. I saw this blog entitled Thank Yous with the Greatest Impact from our business coach, Bridget DiCello (highly recommend by the way), that was about our topic this month on giving thanks. I thought you’d enjoy it. Here is an excerpt from Bridget’s post: Human Touch – As...
[Read More]It is nearly Thanksgiving and people are in a thankful mood, even those already in line at Best Buy’s for the Black Friday sale next week. One category many businesses regularly forget are their vendors & subcontractors. Can you do your job without them? Probably not. Many times, you are only as good as your...
[Read More]It’s almost Thanksgiving (I know, Halloween was just last week, right?) and its time be thankful. In this economy, many are more thankful than in past years. I was talking to a colleague yesterday and he said he has noticed better customer service in the past two years than ever before. People are grateful for...
[Read More]Last week I attended a conference for marketing & creative firm principals with our creative director, Adrienne. One of the sessions described value pricing in a whole new light. The presenter said, your value is directly related to how quickly they can replace you. If you do not have any specific or unique skills then...
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