How are you doing today?
You’ve heard this many times and you may have said it to others. To me this is a poor excuse for a greeting. I say that because what if the person you say that to is having a bad day? …
Do you work or own a family business?
Has it been operating the same for a number of years? If it has, now is the time to re-invent your business model. I know that at least one person will be saying, ‘No, we can’t do that.’ If you …
What makes a company brilliant?
The Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur magazine recently posted this on their web-site and I would like to share with you. “…our annual list of 100 Brilliant Companies, who have coupled genius and execution to fantastic — and, in many …
Do you get any recommendations from your customers?
You may call them referrals or compliments, but do you get them? In a 2010 study by Forrester Research, they found that 62% of online retail shoppers think product recommendations are useful and 15% of the people surveyed bought based …
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Are you concerned about people stealing your business ideas?
I think that concern is totally unjustified, because most people don’t like new ideas. Take for example this quote from Howard Aiken (1900-1973). He was a major figure of the early digital era. He is best known for his first …
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Have you got a message from last years results?
If you have, what actions prove that you want to improve? The biggest problem I’ve seen in my life is settling. Settling for me is accepting that your life is as good as it could be. It is saying to …
Are you a risk-taker, a doer or a maker of things?
All of those people are the entrepreneurs, are you one of them? When U.S. President Obama was inaugurated he paid honor to the entrepreneurs in his first speech as President. Whether you agree with his politics or not, it is …
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Do you know the difference between a tactic and a strategy?
If you are not sure read on. Tactics are the specific actions or series of actions that you take. Tactics will vary with the situation. A strategy on the other hand is a method or plan chosen to bring about …
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What would you think if your business was classified as not adapting to change?
What about if people said that you were inefficient and obsolete? In a recent survey by a strategic brand and marketing company called Prophet they interviewed 5,000 US consumers. The question they had was; what businesses do you see as …
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What does it take to get the attention of prospective buyers?
For years I’ve been speaking about how effective writing will draw attention to your advertising. At long last I can use an example from every day life. A man named Weh-Ming Cho who lives in Eastern Canada used his writing …
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