I am joined by Jennifer Goodwin of InternetGirlFriday. She has been running a marketing agency for 15 years and also runs a charity. Jennifer gives us some background about her career and her veteran charity. We discuss pushing through and finding someone to hold you accountable. I mention Lori Bruhns, my business buddy. Jennifer relies
Today, I have Jason Guigno and Corey Jeffreys from TriangleCast on to provide some entrepreneur advice. Jason talks to soloprenuers and budding entrepreneurs about using content related to questions or information that you are asked about all the time. This could be monetized. Find that nugget of information to develop your funnel or create a
I went to a sales MeetUp last night. You can look into joining a MeetUp Group at www.meetup.com, I recommend it. You can find one for your industry or area of interest. It could also be a skill that you want to improve, such as sales. Here are the top three takeaways from the meeting
I recently wrote an article about network envy. This is when people become jealous about other people’s success. I also spoke about imposter syndrome. This is when someone does not feel as though they will be perceived as being knowledgeable. They think that they will be seen as a fraud. I go over some things
I am joined by Marilyn Shannon, a best selling author, speaker, and coach. You can connect with her at www.marilynshannon.com. Check her book out: In Just One Afternoon, Listening Into the Hearts of Men. Keep your eyes and ears open for opportunities. Look for unique opportunities. Keep the doors open. Do the things that you
Today we talk about embracing your fundamentals. You need to have SOPs in place for sales, marketing and customer service. If you have employees or plan on hiring employees, you need to follow fundamentals.
In today’s tip, I discuss asking customers for referrals. This can be verbally or digitally. I recently had a security professional come to my home and when he left, he asked for referrals and was going to knock on some of my neighbor’s doors to see if they needed security. Make sure to offer rewards
Transcription: Hello everybody. Thank you for joining me to discuss having fun with customer service and providing value. I recently went on a trip in the Northeast, including Maine, Cape Cod, New Hampshire and parts of Canada. It allowed me to unplug a little bit and pay attention to what small businesses were doing when
Transcription: Hello everybody. Thank you for joining me today . Today’s quick tip is get to the point. Whether it’s sales, marketing, blogging, or making videos, you do not want to have lengthy content so that people tune out and not listen to what you’re saying. Whether it is providing information, trying to sell a product,
Transcription: Hello everybody. I wanted to provide a quick update to you. I am going to be rebooting my marketing and business tips. What I’d like to do is start including some video, more content, and possibly more interviews. To do that it is going to create more work, more time on my behalf, and
Transcription: This is Hank Hoffmeier with a marketing and business tip. Thank you for joining me today. What I would like to talk about is starting somewhere. Everyone starts somewhere in business, right? Maybe you start with one product, or maybe you have a service and you start with one customer and you grow from
Transcription: Thank you for joining me on Hank’s marketing and business tips. Half the year is over. How well you doing in your business? Have you taken a look at your financials? Have you taken a look at how well you are doing? What goals did you set in the beginning of the year if you started