Where’s Your Pony?
Is it coincidence that the turn of year occurs right after a joyous holiday celebration, yet at the beginning of winter, the darkest, coldest, most crawl-under-the-blankets time of year? Our traditional string of holidays starts with Halloween, a time of letting the ghosts out to remind us of their presence. There is of course thanks…
10 Guidelines for Goal-Setting
In case you haven’t finished setting goals for the new year, here’s a set of guidelines to make your time most effective. Use any or all of them when you set and periodically refresh your goals: 1. Keep a picture book – Your subliminal mind is your greatest ally. It recognizes and takes action on…
3 Points of Leverage
One of the best gifts I received this year came from Dan Kennedy. (Perhaps you’ve heard of him? If not check out www.freegiftfrom.com/connolly) Would you like to know what he gave me? It was this: He pointed out in the December No B.S. Newsletter that we all have the gift of opportunity. I’m grateful to…
Sales and Marketing Automation
Dream Big – Reach your goals with this FREE Small Business Marketing Guide Sales and marketing automation is the secret ingredient for modern independent business survival, sustainability and growth. Did you know that the majority of small to medium-size business owners let as much as 90% of their company’s sales slip through their fingers? It’s…
Not Just Good Karma…
December 23, 2011 Boulder, Colorado Last week I was fortunate enough to attend a timely workshop that brought to mind an overlooked opportunity, a missing piece in all my marketing. You may or may not “resonate” with what I’m about to share with you, but if you do, I suspect you are fortunate indeed. Simply…
My Top 10 Marketing Books for 2012
I remember this clearly – It’s a warm summer morning, birds are singing, school’s out and I’m all of seven years old, or darn close if that wasn’t the exact age… Sitting next to me on the front porch is a stack of books about two feet high that I gathered up from the shelves…
Marketing 101 and Your Annual Calendar
As we pull into the last month of the year, thoughts of how we want the next year to look like appear in the press and in our planning. In that light, I’d like to share with you 3 basic profit-boosting tactics to use in all your marketing throughout 2012: 1. Appeal to your best…
5 Tips for Hosting a Successful Small Business Webinar
By Natalie Bolton, Wise Penny Marketing & Design As a small business professional, you’ve probably attended a webinar recently – maybe even in the past week. But if you haven’t hosted one of your own yet, there are a few important things you can do to help make the experience as smooth and professional as…
5 Webinar Traffic Kickers
There’s no doubting the power of a well-produced webinar to deliver great content to your followers and prospective customers… And fortunately, it’s not too late to boost sales in December with an income-producing webinar. So here are five, low-cost quick ways to drive traffic to your landing page, thus increasing attendance to your webinar and…
