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Don’t Forget to Close

Joseph Bettencourt — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:01:07 +0000

Every marketing rep should be trained in ways to ask for the order. It's one of the major subjects, for obvious reasons. But do we remember to use those closing techniques on every call? Maybe not.

How To Say “I Don’t Know” With Confidence

Joseph Bettencourt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:46:52 +0000

No one knows the answer to every question. No matter how diligently you study up on your products or offer, there’s bound to come a time when you face a question that you can’t handle off the top of your head. Don’t become paralyzed by the need to know everything about your product or offer, you can’t know it all. Someone’s always going to ask that one question that makes you say to yourself, “I should have known that.” Well the truth is you can’t and shouldn’t wait until you know everything before you start to market.

Understanding Pay Per Click Marketing

Ron Cripps, partner blogger — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:43:52 +0000

Pay Per Click Marketing or PPC is a method of online promotion that is used on web sites (like blogs) you will also see these as well on search engine pages on top of the listings and down the right hand side and across the various ad networks. Vendor's post this ad content though the PPC Program with various web sites and the webmaster or site owner is rewarded only if and when that ad has been clicked on. The phrase "pay per click" which you always see listed everywhere online actually means what it states, in which the advertiser pays each time a visitor clicks on the ad.

Mastermind Groups Should Be in Your Success Toolbox!

Steven Schlagel, partner — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:44:56 +0000

Being a small business owner or entrepreneur can be lonely. It can be hard to stay motivated. It isn't necessary to struggle this way. Add a coach, mentor and mastermind group to your success toolbox! I've already written about mentoring and coaching in articles and on my site. It's time we discussed the power of mastermind groups!

For Entrepreneurs Who are Cash Poor

Steven Schlagel — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:43:50 +0000

If you dream of starting your own business, you may feel you can't because you don't have a significant amount of cash. This can be discouraging, but many business have been "bootstrapped" into realization. That is, others have started with virtually no cash. What cash they did get was obtained using non-traditional methods. This can be you!

Daily Goals Can Bring Huge Results

Hillary Marks Bettencourt — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:57:00 +0000

You’ve written your goals down for the year or maybe the next few months. You’ve identified the little steps you want to take to achieve the goals and you feel positive that this time you will be able to attain your goals. None of the above steps are going to ensure you have success in reaching those goals. It’s great to work towards a goal, but there are many further processes

Take Small Steps …

Hillary Marks Bettencourt — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:33:37 +0000

What has happened to those New Year’s resolutions? You ask yourself that question every year, very soon after you have written them down. It’s only a matter of weeks before those grand ideas have wafted away in the morning mist not to be seen again for another year. When you made them, they seemed so [...]

Know Your Why!

Joseph Bettencourt — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:40:05 +0000

If you’re serious about starting any business, especially marketing, you’ve got to know “why” you’re doing it! I know this sounds obvious or perhaps simplistic. I can tell you from experience, that I’ve seen talented entrepreneurs who don’t have a clear, concise and powerful reason why they’re doing what they’re doing, who eventually quit in [...]

Hello world!

Hillary Marks Bettencourt — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:57:18 +0000

Welcome to our new website. We will now use this blog and you’ll be able to follow us and together we’ll fullfill dreams!