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Small Business Lessons Learned From Steve Jobs
It’s kind of crazy when you sit down and think about how much one man’s vision changed the way we work, interact with the entire world and keep in touch with our loved ones.
Yet what I think is even more remarkable for all of us small business owners to consider is how Steve Jobs responded to failure.
Early in his career he was kicked out of the company he founded, but that didn’t stop him from creating.
Marketing Help: Using Marketing Strategies & Tactics for Growth
From my experience, many small business owners get a little confused between marketing strategies and tactics and how they can both be used to grow a profitable business. If you are working on tactics without having a strategy behind it, you will not get the results you are expecting.
Small Business Strategies For Charging What You’re Worth
As a small business owner you’re an expert at something your customers are not. That’s why your customers come to you. That’s why they pay you to help them. Yet sometimes we miss obvious opportunities to share our expertise.
Small Business Sales Tip: Sell the Destination, Not the Plane
Suppose you are trying to sway your spouse, significant other or BFF to go on a vacation with you to Hawaii. Are you going to tell him how the airplane is shiny, has lots of seats and serves pretzels to you? Heck no. You will talk about how the sun will feel on his face and the sand squishing between his toes. How at the resort, you can swim to the bar from the pool and the second your cute little drink with the umbrella gets near empty, an eager person hustles over and offers to refill it. You tell him how when he returns, he will be the person with the best tan in the entire office.
Marketing Help to Increase Your Average Sale
Yesterday I had an experience that illustrates what all boutique small business owners should be doing to justify their higher prices. It was too good not to share with you.
My husband, Chris, I and just celebrated 10 years of marriage. We love to travel so I suggested we take a big trip to somewhere we wouldn’t typically go. I know Chris has wanted to visit Australia for some time, but we’ve done very little research on what all Australia has to offer.
Brand Building Like the Big Guys in Your Small Business
Last week my husband and I celebrated 10 years of marriage. You can imagine my surprise when he presented me with a signature blue bag and box from Tiffany & Co.
Unwrapping the gift was just as much of an exciting experience as actually enjoying the jewelry. From untying the perfect white bow to lifting the box lid in anticipation of what was inside, my heart was pounding. Their marketing was working! A gift from Tiffany? For me? Wow!
A Small Business Sales Tip – How to Overcome Objections
If you aren’t getting objections when selling to your clients, you are done selling. You have either closed the sale or the client wants to leave without placing an order. Many times, you need to work on getting the real objection from the client but if they are not buying, there is a reason. If you don’t find out what the reason is, you can’t sell through it.
The fastest way to shorten your to do list
If you’re like me, your to do list is longer than your arm some days (most days). And it can be more than overwhelming to know where to
start. It’s tempting (and easy) to start with the small things that don’t require a lot of brainpower. But often those small things are low value. What I mean by low value is that their impact on customer satisfaction is minimal.
How to Find Pre-qualified Buyers with Boutique Marketing
Finding prospects in your target market isn’t as hard as you might think. Just like when someone refers you to shop at one of their favorite businesses, it makes the buyping decision easier. You also enter that relationship in a much more open way than if you simply responded to a deep discount. If you look at this scenario from a business owner’s perspective, it only makes sense that when we work together with other business owners, we will all benefit. This should be a mutually beneficial relationship and help both businesses.
How Often can I Have a Mini-Session Event?
I’m not like a lot of photographers who tell you NEVER to do mini-sessions. But I have a pretty strong opinion on WHEN to do them…. And WHEN avoid them. You may disagree with me.... But here’s what I've found works REALLY well. [watch the video above to find out] What...
How Much Should your Photography Marketing Budget be?
I HATE photography marketing that’s expensive… ???? Facebook ads... ????????Paying someone to SEO your website … ????????????Mall displays…. Paid photography marketing sucks the money out of your bank account faster than you can make it. ???? So what should you if...
How do you Market Your Photography Business when you’re Overwhelmed?
School calls… Your daughter has a stomach ache… You have a session tonight and it’s pouring down rain… Your spouse is traveling all week for work… Your boss is breathing down your neck because you’re late again… The fridge is empty… And laundry is spilling out of the...
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