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You Are The Guru You’re Looking For….
Countless times, I’ve had people come to me in a flurry of frustration, having spent a lot of money on an expert or guru and they didn’t have any real results to show for it. That totally frustrates me too. Being a marketer in business for as long as I have, I’ve seen it all. And I definitely feel for them. It frustrates me because out of the many marketing experts out there, not all of them have the integrity, authenticity, and honesty that you deserve when working with them. There’s also something else that happens. Maybe you stumble across an expert/guru, and you end up buying all their courses…
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What do Taylor Swift, Tony Robbins & Apple have in common?
Hi Shannon, This summer, there’s been a lot written in the news about Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. From crazy ticket prices, scalpers, and Live Nation/Ticketmaster’s conglomerate controlling 70% of live-event ticketing — to are Swift’s fans more like a cult or cure for adolescents and teens? I have to admit, I haven’t really listened to Swift’s music in a while. Plus, I don’t have kids who would fall into her demographic. Yet, I stumbled upon various articles in the NY Times about her infamous sold-out tours and fandom this summer. That’s when I realized this would be a terrific mini-case study, so I wanted to share it with you… So, what do…
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The Information Paradox
It’s no secret that I’m addicted to learning. Honestly, it’s better than being addicted to anything else. 🙂 What I find interesting is that today, there’s so much available information and way too many ideas, books, strategies, and much more to learn. Sometimes it’s just overwhelming. I read Seth Godin’s blog a few months ago, where he told this story about Cliffs Notes. They were in the bestselling section of the bookstore for a decade. And they were mostly geared toward high school students who didn’t want to read or just wanted more insight into the book. So he came up with the idea of creating his version called Quicklit,…
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Why My Spouse’s New Truck Matters to Your Business Strategy…
Let me take you on a short journey – my spouse, Alice, has been looking for a new car for a while. We’ve been asking these questions: “Do we buy another hybrid?” or “Do we go with all electric?” Then the latest has been – “What about getting a truck instead of another sedan?” Hmmmm. Lots of options that we finally narrowed down to a midsize truck. Yet, I’m used to the comfiness of my SUV. That’s when we found a decent truck that we both were comfy with… We opted against a hybrid truck because the gas savings is minimal. And we weren’t ready to leap into the very…
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My Business Failed… A Confession
When I started out 17 years ago as an entrepreneur, it definitely was a bit of a bumpy ride. Having come off, the heals of corporate America, there seemed to be so much to do to get my business off the ground. And back then, we had the internet. Yet, we certainly didn’t have all the tech – apps we have today. A quick refresher — Facebook and Twitter were in their infancy (Both were open to the public in 2006 – the year I started my business.) and definitely not the behemoth they are today. Instagram was just a flicker in someone’s mind, and the tech for Tik Tok…
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How to go from Idea to total market domination
Have you ever had a pretty stellar idea and thought, “wow, this could be a winner, one that could help transform a lot of people as well as create some consistent income!” What happened next? Were you able to get it off the ground? Why not? Or what happened? Sitting here in my brother-in-law’s office on a very hot and humid day in Houston, TX, I’m faced these questions. Yet, it’s not about my work, it’s about my Mom…. I flew down here to Houston, TX, and because I needed to help my sister out by taking care of my Mom (and the two dogs and cat). She’s going to…
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Confessions, Word Choices, & Websites
This is a little out there and something I noticed this morning when I was doing my morning reading. (I read at least 30 minutes every morning to stimulate my brain. Remember, I’m a learnaholic, so this fuels me and my day. 🙂 When I was reading, I noticed how this writer used the word “but” a lot. I mean, “but” is an ok word yet in my somewhat limited grammar experience, (Grammarly.com is my friend.) ”but” is a conjunction (i.e., a linking word) that’s used to introduce a contrast. So it always negates what comes before it. (Yeah, I did have to look that up to get the right…
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Go Big or Go Home
Finally, I was able to get out of town. (I just got back last night!) Sheesh, with all the flaring up of the pandemic again, I was second-guessing my trip. Yet, I honestly just wanted to get out of town. I had registered for the Traffic & Conversion (T&C) Summit, which I used to go to every year. I slacked off in 2019, and of course, they didn’t have it in 2020. In 2019, I attended at least six different events. So I knew that this was the only event I would attend this year with what was happening with the pandemic. That’s when I made the all-important decision that…
