Profit First by Mike Michalowicz is a small business classic. Mike preaches that you should take profit first – that you as a business owner, and IF you ever had shareholders, should expect profit – and the business will run better because of this process. It will be healthier because it will be formed on […]
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A custom website is preferable to a pre-made theme for real professional businesses – because the site is made without concession’s to the theme (working with what the theme has available – this often happens when you design based on a theme.) If you are a freelancer or solopreneur who needs a website, working with […]
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Early on in the days of advertising, companies didn’t have the insight that we do today within the field. Whereas today, you can conduct focus groups to understand your consumers better. Expanding into the marketing field, you can A/B test, perform in-depth research on demographics, and finely tune campaigns to fit the psychographics of your […]
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Given how ubiquitous computers are in our day-to-day lives, it is hardly surprising that there are so many fantastic IT-related jobs and careers out there. However, IT is still often perceived as being a rather niche field, and one that is only suited to geeks and tech wizards. But this is not the case, IT […]
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As one of the original ‘Mad Men’, David Ogilvy was a pioneer of copywriting in advertising and marketing. (We can only assume that in his quest for marketing mortality, Mr. Ogilvy consumed as many old fashions as Jon Hamm’s fictionalized portrayal of the early advertising giants, such as Ogilvy himself, in AMC’s Mad Men). No […]
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“Nothing gets me more jazzed than writing cover letter after cover letter when I apply for jobs!” “I can’t wait to get started on this cover letter and edit it 1,000 times before I finally submit it.” “Yeah, I only apply for jobs if they require cover letters. That’s how much I love writing them” […]
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If you want more leads NOW. You need to get serious about prospecting. Besides just using a digital marketing company like Hook Agency, here are 5o ways you can get more leads now, fill your pipeline and get more business. Publish a blog post about ‘what to look for in a [what you do] provider’ and […]
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Isn’t company culture just a fancy way of saying, “we have a ping-pong table, we’re cool”? I always heard about company culture, but I never understood its importance. I now know that having a culture that fits who you are is the difference between high productivity and overall happiness, and..not that. In my short […]
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“Expert Secrets will help you find your voice and give you the confidence to become a leader…” “Expert Secrets will show you how to build a mass movement of people whose lives you can affect…” “Expert secrets will teach you hot to make this calling a career, where people will pay you for your advice…” […]
I’ve talked to many sales and marketing professionals over the past decade about tactics and tools they use to generate more business. I’m always a little surprised when someone tells me they purchase “lead lists” but do not do any sort of inbound lead generation. What they are buying is actually a list of prospects […]
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