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The Most Important Thing to Know in Marketing

The essential idea behind any business is pretty simple. You’ve got something you think somebody will want and all you have to do is convince them to pay you to get it. That is the focus of most businesses, and over the years various companies have tried just about everything under the sun to convince the public to part ways with its hard-earned money. There have been sales of all sorts, gimmicks, celebrity appearances and multi-million dollar ad campaigns to name just a few. Some of them have been successful, some not.

Does Color Matter in Marketing?

There are all sorts of colors out there. You have basic ones like red, green, and blue. You have fancier ones like cyan, burnt sienna and chartreuse. Do any of them really make a difference in your marketing? The simple answer is yes, color does matter. It affects our mood, our health and our willingness to open up our wallets. In fact, it should be one of the first things you think about when you plan out your marketing campaign.

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Automate Your Appointments

Are you using TimeTrade or Full Slate to give your clients online access for setting appointments with you? If not, you should be!

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The Power of Passion

Passion is a powerful force, an energy born from what excites you. In order to be successful in your business, you must be passionate about the work that you do. If you are not passionate about what you do, you will quickly become burnt out or bored.

Think about it. Do you know any successful people who are not passionate about what they do?

Using Holidays: The Standard and the Unusual

The one thing about holidays is that there are a lot of them. We have them in all seasons and for just about every occasion imaginable. There are spring holidays and fall ones. There are happy, cheerful ones; there are reserved, solemn ones. The one thing all these holidays have in common is that they present a great opportunity for quality marketing.

Tackle a Winning Marketing Plan with these Steps

There’s a lot that goes into winning a game on the gridiron. One part is to come up with a great game plan, and another is to execute that plan to perfection. But win or lose, it doesn’t stop there. After the final whistle has blown, it’s time to head to the film room to carefully examine what went wrong and look for ways to improve upon it. You can also figure out what went right and look for ways it can be repeated.

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CRMs: What, Why, How

CRM stands for Customer Relationship Manager, but I bet you knew that. There are many CRMs out there. Some have been around for many years and they vary from the very basic to the very complex. How do you navigate all that and make the right decision?

Read for 15 Minutes Every Day

You probably remember that kid back in school with the weird haircut and the big glasses. You probably also remember they always seemed to have a book in their hand. They were the eggheads or the bookworms, reading everything from Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick to Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. When other kids were learning to read they were reading to learn.

Become a Lifelong Learner

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”

― Albert Einstein

Are you a lifetime learner? We’re all lifetime learners in a sense, even if the only thing we learn in a given day is to avoid the new pot hole on the left side of our street. We’re always changing our strategies and methods of coping as we adapt to our environment. Being a lifetime learner is more than that however. It’s a commitment to growing into our best selves.

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Q1: Ready? Here We Go!

The holidays were great, but now the Christmas tree has been sent back to the storage room and the glitter and tinsel have been packed away until next year. 2019 is here and it’s time to get it started. The first quarter of the year is a great time to open strong and set the stage for a dynamic year. In order to make that happen, here are a few things you’ll need to do.