Some of them prefer to use Facebook messenger and text, which leads to side conversations. And that’s fine if the agency is just you. But when you have a team involved that has to coordinate, this quickly becomes a mess. We use basecamp so we have an audit trail– to prevent “he said, she said”. Our rule, that all clients …
Do you know the “prescription” for effectiveness?
Here’s a “secret” in business…. If you’re hitting the goals, clients rarely want to dig deep into the details. But if you’re not, they will ask questions. Just because we can get super finely detailed in digital marketing doesn’t mean we should. Prior to surgery, do you really want to know the fine details of the procedure? It shouldn’t matter …
The Bounce Technique – Persuasion And Relating To Your Audience
by Ben Dahl Using “I” can be okay in writing if you use it the write way. Don’t beat your chest with a “me, me, me” attitude. Instead, balance the use of “I” and “you” to create empathy with your audience and create persuasive content.
Age Is Just A Number – Know What Counts
by Ben Dahl There are two commonly held misconceptions people have. Young people are on social media all the time. They’re naturally good at this stuff, and will get awesome results for my business. The reason my social media is failing is because I trusted a young person to manage it. They’re young and don’t understand what they’re doing. Often, …
Surgeons don’t leave the emergency room to go out to knock on doors
You spend all this time talking to potential clients– they appear to have money, interest, and clear need for your services. But somehow they don’t buy– they went with someone else, balked at the price, were just milking you for free consulting, or turned out to be jerks. How do you avoid all this? Know that surgeons don’t leave the …
Don’t Make Me Chase You
Don’t make me chase you– because every step that I take doing so is a step back from making progress. We’re not in grade school anymore, and playing tag over email isn’t very much fun. When you say you’ll do something and then don’t, it makes me feel like you did so with your fingers crossed behind your back. We’re …
The world needs a MILLION Aarun’s– you do, too!
You’ll never really be good at something you don’t love. So fine tuning your personal branding is about clarifying the things you’re passionate about. And nothing is a better indicator of passion than where you spend your time, whether you’re paid for it or not. Aarun Rumbaugh (I call him the BOSS), is 21 years old, 6 foot 4 inches …
How to avoid fear and get things done
The biggest problem we have faced as a company is flakiness— smart, well-meaning people who for whatever reason can’t seem to show up on time, turn their stuff in, or do simple tasks. Why? It’s because of fear. Overcoming fear becomes harder as you get older, just like changing old habits. This is a recurring theme with people who have …
Ridding Excuses Through Open Communication
Are you fed up with excuses that people use to cover for a lack in communication? So are we. This article explains it all.
10 Tips to Online Marketing Success
Confused about how to gain truly loyal customers through online marketing? You don’t want to feel like you’re underwater and alone. Many of us have already been there and we want proven results. So to help you stay afloat and increase your online presence and competitiveness. Here are 10 Tips To Online Marketing for you to implement today. 1. Personal …
Why get rich quick schemes are like strangers offering candy to children.
Remember the advice “don’t talk to strangers or adults offering you candy” as a child? When you’re a marketer, would you accept if someone offered you a program that makes $17,000 per day that sets up in less than 10 minutes? Uh, no. We shouldn’t touch get rich people. Replace the candy with “easy” schemes designed to lure you in. Like …
Hey Millennials: Get a job!
Young adults face an increasing chasm between the education system and a sustainable income. To better understand the challenges, I’ve been reading “Higher Education in America” by Derek Bok, who was president of Harvard for 20 years. It’s what you expect from someone so scholarly– 479 pages of well-researched critique, presented ever so tactfully. To save you the time, here …