Marketing – Knowing all about Strategy

Marketing Strategies Revealed I have numerous requests for marketing advice and as such have the following critical steps prior to you getting to marketing and sales: Know what your Goal is and where you are heading first. Plan with the end (or exit) in mind Know your Product or Service Know your Pricing structure Know what place to ... Read More

Building Relationships Using Newsletters

The Use of Marketing Newsletters If you are a client or prospect of mine you will have recently received an invitation to unsubscribe off my newsletter list if you wished. Sounds like it is in reverse? Well not really, like so many other businesses we gather all types of information from our customers and ... Read More

Reading – A Great Book to Pick Up

Creating Magic I found a book at QBD for $6.99 called Creating Magic by Lee Cockerell, based on the principles taught at the world-renowned Disney Institute. It is a bargain at this price!  I have just finished reading the first couple of chapters but already it has great insights on leadership and how different methods ... Read More

Time Management – Running Meetings

How to effectively use a meeting!

A lot of time is wasted and relationships formed during meetings.  So what is the answer for a balanced productive meeting to achieve your objectives and to ensure all parties are happy with the result?

Some Simple Guidelines to Effective Meetings (Time Management):

Have an agenda - Issue

... Read More

Building Relationships with Extra

Building Extra Dimensions to Relationships At times you ponder the differences in getting the cheaper less known or the dearer established brand.  Personally, I like quality and timeless performance.  I'd rather spend the extra on a quality product or service that I know (or imagine) will go the distance rather than a cheap alternative.  ... Read More

Who Am I?

I am your constant companion, I am your greatest helper and heaviest burden I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half the things you do, you might just as well turn over to me and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly. I am easily managed - ... Read More

The Simple Insights are often the Best!

It is sometimes so obvious that you need someone outside of the forest to show you One of the most satisfying processes we come across as coaches is the ability to move the coachees thinking to the point that they illuminate with the answer to their own thinking. So often, it is that you already ... Read More

Great New Book on Money Management

Managing money and allowing yourself to move forward financially! Yesterday I had the immense pleasure of attending a workshop called "Marketing Magic" by Tony Melvin of The Knowledge Centre fame and other great ventures. (More about that in a later post) During the day it became increasingly evident that Tony Melvin not only has a ... Read More