Marketing
Unique Way to Advertise
Last Sunday and next Sunday in our community you can go to a Live Radio Play: A Christmas Carol. The Franklin County Arts Council is presenting it, the actors are the Franklin County Players. It’s a great play telling a classic Christmas story in an unique way. But here’s what is interesting -they are having…
Read MoreWhat do you look like?
When was the last time you upgraded your head shots? You do use head shots, right? If you have a business, you market online, you need head shots. Good ones. If you can, find a local photographer and hire him/her. If that doesn’t fit in your budget, be creative. Approach the photography class at a…
Read MoreThe Power of One Product
I live in a county of 10,000 people. Our Chamber has renamed themselves to the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce – so we can reach out to all the parents and students in our community. That bumps up our count to almost 15,000 people. Our county seat, Hampton, grew by 4% in the last…
Read MoreHow are you using your talent?
Today in church the preacher talked about the Parable of the Talents. Matthew 25:14-30 My interpretation is: The master went away, but before he went he gave one slave 5 talents (in those days, a talent was a monetary unit), 1 slave two talents and 1 slave 1 talent. The guy with 5 and 2…
Read MoreWhat does passion look like?
We hear a lot of people saying “just pursue your passion.” If you’re like me, you’re not sure what passion looks like. The first thought that comes to mind is all that old romantic stuff — kissing and smooching and carrying on. Yeah – that’s not what we are talking about here. Take a minute…
Read MoreNeedy is as needy does
Ed Bestoso made a good point last week. He said that if you are trying to help the needy in your business, you’ll always be helping the needy. This is business we are talking about people. If you want to help the needy in your volunteer life, well that’s the place to help the needy! …
Read MoreCan public speaking help your business?
I speak in public, a lot. I love it. Most people don’t. I had the pleasure of listening to an interview with Arvee Robinson via the Business Momentum Series. Arvee Robinson is a Persuasive Speaking Coach, Speaker, and Author. Arvel said “Our words can either sell, or repel. Take the time as leaders to learn…
Read MoreBuying a Brassiere
This is a post where I talk about brassieres. No no – don’t run! I also talk about customer service. I’m attending the 140 Character Conference in Des Moines May 9 and will be speaking. The clothing attire is casual. However, I need new undergarments. I’ve lost a few pounds, so I needed to be…
Read MoreTeach and you will Learn
It’s important to keep learning. That’s why I like teaching so much. Tonight I have a Creating Facebook Fan Pages class I’m teaching at Hampton NIACC. Facebook is pretty good at updating their information and my old PowerPoint presentation from 6 months ago needed updating. Off I went to Google to do a little research.…
Read MoreEducation for All
North Iowa Area Community College has hired me to be their program associate. I help promote and market their continuing education classes here in Hampton Iowa. These classes are designed based upon what you’ve told us you’d like to learn. Already this year we’ve had a Writers Workshop and a Bird House Class. Coming up…
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