It's a....book! In what will prove to be the second most exciting Spring birth for me (our son is due in May), I'm pleased as punch to share the launch today of Branding Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on Any Budget, 2nd Edition (2014, Norlights Press) with all of you. Even if you benefitted from the first edition, I invite you to check this one out in paperback … [Read more...]
Which wine would your brand be? (Feel free to sample a lot just to be sure)
If your brand were a vegetable, what would it be? I know, sometimes brand strategy questions can seem esoteric and ridiculous. I mean, really, what the heck does asparagus tell me about how I can make smarter marketing decisions and attract more customers, sales and word of mouth? But creating a brand analogy for ourselves can often help us make smarter decisions for our business. … [Read more...]
14 Secrets to Selling $4 Million: How to Find Digital Success Using Old-Fashioned Values
I adore today's guest post from Beth Marbach of Downtown Gal. She spent 12 years building a $4 million designer shoe resale business on eBay. Her story has everything: Scrappy moxie, digital prowess and a health dose of good old -fashioned values that catapulted her to success. Whether your business is online, in an office park or on Main Street, you will devour these 14 secrets which Beth was … [Read more...]
12 things you will never regret saying in business
We all have had that moment when our mouth moves 3 milliseconds faster than our brain. Often, the heart has bypassed the brain's filter completely and as you say something, you can almost literally see the words flying out of your mouth in slow motion but can't stop them and stuff them back in. As a fiesty redhead, this has happened to me way more times than I care to admit. With age and … [Read more...]
4 powerful business lessons from James Bond and Skyfall
James Bond...entrepreneurial guru? I recently saw Skyfall,, the latest installment in the Bond franchise and it was incredible. Not normally a Bond fan, I loved Casino Royale, wiped the awful Quantum of Solace from my memory, but thoroughly enjoyed this latest turn. The characters were complex and flawed, the performances brilliant, the pace lively and Daniel Craig does wonders for an expensive … [Read more...]
