Choosing the Right People

Choosing the Right People

If you were training to run a marathon would you train with those who are preparing for only a half marathon?  If you were watching your weight would you go to an all you can eat buffet?  If you wanted to ace an exam, would you go out for happy hour the night before?...
Choosing the Right People

Brand Yourself

I feel like a broken record sometimes when I talk with my children.  Constantly repeating myself, hoping that sooner or later the message will sink in.  One of the common themes of these “talks” involves how they brand themselves in the circles that they travel,...
Choosing the Right People

The Right Tools

How many of you reading this can say that you have the perfect presentation at your fingertips, or that you have that ideal piece of literature in you portfolio to help you communicate with your customer exactly what it is that you do?  If you find that you...
Choosing the Right People

Level the Playing Field

On the surface it would seem that small business could not possibly compete with big business in term of marketing themselves. Fortunately, the arrival of social media has played a significant role in leveling the playing field.  Now, small businesses can achieve the...
Choosing the Right People

Turning Customer Dissatisfaction Into Satisfaction

No one likes to admit it, but we all encounter obstacles when striving for customer satisfaction. Any of number of things can go wrong: messages that aren’t received back orders inacurrate order information missed completion date miscalculated estimate a...