Last evening I was pulled into a conversation on Social Media Coaching. I guess I was invited in because I am a Social Media Coach..duh. However, the conversation was more about how Social Media is used in niche marketing than coaching. Social Media is probably the best method of marketing a niche product or …
Turn Up the Innovation Dial in Your Business
I was having dinner this evening with a table full of friends and clients and as is always the case the focus of the table’s conversation eventually turned to everyone wanting to know how my new business, IBGS, is doing. Since the majority of my social and business acquaintances are business owners or executives of […]
Social Media: Building a Personal Brand
Something I have found very powerful in the use of social media is the Personal Brand. Unfortunately, too many small and large business people think personal branding is just throwing up a logo of their business and then posting nothing but gibberish about their product. Today, consumers do not want to hear or see commercials..that […]
Business Conferences: A Must for the Economic Recovery
One of the most asked business questions I get during my business coaching sessions is.. Where can I go to get a kick start in developing more business? Bottomline: The most effective way to rebuild or develop a deeper customer/client base is to meet more people..more live people…more REAL …
The Art of Not Responding to Emails/Voicemails
I am certain that you have initiated a reply to an email or voicemail you received for a new acquaintance on an urgent business matter you were discussing with them but then never heard back from the person who asked something of you. If you have not, then you must be one of the many […]
No More Twitter Questions..Please
Since 2005, when I started the ‘Ask Mr Business Golf Show’ on Splashcast, I have been able to hold on to a following of REAL people who know I am not afraid to answer any question they throw at me. I have lost count on how many questions I have been asked but it has […]
Jump Start the Economy by Hiring Someone
I have been fielding a few questions this week from many of my fans here who read my blog.. Finding a Job thru Playing Business Golf I find the unemployment rate appalling since I also know many large businesses are cutting their forces purely because it has become the acceptable thing to do …
Twitter (Social) Media Done the Wrong Way
I am beginning to think the more you tell Twitterers not to do something the more they want to do it. So, let me turn it around and see if this will help all of us who know how to use Twitter and Social Media get rid of those who do not. Send Only …
No More Disposable Customer Base, Please!
I was having a chat with a corporate executive recently about problems in the ‘Big Box’ companies. Large businesses have the same problems as small businesses but on a much larger scale. The problem for the day in Corporate America was dealing with the costs of customer service. In large businesses it is nothing …
New IBGS Site
Check out the New IBGS..things are changing…
