Archive for August, 2009

Career Renegade Profile: Matthew Ray Scott

Career Renegade Profile: Matthew Ray Scott

Jonathan Fields is an entrepreneur, author, blogger, family man, and my friend.

He created a Career Renegade profile where he features entrepreneurs that designed the work that matters in their lives.
I’m truly humbled to be have been featured with so many other entrepreneurs that I admire their ability to design a strategic life + work design.
You [...]

On Marketing Attention

On Marketing Attention

Your Attention Please by Paul B. Brown

The definitive guide to communicating in the new marketplace!
This book changed my approach to appealing to today’s distracted, disinterested, disengaged, disenchanted, and busy audiences.

Kid-Like Market Research & Knowing Your Customer

Kid-Like Market Research & Knowing Your Customer

If you’re under the age of 30 and you never saw the classic movie, Big starring Tom Hanks then either beat-it kid or go rent the movie.
Sometimes our external market research should answer the child-like internal question, “Are we and our services fun to play with?”
A clip from the movie Big illustrates this question.

What are [...]

On New Rules of Marketing

On New Rules of Marketing

World Wide Rave by David Meerman Scott
The six rules for creating resounding customer centric solution messages that triggers your ideal customers to willingly share your ideas and marketing stories.

Wednesday Weigh-In: What We’re Thinking…

Wednesday Weigh-In: What We’re Thinking…

Here is what we are thinking about this morning…

Is incrementalism the death of innovation in your/our business?
How do we make it easier to share our good stuff with our ideal clients? How will we confirm if we are getting it right?

Pride & Fear. The reason why they don’t ask us for help that we can [...]

A Pre-Proposal Strategy To Win More Business [Audio]

A Pre-Proposal Strategy To Win More Business [Audio]

Do you have a proven pre-proposal strategy to win more proposals in less time and with less effort?
Our latest Virtual Business Gym (Member Only) call discussed this topic.
I’d like to share that call with you in the hope that you would benefit from this knowledge and use as an opportunity to consider accepting a no-hassle [...]

What We Can Learn From Don Hewitt, Creator of 60 Minutes

What We Can Learn From Don Hewitt, Creator of 60 Minutes

Don Hewitt was the Creator of the TV show 60 Minutes aired every Sunday night.
He recently passed away and has been remembered for his many contributions and accomplishments. It is not a stretch to say he changed the format forever of TV journalism.
I grew-up watching 60 Minutes with my father and continued to watch [...]

My 6 Favorite Presentation Tools

My 6 Favorite Presentation Tools

I’m asked what tools I use to create, deliver, and distribute my presentations.
Here are six tools:

Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds. This book is the best book I’ve found on designing and communicating slides that matter.
Keynote and a ‘15 MacBook Pro. Get serious and get a Mac. I saw the light or drank the kool-aid, [...]

Making Meaning Weekend

Making Meaning Weekend

How was I supposed to know that the cucumbers in our garden were not supposed to be watered everyday?

I had no adult-supervision from my wife today. It can’t be my fault.

After being ex-communicated from my garden responsibilities when my wife returned home, I sat down to engage in meaningful stuff.

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Part 1, Coaching Millions Interview

Part 1, Coaching Millions Interview

I was interviewed recently by Milana Leshinsky, author of Coaching Millions, on the topic of building a highly profitable consulting and coaching business.
The interview is a multi-part interview series for her listeners and readers.
Here is Part #1 of our Coaching Millions discussion.

Receive another 4 hours of Part 2-4 of this Million Dollar Coaching Round [...]

Simple Pre-Proposal Strategy=7 Figure Contracts Over Years

Simple Pre-Proposal Strategy=7 Figure Contracts Over Years

FOR: Are you a small business owner that offers a service for a fee?
If so, you have probably completed Request For Proposals (RFP) where you are sent a format guide and project scope and are required to complete this information request and compete against other services like your own.
WHAT: In this brief video, we offer [...]

7 + 1 Small Business Owner Superhero Vacation Strategies

7 + 1 Small Business Owner Superhero Vacation Strategies

Music: Buddha Chill by Joe DJ, Flying Saucer
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