#0714 Missing Link
Resistance is feedback. Not now. Too busy. Other priorities. No budget. Fallbacks for; I’m not sure what to do with what I know about what you do, so it’s easier to push it out. What…
Tag: marketing
#0713 Turn Down the Noise
Stop here or keep moving. A choice you will make hundreds if not thousands of times every. single. day. With the volume turned up to eleven, we are inundated with choices, most of which you…
#0706 Peacocking
Being invisible in the market even though you are actively promoting isn’t about being absent, it’s about misinterpretation. People see you, but don’t really know what to do with you. The answer isn’t more posting,…
#0705 Client Needs First
Demand is not about your revenue goals for this month, that’s a consequence. Demand is the alignment of what your clients need, when they need it, based off what you can do for them at…
#0703 Ambiguity
The need for more leads is a symptom, not the root cause. Lack of leads starts with lack of clarity. Who are you serving, what problem are you solving, are they actively seeking the resolution…
#0689 Your Foyer
The first thing they will do is look you up online. Your first meeting, referred to you, hell even your first date. Having a presence online is the digital foyer to you as a person,…
#0680 Switch Focus
The fastest growing companies have a decent offering but are better at sales. Understanding this early enough to not burn through all capital without income. Most businesses suffer the same plight, too focused on the…
#0639 The Long Game
Ask and you shall receive may work if you are asking for a biscuit to go with your tea. In business, you should at some point ask for a commitment but not until you have…
#0637 Peek-a-boo
A prospect will spend 80% of their decision effort researching options before talking to a human. That is a lot of time not talking to you directly and in the end they may never reach…
#0634 Keep Showing Up
I would never know if today is the day. So I just keep showing up. Snippets of ideas to place me somewhere in your subconscious. One day when you are ready, you might just reach…
#0633 Be Their Sherpa
I thought of you on Mount Kilimanjaro. A prospect on a climb, checked his phone every couple of days and the one constant was little ole me. To be top of mind when your tribe…
#0628 Volume Uncovers Value
You do not know if it will work, no-one does. Whenever you release content you can only do your best educated guess, the value is determined by your audience. To further understand value you must…
#0627 Those Who Matter
You have a few seconds if you are lucky. It is not that our attention spans are getting shorter, we our however getting pickier. Spoilt for choice we can afford to move onto the next…
#0626 Who Not How
Do not be afraid to give it away. There is not much you cannot search for in a millisecond, so information is no longer power. Harder to gain is the right combination of attention and…
#0580 Adding Soul
My 18 year old daughter hosted a pool party this summer for a bunch of her girlfriends. For the most part, it was the sound of music blasting in the background and a dozen voices…
#0569 Your Circle
As a business your ability to sell is directly proportional to your circle of influence. Good quality meetings is often where it begins and doing that consistently is challenge for many. Sounds obvious but the…
#0550 Always Be There
Nobody cares what you do until they need you. Potential clients will blissfully ignore you until the moment they decide they need what you do, and only then you become important. That is why it…
#0530 Raw Emotion
It is not the story itself, it is the meaning and raw emotion it conjures up. When you consider about a story to share, pay attention to how it makes you feel. Happy, sad, motivated…
#527 Not About You
For the love of all things, please review your use of the word “we”. Your website, your proposals, your marketing. The more you talk about yourself, the less relatable you become. It is not about…
#0521 Follow Through
The steak did not match the sizzle. I have lost count of the times someone has mentioned to me that they were disappointed at what they got vs what they were promised (from other vendors…