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Here’s A PR Idea for You
I had the pleasure of speaking for WBDC last night to aspiring, emerging and seasoned business owners. When sharing my success with the press, which was a piece of cake during my egg decorating days, the question arose: What if you're in a service business? How do...
This Time I Really Mean It
There was something about the way Carol McManus talked about her success with LinkedIn that it finally took. I'm in. Both feet. Maybe it was the $250,000 ROI she's enjoyed in '10, or the [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRBchZLkQR0] video clip which...
When “No” is the Right Answer
I've seen the look on the faces of my clients, but there was no mirror handy yesterday during my meeting with Denise DiGrigoli. The expression resembles something close to Munch's figure in The Scream. This time it was on my face. She and I had gotten together to...
The Strangest Secret Redux
My client's subject line in her email to me was--You won't believe it! But she was wrong. After listening to Earl Nightingale's gold-record-winning tape called The Strangest Secret many years ago, I've become a believer. I'm never surprised when I hear that what...
Great Question
I had my first ever Soul Proprietor Book Club last week graciously hosted by Janice Weinstein in West Hartford, CT. Twenty women attended, many of whom were business owners, but also several who were there simply to soak up the energy of entrepreneurship. There was...
Beyond Fearless Fridays: Meredith Gray
When Meredith Gray (not that Meredith Gray) received a diagnosis that she had breast cancer for the second time, rather than dive under the covers to hide, she mobilized into action to deal with her illness. She documented her process and progress in a brand new...
Brimming With Ideas, But…
I work with creative, talented and successful women entrepreneurs. As a rule, the ideas come to them a mile a minute, but there's inevitably the frustration of implementation. What do you do with all those brainstorms and bright ideas? At my mastermind meeting last...
Tommy Wyatt and Appreciation Marketing
At lunch today Tommy Wyatt related to the audience of business owners advice his grandfather gave him: "Just kiss the girls who are leaning toward you." Sage advice not only in the romantic arena, but also when pursuing the wide world of prospects and clients out...
How Do I Love WBDC?
Let me count the ways. Yesterday was the WBDC (newly renamed Women's Business Development Council) AM Business Breakfast attended by over 350 men and women. I'm still basking in the glow of the positive energy and vibrancy I received from being there. First,...
The Brilliance of Rebecca Morgan
The topic of Making Money in Your Jammies attracted quite a crowd Monday night when Rebecca Morgan spoke about Creating Income from Blogs, Teleseminars, Webinars and Subsequent Products. I've known Rebecca for many years through membership in the National Speakers...
A Funny Thing Happened at Staples
The woman checking out in front of me at Staples had fistfuls of ink cartridges. I asked her if she was a graphic designer. It opened the conversation, and she shook her head as her sales tally ran to the hundreds of dollars. "Have you ever tried refilling your...
Million Dollar Presence on $0 Budget as Podcast
I had the privilege of speaking at the Westport Library last week. One of the services the library provides is free podcasts recorded during presenter's talks. For those of you who missed it and/or would like to hear my message, follow the instructions below. BTW,...
The College President as Entrepreneurial Icon
It's not only businesses that need to create branding messages these days. In her opening remarks to the assembled alumnae who gathered to meet and greet Mount Holyoke College's newly inaugurated President, Lynn Pasquerella told us of her current mission to tell...
Tell Me What I Need to Know
341 Studios put on another informative and enlightening Fresh Intelligence Roundtable last Friday. This time the topic was Search Engine Marketing. David Hoffman did a great job of explaining the vast terrain of SEO and pay-per-click strategies. Like all the other...
I’m Overwhelmed!
I received more hits and more comments from my post on The Social Network than anything else I've written in the past 2 1/2 years. My blogmaster, Lena West, told me during our training sessions that it was important to hook into what's happening in the world....