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Tackling Business Strategy: 6 Tenets of Building a Scalable Brand

Success

Work with a professional graphic designer at the planning stage of your business and consider all the possibilities for future growth. That logo may look fine close-up on a business card. Revisiting our example of Emma’s Dog Treats, pet health and happiness should be key in her values media.

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How I Learned to Love Selling (and How You Can Too)

Success

Sadly, this is the conventional wisdom on networking: talk about yourself with as many people as you can for just long enough to hand out your business card in the hopes that some of these seeds will sprout, even without watering. But we can also circumvent our evolution with this handy tool called our rational mind.

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Communication Productivity Tip: Don't Make People Search for You.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  If you leave those fields blank, you are not using your tools as effectively as possile.   This is the back of my card as a sample of what I mean: Creating Your Online Business Card An online business card is one site that lists all of your connection points online. 

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Good Ol’ Fashioned Marketing is Still Good For Business!

Step It Up VA Coaching

A good mailing list is the foundation for your business. Having a database of names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and other personal information gives you the tools to connect personally with current and potential clients, business associates and even competitors. Where do your local entrepreneurs do business or hang out?

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Providing a website link, a PowerPoint tool, or a ‘net tip you found particularly helpful are examples of good follow through. Awesome wordsmith? Paint watercolors? Able juggler?]. How cool was that?).

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Providing a website link, a PowerPoint tool, or a ‘net tip you found particularly helpful are examples of good follow through. Awesome wordsmith? Paint watercolors? Able juggler?]. How cool was that?).

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Does Your CRM System Help Your Business Grow? Interview: @batchblue

Stephanie LH Calahan

Powerfully Productive businesses know that effective follow-up is critical to success.    In simple terms, a CRM tool if used correctly, can help you manage all of the communication you have with your prospects, clients/customers, people you network with, service providers and more.  Our great customer service!