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Casual Articles - 5 Small Business Marketing Tips
Have you ever been to a seminar that was on your favorite topic and came home with pages of notes, all written in scribble scratch, because you were devouring all the speakers’ words and writing notes lightning fast?You loved the stories and powerful illustrations that set your mind on fire with ideas.Remember those break-through moments you experienced when you sat at the bar and bought your favorite Guru or Idol a drink and listened intently as they shared with you the specialized knowledge that got them to ‘legend status?’Have you experienced a seminar, so powerful your life was never the same and it c
The food was terrific and the service was great so the next night we decided to go back to the same restaurant. Of course, we asked to be seated in Omar’s section. Once again, Omar delivered. When the kitchen took too long to cook a meal for one of our associates, Omar provided a free cocktail, brought over some finger food
Billing is one important area of all small and big businesses. Billing software market is crowded that choice of one becomes so difficult for a start up business owner. The question is will billing software survives the flood of software suits or packages offered by small and big software developing companies.It should. The problem open software community today faces is the lack of skills or interest to learn the basics of programming and working of programs.People also seek comfort zones all the time. We all live in an age of instant gratification and we are hardly programmed to wait or try hard to get somethin
My partner, Greg and I attended a search engine optimization symposium presented by Search Engine Workshops in Raleigh, North Carolina. Greg lives in Montreal and I live in Toronto, so it was a great opportunity to meet and catch up on a few small projects while learning the latest SEO techniques we will employ in marketing our business.
Robin Nobles inspired us to develop creativity in our content development; Andy Beale gave us an in-depth overview of blog marketing for businesses, Dave Barry discussed dynamically delivered web pages and Michael Marshall…..well, if you want to know what Michael is up to, you will have to attend the next symposium.
John Alexander renewed our enthusiasm about keyword research with Wordtracker and gave added a few small surprises, as John always does.
However, one of the most important business lessons during the two day session wasn’t taught in the classroom and it wasn’t delivered by the usual suspects.
The first night in town, we went to a nearby restaurant for dinner. A waiter approached our table and introduced himself; “Good evening everyone, my name is Omar and I am your waiter this evening.”
Omar was taking our dinner order when we noticed that he wasn’t taking notes which caused some concern in our group. Omar told us not to worry and that after he had taken our 5 orders that he would repeat the order….of the table of 6 behind him and then he would repeat our orders, which he did, flawlessly.
The food was terrific and the service was great so the next night we decided to go back to the same restaurant. Of course, we asked to be seated in Omar’s section. Once again, Omar delivered. When the kitchen took too long to cook a meal for one of our associates, Omar provided a free cocktail, brought over some finger food
With business cards, that is. They are one of the most powerful weapons in marketing your business or company is through the use of your business cards.Many people have not been using their cards effectively in making them achieve some results and sales to their site and business. With the many people using their business cards as a marketing tool nowadays, there is no guarantee that yours is the ones that they will notice.How do you make them stand out and be the important tool that they are?Use full color printing. Full color printing was expensive before but not anymore. With the many printing companie
Robin Nobles inspired us to develop creativity in our content development; Andy Beale gave us an in-depth overview of blog marketing for businesses, Dave Barry discussed dynamically delivered web pages and Michael Marshall…..well, if you want to know what Michael is up to, you will have to attend the next symposium.
John Alexander renewed our enthusiasm about keyword research with Wordtracker and gave added a few small surprises, as John always does.
However, one of the most important business lessons during the two day session wasn’t taught in the classroom and it wasn’t delivered by the usual suspects.
The first night in town, we went to a nearby restaurant for dinner. A waiter approached our table and introduced himself; “Good evening everyone, my name is Omar and I am your waiter this evening.”
Omar was taking our dinner order when we noticed that he wasn’t taking notes which caused some concern in our group. Omar told us not to worry and that after he had taken our 5 orders that he would repeat the order….of the table of 6 behind him and then he would repeat our orders, which he did, flawlessly.
The food was terrific and the service was great so the next night we decided to go back to the same restaurant. Of course, we asked to be seated in Omar’s section. Once again, Omar delivered. When the kitchen took too long to cook a meal for one of our associates, Omar provided a free cocktail, brought over some finger food
It is not easy to motivate franchisees in mobile based franchised businesses where the franchisees and there employees are out in the field all day. Many of the franchisees in our company were like that and many were also owner operators, which made monitoring their success even that much more difficult.Many times team members will tell us one thing and then immediately focus their energies in a different direction and then a month later a totally new direction, this is tough for us a we are working on a huge three dimensional chess board situation with environmental stuff, other franchises and their regional accounts,
John Alexander renewed our enthusiasm about keyword research with Wordtracker and gave added a few small surprises, as John always does.
However, one of the most important business lessons during the two day session wasn’t taught in the classroom and it wasn’t delivered by the usual suspects.
The first night in town, we went to a nearby restaurant for dinner. A waiter approached our table and introduced himself; “Good evening everyone, my name is Omar and I am your waiter this evening.”
Omar was taking our dinner order when we noticed that he wasn’t taking notes which caused some concern in our group. Omar told us not to worry and that after he had taken our 5 orders that he would repeat the order….of the table of 6 behind him and then he would repeat our orders, which he did, flawlessly.
The food was terrific and the service was great so the next night we decided to go back to the same restaurant. Of course, we asked to be seated in Omar’s section. Once again, Omar delivered. When the kitchen took too long to cook a meal for one of our associates, Omar provided a free cocktail, brought over some finger food
Running your own business isn't easy. It's a life-changing commitment that requires a great deal of your time. But the possible rewards can often vastly out-weigh the trials, trouble and tribulations you'll encounter along the way.Before embarking on this perilous and exciting journey, you must first perform a very honest appraisal of yourself by asking the following questions:Are you able to work on your own?Unless you're in a partnership of some description, then you're on your own. This can be hardest aspect to face for most people. Almost every decision you make will be your own. Ther
Omar was taking our dinner order when we noticed that he wasn’t taking notes which caused some concern in our group. Omar told us not to worry and that after he had taken our 5 orders that he would repeat the order….of the table of 6 behind him and then he would repeat our orders, which he did, flawlessly.
The food was terrific and the service was great so the next night we decided to go back to the same restaurant. Of course, we asked to be seated in Omar’s section. Once again, Omar delivered. When the kitchen took too long to cook a meal for one of our associates, Omar provided a free cocktail, brought over some finger food
The future of robotics in security surveillance, geo-monitoring, commercial applications and military is growing at an aggressive rate. Currently many smaller companies are formulating strategies, gathering venture capital, investment bankers and investing in research and development to have the new thing in robotic technology. But no other robotic sector in robotic unmanned vehicles is growing quite like the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or UAV sector.Now then what is the best way for a UAV start up company to approach the market with a new technology? Well, we know testing, engineering, research and development are not che
The food was terrific and the service was great so the next night we decided to go back to the same restaurant. Of course, we asked to be seated in Omar’s section. Once again, Omar delivered. When the kitchen took too long to cook a meal for one of our associates, Omar provided a free cocktail, brought over some finger food and boxed the dinner for later…..no charge.
Now we were hooked. Our last night in town, we walked over to the restaurant and asked for Omar. We were disappointed to hear that there was a 60 minute wait to get into Omar’s section but if we would sit elsewhere it would only take 30 minutes.
It had been a long day so we decided to forgo Omar’s section and went to the bar to drown our sorrows in a cold beer. We asked the bartender for a food menu and ordered our drinks. I was paying for the first round, as I usually do when I am with Greg, so I asked the bartender for the bill.
“Your bill has been taken care of”, the bartender told me and pointed to a young man, carrying a tray of food, heading towards a table at the back of the restaurant. Greg and I stared at each other in disbelief and immediately went back to the headwaiter and demanded to be seated in Omar’s section.
It gets better. Our table was ready but my partner was finishing off a beer so I walked over alone to secure our booth. Before I had time to sit down, Omar arrived with a beverage in hand. “Diet coke, Mr. Byers” Omar knowingly stated. I was floored but the best was still to come.
Omar took our dinner order in his customary respectful fashion. He returned with our meals and placed a glass of red wine in front of me. “I thought you might enjoy a glass of Pinot Noir with your steak, Mr. Byers”, Omar stated matter of factly.
OK, all of the business marketing services offered by Omar can be explained:
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