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#Inbound13 Summarized in a Fortune Cookie

My Head Haunting Insight for Other Entrepreneurs

This year marks the 5th year I have gone to Hubspot's now named "Inbound" conference (I think). In the years prior, it was done as part of another conference, then became its own separate gig for...

Book Review: Karma and the Small Town Rules

How Big Brands and Small Business Can Prosper in a Connected Economy

Why I read it: Despite the fact that the majority of my career has been with small business entrepreneurs, I have also consulted with large enterprise brands. Going between the...

What losing 45 pounds taught me about sales techniques

For the past 168 days I have used an app to track all of my calories taken in and burned off. 45 pounds later, things have changed a little. First of all, absolutely nothing fits. Not even my shoes. Bummer right?

How Do You Add Value to Every Sales Conversation?

Personal Sales Techniques and Tips

This post has been sitting in draft since April. It was initially inspired by a fellow inbound marketer who asked me to help them with a start-up company prospect who they thought needed buyer persona profiles and...

My best and worst day as an entrepreneur.

When asked how and why I started my business recently for an interview, I was a little nervous about telling the real story. Partly because it would be put into print, but mostly because was a painful tale once upon a time. But I told the truth...

Challenge Question: The Importance of Marketing? Or a Lack of Sales?

Are you an entrepreneur who eats what you kill?

A few weeks ago I was having a LinkedIn exchange with a fellow group member. Eventually we got to a point where he said this in his email.

Are you an entrepreneur on 'The Edge'?

When everything goes wrong, what sales strategy will save you?

You know how sometimes it seems that everywhere you look, there is a message that repeats itself? I can't tell you how many conversations I have with entrepreneurs that they don't know...

Smarketing for Entreprenuers with ADHD

Can the Smarketing approach change your business, or your life?

Last week I talked with an entrepreneur who has a child with ADHD. I have heard many life and business coaches say that nearly every entrepreneur is, or has, some form of ADHD. I don't...

Got Revenue? Need More? You pick: Sales, Marketing, or Door #3?

A salesman is a better marketer or a marketer is a better salesman?

These days, if you are not entrepreneurial in some way- you are being left behind. It is no longer a phrase exclusive to small businesses and start-ups. The most successful company...

Smarketing Reality Check: Entreprenuers and Big Competition

Do You Really Want a Big Business Customer?

In a previous post, I spouted off a bit on small businesses who are cursing big business for beating them out, whether it is online in search ranking or in their store fronts.