Would You Like Fries With That? How To Harness The Power Of Cross-selling "Would you like fries with that?" ... Six simple words that when used correctly in your business, could be the single most effective concept you ever use to grow your revenue. Obviously, we’re not all running burger bars and selling fries, but we DO all operate in [...]
My #1 Tip For Creating Crazy Profits There’s one thing that nearly every business owner who comes to me for professional business coaching and mentorship asks – and that is: “How do I generate more leads, make more sales and ultimately make more money!?” My answer to this often shocks the business owner. I think they’re expecting me to give [...]
How To Get More Out Of Every Minute Back in 2010 I read an article recently about the entrepreneur Mark Cuban, one of the men who started Broadcast.com (a web radio company). Having sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for on paper profit of $1.7 billion in 1999, Cuban went on to acquire the Dallas Mavericks basketball team – a team who were [...]
How To Create A Loyal Following Out Of Your Staff “Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life” - Napoleon Hill With the recent recession, many employees found themselves out in the cold and out of a job. Staff loyalty was not at the top of most employers’ list of concerns because [...]
Does My Business Look Big In This? When I look in the mirror lately, I see my business staring right back at me. And when I go into work – it's just like looking in the mirror. This week I've realized that like a prize-fighter who has become a little soft around the edges, my business AND my body could [...]
Do You Really Want That Lamborghini As a coach and business advisor, it’s my job to help people achieve their goals and bring their ideas and dreams to life. But as with anything in life, if you don’t know where you’re headed, you don't have much hope of achieving the success you aspire to. I’ve been thinking a lot about [...]
8 Profit Boosting Tricks You Can Learn From Apple A contact recently forwarded me the image for today’s blog post – it’s taken from one of those ‘Motivational Poster’ satire emails that make the rounds every week or two. These emails are based on the original posters that were popular in the 90’s/early 2000’s – you might remember them - [...]
6 Steps To Build A Bulletproof Brand We have an Advisor – for the sake of this blog post we’ll just call him ‘N’. ‘N’ is a lethal weapon when it comes to selling over the phone. It’s not just that he’s got the gift of the gab, more than that, whenever ‘N’ speaks to someone, he makes them feel [...]
[title size="1" content_align="left" style_type="none" sep_color="" margin_top="0" margin_bottom="20" class="" id=""]The One Minute Manager - In 1 Minute[/title] In a company of 25 people, how many actually work for the owner? The answer – none. Nobody ever really works for someone else – EVERYONE, without exception, works for themselves. When I have my manager's hat on ... it’s my job to help [...]
[title size="1" content_align="left" style_type="none" sep_color="" margin_top="0" margin_bottom="40" class="" id=""]Transform your ‘goals’ into ‘achievements’ – fast![/title] One sure-fire way to speed up the achievement of your goals is to get other people involved and have them buy into your idea. Consider for a moment the various people whose support you’d need to achieve your goals. (If you’re a driven person, it’s [...]
