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Lesson #3: Go Against the Grain
In the late 1950s, when Johnson was beginning to increasingly use black models for his magazines as well as the Ebony Fashion Fair Show that he sponsored, he began to notice how difficult it was for these women to find cosmetics shades that were dark enough for their skin. As of yet, there were no cosmetics lines produced specifically for dark-skinned women and they were forced to try to blend together various lighter shades in order to approximate their skin tones.

Lesson #3: Believe In Yourself
“It was a risk,” said Vernon. “I had a husband and I was pregnant with my oldest son. But I don't look at risk the way other people do. When you're an entrepreneur, you have to go in feeling like you're going to be successful.”
Richard Branson Virgin
Its name may raise some eyebrows, but there can be no doubt as to the tremendous success of the Richard Branson Virgin Group. Run as a cluster of separate and distinct companies that come together under the Virgin brand, this Group was first established by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. With services that range from travel and music to wine, cosmetics, and even bridal wear, Virgin remains one of the most successful privately held corporations in the U.K., and indeed, the world.

Turning Bald Into a Business: Walker Launches Her Beauty Line
“God answered my prayer, for one night I had a dream, and in that dream a big black man appeared to me and told me what to mix up for my hair,” said Walker. “Some of the remedy was grown in Africa, but I sent for it, mixed it, put it on my scalp, and in a few weeks my hair was coming in faster than it had ever fallen out. I tried it on my friends; it helped them. I made up my mind I would begin to sell it.”

Lesson #3: Know Where The Value Of Your Product Lies
“The greatest feature of the business is the almost endless chain of blade consumption,” said Gillette, “each razor paying tribute to the company as long as the user lives.”

Lesson #4: “There are no shortcuts”
“Occasionally great wealth is created in a short amount of time, but it’s through a lot of luck in those situations,” says Hastings. “You just have to think of building an organization as a lot of work. It may or may not turn into great wealth.”

Gaining Market Leverage
Whether you have an established business or are developing a home based business in your spare time the ability to market and sell your product or service is the key to profitability and growth.
Canadian Merchant Accounts – 8 Questions You Need to Ask!
Learn 8 essential questions you will want to ask before find a Canadian Payment Processor.

Marketing Secrets Of A Mail Order Maverick
This is my third review of a Joseph Sugarman book (previous reviewed: Triggers: 30 Sales Tools You Can Use To Control The Mind… and Television Secrets for Marketing Success).
Do You Know Who Your Target Audience Is?
It is surprising how many businesses are just advertising to all and sundry. They don't even realize how many resources they are wasting by adopting this approach. When the concept of Target Audience is mentioned to them they reply "everyone is my target audience - right" - Wrong. Marketing is more effective when you put the message exactly in front of the people who are ready, willing and able to buy your product/service at that moment.
Website Content - It's All About The Why?
Every week I get asked to look at business websites and tell the owners why they're not getting the results they want. Some of these sites are straightforward brochures, others are e-commerce catalogs, and some are those direct-mail-style pitches reminiscent of old mail-order magazine subscription schemes ported-over to the Web. Some have incorporated do-it-yourself audio and video and some even had this media professionally produced; still the results stink. Why?
Brainstorming a New Business Concept
Learn how idle conversation sparks an idea that transforms into a possible new business opportunity for Direct Marketers.
10 Reasons To Publish A Newsletter
Here are 10 reasons why, as a small business owner, you should publish a newsletter.
YOUR OWN INCOME ON YOUR OWN HOURS
A pep talk, with examples, showing a few ways to set out on a business career of your own
4 Ways to reduce your costs and to increase income
The little details can make a big difference in the world of business. It is more likely that a small business will experience a surge in profits due to its implementation of a series of small cost-cutting strategies rather than the acquisition of a huge new client. Cost cutting strategies for your small business don’t have to be complicated, they just require that you pay attention to some of the more trivial aspects of your business.

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Every week I get asked to look at business websites and tell the owners why they're not getting the results they want. Some of these sites are straightforward brochures, others are e-commerce catalogs, and some are those direct-mail-style pitches reminiscent of old mail-order magazine subscription schemes ported-over to the Web. Some have incorporated do-it-yourself audio and video and some even had this media professionally produced; still the results stink. Why?
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How to Manage Your Email & Inbox – Lessons 46 – 50
If you are a Generation Y employee, you probably grew up with e-mail. On the other hand, if you are a Baby Boomer and e-mail is something that you have only started using the past decade or so, learning how to manage and interact with e-mail could be a struggle.
How to Manage Your Email & Inbox – Lessons 21-25
Are you looking for a way to better manage your e-mail? Would you like to feel more in control, rather than having your e-mail control you? That's why I have put together my new book called "The E-mail Manual". It is the book you should have received when you first started using e-mail.
E-mail Tip #2 - E-mail is Not a Conversation
Most leaders communicate more through e-mail than face to face with their people. It is a common practice to view e-mail as just a natural progression of communication not much different from conversation. This is a huge mistake. There are many ways e-mail communication needs to be handled differently to get the intended message across. Even though writing or reading an e-mail feels very much like having a conversation, it really is not. Many people fail to understand the ramifications of this observation.

10 Key Points: Writing E-mails That Sell
Do you want to sell through an e-mail solicitation? Here are 10 things you need to do when writing your e-mail to improve your sales results: 1. Focus on value. Make sure the e-mail offers a very clear benefit to the customer. 2. ...
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One of the big enemies of personal productivity today is e-mail. The constant flow of e-mail alerts during the day can destroy your concentration and cause you to flit from one project or crisis to the next. Learn how to get yourself out of this state of e-mail-induced ADD.
Getting Effective Results from Customer Service E-mails
Lots of e-mails are sent each day, but many people send e-mail without logically thinking them out. Have you ever sent someone an e-mail and left out important information? It's important when your are requesting help or to be contacted in a matter other than e-mail to structure your e-mail properly. Having answered hundreds of customer service e-mail I thought I provide a help list of things to avoid and things to include in order to receive the best service possible.
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