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Success Really Isn’t About Money…
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| This morning I had a meeting with several professional Scouts. These people make their livings serving the Boy Scouts of America. They are not likely to become wealthy in the conventional sense. Their jobs involve long hours and they all serve well above and beyond the normal parameters of their job descriptions... |
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The 7 crucial steps independent professionals need to take before marketing their services
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| Are you an independent professional who needs more customers? You don't need a large marketing budget to generate sales for your product or service. But you will need to take some important steps in order to "position" yourself in the marketplace. Here are 7 steps you won't want to skip:
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“A Business Coach’s Top Ten Tactics for Marketing Professional Services”
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| Marketing professional services is a real and difficult challenge. The challenges of marketing professional services are different from those of marketing products. Two major reasons for the differences are that clients cannot see or touch professional services before they buy them and the professional services are often produced and consumed simultaneously. And another reason is that marketing professional services is split among marketing, sales, professional and management staff instead of a dedicated marketing and sales force.
Based upon my research and my own professional experience, I developed a Top Ten Tactics for marketing professional services.
My top ten tactics for marketing professional services are:
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How Professional Service Providers Can Break Through Resistance to Requesting Referrals, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
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| One of the most powerful strategic marketing tools is referrals. Are you resisting the opportunity to request referrals? In doing some research on this subject I learned that many, if not most, professional services providers resist because of fear.
Yes, I said fear. The professional services providers are afraid they will: offend and therefore harm their relationship with a client; fail and not cultivate any new business; be perceived as a “salesman” or a “saleswoman” instead of as a professional; and be placed in a totally awkward and uncomfortable position with their clients.
So, what can you do to break through and overcome this resistance? Your strategic thinking business coach has six (6) suggested “break through” strategies for you to consider.
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Don’t Waste Your Talent
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| As I watched the football play-offs over the last few days, it struck me how we need to consider our talents and how they fit into this game called life. What position can we play that brings us excitement, challenge and success? A position that allows us the opportunity to work hard yet is worth the effort. A position where sometimes we succeed and sometimes we fail but always feeling the importance of the position as it delivers benefits to the team? |
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Good Tools Make Success Easy
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| Your tools should make your life easier, not harder. They should position you as a professional and as the "obvious choice." If in doubt, ask your clients to comment on your equipment, your office and your level of service. You may be surprised by what you hear!
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Combating Loneliness While Working From Home
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| Combating loneliness while working from home can be a difficult task. Coming from a professional executive position to a work at home position was a very exciting move for me. I had always wanted to be my own boss, set my own hours, and work on my own terms. Little did I know... |
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Preparation: The Key to a Successful Interview
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| The success of an interview does not rest solely on your performance in an interview but also how well prepared you are. If you are well prepared, you will present yourself in a very confident and professional manner because you will be much calmer and better organized. Plus, you will have a better chance of obtaining the necessary information to make an effective decision about the company and position.
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Beating Your Own Best
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| Leadership is not just directing others and leading others. Leadership is not just holding position, it is creating position. Leadership is to break down your position and creating a new one for the world to applaud you. Leadership means beating your own best. |
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What's Your Remarkable Point of View... R.POV8?
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| Marketing guru Seth Godin is quoted as saying "If you can't describe your position in 8 words or less, you don't have a position." I agree but the competitive element needs to be clear...
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THE “SECRET RECIPES” OF LEADERSHIP
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| How do you display the type of leadership that gets REAL results? How do you avoid the temptations that shipwreck the effectiveness of a leader? This article begins that journey for anyone seeking a position of authority in their professional and personal lives. |
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