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The Burger King: Ray Kroc is Born
“The two most important requirements for major success,” said Ray Kroc, “are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.”

Using Your Talents
Read and learn from this depressed, overweight housewife who blossomed into a professional speaker and writer. At barely five feet tall, Pam Lontos weighed over a hundred fifty pounds, was spending most of her day in bed, and was under the care of a psychiatrist who told her that she would always need counseling.

What Is Your Plan
To some extent we all multi-task and have numerous responsibilities that can, at times, seem overwhelming. The key is to learn how to manage the responsibility by planning for it. Believe it or not, day to day activities are less stressful when you implement a plan.
Why a Top Sales Manager Must Always "Tune Into the Right Frequency"
It's definitely clichéd, but I think this is one of the most critical elements to successful sales management and that is to make sure you are tuned into the right radio frequency with your salespeople. There's only one radio station that your sales executives like to listen to and that radio station is: WIFM. (You might say WIIFM, but let's not get too technical here...). This is the "What's-In-It-For-Me" radio frequency. This is the only station they pay any attention to and if you're not broadcasting on it all the time, 24-7, then your sales reps are gonna switch you over to some other station on XM or Sirius radio...or worse yet, turn off the radio completely!

Why A Top Sales Manager Needs To Be On All His Reps’ “Pre-sets”
You have to be more popular than Howard Stern. You also have to be cooler than Opie and Anthony too. Why? Because one of the most critical elements to successful sales management is to always make sure you are tuned into the radio frequency of your salespeople. Here's why. There's only one radio station that your sales executives like to listen to and that radio station is: WIFM. (You might say WIIFM, but let's not get too technical here...). This is the "What's-In-It-For-Me" radio frequency. This is the only station they pay any attention to and if you're not broadcasting on it all the time, 24-7, then your sales reps are gonna switch you over to some other station on XM or Sirius radio...or worse yet, turn off the radio completely!

Expectations- A Sales Attitude By Any Other Name
Years ago I read something that Zig Ziglar wrote: Attitudes are habits of thought. Pretty simple definition, but incredibly powerful. How many of our thoughts are really sales attitudes including expectations?
Business Ethics Cannot Ignore the 800# Gorilla
Pick up any newspaper, watch any television network, listen to any radio station or scan the Internet and you can learn a myriad of reasons about why the U.S. is in its current economic crisis. After hearing or reading hundreds of economists to political pundits, I have yet to hear the real problem why our economy is in its current fix.
My Sales Force Needs a Make Over
One reader emailed that he just inherited a radio station in Honduras, has never sold before, and he and his salespeople aren't able to book appointments. Another reader is the Sales Director for several well-known magazines and said that her top producing team is down 50% from last year. Yet another reader wrote and wanted to know how to chop her 2-3 year sales cycle down to 2-3 months. And one President fired all of his salespeople, is back on the road selling and wonders what he can do to thrive. What do all four of these scenarios have in common?
Netbooks…The Easy Way to Sell More Service
It sounds almost too good to be true -- a cheap computer you can use/carry everywhere, never have to upgrade the operating system or your apps, with a battery that lasts for ... well a long, long time. Sounds great except we end up leaving all of our work in the beautiful white clouds. The clouds move. We forget which cloud has our stuff and how we get in. Worse, there's a **** storm in the cloud just as we want to get in. Yeah...who knew what grandpa taught our little Miss Sunshine while we were out of the room?? Guess we may end up with yet another device to take along... convenience sure is getting heavy!!!

Are you dialed into radio advertising?
Have you ever wondered whether or not you should include radio advertising in your marketing mix? In this article, you'll learn some very specific reasons why radio is a good buy for small businesses from a 25-year advertising industry expert.
Is Radio Advertising Right For You?
Is the radio the right medium for you to market your business? It all depends. Many businesses have blossomed from it and others have been burnt badly. While there are always exceptions to the rules (and I LOVE exceptions), here are some good guidelines when it comes to choosing RADIO as a place to promote your business.
FREE Advertising: It's out there!
The old saying “It does not get any better than FREE” sure is true in the high cost of advertising your business. You can easily become one of those businesses that always seem to be getting mentioned in the media. All you have to do is take advantage of your opportunities when they come a knocking at your door.
Your Going Out of Business PR Plan and how to avoid needing it
A small business owner struggled to keep her head above water in a bad economy - right up until she decided to close the store. Her going-out-of-business promotional efforts brought in a ton of business, and she cannot understand why. The secret is simple: She finally put promotion into everything she was doing.

Home Business - Market Your Products and Services in the Comfort of Your Abode
There are many job opportunities inside big cities and even in towns with high rise buildings and plush offices, but you need certain qualifications for high corporate positions. You always have to meet the needs of your company boss no matter where you work.

The Joel Roberts Way to Make Profits from Problems
Joel Roberts used to be with KABC radio in Los Angeles. He went from radio to marketing, and he now trains people on how to become direct marketers. His list of clients speaks for itself; it includes Harv Eker (Secrets of the Millionaire Mind) and Stephen Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), and he is also the official media coach for Chicken Soup for the Soul. Chet Holmes says to focus on the market data - focus on the problem. Chet’s advice is to build the pain until they can’t stand it any longer and they have to take action. Joel Roberts has a similar but unique perspective. He answers the question: How Do You Get The Attention Of The Mass Media?
Make Your Small Business an Overwhelm Free Zone
What causes overwhelm? And what the heck can a small business owner or self-employed professional do about it? Find out in this article from Molly Gordon, author of The Way of the Accidental Entrepreneur.

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The Courageous Captain: Turner Takes Television By Storm
Wary of the increasing popularity of television and radio, Turner decided to purchase the struggling Atlanta-based television station WJRJ in 1969. He renamed Turner Advertising to Turner Communications Group and began plans for realizing his grander vision. Just six months later, Turner purchased WRET, a similarly weak station based in North Carolina and in four years managed to make a profit of $1 million. Turner had bought the rights to classic black and white films, and by airing these he was able to increase his number of viewers dramatically. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had also changed their rules to allow cable providers to import signals from far-away stations, which Turner would soon begin to take advantage of.

Your Brochure Is Killing Your Sales
Brochures can be the silent assassins that take-out the sales you should have got. Does your brochure sell? Do you know? You can rehabilitate your brochure by listening to your customers favourite radio station...
Finger Lickin’ Good: Sanders Opens Kentucky Fried Chicken
In 1930, Sanders opened up a service station along U.S. 25, a busy highway which ran through Kentucky. It was not just a regular gas station. When people stopped to refill their gas tanks, Sanders made sure they refilled their stomachs as well. With home-cooked meals that his wife and children helped to prepare, Sanders’ first venture into the fast-food industry had begun. His station might have been simple, with only one table and six chairs, but it was a start.

Press Release Success Criteria - Is it Newsworthy?
You have decided you need to distribute a Press Release to the local newspapers about your upcoming lecture at the neighborhood library. You also think that the listeners at local radio station FM 99.9 would be perfect attendees at this event.
Flexing Your Media Muscle on the Radio
Do you know about the radio renaissance? If you’re a NichePreneur®, you should! Popular wisdom has been telling us for years that radio was dead -- but that popular wisdom is wrong. Satellite radio, streaming internet radio, and the popularity of podcasts has made radio a powerful platform for NichePreneurs® who want to establish or expand their Expert Identity. The audience for radio is exploding, like never before. At the same time, it has gotten more and more demanding to be a good radio guest. No longer is it enough to put out a good sound bite on demand for the local affiliate. Here’s what you need to know:
Business Ethics Cannot Ignore the 800# Gorilla
Pick up any newspaper, watch any television network, listen to any radio station or scan the Internet and you can learn a myriad of reasons about why the U.S. is in its current economic crisis. After hearing or reading hundreds of economists to political pundits, I have yet to hear the real problem why our economy is in its current fix.
Why A Top Sales Manager Needs To Be On All His Reps’ “Pre-sets”
You have to be more popular than Howard Stern. You also have to be cooler than Opie and Anthony too. Why? Because one of the most critical elements to successful sales management is to always make sure you are tuned into the radio frequency of your salespeople. Here's why. There's only one radio station that your sales executives like to listen to and that radio station is: WIFM. (You might say WIIFM, but let's not get too technical here...). This is the "What's-In-It-For-Me" radio frequency. This is the only station they pay any attention to and if you're not broadcasting on it all the time, 24-7, then your sales reps are gonna switch you over to some other station on XM or Sirius radio...or worse yet, turn off the radio completely!

Why a Top Sales Manager Must Always "Tune Into the Right Frequency"
It's definitely clichéd, but I think this is one of the most critical elements to successful sales management and that is to make sure you are tuned into the right radio frequency with your salespeople. There's only one radio station that your sales executives like to listen to and that radio station is: WIFM. (You might say WIIFM, but let's not get too technical here...). This is the "What's-In-It-For-Me" radio frequency. This is the only station they pay any attention to and if you're not broadcasting on it all the time, 24-7, then your sales reps are gonna switch you over to some other station on XM or Sirius radio...or worse yet, turn off the radio completely!

Football's Pitch Count and the Connection to the Sales Force
Herm Edwards, currently of ESPN and formerly the Head Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, was interviewed on WEEI, Boston's Sports Talk Radio station today. He said a couple of things that were quite compelling:
Persistence and Procrastination
Down the street from my office is a very large media complex containing a TV station, several radio stations, and a large conference center. At one corner of the massive building, there is a large fenced area where several radio and TV broadcast towers soar hundreds of feet into the air. Thousands of people drive by this complex every day and have seen the towers so many times they don't even notice them any more.

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