Improve Your Business by Saying Yes to Help

Whether we realize it or not, help comes from many different sources…often times from those we aren’t expecting. Many things…close mindedness, rigidity, pride, ego and even fear…can keep up from receiving what’s being sent our way to help us.

Join Cathie Heath as she explains how becoming more open to the people and opportunities that are put in our paths may well take us where we’re supposed to go…if we learn to say “Yes” and embrace the help that’s sent our way.

In this video, Shelly Allen shares news about the fact that Verizon Communications is stopping white page distribution in some states. How can this bit of news influence business owners’ marketing practices in the future? Join Shelly as discusses possible trends and marketing avenues.

In this video Kristen Darkenwald shares with you how a mortgage broker used this offline marketing technique and tailored it by adding the New York Football Team Schedule to his local business card.

However, the problem with this strategy is that after the football season is over so will be the need for the magnetic card.

Join Kristen as she discusses a much more cost effective and permanent way for local businesses to use this marketing strategy.

Free Social Media Username Tool

Check out what this free social media tool that Shelly Allen found is likely to do for your social media marketing!

Visit http://www.NameCHK.com

To find out if and where your desired username is available before you set up your social media accounts!

As marketers using Social Media sites in particular, building a following of prospects is very crucial to marketing success.

Creating a “natural” tribe, versus a fabricated one, is possible. How?

Join Kristen Darkenwald as she shares a simple and effective strategy to build an audience on social media.

Who Is Creating A Niche In Mobile Marketing?

Staying current in the current mobile marketing world today is critical if you want to capitalize on its benefits and gain an edge in your industry.

Join Miriam Buhr as she discusses the acquisition of CardStar by mobile giant Verizon. This business acquisition has been discussed in different media sources like the Wall Street Journal and CNN Money.

This mobile app has many uses for customers as well as merchants.
You can access company info such as customer support, company webpage, and login to your account in case you want to keep track of your points.

This mobile app also has a store locator to help find nearest location and has a deal section to keep you informed of latest promotions, discount coupons or incentives. As you have noticed, this mobile app offers many uses from airline miles, pet stores, hair salons…lots of areas.

Giving Your Business a Solid Foundation

Quite often business owners make emotional decisions or conduct business based on how they feel.

In this video, Cathie Heath discusses the need to determine and focus on core beliefs and philosophies rather than feelings. Always smart business, it has become increasingly important as the home and small business industry explodes both on and off line.

To survive and move forward in the competitive marketplace, home and small business owners must determine their core beliefs and philosophies.

Combine those with solid business principles, and your business can continue to move forward despite what/how you might be feeling at the moment.

What Are You Focusing On In Your Business?

Join Kim Shahan as she shares tips on staying focused in your business and what the myth of perfection can likely do to you.

There are many ways to attract customers using social networking sites. In this video Shelly Allen discusses an article that she found in mashable.com about the use and benefits of using a mobile phone app as a vendor and small business owner especially when there’s a high probability that lots of customers are likely using different mobile phone apps…

For more information, you can check out http://foursquare.com/businesses/ and see if it can be a benefit to your business.

The Trend in Small Business is all about Social Media Marketing. You see it everywhere from TV to restaurants to the Mall.

Pepsi was one of the first to dump a huge portion of their Super Bowl advertising budget and put it into marketing on FaceBook and Twitter.

On a recent trip to Barnes and Noble Wes Hazlitt found a whole section devoted to this subject.

For more information about and resources from Wes, be sure to visit his website.