Lead Management

The Power Of Positive Thinking: How Are You Going To Use It

July 23, 2010

If you knew you couldn’t fail, what is one thing you’d like to do in your life? The power of positive thinking and positive energy is a real element in the universe. I truly believe this. I’ve climbed mountains with this energy, I’ve jumped out of planes with this energy, and sailed around the Caribbean with this energy. These are just a few of the many achievements I’ve attained by implementing this method of positive…

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Grassroots Efforts: Cold Calling Under Rated Along With Other Outbound Marketing

July 20, 2010

I know, you are all cringing right now. Yuck I hate it when someone calls me unsolicited and asks me to do something, pay something, buy something, or well…something! You hear so much about inbound marketing these days, is outbound marketing dead? Just one aspect of outbound marketing is cold calling. These days it seems that people are not only against cold calls, but they are into scheduling their phone calls as well. It is…

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Not Created Equally: Find Your Unique Teacher, Coach or Social Media Advisor

July 15, 2010

Not all business coaches, consultants or social media “experts” are created equally. Much like a personal trainer focuses on the individual, so too do you need to find a business specialist that focuses on your business as if there is no other business out there just like yours. Recently I started to go back to the gym to take classes with a trainer verses DVD’s at home. I just wasn’t meeting my goals and it…

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Blue Gypsy Bluesfest: Great Things Are Coming

July 12, 2010

When I first started planning Blue Gypsy Bluesfest I knew it was a big undertaking. But I also knew it was for a good cause, and in the end it would be a lot of fun. One of the best parts about owning my own business is deciding how I’m going use my energy and achieve great things. It was a little over three months ago that I decided I wanted to throw a huge…

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Listen: If You Aren’t Picking Up Cues You Lose

June 30, 2010

Listen. This is the key to great service. Listen. Seems easy right? This is the secret to capturing and keeping clients. Right now I’m sure everyone is saying, “Duh, I listen all the time.” But no….no you don’t. Perfect way to alienate someone seeking your services is to not listen to what they are telling you. There is a reason why people say email me, don’t call me. Call me don’t email me. Text me,…

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Who The Bad Owl? A How To Guide – Help Me Find My Wooden Spoon

June 25, 2010

Okay so part two. While everyone else seemed thrilled to see HTML5 yesterday, I wasn’t like most waking up to a very different owl. I didn’t have the time, I had 20 things on my plate and I was, as usual, trying to figure out how to cram 30 hours of work into about 17 waking hours. I was in no mood for one of the major tools I use for work to be changed.…

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Hootsuite: Whooo I mean Boooo

June 24, 2010

Hootsuite say it ain’t so! I signed in this morning to get some work done and you’ve changed. And not for the better in my opinion. I don’t have the time this morning to explore your changes, but I do have to say as someone who uses you as a tool you have made yourself less user friendly. I am a busy girl and besides just working for builders trying to make them sales, planning…

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Is Lead Management The Same as Gardening?

June 11, 2010

The other day I attended my first networking luncheon in Northern Virginia. I just moved recently and now that I’m starting out from scratch, it’s an interesting process. Sometimes networking is a little bit like traveling around the world. There are set questions that people ask as soon as you meet them. With travel it was the where have have you been, where are you going how long are you traveling variety of question. But…

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Miracles of Modern Social Media

June 11, 2010

I experienced a social media triumph the other day. It just goes to show Social Media can really get the job done. Especially if a big business is doing its job and monitoring its online reputation. In that case you might even get positive results. I did last week! A couple of weeks ago I walked into my bank to open another business account, in the course of my transaction with the banker who was…

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Tickets are Onsale Now For Blue Gypsy Bluesfest!

June 7, 2010

This month only, take advantage of the early bird special and save up to $20 on your tickets for the Blue Gypsy Bluesfest. We are putting on an amazing third party fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity and Natchel’ Blues Network. Two great local charities in Hampton Roads. Make sure you come to the event of the season on September 25th at Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach. And enjoy local blues music provided by Bobby…

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