Business Inspiration Don’t Forget to Take Time to Play I recently ran this on my own blog – the concept of “recess” isn’t just for kids! This is a tough time of year for everyone in business. Your focus is on the new year, often with the attitude that being flat out is fine…you’ll get your break after the “smoke clears.” So, time to […] Written by Skip Cohen January 4, 2022December 20, 2022
Business Marketing Keep Your Clients and Build Your Business Intro by Skip Cohen Photofocus.com joins Marathon’s blog content this month. There’s so much great information in their archives and being published fresh every day! From podcasts to info about new gear, techniques, and everything in between, I’m excited to be sharing this post from their archives. As I’ve written so many times, relationship building […] Written by Photofocus January 3, 2022January 3, 2022
Business Marketing Which Customers Do You Want to Keep? Intro by Skip Cohen “Everyone, regardless of how much they spend, should feel happy, respected and appreciated.” Your greatest marketing tool is relationship building and it’s so important you do it with EVERY customer. I know there are times when you’ve also realized every customer is not necessarily a good fit. Most often that relates […] Written by Shep Hyken December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
Business Inspiration There’s Only One You Intro by Skip Cohen Bev Walden hit another home run recently with this Tuesday Tidbit email, and it couldn’t be more on point for what you need to do through the holiday season and into the new year. Unfortunately, too many artists are afraid to develop their own look, unique products, and memorable experiences for […] Written by Beverly Walden November 22, 2021November 22, 2021
Business Marketing Don’t Blow the Holiday Card Experience With Blatant Promotion Intro by Skip Cohen Wandering through Shep Hyken’s archives, I ran across this post from years back. But the fun of the content Shep shares is there’s no spoilage and no expiration dates. In fact, his point with this post is more appropriate than ever today! It’s holiday time, and all of you should be […] Written by Shep Hyken November 17, 2021November 17, 2021
Business Marketing Staying Focused on Building Your Brand and Business I recently shared parts of this post on my own blog. There are too many of you who instead of working to build your business, give up early, worrying about the outside world. Well, it’s time to bring back the hot dog vendor. There was an anecdotal story in circulation by the advertising community in […] Written by Skip Cohen November 15, 2021November 15, 2021
Business Inspiration Lifestyle Using “Family” as an Excuse Intro by Skip Cohen This archived transcript of one of Sarah Petty’s podcasts hit me hard. At this point in our lives, it’s just me, Sheila, and two pups. But it recently occurred to me that I’m putting too much time into work and not spending enough time with them. I was simply not having […] Written by Sarah Petty November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
Business Solve Your Customers’ Problems Intro by Skip Cohen As I wandered through Shep Hyken’s archives, I had a challenge in deciding what topics seem most relevant these days. He’s one of the very best writers, speakers, and educators in the business, and he shares so much info to help you grow your business and brand. Your best marketing tool […] Written by Shep Hyken November 1, 2021November 1, 2021
Business Inspiration At the Top of the Charts – Pet Photography While this post isn’t directly written by Kay Eskridge, I’m sharing the pure genius of her timing and illustrative ability with her “Rebarkable Pet Portraits.” In a survey done by Kodak, at least twenty-five years ago, the top reasons people hired a professional photographer in the portrait/social categories were brides, babies, and pets. Until the […] Written by Skip Cohen October 25, 2021October 25, 2021
Business Product Info Easy Add-On Sales! Intro by Skip Cohen The seasonality of the fourth quarter is on your doorstep right now, but you snooze, you lose. Sorry to throw in a little sarcasm there, but this has been an incredibly tough year. Between last year and this, most of you have experienced challenges no one could have anticipated. But something […] Written by Mark Weber October 20, 2021October 20, 2021
