Business Why I Love Being a Small Business Owner Intro by Skip Cohen There’s a lot of incredible content on Sarah Petty’s “Joy of Marketing” site, and if you get a chance to attend any of her workshops on or offline, you’re going to find the program business-changing and maybe even life-changing. I pulled this post from her archives because it’s the perfect time […] Written by Sarah Petty August 27, 2018August 27, 2018
Business Building a Strong Team for Your Business Even if you’re a one-person business, there are people you work with who support you. And, there are things you can do as a manager to make sure your appreciation is out there all year long! Being a great manager is about building a strong team. It’s about empathy, listening skills and remembering how you […] Written by Skip Cohen August 22, 2018August 22, 2018
Business Lifestyle Can You Walk the Talk? “If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what it’s all about.” It’s a great quote, but when you realize who said the words they border […] Written by Skip Cohen August 15, 2018August 15, 2018
Business Charities Marketing Giving Back Helps Get New Clients Giving Back Helps Get New Clients Sometime in the late 80’s, I attended PPA’s annual marketing conference and Jay Conrad Levinson was a guest speaker. He’s the father of guerrilla marketing and is the one who actually coined the term. He passed away in 2013, but there’s no expiration date on anything he shared over […] Written by Sarah Petty August 8, 2018August 8, 2018
Business Marketing A List of Portrait Clients Who Want to Hire you in the Fourth Quarter! Intro by Skip Cohen Sarah Petty totally knocks another one out of the park with a list of 37 people who, if you put on your marketing hat, are ready to hire you right now. She’s done everything but make the call for you! She’s also hitting on a personal pet peeve of mine. There’s […] Written by Sarah Petty July 30, 2018July 30, 2018
Business Lifestyle Holding Focus The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you’re going to hunt elephants, don’t get off the trail for a rabbit. T. Boone Pickens Welcome to one of my most favorite quotes and it’s incredibly accurate. Think about it for just a second…haven’t you found the longer […] Written by Skip Cohen July 25, 2018July 25, 2018
Business When Everyone Wants Digital Files What Are You Selling? Intro by Skip Cohen In the last few months, Sarah Petty on her Joy of Marketing blog started sharing short videos about marketing and business. At some point, each video becomes a transcript and shared as a blog post. This gem I found in her archives is the perfect post for this time of year. […] Written by Sarah Petty July 23, 2018July 23, 2018
Business Inspiration Marketing Let’s go fishin’ Intro by Skip Cohen Years ago back in my Polaroid days, we had a guest speaker at a marketing meeting, Ed Foreman, a motivational speaker out of Texas. That was over forty years ago and I still remember his advice when it came to sales: “If I can see the world through my client’s eyes, […] Written by Beverly Walden July 18, 2018July 18, 2018
Business Lifestyle Just Say NO! I’m betting there are a lot of you who aren’t old enough to remember Nancy Regan’s “Just Say No” campaign, but running across some old articles the other day I started thinking about the simplicity of that statement, and it seems like a fun way to go with a blog post. Here are some of […] Written by Skip Cohen July 2, 2018July 2, 2018
Business Doing In-Person Sales Without a Studio Intro by Skip Cohen If you’re not following Sarah Petty’s blog, Joy of Marketing, you’re missing a fantastic opportunity. In addition to great topics and relevant advice, she’s been doing video-posts, further expanding her reputation for an incredible focus on education. I grabbed this post from Sarah’s archives because it’s so relevant. It’s estimated that […] Written by Sarah Petty June 27, 2018June 27, 2018
