How To Generate Leads For Free
In any business, having the ability to make sales is crucial to the entire future of the business. To makes sales requires attracting the best, most targeted traffic in order to bring in potential customers that are likely to make purchases. To get those sales, business owners need to know how to generate leads for their businesses.
Personal Branding is Important
Creating a brand around yourself that customers are familiar with is personal branding. This brand creation attracts and retains customers who find out what you do and want to purchase from you. To generate leads on your own websites, every site you run should be a part of your brand network.
Customers who see your personal branding information on one or more sites will remember it when they see it elsewhere. That makes article marketing more effective as customers see the same name and basic information in the resource boxes that they find on your site and marketing blog.
Buying Leads Not Always Needed
One way that some beginning business owners start to get their own leads is by buying leads. However, if you know how to generate leads, you never have to buy them. The leads you can generate are far better than purchased leads, and they don’t cut into your profits.
Paying someone else for your sales leads means you depend on the lead company’s ability to pinpoint your target audience. It also means cutting into your profits. Many business owners find that the leads they buy are not only inappropriate for their business, they have also been sold many times before to many small businesses.
Social Media Marketing
One of the best things about an Internet marketing business is that widespread marketing can be done through social media marketing. This is a comprehensive term for the many social media sites that are made up of user-generated content.
Some of the social media sites are made up of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. These sites are perfect for marketing a small business through profile pages that can be set up to highlight the business and what it has to offer.
Other social media sites include YouTube and Flickr. Both of these sites can enable you to market your business in expanded directions to allow new customers to find your business. YouTube videos are a powerful personal branding medium that allows business owners to let customers see and hear them as well as to learn from the information contained in the videos.
Social Marketing is Free
With a well-rounded social marketing campaign, potential customers can find your business through any of the networking sites that they happen to frequent. This expands the net of marketing in order to generate as many leads as possible.
This type of Internet marketing can be used to update your business information quickly in order to keep customers up to date on your business’ latest offerings. Running these campaigns and bringing in leads through them is completely free. It also makes viral marketing possible, reaching millions of people through any of these free marketing conduits.
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Sensationalism Is Not Expertise!
Scott McKain wrote a post on Friday that got me going, Intellectual Dishonesty. It’s an eloquent rant concerning the growing negativity and sensationalism created by supposed industry ‘gurus’, all for the sake of ratings and followers. IN the end that behavior all boils down to MONEY and EGO. As I said in my comment to Scott’s post – once you sell out your integrity for money – we all know what you are. Now the only question is, “What’s your price?”
Scott put it on the table when it comes to selling out our integrity for the big bucks – something I personally see happening all around me. Many of us have been discussing this sad state on our own blogs or behind the scenes of social media.
I am not about to try and steal Scott’s thunder here. He nailed the topic right between the eyes. So go read his post. It is an ABSOLUTE MUST READ for anyone who would think of hiring an ‘expert’, or for all of us who follow said experts and wonder about their motivation.
So why am I writing?
Scott focused on the industry Gurus – the A-List bloggers and social media-powered gurus who are selling out to reach for fame and fortune.
I don’t think the issue of sensationalism stops there. I see it all around me. Think about it:
What about the team leader in your company that is constantly pointing to that latest problem and waving their hands like chicken little – the sky has fallen and we can’t get up? Or the ‘entrenched leader who disses every idea by the new kids on the block – creating sensational visions of why it just won’t work? Where’s the expertise there? All it takes is one or two highly vocal, respected-by-others employees to strike fear into the hearts of a company – all because they went sensational instead of into rational problem solving mode. Most of the time those folks want more attention, more praise or they are trying to stop a change that would threaten their world.
Then there are the leaders who create drama and excuses for why they can’t meet the goals, why that new product is failing, why the board should give them more money because that big bad competitor is playing so unfairly. r the internal sensationalism – pointing to another leader or team and creating negative drama around their capabilities or work – just to draw attention to their own efforts. As leaders, we are role models for our employees and partners. What kind of role model fuels sensationalism and negativity just to cover their own flaws or make themselves appear bigger? WOW.
And now to one of my current personal peeves – the everyday sensationalism or just plain negative attacking comments that have become cool in our world. Want an example? We attack greats like Eric Clapton and The Who because they are now the Geritol generation still performing on stage. How dare they? Lets insult them for being older and having the gall to keep doing what they love. While we buy their tickets. I have to wonder how many of a making the sensationalist comments to and oh-so smarmy comments just to make themselves appear ‘cool’ will ever reach the fame and fortune of these fabulous stars. None….
Yet we all see this, don’t we? I know I do. It’s always bugged me,this need to create sensationalism to ward off what we fear, make ourselves bigger, or just plain control a situation. Lately it feels like it’s more prevalent than ever.
Sensationalism cannot replace expertise and focus.
We all go through that cocky, ‘I know more than you’ stage. At least a lot of us do. But we grow out of it by our early 30s. I have to wonder if that’s the case anymore.
What happened to focusing on solving problems, creating positive value, raising our standards higher, respecting those who have worked hard and come before us, seeking to find the value in all things? That’s what it meant to be a leader once upon a time. Leaders direct others to new improved levels of thinking and being. They lift others up. They surely don’t put them down.
Anyone can be sensational.
It’s really easy to find the negative and create energy around it. You don’t need experience, intelligence, savvy or much else to throw mud. All it takes is a negative attitude and a drive to be heard (and seen) above all others. in that case – the bigger the sensational claims, the more you win.
It takes expertise, integrity and perseverance to find a solution. Focusing on the upside isn’t easy sometimes. But that’s what a true leader does. A true expert solves problems, improves their followers lives, supports growth and expansion.
Check back tomorrow as I discuss the 8 Signs of a Leader (or expert). Signs that we’re focused on the positive, productive side of the equation – in integrity and professionalism.
Guess what? Sensationalism is not on the list.
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Frbiz.com Reports Gushi Willow: "bull" Gas Soaring
March 2, 2009 morning, “peasant-workers in Henan style” exhibition opened at the China Agricultural Exhibition Hall. Exquisite workmanship, the impressive Willow Arts & Crafts – “cattle in Henan,” attracted attention million people has become a major highlight of the show.
“Henan bull” hot capital
The exhibition, placed in the Agricultural Exhibition Hall on the 1st door of Willow Hall is, “Henan bull” eye-catching, people have approached the watch, take pictures. “This is cattle lifelike, Majestic, on behalf of today’s highest level of technology Willow! Xiangzhan is pictured here, a little ‘arrogant’, hope Ox luck!” Visitors Mr. Zhang told the “China Economic Weekly.”
“This is our big willow crafts to participate in this exhibition specifically prepared.” Gushi County Willow leading enterprises – are and Crafts Group Chairman, “National Outstanding Young Farmer,” 10000 positive and said: “This year is the Year of the Ox, ’style show, Henan migrant workers’ was held at Beijing, in order to show tribute and show the style of Henan migrant workers to show Gushi willow craft level, we work overtime day and night, dozens of migrant workers, with the growth of willow establishment of the Huaihe River side of this head is struggling to advance a large cattle, and It’s called ‘Henan cow’! ”
Willow “Henan bull” the next to Willow Hall Gushi, several dressed in a unified tooling positive and Willow Group employees are performing the skills. A humble willow root, after one of their both hands, quickly turned into an exquisite piece of art, attracted the audience amazed. Placed in the exhibition hall with “willow vine vegetation iron” and other mixed materials, made of various types of furniture, lamps, decorations and so on is a focus of attention, many people stepped forward to ask what are they selling prices, where available . “In the past saw over wood furniture, panel furniture, did not expect that wicker furniture is also compiled, but also prepared to be so beautiful, this time can be really opened the eyes of the!” Aunt Wu Beijing residents gasped in admiration. “Subject to site constraints, where the products on display are hardly even the tip of the iceberg.” The presence of Xinyang Municipal Committee, secretary of Gushi county square told the “China Economic Weekly”: “Gushi County in China Arts and Crafts Association, named after the ‘ China Willow township ‘, the production process in the country at the advanced level. products are furniture, lamps, office appliances, accessories, daily necessities, household items, arts and crafts products such as 7 major categories more than 20 series of more than 50,000 varieties, best-selling Europe and the United States , Southeast Asia’s 86 countries and regions, with annual sales of 5 billion yuan, export volume reached 7,000 million U.S. dollars. ”
“Flood nest” inside “floating” from the characteristics of industrial
Gushi County, Henan Province is located in south-eastern edge of the Dabie Mountains in Southern lean and north to the Huaihe River Water. Huaihe River flows through the county north, up to 60 kilometers, in one of two tributaries, there are 16. For thousands of years, the Huaihe River in the fertile fields nourishing Gushi 3000 square kilometers, while also continue to bring disaster here.
“We have the lowest Sanhejian town 23 meters above sea level, but also the lowest point of the province. As low-lying, flooded almost a decade 9, is well-known ‘flood nest’, kinds of crops to floods will be a crop failure. In the past, the people Living a long period of state of extreme poverty. “sanhejian Town party secretary Zhang Jian has just said.
Survival of the fittest. Gushi Linhuaiguan townships kinds of crops and a large beach depressions No, but growing up a kind of immortality flooded plants – wicker. However, in “taking grain as the key link” of the era wicker survive on its own the “wild” plants, only by a small number of craftsman, using it to prepare baskets, round-bottomed basket like the farmer’s production and living appliances.
The late 70s of last century, Gushi county sanhejian trade departments of the farmers began to organize production and export of willow products, but the variety is only bread basket, fruit tray like a relatively simple life of products, production scale is small, a large number of wicker, or the population as a straw has been burned.
“Gushi’s willow industry to really take off in the 20th century, mid to late 80s.” Gushi County song Shangying to the “China Economic Weekly”, said: “At that time, we have started a poverty relief work. Linhuaiguan area for the actual county, the county government put forward, turning a disadvantage for the advantage, as the adaptive variable-confrontational planting cultivation, and vigorously support the development of willow wicker base and export-oriented handicraft production. ”
Willow planting “are not afraid of drowning, do not control”, Willow production “no oil, no electricity, every household, young and old are capable,” Gushi Linhuaiguan area very suitable for natural conditions and the actual level of productivity. Therefore, the willow industry in the town from the start Sanhejian quickly spread to neighboring towns, as a whole Linhuaiguan Gushi region’s pillar industries, driven 100,000 farmers income get rich.
“Our household of four people, there are four acres of flood land. The original kinds of crops are received by days, the poor have to chink. Now switched to growing willow, there are three persons engage in Willow, a year income of thirty or forty thousand yuan, life flies better than city people worse! “who lives in the town of Zhou Yingcun Sanhejian money into the mechanics of the Willow said proudly.
“We have jurisdiction over the town 18 villages (Street), 9120, 37200 people, 80% of the households engaged in willow production. 2008 farmers per capita net income 4120 yuan, of which Willow revenues accounted for 82.5%. Willow industry not only become the farmers income The main avenues for wealth, as well as force in promoting the urbanization process. At present, a small town area has reached 4.5 square kilometers, the resident population of 18000 people, the urbanization rate reached 48.6%. “Zhang Jian has just told the” China Economic Weekly. ”
“Willow King” is 10000 and the
“Willow, as crafts, design innovation need to Homo habilis, can continue to explore the international market. Willow industry as a specialized industry, leading enterprises need to drive in order to continuously grow.” Standing Committee of Gushi County, Deputy County Magistrate Wang Zhenqing concluded: “As the Government We’re a capable person to run through an enabling leading enterprises, did not receive ‘a flower drawn flowers open’ effect. ”
“We had willow industry in the NPC, but also produced a National Outstanding Young Farmer.” Wang Zhenqing pointing Willow is Willow Hall performing skills of working with is 10000 and the chairman told reporters: “This is the willow industry in Gushi the main leader. ”
According to reports, in the “flood nest” inside a “bubble” big farmers are 10000 and 9-year-old children will be compiled with the wicker basket. In 1985, a willow plant paid by foreign recruits to become technicians. In 1987, the town should be led by Sanhejian invitation, and returned home to 10000 is established the “Willow Sanhejian first plant”, the adoption of a plant with a family in the form of the development of willow arts and crafts production. In his home town party committee and government with the support of 10000 is working with the willow plant has more and more prosperous, and later developed into a positive and groups. 10000 now and devote ourselves to research, innovative technology Willow made a number of national patents, products in the previous trade show by many foreign investors of all ages. 10000 now and also abroad in the United States incorporated the “Asian Arts & Crafts Company” and “Willow World Company”, distribution of the Willow Gushi products, working with the Group therefore has been identified as state-level National Science and Technology “Spark export-oriented enterprises”, and thousands are being, and I also have won the “model worker in Henan Province”, “National Youth Spark leader”, “National Ten Outstanding Young Farmers” and other honorary titles.
“Willow had relatively simple process approach is to use skinned variety of the white wicker basket. Is 10000 Willow is represented by Homo habilis and the team pioneered the dyeing, fumigation, paint, linings and other technology, in turn wicker and planing wood and rattan, grass, iron and other raw materials, combining the development of the willow grass mixed, mixed willow, willow rattan mixed, Liu iron mixed, Liu bamboo mixed and other forms, products are developed to the furniture, lamps, decorations and so on tens of thousands of varieties. “sanhejian Town party secretary Zhang Jian Gang said:” Therefore, 10000, and by many mainstream media is being hailed as ‘Willow King’. China Central Television “economic half-hour” column has been broadcast out of over one million are being introduced and the program is called “searching for Willow King”. ”
And leading a demonstration in energy and services, led by the industrialized management Gushi Willow roads wider and wider, leading enterprises are emerging, production and sales scale of the rapid development and growth.
“Currently, we have Willow County, 108 enterprises, including the right of import and export of willow crafts 22.” Gushi county’s Office for Pampin told the “China Economic Weekly”, the more prominent Willow leading enterprises, as well as Huafeng eco-home manufacturing (Group) Company, which is located adjacent to the town with the abundance Sanhejian Hong Kong native village, a willow by another national army led to Sagittarius founded, led to more than 20000 practitioners Hongo, 2006 was Sweden’s IKEA (IKEA) designated as a domestic fixed-point provider.
Three years to break 1 billion Willow production
“We are singing, and the Taiwan government take.” County filed, the Government has in recent years on the willow industry support measures, and 10000 are very familiar: “One is ‘zero premium’ in the county industrial concentration areas and towns were established Sanhejian Willow Industrial Park; 2 is to remove the original charge of silviculture companies to Willow Fund, Bureau of Forestry is responsible for transportation to the willow enterprises free of charge cards, nominal fee is also paid by the town government; and the third is willow integrated enterprise taxes levied at 5% or less regulation; 4 is a production-oriented enterprises to expand the scale of willow to give financial support, new loans, the implementation of the financial discount; 5 is the new Willow enterprise space, land of “zero premium”, lease rental borne by Government; 6 is a positive incentive to implement export policy ”
“Gushi Willow is still just a regional pillar industries in rural Linhuaiguan, accounting for the proportion of the county’s total economic output is still relatively small.” Xinyang Municipal Committee, secretary of Gushi county square wave to the “China Economic Weekly” talk about the next step willow industry in the development of the idea: “We want through strong advocacy and pro-active policy guidance, to lead Linhuaiguan Willow production other than the township, as well as the county seat communities, to expand space for development, strengthen industrial scale to make it as quickly as possible as the backbone of the county industry. We will endeavor through 2 ~ 3 years of hard work to make the industry an annual output value exceed 10 Willow billion. ”
With regard to strengthening and expanding its willow industry measures, Gushi County Qu Shangying said: one to establish a high-yield of the wicker base and extend the policy to strive for the use of returning farmland to forest planting area; two technical schools to invest in the establishment of willow, willow industry training required for foreign trade, enterprise management, production management and weaving technology professionals; three leading enterprises to foster growth, on a voluntary and mutually beneficial principle, guide enterprises in their horizontal joint or portfolio to enhance their capabilities to enhance competitiveness, started the brand, expanding both international and domestic markets; 4 to increase government services and support efforts to establish an integrated service agencies willow industry for enterprise and industrial development to provide “one-stop” full-service, re-establishment of the Agricultural Bank of sanhejian business, and the establishment Guarantee and investment and financing mechanism for inspection in the sanhejian to establish a presence suitable to create a relaxed environment for development.
“With the government’s support, we have more confidence, greater momentum.” Positive and the company is working with Chairman Wan said: “We are in overcoming the global financial crisis, adverse effects, through technology and innovation to actively explore the variety of styles the international market, it is also being implemented domestic market chain eco-home business plan. the near future to open a model shop in Beijing, and then into the large and medium cities across the country. We will build the world’s first Willow Museum, the Willow culture done. ”
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Give Up Or Keep Going; The Decision That Defines You
It was 1995 and I was struggling to get my business off the ground. I was excited, spinning my wheels, yet getting nowhere fast. Money was coming in, but more of it was going out than was coming in.
Before very long, I found myself questioning whether or not to close my business and give up on my lifelong dreams.
When you arrive at a point like this, there are two choices you can make. First, you can choose to throw in the towel and walk away. Many people take this route and in later years begin to regret their decision.
The other option is to keep going and find new ways to get through the rough times. While you may wonder if there’s a third choice of doing nothing, that’s really not making a choice at all and it’s almost the same as giving up because if you do nothing, you’ll soon have nothing.
So there really is only one choice and that’s to keep going.
At some point in every lifetime, there are going to be rough and uncertain times. Later in life, you’ll look back and realize that whatever it was that you decided to do during those times has literally defined who you are in some profound way.
For those people that decide to give up, they often end up feeling deep regret and tend to fade into the fabric of society rarely ever making anything much of their lives.
If you are to become a true leader, you are probably the type to keep pushing through, no matter how tough things get. In our society today, there is a real lack of true leaders. We have a lot of people who talk a big game, but few who do what’s needed to step up and lead.
When things were really tough going for me, I made the decision to stick with it. Although everybody around me at the time was encouraging me to do the “safe” thing and go find a job, I stayed the course, never lost sight of my dream, and soon began to see things changing for the better.
Today, people think I’m lucky or that I had a few good breaks that made all the difference, when the reality could not be farther from the truth.
What I had then, you have now.
What I did then, you can do now.
The only thing that will ever stop you is you.
When you truly understand this very important point, things will change in your life for the better. The biggest obstacle to your success is you. The biggest challenge you’ll ever face in life is getting past your own limiting beliefs.
Every successful person, every leader, gets and uses advice from other people in order to get where they want to go. People who rise to the level of becoming a leader know that limiting beliefs can keep them back and so they get help in order to break through to the next level.
As human beings, we get far too close to our own beliefs and they become so much a part of who we are that we can’t even see them, let alone change them. What’s needed is a person who can see us from a fresh perspective, a person who is not involved in what I like to call our “internal politics.”
Whether it’s the President of a nation, of a company, or even a solo entrepreneur, those who rise to great levels of success all surround themselves with people they rely on to help them see the way forward.
Some call them advisers, others call them mentors, and still others refer to them as coaches. Whatever title you use to refer to these people, it’s important to realize that they are the people behind the leaders.
These people are often trained to see beyond what is, and instead put their attention on what could be. They also have a keen awareness for helping you bring your limiting beliefs to the surface so that you can address them in ways that are productive.
For many people, having a coach is the difference between mediocrity and domination of their careers.
Early on in my career, I was lucky enough to realize how important having outside help was and I sought out people who could help me get past the barriers that I was simply unable to break trough myself.
I’ve had at least one, and at times as many as 6 coaches working with me at any given time.
The results I’ve seen in my own life have been amazing thanks to the people I’ve chosen to work with along the way. With their help, I’ve shaved decades of trial and error away, improved my relationships, and have earned much, much more money in a shorter period of time that I would have had I not had a coach.
Oh, did I mention that I also became a well-known thought-leader in the marketing world and continue to called upon for my guidance and opinions by other industry leaders. None of this would have been possible had I not discovered the power of having a coach every step of the way.
I have been coaching business leaders from around to see beyond the obvious, to see what they are truly capable of, and to get past the beliefs that would have otherwise held them back.
I’m part of a growing legion of professional coaches who work to hasten the rise to success of businesses, enterprises, and individuals. Since 1995, when coaching really started to gain traction, coaching has become recognized as the “must-have” resource for people and organizations looking for rapid growth.
While coaching is not designed to replace traditional psychotherapy, it is a powerful tool that can take you to new levels of success in very short periods of time.
The issues best suited for coaching involve business strategy, personal development, and empowerment.
Leading coaches make little distinction between ‘personal’ and business issues because they realize how tightly related the two can be and instead choose to work on both, often simultaneously.
In my work as a coach, I’ve yet to run into a single person who could not benefit from coaching. The rewards of working with a great coach are immeasurable because once an issue is resolved, it’s resolved for life. That means that the benefits of the work you do with a coach are in place for the rest of your life.
Think of it as an investment with an unlimited ROI because once you learn a lesson from your coach, that lesson is yours for the rest of your life to use as often as you choose.
It is important to pick your coach wisely. Be sure the person, or people, you choose can not just see the vision you hold for your future, but can get on board with it as well. Your coach should have one single agenda: yours.
They should speak your language and see the best in you in every situation. And they should have a proven track record of success working with people who are similar to you or have a track record working with businesses that are similar to yours.
Finally, your coach should have current and past clients who have become raving fans of their work.
While these kinds of coaches are not always easy to find, it’s worth the extra effort to locate them because the results they will bring to your life will have a definite and powerful impact not just on you as a person, but on everybody you interact with as well.
When you find a coach that can meet these criteria, hang onto them! Do all you can to make sure they remain part of your inner circle for as long as they continue to bring measurable value to the table.
When you’re faced with a major decision, don’t make that decision on your own, get advice, get a coach who can help you see things from a new perspective because the decisions you make today will have a profound and lasting impact on your tomorrow.
Robert Imbriale is known as a “Master Coach” for his extensive work with business owners, and entrepreneurs. He is the author of the book, Motivational Marketing (Wiley, 2007), and is the founder of Ultimate Wealth, Inc. Learn more about Robert’s coaching services, seminars, and see free training videos on his web site at www.RobertImbriale.com
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Let Panyu Lighting Audio Industry Revival
”Panyu-prone mall once vibrant, Panyu lighting audio industry has also been known nationwide, today, how can we light the audio industry back in Panyu status to Panyu to revive former glory lights the audio industry do?” July 11 , the district convened CCPIT Light Sound region held a discussion with business representatives, inviting them to revitalize the region’s light sound business plans and strategies.
The early 90s of last century, our region prone audio store was a smash hit, in the prone shopping malls, led by our region’s lighting industry is also riding the development of sound, for a time, Panyu lighting sound companies springing up, many enterprises have settled down in sound lighting root. As a result, the external lighting audio industry has become a business card in Panyu. However, as prone to depression and transformation of shopping centers, the surrounding area lighting audio industry, the rise and the market, pluralistic development, lighting audio industry in our region gradually slowing the pace of development. But today, our region still accounts for the audio industry for the professional audio market in Guangdong over 50% of the share of the region there are more than 110 professional lighting sound business. Rui Feng Sound region became the main venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the Bird’s Nest Audio’s exclusive supplier of the Pearl River Lighting Sound Industrial Co., Ltd. to provide lighting for the Olympic Games. In addition, the well-known brand great civilian audio, beautiful sound stereo, etc. are also in our region.
The same day, the District CCPIT Vice Chairman Lin Chao-wing organization of seminars. He said the light sound of my district a traditional industry, how to enlarge and strengthen the industry, the real production and management, enterprises have any difficulties, the Government may have any act, how to better help and service is good business? In his appeal, the representatives attending the forum to speak boldly on these issues and put forward a variety of suggestions and comments. It was proposed the establishment of sound business associations, Panyu lighting; It was suggested that government support for the industry to create a collective sound Panyu lighting brands; There was a call in Panyu on the scale of the early establishment of a professional-grade sound lighting Exhibition Center; It was also proposed the establishment of an international practice Panyu lighting audio equipment testing center; it was suggested that the Panyu also engage in a sound industrial park; also proposed the creation of Panyu, sound lighting alliance, we need to have a long-term vision and common development, not Wo Lidou price war.
District president of CCPIT, attended the forum Lai Chi-wai. He said, jewelry, automobiles, bio-medicine, animation and lighting sound are my area “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” identified in the pillar industry, the District of lighting sound development of the industry attaches great importance to it and jewelry industry and other industries like to support, to create a suitable environment for these enterprises bigger and well, he hoped that many of these enterprises and government departments to communicate and convey their practical difficulties for the Government to provide a good basis for industrial restructuring strategies and practices.
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Three Reasons To Have A Internet Marketing Coach
I used to wonder why anyone would want to employ an Internet marketing coach; that is until I consulted with one on a project with which I was having a problem. Now I do not know how I would get by at the level I am at now with out my Internet marketing coach. I am going to cover a few of the reasons why I think they are an essential part of your marketing team.
Guidance and experience: One of the main reasons to have and utilize an internet marketing coach is the experience and guidance they can and will bring to any project. Bringing new ideas, injecting energy and spirit into the company and projects. Most Internet coaches have been through the work you are going through now. They know what worked for them and if you are open and receptive to what the coach says than they will be your most valuable resource and guide.
Fresh Eyes: The best reason in my opinion to bring anyone outside of a project on to a new project is to bring fresh eyes to the problems of the marketing. Sometimes, if the same few people stare at the same information and same marketing ideas over and over, the worst thing happens; the project can stall. This is where the coach can thrive. A fresh pair of eyes on a project can give it just the push it needs.
Motivation and avoiding procrastination: Motivation can always be a problem with a large project or difficult work. You must sometimes fight to avoid procrastination for hour and even days on end. This is one of the things that Internet marketing coach can help with. You will have some one to watch you, motivate you, and when things get slow you will have someone to give you a little push in the right direction.
You should also look into how the coach handles his client-coach relationships. You want the coach to be a friend and understand your situation and where you are coming from. This is a very important factor when searching for a coach for your company or project.
The Importance of a Good Coach-Client Relationship
These are of course not the only reasons to work with a coach they are just a few things I have experienced personally when working with one. My company owes where it is at today because of our Internet marketing coach.
I do not think that any marketing team is complete with out an Internet marketing coach. If you are an individual trying to make it in this business then it is even more important. A coach can also help your offline business by explaining and guiding you through the ins and outs of setting up an Internet marketing campaign.
Everyone should at least try out the services of an Internet marketing coach at least on one project just to give it a chance. Having an Internet marketing coach at your disposal gives you the power and leverage you need to succeed in this competitive business.
William Bud Gragg, Jr., believes that personal coaching and mentoring is the foundation for true success in any home based business. He teaches others how to apply proven success principles such as personal branding, attraction marketing, and personal development to be successful in a Internet marketing Coach.
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How To Increase Focus And Profits With Internet Marketing Support
Internet marketing support is an important resource for your company no matter how big or small your work flow. Most people, especially people in marketing departments think that they already know what they need to do and how to go about doing it. I do not necessarily think they are wrong but on the on the other hand, there are new techniques being developed every day.
Experience in the Field: The main reason anyone should with some kind of support system in internet marketing is that the people who do such support work have a deeper understanding of the field than someone new or even in their first year or two of work in the IM industry.
Help with Menial Tasks: This may not seem important to some people, but it will save you so much time and money. Never forget the axiom of every business school; time is money. Sometimes Internet marketing support is the only way to get all your small tasks done. Stuff like bookmarking, updating social web sites, and article submission are best left to the hired help.
Opening up resources: Having Internet marketing support is one of the most amazing ways to make contacts and broaden your resources. If you have people who are more experienced in the field, they are going to have more connections then someone who is new to the business. Your support might know web sites and emails that you don’t. They may have access to online and offline resources that you have not yet bought or are still debating because you are unsure if it is worth the money.
A support staff is a resource that no business should be without. It is easy to get people to help you. There are so many books available today, not to mention magazine and online blogs that describe ways to improve your bottom line. Hiring someone to keep up with this information stream just makes good financial sense. You may be too busy doing the day to day upkeep on your business to keep track of the new innovations in your niche, and that can spell doom to your business and profits.
Focus on Your Niche and Get More Work Done
Focus is an important issue that everyone in the IM niche struggles with sooner or later. A lot of the time this is due to burn out. This is also where an Internet support staff will greatly help. Not only can they bring fresh energy into a project, but by having them in place, you create a cushion that will let you fall back and take a breather. With a trained support staff in place you will not have to worry about your business falling apart because you only want to work six days one week.
You will be free from so much of the work you thought you had to do on a day to day basis. This helps stress levels, relationships (business, personal, and intimate), and will make your work clearer, more focused, and more complete. Internet support is the wave of the future. Without some kind of support you will fall behind in the market and that is a very dangerous place to be in our current high tech environment.
William Bud Gragg, Jr., believes that personal coaching and mentoring is the foundation for true success in any home based business. He teaches others how to apply proven success principles such as personal branding, attraction marketing, and personal development to be successful in a Internet marketing Support.
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Building Fires – What Leaders Do
Picture a roaring campfire in the wilderness with the scouts or adventurers gathered round listening to the person in charge doing what leaders do.
They build fires.
Everyone trusts that they know what they’re doing, not only because they’re in charge, but because they’ve seen them build fires before. In this moment they have proof.
We can use the analogy of the fire because it demonstrates first hand that a leader doesn’t just have the knowledge about how to do something; they’ve done it. The fire can also be used to symbolize 5 characteristics of leadership.
1. Heat and Light = Comfort and Clarity
Comfort isn’t a detached or random idea that finds itself lumped into one situation or another. Every endeavor of conscious thought has an element of comfort attached. We naturally think in terms of finding comfort and the heat from a fire in the woods at night satisfies that need.
Apart from the light of the fire we would have limited vision at night especially if trees block the starlight. The fire is both the clearly defined mission and the source for further endeavor.
Providing the focus and the vision are both necessary for true leadership. Ensuring that people are comfortably confident in what is required of them is what leaders do.
2. Wood and Flames = Goals and Results
As the wood slowly burns to glowing embers the plan to build the fire is put into action. The goal of creating flames requires more wood. As the new wood catches and starts to burn, the vision is restored along with a sense of accomplishment.
The leader would look silly dancing around a bunch of smoldering embers, but the entire company has cause for celebration when the fire is once again roaring.
The concept is simple enough, but far too often leadership fails because the celebration isn’t initiated when even the smallest goals are accomplished.
3. Rain and Wind = Difficulties and Obstacles
The obvious forces of nature can have devastating effects upon our mission to keep the campsite warm and well lit. We expect rain and wind when we’re outside. The person in charge prepares for such conditions.
Likewise in business or education by anticipating the difficulties and obstacles that get in the way of productivity and progress, we adapt and overcome. The exercise of identifying and addressing problems is what leaders do.
4. Gathering and Building = Leadership and More Leadership
When the mission is broken down into the specific actions necessary for success, we see that leadership is essential to each component.
The fire needs fuel and it isn’t usually stacked by the fire pit when we arrive in the woods. Nor do we find a fire completely assembled waiting for a match.
This example is a good one because not everyone reading this has had an opportunity to build a fire, which means they probably wouldn’t be able to identify the best hard wood to burn.
Not everyone who surfs the internet has had an opportunity to build a website.
Before anyone ever learns to build a fire, or a website, a leader has learned it first. Leadership depends upon initiative and encourages this character trait in others.
5. Talking and Listening = Sharing and Learning
Sitting around the campfire sharing ideas and telling stories predates conferences and seminars. One of the reasons scouts are taken on these types of outings is to remove kids from the normal distractions and hopefully instill something beneficial toward their character development.
Speaking and teaching is dead without listening. How many times have we heard that the only dumb question is the one you didn’t ask?
When the fires of desire are burning brightly we’re eager to discover what is hidden in the darkness. Bringing things into the light helps every mission in life. That’s what leaders do.
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Can A Bad Boss Make You A Better Leader?
We have all heard the stories about working for a “bad boss,” or endured one ourselves. I’ve worked for a few over the years; including one who employed the “Dr. Dre philosophy” But it is possible for you to become a better leader from experiences with the overbearing, the unprofessional and the outright awful boss–do the opposite.
Would you believe 40 percent of workers in the business world think they work for bad bosses? Those findings are from a Florida State University study. As for what constitutes a bad boss, the study participants gave a variety of answers:
o 39 percent said their managers failed to keep promises.
o 37 percent said their bosses did not give them the credit they deserved.
o 31 percent indicated their supervisor gave them “the silent treatment.”
o 27 percent reported negative comments from their management.
o 24 percent claimed their bosses invaded their privacy.
o 23 percent stated that their supervisor blamed them or other workers to cover up personal mistakes.
Source: http://www.management-issues.com/2007/9/11/blog/some-bad-boss-statistics.asp
So, how do you avoid the pitfalls of becoming a “bad boss” statistic? You start by doing the opposite of the bad you see:
o If you are not keeping your commitments, it is time to start.
o If you are taking credit for others’ work, it’s time to start giving others credit. Remember, we don’t achieve success alone.
o If you are not communicating with your staff, the time to start is now. Not tomorrow, not after the meeting, now.
o If you think constructive criticism and constructive feedback are the same, it’s time to change your thinking.
o If you make a mistake, acknowledge it and move on.
I am going to go out on a limb and say that I find it hard to believe someone would wake up and choose to be a bad boss, but the reality is they do exist, and instead of imitating the bad, learn what makes them bad, do the opposite and become a better boss.
About the author: Patricia L. Jackson is founder and president of Xpect Results, LLC, a management solutions firm helping organizations improve their business operations and staff. Her book; “Doing the Opposite: Insights for New Leadership Success” will be available for sale in 2010. Visit her website at http://www.xpectresults.com and find out how you can get a free consultation. Contact her at patricia@xpectresults.com.
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11 Steps For Selecting Top Management Talent By Carl Robinson, Ph.d., Advanced Leadership Consulting © 2010
Given the expense associated with recruiting executives and the high cost of making poor choices you would think executives would want to do this well. However, I am continually amazed at how frequently senior HR folks will tell me that they have a very difficult time getting their bosses to follow “best practices” in the selection of executives. That may explain in part why “33 – 50 % of executives selected for senior positions fail…” according to the most current research. Usually the failure has little to do with the executive’s basic competencies but more to do with the wrong matching of executive to a job. “Wrong person – wrong job…usual cause for failure…” according to Randall P. White, adjunct professor at Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and a well respected consultant to Fortune 25 companies.
In my work as an executive coach, as a consulting psychologist hired by companies to conduct executive evaluations and as a former management recruiter, I have interviewed hundreds of executives. I am continually amazed at how often they will tell me that when they were interviewed by a CEO or a Venture capitalist, as a frequent example, that the interviewer spent most of the time talking and mostly trying to sell them on taking the job. That’s a recipe for disaster.
Following is a summary of the presentation I gave to a group of CEOs distilled to 11 steps.
1. Have a well-thought-out recruitment process in place – Be Systematic. Don’t shoot from the hip. Prepare in advance and follow the steps below.
2. Identify the interview team and ensure everyone who will interview the candidate has been trained on interviewing techniques. Interviewing well is a learned skill.
3. Develop a role expectations description based on criteria that everyone agrees upon. It’s important to have all the interviewers on the same page about what is required. For example, if one person thinks a certain personality type is needed while another thinks differently they will be cross-wise when they compare their evaluations.
4. Ask behavioral, open-ended questions based on the position requirements to guard against “would do” vs. “have done.” It’s usually not very helpful to ask candidates “can you do x?” 9 times out of 10 they will say yes because they think they can. Remember, “the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.” When you’re spending big bucks you want to hire people who have a track record doing what you need done. So ask something like, “Tell me how you handled dealing with x?” If you are looking for “creative,” “out-of-the-box” types you will need to ask questions that explore how they were creative in the past. If they have been creative they will likely continue to be…under the right circumstances. One caveat; you better provide a healthy work environment or even the most creative person will wither.
5. Decide who will ask the candidate what questions. It’s usually best to divide the questions based on interviewer competency. For example, let finance people ask the finance questions.
6. Prepare interview questions in advance. Take notes so that you won’t forget what they said. I guarantee that you will either forget what the first interviewee said or mix his/her responses with subsequent interviewees if you don’t take notes. Ask each candidate the same questions so that you can compare answers and more accurately and yes…more scientifically, compare candidates.
7. First date; don’t go too far too fast. Don’t make a hiring decision based on your first interview. Take your time. Compare candidates.
8. Make the candidates feel comfortable – they reveal more if they aren’t on guard. Sure, if you make the interview feel like an interrogation you’ll know how they respond to questioning under pressure but it’s unlikely they’ll tell you much revealing about themselves because they will be on the defensive. So, if you want to hire tough but defensive people…interrogate away.
9. Always allow enough time in the interview for the candidate to ask questions — the number and caliber of their questions will tell you a lot about how they think.
10. Do extensive reference checking (minimum 6) using prepared behavioral questions to verify “have done vs. will do.” Make sure the candidate has actually done what they say they have. And at the CEO level, be very careful not to fall for the “halo effect” (see below), a very common interview “selection bias error.”
Research has shown that interviewers commonly fall prey to one or more types of “selection bias errors.” So, don’t fool yourself…be systematic so that you are not fooled by your “gut feelings” which might actually be unconscious selection bias errors. Being systematic and following the above steps will also help you more likely counter “selection bias errors” such as the following:
> Primacy effect – picking a person because they are the freshest in your memory
> Order effect – more often than not, people think the first or last interviewee was the best even when the middle one was the true star.
> Subjective weightings – check those biases at the door, e.g., male/female, color, height, school, country club, accent, how they are dressed, etc. You get the picture.
>Self-image hiring – Just because they think like you doesn’t make the candidate a terrific choice.
>Halo effect – Especially for CEO candidates, be careful about the impact reading about a candidate in the press or seeing them on TV may have on you. Or…if a Venture Capitalist says…”he’s doesn’t have what takes to be a CEO” meaning he or she is charismatic. Too often interviewers are bias toward “charismatic” personality types even though there is no scientific evidence to support that charismatic leaders are across the board more effective. Please refer to my archive executive briefing titled “Charisma is no Panacea.”
11. Used scientifically validated and sophisticated pre-employment assessment tools. Assessment instruments have come a long ways in the last 20 years. Used appropriately and with the proper training, assessment instruments designed for selection can help you pick top talent well matched to your company. Pre-employment tests, validated specifically for your organization can also be developed. These types of instruments can help you clearly target the critical characteristics and traits necessary for success in your organization, helping you hire candidates who will perform at a high level. One of the added benefits of using pre-employment tests is that they are not prone to “selection bias errors.” The assessment software programs don’t fall for the “halo effect” or “order effect,” for example.
Last tips…
You must sell the candidate on the job and company but don’t talk more than 20% of the time. Let them tell their story.
Don’t over inflate the company– truth in packaging! For example, if your company is struggling, don’t gloss it over. There really are people who would prefer to take on that type of challenge than to work for a mature predictable company. Match the person with the right job by telling the truth about the job/company.
Don’t ask “yes” or “no” questions.
Remember – Recruiting is a Marketing Event for the company and for you! Treat all candidates respectfully because even if they aren’t hired they will remember how you treated them and they may just refer to you a top-flight candidate and save you big recruiting bucks! Furthermore, they might choose or not choose to become a customer some day depending on how you treated them. Lastly, your interviewee might be your interviewer some day!
Carl Robinson, Ph.D.
Managing Principal, Advanced Leadership Consulting
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