In this convoluted digital world we get distracted by all the cyber-action clouding our senses. And this can hurt us from narrowing in on what drives our success. The best way to focus is to eliminate the one thing that at times holds us all back from true success. Fear. Riaz, I ain’t afraid of jack all, what you saying?!…
Read MoreWhen you place that first cold call to a prospect, you only have a limited window of time to make a truly positive impression. How do you build interest fast? How do you get in touch with the right person? And what can you do in the first 5 seconds – that’s right 5 seconds - to greatly affect the…
Read MoreBusiness in the old economy was about trade secrets and mechanisms to keep the competition at bay. The competitive advantage was securing information that others could use to jump ahead in the game. Those days are gone. We all know the power of relationship-building through social platforms and the amount of information that can be utilized by anyone wired up…
Read MoreYou run a business and you are looking for some free advertising. But you don't know where to start. Pitch the media! But there's only one problem: you have no idea where to begin. First you will have to create a great idea for a newspaper or magazine article to be run about your business. And it may be simple and right…
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