Let me encourage you to see the math solution, not the math problem. I am hearing lots of news and talk about what percent of industry sales are down. Some are saying industry sales are down 70%. Others are saying industry sales are down even more. If you listen to how much industry sales are… Read More
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I believe that many businesses have brands that suck. I mean, suck away opportunities for sales and profits! Let me explain. First, there are many companies out there with brand names that only indicate they sell printing or promotional products. Names like, City Printing Company or Peoria Promotional Products, LLC. These names suggest the company… Read More
Are you ready? Ready to make 2017 your best year ever? Here are seven steps to make it happen. 1. Identify a Big Goal for Your Business. I recommend setting a big sales goal for three to five years out. Identify a specific sales goal and a specific deadline. Then, write it down and read… Read More
In my last blog article, I discussed the fact that most distributors don’t really own a business, but rather, they own a job. The test to determine if you own your own business is if you can fly to Hawaii for three months and tell someone else where to send your check. The key words… Read More
In my last blog article, I discussed the fact that most distributors don’t really own a business, but rather, they own a job. The test to determine if you own your own business is if you can fly to Hawaii for three months and tell someone else where to send your check. The key words… Read More
There’s one reason why most people in business aren’t rich. At the end of the day, we are all really in the “know, like and trust” business. That’s right. Our real job is to just get people to know us, like us and trust us. It’s true if we are trying to earn new customers.… Read More
You can plan an amazing business and an amazing life in just 5 steps. Step 1: Create a dynamic vision. A fantasy. A big dream. A big hairy audacious goal. You are within an hour drive of $250 million to a couple billion dollars in business (promotional products, printing and packaging). Let me encourage you… Read More
In my last article, I wrote about the first type of business plan, which is really having no plan at all. The sad fact is that more than 90 percent of business owners and sales representatives have no real plan for their businesses or their lives. The second of the three types of plans is… Read More
All business owners and sales reps know they should have a plan. Right? We’ve all hear the saying, “If we fail to plan, then we are planning to fail.” Right? There are three types of business plans and in my next three articles I will address the three types. The first and most common type… Read More
This article is the last in a three-part series about using visualization to achieve your goals. Last time, I mentioned that during our waking hours we deal with approximately 8 million bits of information. Our brains filter out the information it’s not aware we need. When we practice visualization by vividly picturing our goals, we… Read More
In my last article, I wrote about the first of three principles for using visualization to drive success and activate the creative powers of your subconscious mind. The second principle of visualization is that it focuses your brain to help you recognize, and even marshal, resources that may have been available to you all along… Read More