By Barb Stuhlemmer, on May 6th, 2012
Well, I say ‘the small things, matter’, although what I’m going to tell you about may be physically small, it represents a huge effort on Starbucks part to make their clients feel special.
If you are a fan of Starbucks coffee and their location culture, then you already know that it is worthwhile grabbing a Starbucks card . . . → Read More: Make Your Clients Feel Special: The Small Things Matter
By Barb Stuhlemmer, on May 4th, 2012
In the first part of this article (“Omnipresence” vs. “Omni-availability” Part 1) I asked you, “Are you always available for your client? Do you take calls in the middle of dinner, during your birthday party, and on your vacation?” We looked at how to evaluate the cost of running your business at times when you feel . . . → Read More: “Omnipresence” vs. “Omni-availability” part 2
By Barb Stuhlemmer, on May 2nd, 2012
If you really want to accelerate something in your business then try this. Focus on accomplishing one goal for one week. This means that the majority of your time will be spent on the tasks required to make that goal a bigger part of your business.
For instance, what if you want to offer online training, but . . . → Read More: Get Down to Business – The 1-for-1 Focus
By Barb Stuhlemmer, on April 20th, 2012
It used to be that you could put up a website and basically allow it to be a static page you could use to just hand out information to people you met. It has not been like that for some years now. Your website is like your business’s store window. If you never change the window . . . → Read More: How Fresh Does It Have To Be?
By Barb Stuhlemmer, on April 10th, 2012
If you don’t know what you are building you cannot build it.
If you do not know what your destination is, you cannot say when you get there.
If you do not know what you expect your company to be then you cannot create it.
If you know you want to create something of value then you need to . . . → Read More: You Can’t Get There!
By Barb Stuhlemmer, on April 9th, 2012
Think about the last time you had a conversation with someone that constantly told you about what they did, their preference, their success, their accomplishments, their contacts, their leverage, and their brilliance. Without context to another point of view you may think they are conceded or self-centered. It’s hard to want to spend much time with . . . → Read More: The Biggest Benefit of Sharing Online
By Barb Stuhlemmer, on April 6th, 2012
One way to create trust in your business relationships is to help someone. You don’t have to be face-to-face with them or even in their community. If you have ever shared something online to help someone sell tickets, raise money, or get a job then you are doing this.
This is so important when you are using . . . → Read More: Helping Hand: Building Trust for Business Online
By Barb Stuhlemmer, on April 3rd, 2012
‘What is a strategic partner,’ you might ask? This is a person that sees your potential clients often in their line of work or business. It is a symbiotic partnership that allows both of you to grow and do what you want to do while helping the client in more ways than you could on your . . . → Read More: You Need A Strategic Partner!
By Barb Stuhlemmer, on April 2nd, 2012
One thing I do not have time to do is review and research programs and applications that will help me do my business easier or work for my personal life. I think we are all like this to some degree and relying on a referral to a great product with instruction is what we are looking . . . → Read More: Looking for Tech Help? 3 + 2 Suggestions
By Barb Stuhlemmer, on March 30th, 2012
Are you networking in the right place? Networking is a great place to make connection with your peers, make friends, find support for your business, and be a part of something bigger than your day-to-day activities. When you network in the right place you should feel energized by the event.
Networking should not be a chore. It . . . → Read More: What Does ‘Networking in the Right Place’ Feel Like?
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