Posts by Harry Kierbow
Business Mentoring Series – Learning to Listen
Last week, Fran and Santo talked about the importance of a championship mentality. After all, at a certain point, everyone is good at what they do. The only thing that separates good from great is mentality. This week, Fran and Santo discuss the importance of listening. In 55 AD the Greek philosopher Epictetus said, “We…
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Social Media Marketing: You’re Doing it Wrong
You’re fed up. I get it. You are sick and tired of “wasting” time and money on social media marketing. You are sure it doesn’t work. You’ve tried promoting sales, you’ve tried giving coupons – zero return. But maybe the problem is you. (That’s right – I said it.) Maybe you’re approaching it the wrong…
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Social Media Myths
Social media has the ability to put your business in front of a lot of new people thanks to viral content. But it’s not an automatic! There are a lot of voices trying to be heard on platforms like Facebook and Twitter, and it takes a smart plan and strategic actions to make it work.…
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Robin Williams: Tear Out The Page – What Will Your Verse Be?
Question: Oh me! Oh life! Of the questions of these recurring, Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities filled with the foolish, Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?) Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle ever renew’d,…
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What My Dog Taught Me About Social Media Marketing
There is no one person or way to learn to be successful in business. We have to borrow (aka steal) ideas and strategies from those around us who are successful. You can learn from other entrepreneurs, online blogs, or even your dog. Yes, your dog– or at least my dog, Lola. Unlike most of us,…
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Free Google Chrome Add-On Lets You Track Email Opens
Do you use Gmail, Apple Mail, or Outlook to communicate with your customers and prospects? If so, you’ll want to check this out. HubSpot, a leading internet marketing firm, has a great add-on for the Google Chrome browser called Signals. After installing Signals, you will be notified whenever someone opens an email you send from…
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Business Mentoring Series – Setting Yourself Up for Success
By the time Jesse Maddox quit his corporate job he had the idea for what would eventually become TripLingo close to finalized, but success wasn’t a foregone conclusion. Now, the question was how would he fund it? Jesse says, “I had about $200 to my name.” His friends set him up with a potential investor…
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5 Ways to Get More Twitter Followers… for Free!
Social media is increasingly becoming a focus for small businesses and it makes sense that it would. Funding is often hard to come by in a startup— so the low cost and often free options that are available through social media can be very appealing. In the past, most businesses spent their time and money…
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Business Mentoring Series – From Corporate Job to Small Business Ownership
On this week’s Business Mentoring Show, Jesse Maddox talks with Fran Tarkenton about the transition from a big company job to the ownership of a small business. For Jesse Maddox, CEO of TripLingo, entrepreneurship is not just an approach to business; it’s an approach to life. “I didn’t want to just start a business to…
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3 Ways to Watch the US Belgium World Cup Match at Work
So the US has made it to the knockout rounds of the World Cup, but you’ve got a problem. They play at 4:00 pm ET today. It seems that the World Cup scheduling committee doesn’t even care that you’ve got to work when the games are going on. You’ve explained this terrible predicament to your…
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