Setting monthly resolutions can be a powerful tool to help you stay motivated, focused, and on track to accomplish your annual goals.
The Power of Monthly Resolutions: How to Achieve Your Goals in Smaller Steps
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Discovering What Consumers Expect In A Brand
Want to know what makes a great brand? We surveyed friends and colleagues to learn what consumers value in a brand. From consistency to originality, see what it takes to create a brand that stands out and resonates with your audience.
GoSolo Interview with Brenits Creative Founder Andy Brenits
I’m excited to have been featured in the GoSolo interview series by Subkit in their Entrepreneur Stories series. I’m honored to be included among the other small business owners who have also shared their stories.
Brenits Creative Named One of the Top 30 Arizona Branding Agencies
Brenits Creative has been recognized as one of Arizona’s top 30 brand strategy agencies by DesignRush, a B2B digital marketplace that connects brands with leading agencies.
Six Steps To Get More Referrals From Your Network
During the week, people all over the world attend BNI meetings to get and give referrals. But as it turns out, few members tap into the full potential of their BNI chapter. There is a system for generating business referrals, and you have to be willing to do the hard work it takes to get them. Here are six step-by-step instructions for helping people to help you.
Win The Gold With Networking!
Going to a BNI meeting having not done any work behind the scenes is like an athlete going to the Olympics without training – neither is likely to win any medals.
How to Evaluate Your Business Contact Network
One of the most valuable and often ignored assets any business professional has is their network of personal contacts. If you keep an organized list of contacts, you’ll be able to effectively and efficiently build and deepen your relationships, ask for referrals, or simply keep in touch.
“Liking” is the powerful short-cut to “Trust.”
Most of us are familiar with the BNI expression 'people do...
From Teenage Freelancer to Brand Strategist: Insights from My I Am CEO Podcast Interview
I was interviewed for the I Am CEO Podcast, where I shared my insights on going from freelancer to entrepreneur and brand strategy consultant.
The WHY of BNI Education
If anyone in the room owns a business with staff, you have likely experienced “leaky bucket” syndrome where we train our team only to find a few weeks later they’ve forgotten the training. We have to keep topping off the bucket!
What are CEU’s And How Do I Get Them?
BNI is notorious for acronyms, and one of my favorites is the...
Never Forget to Follow-up Ever Again.
A timely follow-up can mean the difference between closing a sale and hearing that they hired someone else before you got around to it. Use this hack to never forget to follow-up ever again.
You Invited a Visitor to Your BNI Meeting, Now What?
As you know, visitors are the lifeblood of BNI. Natural...
The ABC (and D) of Who to Invite to a Networking Meeting
A steady stream of visitors is necessary to keep a chapter...
Invite F.R.O.G.S – An Easy Way to Think About People to Invite to a BNI Meeting
When we look at the overall levels of member engagement in...
Be Specific: 5-Point Checklist For Networking Commercials
During business networking meetings, such as BNI or Chambers of...
Present Like a Pro
Are you stressed out about your upcoming featured presentation?...
3+3+3=9 Minutes
Here are some secrets for planning and preparing for your...
Specific is Terrific
Business professionals who want to do business by referral are...
GAINS profile
So often, BNI members are frustrated about not getting more...
Brand Marketing Is Like Planting Trees
Think about marketing as planting trees. The trees of brand marketing you plant today will guarantee business growth tomorrow. What you are communicating today is to help potential customers make the buy decision in the future when they need what you are offering.
How To Use Social Networks to…Network
If you’re like me, you have changed your approach to networking over the last seven months. As we have learned in our chapter, we can all find new clients by watching out for each other on Facebook. But Social networks are multifaceted tools being used to create awareness, promote, and build relationships!
Build your VCP (Visibility, Credibility, Profitability) on Zoom
It’s been eight+ months since we started doing our weekly referral networking meetings over Zoom. For some, it’s comfortable and natural. For others, we’re either still finding our way or getting pretty tired of doing this virtually.
Networking Virtually…tips for the new normal
With social distancing becoming the norm, networking has moved to online platforms, but it is still an essential tool for building relationships. To be successful, you must have the right mindset, where you focus on how you can help others, not how they can help you. This approach builds mutually beneficial relationships, which is the goal of networking. You can start by nurturing existing relationships, checking in on close friends, family, and colleagues. To meet new people, you can target specific groups or be open to random connections. Allocating just 30 minutes a day to LinkedIn can be an effective way to network online by skimming your feed, commenting on relevant articles, and sending personalized messages to your connections.
The Problem with WordPress Plugins
When you log in to your WordPress website’s backend, you’ll...
Domain Registrar, DNS Hosting, and Website Hosting: The Differences Explained.
DNS is usually compared to a phonebook. When you want to call someone, you look up their number in your phonebook.
The Marketing Mix
Even after 40 years (or 60 in the case of the original P’s), the Marketing Mix is still very much applicable to a marketer’s day to day work. A good marketer will learn to adapt the theory to fit modern times and their own business model.
Talking the Talk: The Marketing Lexicon
Like any specialty, marketing has a language of its own. Recognizing some important terms and dropping them into conversations when talking to your marketing consultant would help us solve your business challenges.
The Fortune is in the Follow Up
A follow up email or call isn’t about trying to sell additional products or services. The best follow-up is one that adds value to the recipient.
Your Website Is For Your Prospects
Your website is a reflection of your business, the value you offer your prospects, and what it’s going to be like working with you.
Brand Marketing in a time of COVID-19
Branding is long-term focused, rather than special promotions or a discounts. The tactics for staying top-of-mind 6 or 12 months from now are different than getting them to notice you right now.
Saving Images
The image guide is intended to help you create small-sized...
Rename Images for SEO
Naming images correctly also makes it much easier to find...
Resizing Images
Free online image editing apps To crop both width and height to...
Edit Meta Title and Description for Search Engines
Your meta title appears on search engines and in the tab title...
Add Social Sharing Images
Social networks can only grab standard images from your...