2008 July

No, You’re Not! – When Common Sense Goes Away -

Does big corporate company mean: Let’s do what’s convenient and not what’s right? Let me explain…  Last week I lost my cell phone on a golf course. I was using it off and on throughout the round and when we got to the clubhouse, BAM, it hit me. I can’t find my little buddy! I grabbed a cart and began my search and I just couldn’t find her.

It’s funny how attached we get to technology. All my contacts are on there, my schedule too, and I felt a little lonely driving home without this technology that serves for many of us as our security blanket. Nonetheless, I decided to stay positive and was optimistic that another golfer will find it and return it to the clubhouse. Continue reading »

What? I don’t see anything! Pretending Only Serves The Pretender

 

I find it interesting how some business leaders don’t notice or are not willing to admit where they need to improve. Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil… everything is just fine. Is it fine where you are? There is a great quote, and I forget who coined it: “Inspect what you expect.” Continue reading »

Self-Promotion Made Simple! (Revised)

We apologize for an error in the “sign-up before Friday” link. The link gave the wrong email address for Lauren. Due to the overwhelming interest starting early on, we wanted to clarify.

Again, we apologize for the inconvenience. If you would like to sign up for the teleconference, please contact Lauren at laurenp@prophitmarketing.com and she will get you all the information. Thanks! Continue reading »

Self-Promotion Made Simple!

For those who do not have a challenge expressing what makes you, you, please disregard this Wisdom. I had more response regarding last week’s “Look At Me!” Wisdom than any in the four years since this publication began. That tells me there’s a need for more discussion on this subject. I think it’s because we simply don’t feel comfortable talking about ourselves. The belief that being self-promotional is bad was programmed in us during our formative years of childhood. Continue reading »

Look at Me! Can You Say Those Words?

I just spoke for a local business group the other day. The topic was: Successful Marketing on a Shoestring Budget. And let me tell you, I am fired up! I’m fired up because people are actively looking for the message I speak. I’m only saying this because I’ve spent the last 10 years of my life uncovering the core of marketing and my message’s time has come.

One of the keys to great marketing is the ability to be self-promotional. That is, the ability to say, “Look at me!” After my presentation, a couple walked up to me. They told me they were 18 months into their new restaurant. Ironically enough, before the speech, another business owner happened to bring up how wonderful this couple’s restaurant was and that people from outside the area plan special trips to eat there. This man was not telling me about his business but, instead, about how wonderful this couple’s restaurant is. Now that’s great marketing! Continue reading »

Just Show Up -A guide to success -

Just Show Up
-A guide to success -

Woody Allen was quoted as saying, “95 percent of success is just showing up.” There’s a lot of wisdom in those eight words. Just showing up is the hardest thing for people to do. Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, and The Success Principles talks about The Cycle of Completion which goes like this: Decide, Plan, START, Continue, Finish, Complete. Most people can decide and plan but fail at showing up… that’s the start part!

Where does this fear come from? Why is it we can have so much confidence in our abilities, but are fearful about sharing it with others? There are many reasons, but the most prominent one is clarity. We are not sure HOW to communicate with others. We know the technical stuff of our craft but are fearful in how to create understanding and acceptance from the person we’re talking to.

The most confident people, Jack Canfield says, are those who work with purpose. I agree to that! With purpose comes passion. Everyone must find his or her purpose in life. I have some wonderful news! I can get you closer to that purpose. I’ve discovered a technology that can reveal your driving force in life. When I discovered mine, it blew me away. I thought I knew what drove me but it was hard for me to articulate it. This simple tool gave me clarity. It’s called Flag Page Technology and it’s changing the way people communicate with customers and employees.

Prophit Marketing Institute is emerging again this Fall with the Market Forward Series. This series of classes is offered in partnership with the UWGB Small Business Development Center. Visit our website and click on the PM Institute link to learn more. There, you’ll find class descriptions and information on how to register. Below, you can see a photo of our first class from January 2008.

We have discovered how to use Flag Page Technology to unleash your driving force into your ad message. By attending our classes, you will have multiple blueprints to great marketing and advertising, and I will teach you how to lead like a Brander-In-Chief. We all are ordinary people who have the ability to do extraordinary things. I would like to help you uncover your amazing talents. The Flag Page is included in the PM Institute curriculum. Here’s to being anything but ordinary!

- Joe Kiedinger -

Bill Zeinert, Instructor with first Prophit Marketing class.
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