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This month in our private “The Thursday Club” we are diving into the Law of Attraction – think friends, clients, acquaintances, etc.. What you put forth, you attract. What you say, you become. I’m coaching on how to create a personal brand that attracts the right people and clients into their inner circle. Because you […]
Sales, regardless if you are an actual salesperson or not, is just part of life and your career. Sales doesn’t always mean selling a product or service to a customer, in fact, you are probably giving sales pitches just about every day. That’s right, every time you pitch an idea, make a suggestion, or even […]
At the Red Barn, we have a standard 8-4 schedule, but we still consider it a flexible work schedule – meaning Jenn and I will typically log in to Skype around 8 am EST to connect and Jenn usually checks out around 4 pm to head to the gym but that’s about as structured as […]
If I want to get something done and be efficient – it needs to be in my calendar, that’s how I block my time. If it’s not there it doesn’t exist. I take my calendar to the next level and use the Time Blocking Method. I learned this little trick over a decade ago from […]
What we do as an industry has dramatically changed over the past decade. We’ve shifted from trying to convince people to buy, to do, to act, to honing in on our customer’s journey and customer experience. CX will rule Marketing and Advertising in the next decade. The Customer Experience (CX) is king. People no longer […]
We’ve been doing a ton of websites lately and talking to even more people about the types of websites they need, how to access the back end of them, and basically the process of building a website. I’ve seen so many companies bamboozled by people who take advantage of the unknowing and the website naïve. […]
The old saying goes “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, but when it comes to your marketing, it’s just NOT a good idea. For centuries, we’ve been using other’s ideas, creative, and art as inspiration for our own work – and that’s fine if it’s used to spark ideas of your own. BUT if […]
It’s no secret that Team Red Barn is Pro Email Marketing. The bang for your ROI buck is huge compared to other advertising and customer engagement methods. It is all about the POWER of your LIST. The more targeted, the more engaged, the higher that ROI will be. The biggest question I often get is […]
We work with a lot of small business owners – some have been in business for decades and others we’ve helped recently launch – and one of the questions we ALWAYS get asked is, “Do I really need to be on social media and what platforms should I use?” We get it, Social Media is […]
