Would anyone say, “ No, Thank You!” ? It is difficult for me to imagine a time these days when anyone would turn down making additional income. During a time when many Americans are making a list and checking it twice, most of us are plotting presents for friends, colleagues, family and friends for...
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If you know of something that may help a client, are you inclined to share that information? (I HOPE the answer to this question was YES.) Because the truth is, as a healthcare professional, your client looks to you for advice and direction to not only alleviate symptoms but to provide long term solutions...
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Strange question, Angie! How on Earth can SAVING money actually COST you money? As improbable and counter intuitive as that statement may seem, there is some truth in there that can be easily overlooked, and cost you big bucks on your bottom line. There are smart ways to save, and there are ways that...
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Marketing your practice can be frustrating at times. Most people struggle over what to call themselves. They want a title that expresses what they do, yet often find themselves limited in what they can say. Use terms the public can understand and avoid simply putting letters after your name. For example, instead of calling...
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While zipping through the TV commercials on a show I recorded, one of them caught my attention. The commercial was for dried plums. It was very hip and showed children and young, active adults eating those fruits. The commercial extolled the health benefits of dried plums. Well, I know that dried plums are more...
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There is an awesome quote that I found by a relatively unknown author named Noela Evans ,“Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours.” Resonate or recoil? This is a topic I think about quite often as I work with folks who are uncomfortable...
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Tags: branding, business planning, drive, marketing, Massage, self-promotion, success, WIBB
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The past two years have been challenging for most people. When the market tumbled, many people lost half of their savings. Jobs were lost, production fell, and houses were foreclosed. A lot of people drastically reduced their spending on anything that wasn’t crucial to survival. While the economic forecast has brightened, many massage therapists...
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I have been blessed and challenged with some tight marketing budgets. The blessing comes from the necessity of learning to love guerrilla tactics and duct tape marketing. John Jantsch wrote a FAB book entitled, Duct Tape Marketing – The World’s Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide. Published in 2006, it is still one of...
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Tags: branding, business planning, Duct Tape Marketing, entepreneur, guerrilla marketing, marketing, referrals, small business marketing
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In addition to all thinks biz, practice building and social media marketing, I really appreciate the fact that part of my personal branding online is being able to talk and write about the yearning in my soul for forward movement-advancement on my spiritual path. Fortunately, I get to work with a massage sub-specialty, Compassionate...
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Tags: branding, compassion, Facebook, spirituality in marketing, Twitter
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I read an interesting post from one of my social media gurus, Guy Kawasaki. Guy was posting from super geek world, AKA the Consumer Electronic Show, CES, this week. Perhaps you may have heard some news from this international event, billed as world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow. All the big (and many small and...
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