Sometimes the simplest data is the best. Marketing is not complex if you know the basics - that's true with anything by the way. Here are some tools that are brilliantly simple and with them you really won't have to sweat the small stuff ... full article

The secret is creating low cost advertising that compels customers to come to you. Using a simple system of direct mail letters, postcards, email and low cost newspaper ads, as well as cable TV and radio - all of which can get qualified customers to call you or stop buy your place of business on a daily basis.

The purpose of this mainstream concept is to have customers come to you. Why? Because your marketing efforts will do the two things that marketing is supposed to do: ... full article

The journey to a successful life should be enjoyed. True success comes from accomplishing the activities daily that will lead you to your ultimate goals in life. Failing or neglecting to accomplish the daily disciplines will lead you down the path of lost opportunities and lost income. If the penalty for not accomplishing your daily activities or disciplines was implemented or assessed today, we would look at neglecting them differently. The truth is that the penalty for neglect is more visible in the future than it is today. The person who eats fried foods does not pay the penalty at 35, he pays at 55. The person who fails to save 10% of his income for retirement is not penalized at 40, but at 60. The prospecting we fail to do today does not hurt our income today, but 90 to 120 days from now. ... full article