Marketing Strategy

Biztruth Blog | Sales isn’t marketing

Here’s a biz truth for you. If you think marketing alone will make your sales for you, think again.

There IS a difference between marketing and selling and don’t let anyone lead you to believe otherwise!

Posted in: Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy

What do you do?

How do you answer the question, “what do you do?” Is your response memorized?  Improvised?  Clumsy?  Smooth? Filled with benefits?  Results?  Features?  Boring stuff?  Bad breath?  Questions?  Provocation?  Mystery?  Clarity? Do tell!

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Target Market: Think small to sell BIG

You can’t be all things to all people. Many entrepreneurs resist this truth, however.  This video talks about how getting really granular when defining your ideal client actually EXPANDS your potential for business.

Posted in: Marketing Strategy, Mindset & Priorities

Guest Post: A few of my Connection “secret thoughts”

Connecting is one of my passions.  It conjures up thoughts of enjoyment, shared interests, laughter, interesting conversations and me out in the world being authentic. When I am connecting, I am not struggling for the “right” words. When I am […]

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Quick Tip #1 :: Know your value

Think about your audience (aka target market or ideal client) and answer these questions: What pains do they have? What problems do you solve for them? What solutions do you offer to alleviate those pains? What goals might they have? […]

Posted in: Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy, Thought Leadership

You are here

Biztruth #4 :: If you don’t have a handle on your numbers, it’s time to sharpen your pencil. You may need to replay this video a couple of times to get it…but it’ll be worth it. Especially if you follow […]

Posted in: Business Model Design, Marketing Strategy

Guest Post: You can’t make all of your connections in your pajamas

Biztruth #1 If you’re in business, you’re in sales. And if you’re in sales, you need to find ways to connect with prospects & strategic partners. Enter Bryn Johnson, Connection Expert.  Bryn helps people figure out how to connect & […]

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Do you stick out like a bad toupee?

Nobody notices a good toupee. Only a bad one. The same goes for salespeople. Bad salespeople are easy to spot.

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More of Me Me Me

I saw Hugh MacLeod’s daily cartoon from Gaping Void this week.  I just had to share it with you to tag onto my Me Me Me Me Me post from a couple of months ago…also included for you here. Click […]

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Sales page secrets revealed

If you missed the teleseminar that I had last night with Matthew Goldfarb, copy guy from Corporate Renegade, here’s your chance to learn the secrets he shared with me. Sales Page Convo w/Corporate Renegade, Matthew Goldfarb (audio) I like Matt’s […]

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