4 Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs

Recently, I was asked by Junior Achievement to speak to high school students at William B. Travis, during entrepreneurial week. My assigned topic? What is takes to become a successful business owner. For this talk, I decided to tell the story of my own personal journey, which included many failures and challenges. But I also took this opportunity to speak about the 4 core aspects I believe are needed in order to become a truly successful entrepreneur.

Sales Training: How To Qualify Sales Leads

Sales Training: How To Qualify Sales Leads

Experienced entrepreneur and business owner, Karl Scheible, from Sandler Training presents on qualifying sale leads with prospective buyers. 

Buyers have a system that has evolved over the years that has effectively neutralized traditional sales. There are several mistakes a salesperson might make resulting in the buyer objecting. Learn how to 'qualify hard and close easy'.

Ad Sales Training: 10 Ways to Get Advertisers Out of Red Light Mode and Into Green Light Mode

Ad Sales Training: 10 Ways to Get Advertisers Out of Red Light Mode and Into Green Light Mode

Ryan Dohrn of Brain Swell Media and 360 Ad Sales present on how to get advertisers out of the objection-based “red light mode” and into the receptive, open-minded “green light mode.”

Red light mode typically means that the prospect isn’t listening, and the answer is ultimately going to be some version of no. For example, if you offer a client a free ad and they automatically decline, saying their budget is used up (which, of course, isn’t an issue if the ad is free), the client is clearly in red light mode and was planning on saying no from the get-go.

5 Copywriting Mistakes That Cost Your Business Cash: #4 No Social Proof and #5 Call To Action

5 Copywriting Mistakes That Cost Your Business Cash: #4 No Social Proof and #5 Call To Action

To empower publishers and help them master the craft of copywriting, seasoned copywriter Debra Jason of The Write Direction to presents the 5 copywriting mistakes that cost a business money, and how to avoid them.

In her last three presentations,  Jason covered the first three most mistakes you can make, here Jason presents the final two mistakes.

5 Copywriting Mistakes That Cost Your Business Cash: #3 Words Missing the Mark

5 Copywriting Mistakes That Cost Your Business Cash: #3 Words Missing the Mark

To empower publishers and help them master the craft of copywriting, author and copywriter Debra Jason of The Write Direction presents a series on the copywriting mistakes that cost businesses money. 

Now that product has been defined and the market identified, Jason explains how to avoid the third common mistake, which occurs when you are unclear on how to deliver the marketing message.

5 Copywriting Mistakes That Cost Your Business Cash: #2 Not Knowing the Target Market

5 Copywriting Mistakes That Cost Your Business Cash: #2 Not Knowing the Target Market

One of the most important skills for a marketer can possess is the ability to communicate their message through clear and effective copy. Poor copywriting has the potential to drive away business and potential clients, customers and partners.

Seasoned copywriter Debra Jason of The Write Direction to presents on the second of five copywriting mistakes that cost a business money ways to avoid making said mistakes.