How To Win in America

Posted:  April 17, 2012 - 11:27AM by Jim Worrell

Times are changing fast.

Seems that what worked yesterday does not work today.  Unfortunately, many people continue to stay in their "comfort zone" and do what they have always done, even if it doesn't work as well any longer.

I saw this quote and thought I'd pass it on...It addresses the above point.

"If all you ever do, is all you've ever done. Then all you'll ever get, is all you've ever got."

Posted:  April 2, 2012 - 11:27AM by Jim Worrell

We have an expression in America that deals with how to increase business. We call it the three (3) foot rule. For those of you outside the USA, it would be the one (1) meter rule.

The rule says, if anyone is within one meter of you, you should talk with them and simply strike up a conversation.

Posted:  February 23, 2012 - 8:55AM by Jim Worrell

In 2011, Apple sold approximately 40 million iPads and 150 million iPhones.

By 2015, that number will be...Get this, Apple will sell 500 million iPads per year and nearly the same number of iPhones, if not more.

For the first time, the number of internet connections via mobile devices exceed that of internet connections via desktop PCs.

Posted:  January 26, 2012 - 12:31PM by Jim Worrell

You hear lots of stories about how social media is changing the landscape of marketing.  Most companies outside of the USA do not realize just how fast this is happening.

I thought I would give you a couple of statistics to make you sit up in your chair and say "Wow!  Maybe I need to be doing more in social media!"

Posted:  January 11, 2012 - 8:45AM by Jim Worrell

For most of us the holidays are over, the New Year has begun, and we all are full of renewed energy and ideas on how to grow our business this year.

One of my tasks over the quiet week between Christmas and New Years Day was cleaning up my office...getting rid of the piles of magazines, old files, etc.  I tend to be a "pile-maker", with most of my piles containing out-dated stuff that is no longer relevant or important.  Into the trash can it went.

Posted:  December 23, 2011 - 10:10AM by Jim Worrell

To all the readers of this blog, to all my personal and business friends, my team mates, collegues, partners, collaborators, customers, vendors, and supporters, I want to say THANK YOU!

Thank you for your support for this past year.  Thank you for your encouragement.  Thank you for your feedback on what you want from me and my company.  Thank you for your business, your confidence, your enthusiasm and generally, your friendship.

Posted:  November 28, 2011 - 8:00AM by Jim Worrell

We all know that having a great website is critically important.

It is the first place a prospet will go to learn about your company.

Your website may determine if the prospect will, or will not, seek further information.

This is a good article from INC. Magazine about what makes a great website.

Enjoy.

Posted:  November 18, 2011 - 8:20AM by Jim Worrell

All of us are hoping for a rebound in the US economy (and we hope the Euro zone is able to get the mess in Greece and Italy straightened out).

The following link shows a pretty optimistic look at the economic data in the USA. 

It's a lot of interesting data, and you can make your own conclusions, but it generally paints a pretty good trend in the US market.

Posted:  November 4, 2011 - 7:18AM by Jim Worrell

How many presentations do you make per year?

To customers, prospects, employees, bankers, etc...

If you are like me,  it's quite a few, and most of them are too long and too boring!

This is a great article in Forbes magazine about a new way to approach presentations.  Essentially, "Less is More". 

Posted:  October 21, 2011 - 9:45AM by Jim Worrell

Yesterday, we talked about establishing an Inbound Marketing Program, and capturing leads that come to your website.  (We find it hard to believe how many companies do not even track this. Incredible!)

Today we are going to talk about how to turn your website into a selling machine.