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Are Your Visitors Getting Any Closer To Doing Business With You Because Of Their Experience On Your Website?

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 Tuesday's Technology Tip

Need a simple solution to share your desktop?

Here you go: http://join.me (Thanks @nobuhata)

Do you have Brand Equity?

Is your brand easily recognized?

Is your brand easily recalled by a consumer if asked?

Is your brand trusted and recommended?

Click Here for Brand Equity and Why you need it!

 Tuesday's Technology Tip

What can all your devices have in common?  Gmail!
Use it for Contact Management, Calendars, and Email
Gmail and Google Apps - One Simple Solution!
Log in and check it out: http://mail.google.com/

Valentine's Days fast approaching Pamela ...
Show YOUR Valentine that you love them a "latte" !
Send a fabulous card with a $5 Starbucks giftcard!

Click Here to learn more about how easy this can be! 

What is your USP?

Did you know that the person who made this called it a Harley?
 

Would you?

You might know how to ride a motorcycle, you might know how to identify what makes it is better than another, you might know which one is the fastest, has the most power, or can go from 0-60 the fastest,   But can you make one??

In Reality in Advertising (Reeves 1961, pp. 46–48) Reeves laments that the U.S.P. is widely misunderstood and gives a precise definition in three parts:

   1) Each advertisement must make a proposition to the consumer. Not just words, not just product puffery, not just show-window advertising. Each advertisement must say to each reader: "Buy this product, and you will get this specific benefit."

    2) The proposition must be one that the competition either cannot, or does not, offer. It must be unique—either a uniqueness of the brand or a claim not otherwise made in that particular field of advertising.

    3) The proposition must be so strong that it can move the mass millions, i.e., pull over new customers to your product.  (See more at Wikipedia)

Click here to read more on how to develop your USP today!

Who’s in your face?

The reason we’re asking you is because you might have forgotten how important real conversations, in real time, in real rooms, could be. Today we need to be reminded again that there is nothing like a face-to-face meeting.

Why Face to Face Meetings Still Matter!

Chloe is the grandaugther of our friend and client Jack McCarty

Do you know the lingo?

If you think that Facebook isn’t important for your business, then you don’t need to read this 45 page downloadable report on how to Facebook Marketing.

Or, maybe you should…

Must Read 10 Day Plan !

FlightPlan is built upon the premise that people can transform their business and themselves, driven by desire, focus, goal clarity, willingness to change and consistent persistence.

Mike Hoffman, the founder of FlightPlan, helps the Prescott Group and many of our clients stay the course…

Click Here to Learn More about FlightPlan

Upcoming Training Events with Chris & Tricia

Jan. 20th-Constant Contact-Engagement Marketing

            8:30 AM-SPAAR- Eagan 4490 Erin Drive

            Free-Click for registration and information

Jan. 26^th- Send Out Cards Overview and Basic Training

            7:00 PM- Bloomington Hilton at 494 & France

Starting off a new quarter requires us to take a look at how we spend our time each day.

Where should you spend your time?

In what he refers to as Quadrant II Time Management, author Stephen Covey identifies tasks and activities that take up a great deal of our time, but which can or should be eliminated to improve effectiveness.

He explains that most time-management tools focus on “prioritizing and accomplishing the urgent activities of Quadrants I and Ill. Focusing on daily planning, these tools help people become more efficient... but not more effective.”

Focusing on the important but not urgent activities of Quadrant II makes the vital difference in personal and organizational effectiveness.

Quadrant I activities are driven by crises. For example, firefighters often live within Quadrant I, but they improve their odds by spending time on prevention and education aimed at preventing a crisis. Staying in Quadrant I mode for long leads to stress and burnout, based solely on crisis management and puffing out fires.

Individuals should ideally spend 65 to 60 per cent of their time in Quadrant II, and 15 per cent in Quadrant Ill. A Quadrant II approach ultimately leads to the greatest success. The results include vision, perspective, balance, discipline, empowered people and few crises.
Source: http://www.864coach.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Quadrant-II.pdf

2011 has been a great year! 
We guarantee that you can find reasons why 2011 was one of the best years ever!
Let's Review and Reflect...

If you are still alive today and have your health - fantastic!
If you are not in prison - sweet!
If you have food in your belly - tremendous!
If you have clothes on your back - gnarly!
If you have a handful of true friends - totally cool!
If you have a roof over your head - the best!
If you have dependable transportation - rock on!

Now, let's Review and Reflect on your business?

1) What is the Product that you sell?
2) Who is your Target Market?
3) Do you enjoy what you do?
4) Last Quarter - Commissions Earned?
5) Last Quarter - Units Sold?
6) Last Quarter - Average Commission?

13 Weeks of Accountablity for only $100

Ben Franklin says “Drive Thy Business, or It Will Drive Thee!”

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In Homer's epic poem we learn that an Odyssey is a long, wandering, and eventful journey. 2011 has been an Odyssey for many of you, and 2012 will be another Odyssey for you

The Question is...

Which Homer will tell your tale?

12 Things Happy People Do Differently
by Jacob Sokol

http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/08/30/12-things-happy-people-do-differently/

1) Express Gratitude
2) Cultivate Optimism
3) Avoid Over-thinking and Social Comparisons
4) Practice Acts of Kindness
5) Nurture Social Relationships
6) Develop strategies for Coping
7) Learn to Forgive
8) Increase "Flow" Experiences
9) Savor Life's Joys
10) Commit to your Goals
11) Practice Spirituality
12) Take care of your body

Prepare to be enlightened!

Enlightened Perspective 12/13/2011

Written by Andy Rooney , a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words.  Andy Rooney died Friday night 4 November, according to CBS, only a month after delivering his 1,097th and final televised commentary.

Rooney had gone to the hospital for an undisclosed surgery, but major complications developed and he never recovered. He was 92 years old.

I've learned.... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

I've learned.... That when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned.... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.

I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

I've learned ....That being kind is more important than being right.

I've learned.... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.

I've learned.... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.

I've learned.... That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

I've learned.... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned.... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

 
I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

 
I've learned... . That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned.... That money doesn't buy class.

I've learned.... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

 
I' ve learned... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

 
I've learned.... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

 
I've learned.... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.

I've learned.... That love, not time, heals all wounds.

I've learned.... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

I've learned.... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I've learned.. That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

I've learned... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

I've learned.... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take
the ones you miss.

I've learned.... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.

I've learned.... That I wish I could have told my Mom and Dad that I love them one more time before they passed away.

I've learned.... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.

I've learned.... That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

I've learned.... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.

I've learned .... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

I've learned.... That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.