Business Opinion Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/business-opinion/ Better Marketing | Better Results Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:33:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/smbconsultinginc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-SMB_cyan.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Business Opinion Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/business-opinion/ 32 32 230892403 Costly Networking Mistake #1 & 1A You Don't Want to Make https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/03/27/costly-networking-mistake-1-you-dont-want-to-make/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/03/27/costly-networking-mistake-1-you-dont-want-to-make/#respond Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:31:42 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=781 About a month ago I attended a business networking group meeting for the first time.  While I thoroughly enjoyed the meeting and left the event with a lot of new contacts that I hope to meet with again, there was one gentleman that seems to not understand proper email etiquette. Every since that networking group […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/03/27/costly-networking-mistake-1-you-dont-want-to-make/feed/ 0 781 I deserve to get paid, too!!! https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/23/i-deserve-to-get-paid-too/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/23/i-deserve-to-get-paid-too/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:21:24 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=687 This post has been a long time coming, and part of it is my own damn fault. More on that in just a second. For full disclaimer purposes: stop reading this post if you believe you should not pay for someone else’s hard earned knowledge or skills or that everything informational ought to be free […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/23/i-deserve-to-get-paid-too/feed/ 0 687 Very early real estate marketing survey results https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/10/09/very-early-real-estate-survey-results/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/10/09/very-early-real-estate-survey-results/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:29:51 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=372 Yesterday, I sent many of you a link to a brief real estate marketing survey.  I’ve gotten some responses, and there is a consensus on a few items. The most “alarming” is that no one who responded is happy with what they’re getting out of their business.  Furthermore, 75% are not generating enough income to […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/10/09/very-early-real-estate-survey-results/feed/ 0 372 Domino's–You SUCK!!!! https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/08/01/dominos-you-suck/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/08/01/dominos-you-suck/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:47:49 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=322 I just placed a pizza order to be delivered by Domino’s at 5:30 PM.  Their fancy order tracker (which I think is pretty cool, but I’m not sure this is what they had in mind) informed me that the pizza was baked and put into a box at 5:40 PM.  At 6:04, it informed me […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/08/01/dominos-you-suck/feed/ 0 322 The Makings of a Bad Client https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/04/05/the-makings-of-a-bad-client/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/04/05/the-makings-of-a-bad-client/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:30:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/the-makings-of-a-bad-client/ I neglected to elaborate on the “bad client” story as mentioned earlier in the week so here are some of the things I learned from a recent client relationship that went bad in a hurry in spite of my gut telling me to avoid it all costs at the outset. Oh well, live and learn […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/04/05/the-makings-of-a-bad-client/feed/ 4 310 Random Business Musings and Ponderings https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/04/05/random-business-musings-and-ponderings/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/04/05/random-business-musings-and-ponderings/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:59:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/random-business-musings-and-ponderings/ Ever had one of those days where you question whether you’ve made wise business choices lately? Today has been one of those days, but I’m afraid the answers I uncover over the next few weeks aren’t going to be to my liking. I know I violated my own gut instincts with one decision in particular, […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/04/05/random-business-musings-and-ponderings/feed/ 0 309 Cadillac Ad with Kate Walsh: Good or Bad? https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/01/27/cadillac-ad-with-kate-walsh-good-or-bad/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/01/27/cadillac-ad-with-kate-walsh-good-or-bad/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:55:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/cadillac-ad-with-kate-walsh-good-or-bad/ Since I’ve been on a good vs. bad kick lately with TV ads, what is your opinion of the Cadillac spot featuring Kate Walsh? Good or bad?

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/01/27/cadillac-ad-with-kate-walsh-good-or-bad/feed/ 3 306 What's Happened to Effective Writing? https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/20/whats-happened-to-effective-writing/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/20/whats-happened-to-effective-writing/#respond Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:20:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/whats-happened-to-effective-writing/ There are several poorly written articles circling the bowl on a daily basis, and this may end up being yet another one, but it’s alarming to me that professional journalists consistently botch spelling and grammar. It used to be newspapers, magazines, and books served as an example of the proper use of punctuation, word groupings, […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/20/whats-happened-to-effective-writing/feed/ 0 245 Handicapping the Apprentice FInal Four https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/09/handicapping-the-apprentice-final-four/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/09/handicapping-the-apprentice-final-four/#respond Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:59:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/handicapping-the-apprentice-final-four/ I’m not sure if you watch the Apprentice or not, but I happen to be a big fan of the show. It’s one of the few “reality” shows that appeals to me. I won’t bore you with the details if you don’t watch because you probably won’t even get this far into the post. Last […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/09/handicapping-the-apprentice-final-four/feed/ 0 239 Where Business Editors and Newspapers are Failing https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/01/18/where-business-editors-and-newspapers-are-failing/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/01/18/where-business-editors-and-newspapers-are-failing/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:26:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/where-business-editors-and-newspapers-are-failing/ An interesting piece I found on Talking Biz News that is worth a gander: Where Business Editors and Newspapers are Failing. Think it may be a good idea to find some top flight bloggers and syndicate them across many newspapers? I think that’s a viable solution. Many of us are finding and sharing good content […]

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