Who is a brand ambassador / advocate? Brand Ambassadors are passionate and loyal loud advocates of the brand, not necessarily compensated for being so.
Email and SMS have become convenient modes of communicating today. Fortunately (or otherwise) they have diminished the need for face-to-face interactions.
As business professionals, the ability to say ‘no’ is one of the best skills you could acquire.
Saying ‘no’ doesn’t mean you’re a terrible person and you’re going to be reborn as an earthworm. It is a way of respecting your time, and respecting yourself. It’s no fun being a doormat.
Whatever business you are in, you might want to learn and implement the following points to create a powerful referral-generating system for your business:
BNI is a great platform for getting more leads and referrals. But look closely. I see BNI Rendezvous to be much much more than that. This chapter has helped its members to grow and evolve as individuals.
During my last educational minute I shared with members a passage from the book that I currently read "The One Minute Millionaire". The book talks about how we all can become enlightened millionares if we apply the system it teaches us - one minute at the time.
I love people, every single thing about them! Their success stories, their failures, their quirks and their ambitions. Starbucks has a saying; "We're not in the coffee business serving people, we're in the people business serving coffee". Perhaps there are things to think about here...
Outsourcing your accounting allows you to focus on your core business and to provide your customers with your best professional services.
A lot of people know that accounting is important. Whether you are investing in share markets, buying new equipment, or making predictions about future sales or expenditures, you use accounting information.
In order to maximise the services of the graphic designer you hire for your business design needs, think like one (or at least have an inkling about what they do). It'll make working with your designer much easier and you'll navigate through your project with better clarity.