Crowds of people rushed into the bookshop to buy your book. It’s the latest must-read title – a sizzling hot best seller, climbing and dominating the charts for weeks on end. Or that’s how the story goes.
Getting published off-line is something I’ve thought about a lot over the past few years. You? Have you ever thought of getting published off-line? If so, why? It’s a large undertaking and I’m curious as to why people do it.
I would love to discuss this topic with you in the comments.
Rarely a day goes by without someone sharing a brilliant idea from top marketing guru and author, Seth Godin. He’s an opinion leader of great influence and someone who’s best ideas I would love to discuss with you.
In your opinion, what are Seth Godin’s best ideas? How have these ideas helped you succeed?
tags | Building revenue, Commercialising ideas, Developing ideas that sell, Effective marketing, High-performance, Ideas, Innovation, Innovative ideas, Marketing, Profiting from your ideas, Radical ideas, Revenue generation, Seth GodinBLACK CHAIR: BUSINESS MENTORING TV
Episode 11: The fastest & easiest way to grow sales
Welcome to Black Chair. The single-minded purpose of Black Chair is to help you succeed in business.
“Let’s talk about growing your sales – growing your revenue.”
In this episode, we discuss the fastest and easiest way to grow your revenue by focusing on the most fundamental, time-tested rule of selling.
tags | Black Chair, Building revenue, Building sales, Business advantage, Business advice, Business development, Business mentoring, Business skills, Business tips, Commercial conversation, Commercial mindset, Commercial skills, Growing sales, Revenue generation, Sales development, Video tutorials 
One thing better than seeing your sales increase, is seeing them increase without you doing the selling!
Here’s a list of ten key sales boosters that will free you up from having to persuade people to buy, so that you can use this precious time, cash and energy to get on with other key business building actions.
tags | Building revenue, Business development, Revenue generation, Sales tactics, Sell without selling, Selling, Selling your ideasBLACK CHAIR: BUSINESS MENTORING TV
Episode 10: How to get a diamond-tipped focus
Welcome to Black Chair. The single-minded purpose of Black Chair is to help you succeed in business.
“A diamond-tipped focus is extremely useful in business.”
In this episode, we get focused – diamond-tipped focused – on what really counts to make your business work.
tags | Black Chair, Building revenue, Business advantage, Business advice, Business development, Business mentoring, Business skills, Business tips, Commercial conversation, Commercial focus, Commercial mindset, Commercial skills, Diamond-tipped focus, Focus, Video tutorials BLACK CHAIR: BUSINESS MENTORING TV
Episode 9: Sales made simple
Welcome to Black Chair. The single-minded purpose of Black Chair is to help you succeed in business.
“Black Chair is about keeping things very simple and very focused.”
In this episode, we focus on business development – what has to happen to grow your business, get the sales in and get increase your revenue.
tags | Black Chair, Building revenue, Business advantage, Business advice, Business development, Business mentoring, Business skills, Business tips, Commercial conversation, Commercial focus, Commercial mindset, Commercial skills, Commercialising ideas, Communication skills, Effective communication, Focus, Revenue generation, Sales avoidance, Sales development, Sales reluctance, Video tutorials Nobody likes being pushed around. Not from sales people. Not from service staff. Not from colleagues, bosses or employees. Not from anybody. If you are thinking of selling anything to anyone – a business idea, a strategy, a next action, even a product or service – you never want to be perceived as being pushy. Here’s a check-list of pressure tactics to avoid at all costs. [Read more]
Why sell when you can put it off? Just as long as you can come up with a convincing enough excuse, you can avoid selling indefinitely. That is, until you go broke! This post summarizes the key excuses given to me by hundreds of businesspeople over the past few years. Take a look and see how many ring true with you – or people you know. [Read more]
