Business

4 ESSENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS

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Without a doubt, there is a myriad of characteristics, qualities, values and skills that one needs in order to be able to produce long term success in the entrepreneurial world, but for now – I am going to list four skills that at this stage in my own journey I find exceptionally pertinent.

At different stages in our journey we find some things more relevant and useful than others. Obviously, I don’t write simply based on mastery, but in the areas that I am also needing work in. This is because I believe that writing creates an exact mind, and narrowing it to specific areas of improvement is helpful. So, this list of 4, will likely be different next week or next month, but it is top of mind for right now. Read more

EFFECTIVE LANDING PAGE DESIGN

Posted on by Dean Sutton in Business, Marketing & Sales | 2 Comments

It’s time to turn down the suck, the noise, the jargon, the corporate speak and industry terminology. Many make the mistake of spearheading design with a corporate brain, saying all you can and think you need to, so your customer really “gets it”. Instead, it’s advantageous to design with your ideal customers’ brain. What frame of reference do they use? Often times, your visitors speak in terms of end result or feeling, and the proprietor gets caught up in features and benefits and technical listings. Ensure what they are looking for is how you are delivering it. They want simplicity that depicts a solution to their want/desire/need/problem. Read more

FORMALITY IS DEAD – CHANGE EXCITES PEOPLE

Posted on by Dean Sutton in Business, Entrepreneurship, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | 1 Comment

This was an old drafted post I had from 2010, inspired by a little placement of Jack Welch on CNBC. It was back when I had cable and actually watched TV, but it literally ocurred once or even twice every commercial break of every show. Perhaps that is why it stuck with me the way that it did. Read more

WHO’S GOT THE CHOPS?!

Posted on by Dean Sutton in Business, Digital Technology and Social Media | Leave a comment

Gary hits home with this video. My favourite parts:

Just gotta break through the noise of an overly crowded competitive industry/environment.
How? Offer quality stuff! *ding*ding*
Whos got the chops?
To be effective you have to be a difference maker, have good ideas and know how to execute.
Time to move the needle.

GET IN THE GAME / TAKE ACTION

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The Super Bowl is over, we can get off of the couch and get into the game now.
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MEASURE TO IMPROVE

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The old adage “measure twice and cut once” rings true as basic but pivotal advice for all.

So does: “you can’t improve what you don’t measure”.
Not just for a contractor with a saw or a tailor with sheers;
Their neglect could cause a door to barely shut, or your suit pants to be too short, exposing your white ankle socks that you should not be wearing.
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10 ONLINE ADVERTISING QUESTIONS

Posted on by Dean Sutton in Business, Marketing & Sales | 2 Comments

I have edited this post, as it was very old and the stats clearly change with the frequency of a Sports Illustrated swimsuit models’ stringy-thing. Here is a quick post by Forbes magazine, that sheds some light on the advertising industry, and how its even poised to take over TV ad revenue…

In the event of a planning a first-time online advertising initiative, there are commonly 10 similar questions that are posed to an agency by a new advertiser:

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