Most people make the mistake of confusing advertising with marketing. Yes, advertising is a part of marketing, but it is actually a very small part. It is the last piece of a puzzle, but thanks to an abundance of advertising sales reps, we often start with advertising. The result is general failure
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Four Reasons Why You Think Marketing Doesn't Work and How to Fix it
Posted by markzarr under MarketingFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4197 days ago
Four Common Logo Design Mistakes
Posted by markzarr under MarketingFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4236 days ago
Your logo design sets the tone for your whole company. The design of your logo is the first impression potential customers have of your business. Rather you have a store front or just a business card and a website; your logo design will speak volumes about you. What kind of first impression do you
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Doubt:The Silent Killer of Hope: Christian Centered Business Education
Posted by markzarr under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4250 days ago
There are countless articles and books about how business owners, and people in general, need self-confidence to succeed. But there seems to be little information on self-confidence’s evil twin, doubt. The scary thing about doubt is that it uses stealth tactics to sneak up on you when you are most
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Last Hope: How Excuses Destroy Our Dreams
Posted by markzarr under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4261 days ago
Made Hot by: robinandy58 on March 26, 2013 8:22 pm
As a small business marketing consultant and an executive coach, I sit down with a lot of different people and businesses. It is fascinating for me to listen to others tell me about all their hopes and dreams along with stories of how they have spent their whole life working towards their goals. It
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Branding: Why it Matters to Small Business
Posted by markzarr under MarketingFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4278 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on March 11, 2013 11:16 pm
You have 1.5 seconds to capture your customers attention…Ready Set…Too Late!
In today’s fast paced world we are all under constant bombardment from people trying to get our attention. 90% of the information in front of us passes by without our notice. Now imagine trying to build new relationship Read More
In today’s fast paced world we are all under constant bombardment from people trying to get our attention. 90% of the information in front of us passes by without our notice. Now imagine trying to build new relationship Read More
Perfection: A Pursuit of Failure
Posted by markzarr under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4289 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on February 27, 2013 1:54 am
I have observed that the closer a business is to collapsing, the more frantic the owners become about looking to perfect things that don’t matter. I think that it is a natural failsafe. It allows us to fight for what we can control. Unfortunately, the answers to turn around a struggling or stagnate
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Stress: Finding a New Measure of Productivity
Posted by markzarr under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4295 days ago
Made Hot by: ShawnHessinger on February 24, 2013 6:05 pm
I can’t help but wonder why stress is so important to us? Why do we believe that running around stressed all the time is proof of our devotion to success and achieving our goals? Should stress really be a positive measure of productivity? The amusing this is that I most likely just stressed many o
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Motivation: Three Tips to Get the Job Done
Posted by markzarr under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4313 days ago
What motivates you? It seems such a simple question, yet so many of us are haunted by our own silence following this profound question. It should be easy: are you motivated by money, success, fame, security, a desire to make a difference, the need to make your mark on the world? Perhaps your motiv
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Don't Worry: Finding Hope in 2013 - Common Sense Development
Posted by markzarr under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4337 days ago
Well, we made it through 2012. It was a tough year with seemingly endless amounts of things to worry about. From the end of America to the end of the world, it seemed like everyone had their own apocalypse story. 2012 saw us through debt ceilings, financial cliffs, dead-end calendars, storms of the
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Too Busy for Christmas
Posted by markzarr under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.commonsensedevelopment.com 4362 days ago
During this Christmas season it is so easy to lose ourselves to the stress and pressures of all the hustle and bustle. There is nothing new or remotely unique about the above statement. We all know and admit that Christmas time is too busy, that depression increases, and that most people can’t wait
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