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In this eye-opening post, The Franchise King® shares the top 5 things franchise consultants do to reel you in. See why they want to work with you for free. And find out if really is "free." Read More

91% of consumers are more likely to buy from an authentic brand than from a dishonest brand. If you’re struggling to grow your business, you may need to do more to convey authenticity to your customers and prospects. Here are five key factors that help brands increase their authenticity. Read More

Real estate is an enormously competitive field. If you want to take the plunge and start your own real estate business, there is a lot to consider. Here’s a complete, 11 step guide on how to start a real estate business. Read More

Confused about Social Selling? You have been told that you really should not use Social Media to sell online.

Social Selling sounds more like Social (without Selling). It doesn’t sound very sexy being the General Manager, Director of Marketing or Director of Sales that have to tell the Read More

Every affiliate program must have clearly spelled out rules and policies for affiliates to play by. This post dives into 20 areas that you want to cover in your affiliate program's agreement, leaving no stone unturned. Read More

This year at Dreamforce, I had the honor of moderating and participating in a small business executive breakfast panel with Michael Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work and Laszlo Bock, CEO and co-founder of Humu. We discussed best practices for building a strong company culture that will grow with Read More

Increase Customer Satisfaction. Improve Conversions. Find out why having a chat support system is an essential component of your lead generation process.

Lead generation is a continuous business activity.

As current leads are fulfilled, more have to be generated to sustain your business.

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34 years ago next month, Coca-Cola company would unleash New Coke into the marketplace. Do you remember that? It would prove to be one of the biggest branding blunders of all time. Read More

Fundraising is brutal. Actually, according to Paul Graham of Y-Combinator fame, “Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a startup. The hardest part is making something people want.” More startups may fail for that reason, but a close second is the difficulty of raising money.
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The driving forces for an emergency sale of a business, usually far below the fair market value are Disaster, Disease, Disability and Death. Sooner or later every owner leaves his or her business. If you wait long enough, one of these four horsemen of business apocalypse will claim your transition. Read More