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Business-Building Ideas From Terry Brock
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
It seems everyone is trying to get more business today —- now more than ever. Yes, we in small businesses are constantly working the phones, pounding the streets and doing what we can to generate new business regularly. Today it is heightened because of the state of the economy.
Many people try the direct approach to get business. [...] Continue Reading…
Business-Building Thoughts And Musings From Terry Brock
Yesterday I was presenting to a group in Memphis, Tennessee. I love that city with its Southern charm and all the benefits it offers. The best part of Memphis is the wonderful people who always impress me as genuine and down-to-earth.
As I was getting ready to present, I spoke to a Vice President of Customer Relationships at a local bank. I asked her how her bank was doing [...] Continue Reading…
This past weekend I spoke to the Georgia Chapter of the National Speakers Association. What a great bunch of people! I was deeply honored to do that.
Right before the meeting, Diane Bogino, a professional speaker interviewed me about what small business needs to do today to succeed. You can watch the interview here (from YouTube). I look forward to your comments. Enjoy!
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Business-Building Thoughts From Terry Brock
“It’s not the technology that’s scary. It’s what it does to the relations between people, like callers and operators, that’s scary.” Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” p. 155
As a professional speaker who travels around the world, I often hear people lamenting what technology is doing to us. Many complain that people are spending so much time on social networking services like Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and [...] Continue Reading…
Thank God It’s Monday might seem like a strange title for a book, but Roxanne Emmerich, CSP, CPAE, CMC is the author of this dynamic read that can help you. It is about having fun in the workplace and helping that “fun” turn into bottom line profit.
The concepts that Roxanne discusses in her book, are just what I’ve been talking about with Relationship Marketing. Connecting with customers, employees and other stakeholders is a [...] Continue Reading…
Business-Building Thoughts From Terry L. Brock
Recently I had a talk with a wonderful lady who has been a successful marketer for many years. She was lamenting all the commotion with Twitter, Facebook, Email, LinkedIn and social networking today. She commented that she likes to connect by talking with people on the phone — “real communication” is what she called it.
I understand where she’s coming from and have to agree — partly. Technology can never [...] Continue Reading…
Business-Building Thoughts From Terry L. Brock
[Note: Here's the article I just wrote for my papers around the country. It is for the serious business person who wants to know why they would use Twitter for business. If you're just getting into Twitter --- or wondering about its applications in business --- this is for you! Enjoy!]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have heard about Twitter. It is huge. It is not a [...] Continue Reading…
Relationship Marketing is all about connecting with people. One of my heroes in doing that is Bob Burg. Today I was able to get an interview with this world-renowned professional speaker and author. You are going to gain a lot from this in learning how to deal with economic problems —- in any economy.
Listen carefully as Bob shares the secret of what you need to do to be your own [...] Continue Reading…
Business-Building Ideas From Terry L. Brock
Relationship Marketing is much like keeping a water bucket filled. The bucket has holes in it and it is your job to keep the water at the “full” mark. That requires three kinds of activities: 1) Putting water in the bucket. 2) Keeping the holes patched, and 3) Preventing new holes from appearing. As a Relationship Farmer, it is your job to tend to these never-ending tasks.
You want to [...] Continue Reading…
Business-Building Thoughts From Terry L. Brock
Here’s a marketing idea that can help you. Presenting in public is often discussed as an excellent way to market your services. If you have a professional service, you can leverage the power of speaking a lot. I know how this can be done as I’ve been a professional speaker since 1983.
The sweetest sound in the English language is the sound of one’s own name. This truism has been [...] Continue Reading…
