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5 Ways to Get Your Customers to Create Content For You

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Imagine taking your best, most loyal, most vocal, customer with you on your next sales call and asking them to simply explain the real benefits they’ve realized because of the work you’ve done for them. Robin Robins, founder of Marketing Technology Toolkit in Nashville, TN involves her customer community in an incredible way.

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

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#9- Doing what I do best, and hiring others to do the rest. I stay motivated by doing what I do best, and hiring others to do the rest! I was doing my own admin, sales and marketing while doing operations (delivering what I was selling). Thanks to Sean Giovanni, The Record Shop Nashville Recording Studio ! #24-

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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I started a business when the salon where I was going to rent as a young esthetician wanted to charge me a percentage of my retail sales. Before I knew it, I had a solid client base and too much business to handle on my own – I incorporated, made my first hire, and became an accidental business owner. Image Credit: Nancy Reagan.

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David Hooper, Author Of The “Six Figure Musician” Explains How Musicians, Writers, Entertainers And Creatives Can Make A Living In A World Where Everything Is Free

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David, born in Nashville, has been involved in the music industry on some level for his entire life. David, born in Nashville, has been involved in the music industry on some level for his entire life. Things like becoming a paid speaker, or paid to do gigs as a musician, or selling merchandise, or getting hired as a consultant.

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5 Keys to Adopting Marketing Automation

Duct Tape Marketing

Reaching out to a cold list can come across as awkward and misdirected, especially at the beginning of a sales cycle. You might want to consider a position in the sales cycle, geography, interests, age, gender, industry, etc. If your process isn’t established yet, start by determining how you’ll drive traffic into your sales funnel.

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Beware The Consultant

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If a consultant claims they can enhance your marketing efforts, pay them based on their direct impact on your incremental sales. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. John, We have an early stage startup here in Nashville called Enterstream. Pyramid Power.

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5 Keys to Adopting Marketing Automation

Duct Tape Marketing

Reaching out to a cold list can come across as awkward and misdirected, especially at the beginning of a sales cycle. You might want to consider a position in the sales cycle, geography, interests, age, gender, industry, etc. If your process isn’t established yet, start by determining how you’ll drive traffic into your sales funnel.