http://www.myprolog.com My Life On Marketing, Business, and Fun In Dayton, Ohio Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:54:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Saturday I decided to do a little work on my blog including writing a few posts, tweaking my design slightly, and adding some new features. This small amount of work ended by teaching me a huge lesson in blogging: BACK UP YOUR FILES! While working through a few design issues I ... http://www.myprolog.com/2008/10/back-up-back-up-back-up/ Earlier this year I had the chance to meet the President of a well respected insurance agency here in Dayton, OH. The two of us had a few brief conversations where he expressed frustration with the growth his business was experiencing. He mentioned past goals of 10% growth but ... http://www.myprolog.com/2008/09/the-solution-to-marketing-confusion-a-system/ Early in my journey as a entrepreneur I was given the following advise about marketing that permanently changed the way I viewed business ownership. "Spend 70% of your time marketing your business. If you are not able to spend 70% of your time marketing your business, then hire staff until you ... http://www.myprolog.com/2008/09/marketing-and-the-small-business-owner/ Many times, when I ask a small business owner who their target market is they give a typical answer that comes down to anybody they think will pay. Unfortunately, with a target market like that, your business is more likely to blend into the background instead of rising above the ... http://www.myprolog.com/2008/08/weekly-marketer-narrow-your-fucus/ The Best - There is only has room for one, by definition. The question is, "Has your company done the work to claim that space as its own?" I assume that as a business owner, your goal is to become the best. Because being the best provides more customers...more customers ... http://www.myprolog.com/2008/08/the-best-theres-only-room-for-one/ Do you have dreams about being successful, happy and satisfied with your job? Sure you do...everyone does. Everybody at one point had great goals and dreams for their life, their career, and even their hobby. If you can decide to buy a BigMac (with cheese) from McDonald's, then you can ... http://www.myprolog.com/2008/08/how-do-i-achieve-my-goals-its-really-quite-simple/