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Life is a Beach!
I moved to the beach last week. I’ve always wanted to live by the ocean, and now I’m two miles away. If you’ve never been to Huntington Beach, in Orange County, California, now you have an excuse to visit! It’s known as Surf City USA, so stay tuned for updates as I transition into a surfer chick. Yoga for surfers will probably be my next offering!
In the midst of moving, I still had a business to run. It can be difficult at times to juggle all the things we have to do. In order to achieve and maintain life balance, effective time management is the key.
If you’re in sales and/or own your own business, you know that if you don’t prospect, you don’t eat. That makes it a priority. And if it’s a priority, do it first. If you wait, other things will pop up throughout the day to distract you (like going for walks on the beach).
Here’s a list of things you can do throughout your day to keep your prospecting on the front burner, and food on your table.
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10 Marketing Ideas in 10 Minutes
1. Set goals and intentions.
2. Schedule your prospecting for the week. Make it a priority.
3. Call, e-mail, visit current and previous clients and contacts to: 1. Say “hi.”, 2. Ask for feedback on your service and/or product, and 3. Ask for referrals.
4. Make a list of targeted industries and companies. Contact them and ask for information, contacts, etc.
5. Make a list of networking groups in your targeted industries. Schedule a visit.
6. Work on writing a 400 to 500 word article to targeted industries.
7. Input business cards into your data base to send e-zines or newsletters.
8. Send thank you notes to clients.
9. Visualize how you would like your business to be…daydream your business into reality!
10. Give an impactful 10 minute speech to your targeted audience. Add tons of value. Ask for business cards and referrals.
If you come up with other ideas you can do in 10 minute increments, let me hear from you. And if you’d like to see where I’m spending my time after all this prospecting, see the picture below I took the other day of the Huntington Beach Pier. Life is good at the beach!
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