Successful marketing requires a combination of your knowledge, confidence, and attitude. A winning attitude, for example, helps you to speak out loudly to your prospects and achieve their trust. But without knowledge, that winning attitude could inspire you to spout nonsense. HubSpot columnist Colleen Stanley has shared three techniques that will help you achieve a winning sales-oriented attitude. Stanley says, “What’s the baseline attitude at your sales organization? If your [team] is more pessimistic than optimistic, start at the top. [Leaders] set the tone for the entire business. Emotions... [...]

At midnight today, the Fruitphul launch comes to an end. So if you need to become more productive in your business, take a look today before it’s too late. Fruitphul is composed of two parts, 1. High-quality training that will show you how to outsource a lot of your work and scale your business for rapid growth (despite any budget limitations you may have) and training on high-level productivity strategies to accomplish things you need to do personally a lot faster than before. 2. A breakthrough, never released cloud app that’s super easy-to-use and helps automate important productivity... [...]

You have probably been hearing about lots of apps this year. We have bought a fair number of them. Maybe you did, too. But, Ben Murray is launching a new app at 11 AM EDT, today. He describes it as “the most important of the year”. He named it Fruitphul, and he says it will let you accomplish your goals in business fast, and will even contribute to meeting your family and community goals. Fruitphul is, first, high quality training and, second, new cloud based that uses cutting edge technology and systems of optimization to help you reach your goals in less time. In addition, it comes... [...]

In the last day or two, there has been an announcement by security boffins that the implementation of Wi-Fi security protections in many devices has been not quite as secure as it needs to be. As one reviewer puts it, it has been discovered that there is ” a fundamental flaw in the way Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) operates.” In the online article Everything With Wi-Fi Has a Newly Discovered Security Flaw. Here’s How to Protect Yourself, Time magazine describes the problem, “In some cases, a hacker could exploit KRACK to inject malware such as ransomware into websites,... [...]

I was just reading one of Richard Branson’s recent posts on his blog. In his post he claims that his own productivity is enhanced because he doesn’t work all the time. Every day he invests time in exercise (in his case, it’s time before his work day), in family activities and other outside activities. Only then does he feel ready to put in a good day’s work. How about you? are you working all the time? It’s easy to get in that trap. According to Branson, this kind of work schedule can kill your productivity. Maybe it’s time for all of us to reevaluate how we... [...]

All of us marketers are constantly challenged to be creative, coming up with new ads, new slogans, new promotional ideas, etc. It’s a never-ending cycle of deadlines met and new deadlines bearing down on you. It’s hard to be creative on a schedule, but that’s what is required. Josh Fechter, blogger and entrepreneurial community leader, says this is an almost constant concern he has. But somehow, he seems to overcome his writer’s block/ creator’s block on a daily basis. He talks about his process in this post on  [...]

Growth Hacking is a term referring to taking quick (and often, unorthodox) steps to build your business. Small businesses and entrepreneurs often seek out wys to hack thier company’s growth, to force it to grow faster and larger than it would if they just “let nature take its course”. On the Quora forum, someone recently asked, “What is the best way to learn Growth Hacking?”. The question was answered by a number of people. Perhaps the best answer was given by Josh Fechter, author of books and many articles for Entrepreneur, Inc magazine, The Ladders website and elsewhere.... [...]

We were notified by Liam Austin of Entrepreneurs HQ, that his free online event on marketing automation, the Marketing Automation Success Summit will be delayed for one week to allow time to expanding and enhancing the content. It will now be held on March 14-17. As before, the Summit will contain training sessions by over 30 marketers experienced in improving marketing success through automation. And, to let you get started in your automation training, he is holding open his offer for his e-book on marketing automation. It’s a remarkable 32 page PDF called The Ultimate Marketing Automation... [...]

The agenda for The Productivity Success Summit. was just announced. A preview was sent to IM NewsWatch today, and it looks top-notch. This is an opportunity to learn from experts like: ■ Jason Fried, founder & CEO at Basecamp ■ Matt Barrie, founder & CEO of Freelancer.com ■ Michael Hyatt, podcast host & founder of Your Best Year Ever ■ Ted McGrath, CEO at Ted McGrath Brands ■ Nancy Gaines, founder & CEO at Gain Advantages ■ Amir Salihefendic, founder & CEO at Todoist ■ And 25+ more. If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not too late. Get your... [...]

30+ world-class entrepreneurs, business owners, award-winning authors, LinkedIn influencers, thought leaders and productivity experts have all gathered for The Productivity Success Summit. For 4 days, December 6-9, they will show you how you can make 2017 your most successful year ever. Make sure to add the Summit to your schedule for December 6-9. This event will show you proven to work, hands on strategies and step-by-step tactics on goal setting, prioritizing, planning and strategy. Whether you’re just starting out or have been in business for a long time, host Liam Austin has arranged... [...]