In my last blog I wrote: “The GOOD NEWS is that (as a Marketing Introvert) you created this situation and these feelings… and you can undo them. Being a “marketing introvert” is not “who you are.” It is a behavior and feeling pattern you created because something about being out in the world, in this [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Being a Marketing Introvert is “Only” a Behavior Pattern
Posted in character organization, core questions in life, marketing introvert, psychology and business on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What does it feel like to be a Marketing Introvert?
Posted in business failure, business skills, business start-up, dread, fear of marketing, marketing introvert on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Often the dread of marketing and sales activities comes as a surprise to people. Many of my clients tell me they never expected they would have such strong feelings when they started their business. Those who are service professionals (helping and healing professionals, lawyers, etc.) have often done very well in their extensive training programs [...]
The Five Essential Skills You Need to Find Clients
Posted in 30 Second Commercial, Elevator Speech, Networking, Office organization, Organization, Public Speaking, business communication, business skills, business start-up, goal setting, marketing, marketing introvert, pricing, products and pricing, revenue sources, sales, small business owner, strategic planning, time management, weekly to do lists, working with yourself on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some of you who have read my previous blogs must be wondering what I think are the essential business skills a Marketing Introvert needs to master. Here they are in a nutshell.
Strategic Planning
Business Communication
Marketing
Sales
Organization and Time Management
If you want specifics, see the list below. This list can look overwhelming to a true Marketing Introvert [...]
Birth of a Marketing Introvert
Posted in business skills, business start-up, fear of marketing, training on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I notice that there are a number of really important things in life for which people rarely take classes in advance. Somehow there is unspoken, understanding that “of course” if you decide to do this thing, you can do it! Often starting your own business falls into this catagory.People focus on graduating from training classes [...]
Welcome to the Marketing 4 Introverts blog!
Posted in business skills, business start-up, fear of marketing, marketing introvert, passive marketing on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The reason I am starting this blog is because I want to talk about ways to make marketing and sales easier for small business owners. Five years ago, as part of my consulting and business skills training practice, I started doing talks and classes called “Marketing 4 Introverts.” I found over and over that as [...]