There are aspects of my business when quick and good is “good enough,” because I know speed to market is crucial. However, when it comes to knowing and understanding my core audience, there is no such thing as “good enough.” What I’ve learned—after many years, many products and many successful promotions—is that having only a surface understanding of the people I want to work with is not going to help me create a best-selling product. If you were anything like me in my early days of running my business, you might have a decent sense of your audience, collected from […]
Product Creation
3 Keys to Generating Content that Gets Results
Did you know that in 2013 Tumblr.com alone housed over 101.7 million blogs?! That’s a mind-boggling number: 101.7 million. And that’s only for Tumblr. Imagine all the other blogging sites out there, plus all the bloggers who host their own sites. Huge, right? So this got me thinking: When you’re competing with so much noise in the marketplace, how do you make sure your content rises above the noise and truly resonates with your audience?
Where Football Meets Philosophy (and Business!)
As you probably know, I’m a big NFL fan. I love all sports as a great metaphor for business and life, but I’m a particular fan of football because I love the framework: It’s about preparation, hard work, execution, achievement and team. I recently came across a copy of a commencement address given by Philip Rivers, the Pro Bowl quarterback of our team, the San Diego Chargers. (Go Bolts!) 🙂 During the address he shared his personal motto—a philosophy that has shifted my perspective and my approach to business. When I read it, I realized how often I’ve let it […]
Use This One Strategy from Amazon.com to Convert More Sales
Testimonials are one of the most powerful marketing tools you can use to grow your business. Why? Because, as Dr. Robert Cialdini put it in his book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, “People will do things that they see other people are doing.” Think about it: which do you trust more, the customer reviews on Amazon.com, or the manufacturer’s description of the product? That’s the power of social proof in action.