Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 12 Enslaved to What? Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 12

This week’s reflection point: Monday morning, my wife and I were on our way to Orlando to celebrate the holiday of Passover with our children and grandchildren. These last two nights, along with families and friends all over the world, the story of the Hebrews’ exodus from Egypt was told in many languages, in dining rooms everywhere, just as it has for centuries. While we are celebrating our freedom from Egyptian bondage and servitude, we were commanded to do so...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 11 Capture Their Bragging Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 11

This week’s reflection point: One of the most convincing and effective ways of influencing others to do business with you, is to demonstrate the great results of your work and credibility, through the use of client testimonials. If you were to tell your prospective clients how great you are, they may perceive it as fluff, boasting or lack of humility. Yet if your clients were to share how they have successfully benefited from your work, that’s substantiated proof. The best...

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Meet The Buyer (MTB) Redux

Back in 2012, I shared the importance of consistently meeting the buyer (MTB). If you want to increase the success of your business, click, play and listen to this podcast where Chad shares ways to do this. © Chad Barr 2013. All rights reserved

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 10 What Matters Most Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 10

This week’s reflection point: Two weeks ago, while attending the Growth Circle, an extraordinary developmental experience with Alan Weiss and nine of my trusted global colleagues in Naples, Florida, I received an anxious call from my niece in Israel. She reported that my father had just suffered a brain aneurysm, was in a coma and was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. I boarded a plane to Israel and 26 hours later I arrived to his nursing home to...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 9 Delight Your Customers Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 9

This week’s reflection point: We all want loyal clients that are exciting to partner with and are a pleasure to work with. It is apparent to me that the key to attracting such clients depends on our ability to thrill them. Here are some of my ideas on how to delight your clients: Deliver as promised. Have you delivered what you promised from the start and along the way? Provide them with ongoing value, do something unexpected and raise the...

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