Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 36 Extending Your Virtual Presence Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 36

Sep112013

This week’s reflection point: I just wrapped up enabling the technology to conduct a very successful live streaming event, In the Buyers Office, with Alan Weiss and Suzanne Bates. I’ve been a huge fan of this technology, while preaching its strategy for quite some time. Simply stated, this technology allows you to deliver live workshops and events over the Internet to as large an audience as you could attract. I’d also suggest that you record the event and make it...

My Poor Spelling

Sep102013

My close friends know that I often have the tendency to misspell the word voilà and instead use the word Viola. So here is my new license plate, courtesy of my good friend Phil Symchych.

Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 35 Amazing Content Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 35

Sep42013

This week’s reflection point: I’ve been known to use the phrase “amazing content” when referring to the kind of content we all need to create. Many of my clients ask me to further articulate what I mean by this phrase. So here we go. Amazing content: Intrigues the recipient to want to read, listen or watch. Is delivered with passion, enthusiasm and excitement. Causes the recipient to say: “I never thought of it this way” or “I never knew that.”...

Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 34 Food For Thought Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 34

Aug282013

This week’s reflection point: Executive breakfast meetings are a fun and effective way to invite and network with you prospective clients, share your ideas, learn from them and grow your business. I just conducted and facilitated such an experience, inviting successful executives, entrepreneurs and business owners to attend. I was thrilled with the success of the event and the feedback we received from our attendees, and would encourage you to consider doing the same in your business. Here is what...

Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 33 I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 33

Aug212013

This week’s reflection point: I just had the great pleasure of having my grandkids here for a visit. While observing them, it struck me how resilient and open-minded kids are when faced with trying new things and overcoming failures. While visiting a children’s amusement park, there was not one single ride they would not want to try, even the rollercoaster, which luckily would not fit me. Even when we set up the slip-n-slide for their enjoyment, there was not one...

What is Good Content?

Aug172013

Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 32 Room for Improvement Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 32

Aug142013

This week’s reflection point: Last night I booked my airline ticket to travel to Orlando to observe the Jewish New Year and holidays with my children and grandchildren. The Jewish holiday dates are governed by the lunar calendar therefore no fixed dates are possible from year to year. This New Year comes extremely early this year just a day after Labor Day. Unlike our civil New Year and the Chinese New Year, which are days of celebrations and parties, the...

Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 31 Attributes of My Best Clients Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 31

Aug72013

This week’s reflection point: A common question I am often asked is what are the attributes of my best and most successful clients? In no particular order, here is what they do. They: Are clear on the value they provide and can easily articulate it. Focus their energy on creating consistent and high offerings of value to impact their clients. Reinvent themselves and their business by offering new and innovative products and services. Invest their time improving and learning while...

How To Learn From Your Competition?

Aug12013

Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 30 Reporting from NSA 2013 Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue No. 30

Jul312013

This week’s reflection point: This week I had the pleasure of presenting two lectures at the National Speakers Association’s convention in Philadelphia. My topics were Digital Empire Creation and Million Dollar Web Presence. Here are a few of my key insights: People are hungry for pragmatic and helpful advice in a variety of media content – Develop yours. There is a lot of bad advice out there – Learn to discriminate and question what you read, hear and see. There...