Photo by: Chad Barr This past week, when the news that my kids and grandkids would be leaving Orlando, I thought back on how many times I was able to visit Disney World and the theme parks with them over the last 7 years. Honestly, it never gets old; the wonder and the magic of the kingdom seems fresh and awesome each time. What was it about Walt Disney’s vision and drive that created this mega, magical success? Here are...

I was recently asked to provide my insights about the following questions, focusing on hiring a strategic web partner to grow your business: 1. What should a consultant or small firm consider when hiring a strategic web partner for their consulting website project? When evaluating the hiring of a web company, there are several key criteria to review: How long have they been in business and what is the stability of the company? What is the company’s infrastructure, who will...

I remember… Wishing that I could visit the US one day and perhaps even relocate there. Envisioning a day when I would be able to pick up the phone and see the other person on the other side. Wanting to build my own company in the future. Hoping I will find the perfect woman to marry. Planning to have a healthy family. Hoping to be fortunate to be surrounded by a few good friends. Expecting I would live, experience and...

Photo by: Chad Barr This last weekend, my family and I traveled to Los Angeles to celebrate the wedding of our niece, Shoshana to her talented and amazing new husband, Ryan. A truly beautiful celebration of love and a special occasion with our family as well as friends and other family members we have not seen in years. We got to relax and experience gorgeous Pasadena and even visit Disneyland and the Los Angeles Zoo. With so many great things...

Photo by: Chad Barr My wife recently hired a new gardener when we got the news that our previous gardener of 20 years was retiring and selling his business. The rates were not comparable and while the spring clean-up was good, it wasn’t nearly perfect. It reminded me that cheap is not good and good is not cheap! But after all, it was just twigs, leaves and grass that needed be manicured and discarded from the property. Where do we...

It’s Wednesday, middle of the week, and time for reflection once again. It’s been a busy start to my week; calls, consulting and all the work that I enjoy so much. I’ve just dropped my wife, Laurel, off at the airport so she can fly to Orlando to watch the grandkids, (lucky grandma), as our son in law and daughter fly to a big job interview up north. Anxious? That’s an understatement! Change is never easy. The unknown prospect of...

Back in January of 2016 I published my article on the 13 Marketing Insights For Great Success. Since a picture is often worth a thousand words and I believe our Transformation Visual™ are worth a thousand pictures, we recreated this as an infographic. Another great illustration of the power of infographics as well as how to repurpose our content in different methods.

I’ve interacted with hundreds of prospective clients over the years. Many became clients of ours while others did not. I’ve learned what the best attributes are of my prospective clients. Here is the list I have created: They are responsive which means they answer calls and emails, attend scheduled appointments and meetings and rarely or never cancel them. They are serious in their pursuit of the right solution and partner and don’t waste their time or mine. They are honest...

I don’t know about you, but I love a good challenge. Are you up to one? As we are heading towards the month of April, which has 30 days, I thought it would be fun, exciting, challenging and rewarding to launch this new 30-day challenge for all of us. I am not suggesting you take on all 30 over the next 30 days. I would be happy if you start with one! Here is my list of recommendations for your...