10 Reasons Why Develop Your Content

Aug282012

Worried About Cash Flow? Change Your Mindset

Aug272012

Unfortunately, and too often, I hear clients and colleagues worry about their cash flow and where the next piece of business and project may come from. The solution to this situation requires a serious mindset shift. So instead of getting into the worrying habits, I’d suggest you immediately change your thinking and start focusing on how to provide immense value to your clients and prospective clients and who to contact next. That’s it! As simple as that! © Chad Barr...

Identify Your Business Growth Potential

Aug262012

Have you identified your highest business potential? Take a look at the next visual: Primary Growth Potential: This exists when your new offerings, which manifest themselves through innovation of new products and services are effectively marketed to your existing customers. Since you have already established trusting relationships with your existing customers. They hopefully were able to achieve the planned goals, outcomes and rewards of working with you. They would then welcome your new offerings and recognize its potential. Marketing to...

Getting Out of The Rut

Aug252012

Here are a couple of questions I’ve received today: Q: How to get out of the rut? My Answer: I am not a psychologist but play one at home. I suggest you figure out ways to substitute the negative behavior with a positive one and do so consistently. So when you recognize the pattern, force yourself to engage in another positive behavior and then reward yourself! For example: Start to create new good content and then engage a prospect or...

How Sharp Are You?

Aug242012

Take a look at the questions below: What are some of your clients key challenges? For each of these challenges, what are three best practices to resolve them and can you provide examples? What do your best clients do that others don’t? What are the distinguishing factors between you and others competing in your market space and what makes you unique? Share with us a client’s success story you are most prod of. What’s your value proposition or in other...

How to Create Great Content for Your Website

Aug232012

Chad Speaking at CAPS

Aug222012

I am delighted to announce that I will be keynoting at the 16th Annual CAPS Convention in Winnipeg, Canada, this December, 2012. There is a great lineup of speakers at this event and I hope to see you there.

Finding and Attracting Your Prospects

Aug212012

Here is a question I’ve recently received from one of my colleagues from the UK: “In order to provide value to a prospect, first you have to identify one. How do you do that Chad? Do you identify companies who you would like to work with, or do you use marketing to attract prospects?” When I first started my career, 25 years ago, I used to engage in the following marketing activities to attract my prospective clients: Referrals Networking Purchasing...

Chad Barr Interviewed by Dr. Vicki Rackner

Aug202012

Listen to this great conversation where Dr. Vicki Rackner of Medical Bridges interviews Chad where they discuss various questions and topics such as: How well is your web presence working for you? How can doctors leverage Internet strategies to attract and communicate with their clients? Offering medical advice vs. helpful information. How to Choose the right web partner? The importance of story telling and sharing. And many more. Click the play arrow button below: © Chad Barr 2012. All rights reserved

Have You SMACKED Your Clients Lately?

Aug192012

What’s your reaction when you get smacked across your face? Probably a sense of shock and surprise, right? I find many of the podcasts I listen to create the opposite reaction. They are boring, scripted, valueless and put me to sleep which is not the typical reaction I’d suggest from an effective business podcast. So I have just created the following acronym to help you develop your own killer podcasts that your listener will love. SMACKED means: Smile while you...