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But, perhaps in today’s economy, with New Media driving the direction of marketing, it is no longer about either the steak or the sizzle, but has come to be about a composite of other factors as well. You see, the Survivor Package is a sellout and it could even turn out to be a business marketing home run. Selling hotel rooms minus the bed has provided the hotel lots of fuel for its new Facebook and Twitter accounts, tons of blog coverage, and even some primo television interviews, including ABC News.

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ou may be a zebra, a workhorse, or even an old goat, but remember, transformation is both possible and necessary. You can remain, lost in a sea of others who appear to be just like you. You’ll get business and you will get new clients this way, because sooner or later a certain percentage of people will go out on safari, searching for someone who does what you do, and if you are in the right place within the herd at the right moment and catch their eye, the vigilant hunters will find you. Or you can be a unicorn.

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The 5 Types of People Who Will Buy What You Sell

by The Obvious Expert on July 2, 2009

But no matter what type of business you are in or what goods or services you offer, all of the people with whom you interact are really a consumer on some stage of his or her developmental journey that hopefully leads to a long, happy relationship with you.Your job is to be the Sherpa, with the task of leading, herding, cajoling, inspiring, and enticing them to continue along the path.

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When Your Business Means More than Money

June 30, 2009

It is hard not to focus on the bottom line. If you are a sole practitioner, a consultant, a coach, small business person, or entrepreneur, it can be really stressful when the only boss who can give you a raise is you, and as your own chief financial officer, you have to tell yourself, “No, the business just can’t afford it.”

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Can You Get Your Brand into the Dictionary

June 29, 2009

The reason blogs and websites directed toward business people, consultants, entrepreneurs, and coaches, are using the phrase obvious expert as part of their vernacular is because it is one of, if not the, best descriptor ever conceived for conveying what it takes to be the top of the mind, go-to, specialist in your field.

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Facebook is Calling Consultants, Coaches, Entreprenuers, and all You Little Guys Who Think Big

June 26, 2009

If you have somehow missed out on the buzz about Facebook Vanity URLs, here is the deal: Up until now, your Facebook profile URL or Fanbook Fan Page URL was too long and too abstract for people to easily remember. Because of this, URLs were hard to share and too unwieldy to become part of your branding package.
BUT all that changed with the opportunity to switch to Vanity URLs.

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Update on the Coach with 200,000 Plus Twitter Followers

June 21, 2009

Although the book is not due for release until September, using primarily his Twitter power, Coach Calipari managed to drive pre-sales of the book to a number 10 rank on Amazon in motivational books, a

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The Freedom for Chickens to Rest on the Seventh Day

June 19, 2009

He has used his positioning to spread his message through networking, authorship, and amazing generosity to others, all core principles of How to Position Yourself as The Obvious Expert.

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Clients Seeking You, How Many Clients Do You Want?

June 17, 2009

“Become recognized as an Obvious Expert. Achieve recognition as the top-of-the-mind person in your niche. Carve out your identity in such a way that clients and customers are seeking you instead of you searching for them.”

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So Who Has Time for Business Marketing?

June 15, 2009

Want to do a better job marketing your business or consulting or coaching practice? Then choose to; make business marketing or business branding a scheduled event on your calendar and in your routine.

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