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It's Not a Popularity Contest, Or Is It?

Submitted by Linda Ockwell-Jenner on

Is business about being popular, or is it about being a great leader? Today is is difficult to differentiate between the two, and if we look at #Twitter as an example, we see that it's not necessarily the most succesful businesses that have the most followers, or even who grow their success on #Twitter. Being popular can mean you are a *yes* person, or that you follow everyone who follows you. But what happens next? Your business success may depend on how you play out your popularity, and how you can use that to your benefit.

Is Honesty The Best Policy in Business?

Submitted by Linda Ockwell-Jenner on

Being honest is something I can never give up, it has cost me many relationships, both in my personal and business life, but I cannot be the person people think I am. I am the person I am and if people do not accept that, it is their choice. Once you know the real me you will be my ally, my friend, whatever you want to call it, for the rest of my life, and this is because it is meant to be.

LindaOJ Asks: Do You Undercut Your Competition?

Submitted by Linda Ockwell-Jenner on

We all have to make a living, but if you decide to undercut your competition know it could make you unpopular and not necessarily reap the benefits you expected.

I normally offer the following thoughts when you are thinking of undercutting your competition:

    Make sure you offer less if you do cut the price of your product or service, an example might be if you are printing flyers for your client delivery is not free, or they have to fold the flyers to make up for the price cut.

Have You Ever Let Anyone Down?

Submitted by Linda Ockwell-Jenner on

Did you know that some people have short memories, and others not so short? There are a few instances where I have let someone down, through no fault of my own, and afterwards I have quickly contacted the person involved and apologized and hoped that I could make it up to them in some way. That worked out well for me, my reputation remained intact and we all moved on. The memory I left behind with these people was obviously a good one.

 

LindaOJ Asks - Are You Invisible?

Submitted by Linda Ockwell-Jenner on

I asked this question recently on the Small Business Community Networks group on LinkedIn. So far not a lot of response to this discussion but one small business owner did get it,  and ask me, other than attending face to face business network meetings, what else should he do?

Then I knew that if small business owners were not responding to my question, maybe they had no idea if they were invisible or not, and this is because they had not thought about it! It's all about knowing what you "don't" know, which is  difficult.

Weekends & The Rocky Road to Small Business Success!

Submitted by Linda Ockwell-Jenner on

Did you know that most small business owners do not have the choice to stop working on their small biz over the weekend?
Did you know that even when your small biz grows and starts becoming even more successful most small biz owners work 24/7?

How Can APE Help You?

Submitted by Linda Ockwell-Jenner on

People all over the world are getting it wrong, they can live a healthy, wealthy and wonderful life if they do what I do, I live by my personal philosophy and it is very simple: The APE Philosophy, which can help you in every area of your lives can become a habit that will change your life forever!

 

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Check out the new all CANADIAN catalog

Submitted by Janet Benedict on

 

The new JB Promos catalog is out and is all CANADIAN. I always try to source your promotional products from Canadian manufacturers whenever possible, this is part of my mission statement and my part in rebuilding the Canadian economy! Let me know if you would like one.

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