Friday, January 9, 2015

When Marketing is a Commodity...What Do You Have Left?

Roundtable Heroes Webinar

Friday January 9, 3:30PM Eastern

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Mel,

 

“All we ever have to give, that no one else can, is ourselves. And when you give of yourself – when you show up in your world and your work with authenticity, vulnerability and integrity – people flock to you. That’s where success is born, not in strategy or tactics.”

 

­Megan Macedo

 

What Megan says has always been true, of course. But in the decade ahead, as the “secrets” of direct marketing become a commodity...they’ll be words to live and die by.

 

Every successful business of the future will be able to execute high-level direct marketing tactics with their eyes closed.

 

The secrets we hardcore marketing geeks employed to chisel our way back at the turn of the Century...are now 101 level stuff.

 

So what’s left?

 

For one, “compassionate alchemy”.

 

And that’s what I’ll be talking about with these Roundtable members on Friday...

 

Ted Prodromou, author of Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for Business

Megan Macedo, author of The 10 Principles of Be Yourself Marketing

Jon Frank, owner of International Ag Labs

 

Ted, Megan and Frank will talking about how being in a group of passionate, compassionate marketers has helped them unleash their true self, connect more intimately with their customers ... and reap bigger profits.

 

High ­octane fuel.

 

This isn’t touchy-­feely “customer intimacy” stuff. This is an alchemy rarely investigated in traditional marketing circles.

 

Come stir the pot with us Friday.

 

Register Here 

 

Carpe Diem,

Perry Marshall

 

 

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

One-Day Only: Closed-Door Consultations in Miami February 5

Closed-Door "Hot Seat" Consultation

Thursday, February 5

Miami, Florida

 

Email Josh@perrymarshall.com for details

 

Mel,

 

I'm coming to Miami on February 5th and I will be meeting with a select group of entrepreneurs behind closed doors. 

 

If you're selected, you'll get a one-hour "hot seat" consultation with me and Jack Born.  

 

Throw your thorniest business challenge at us and we'll get it fixed. Plus you'll get a follow-up phone consult as well. 

 

Only the first 8 who qualify will be selected. 

 

Email josh@perrymarshall.com to apply and get all the details. 

 

Carpe diem,

 

Perry Marshall

 

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Go-To Guy Gets a Street Education

Hi Mel,

Have you ever felt like, in any room full of 20 people, you're the only one getting anything done?

That's because, in any room full of 20 people, you probably *are* the only one getting things done.

If you're a true blue Go-To Guy or Go-To Gal, you eventually discover that most of the things that get done in your world, get done because you do 'em.

If you work for The Man, his job is to blind you to this fact and make you think *he's* the Go-To Guy, not you.

It's a clever scam, but once you see it for what it is, you're never again deceived....

http://www.perrymarshall.com/renaissance/gotoguy2

Be Wise.

Perry Marshall


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You Can Love Your Customers and Make Money Too

Roundtable Heroes Webinar

Friday January 9, 3:30PM Eastern

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Mel,

 

The business of selling franchises is like The Battle of the Five Armies. Brutal, chaotic, and filled with ugly, mercenary characters. They’re going to shove that shopping mall yogurt store down your throat whether it makes good business sense for you or not. And once you've signed on the dotted line, you’re in. No one here gets out alive, baby. It’s all commission-driven. I don’t care if you can walk on air like Legolas the elf, you’re not gonna escape. 

 

And the people buying franchises are not street-hardened marketing wolverines like you and me, dear reader. They are poodles. Poodles with MBAs and a 15-year career in a middle management Dilbert cube. 

 

Without Bill Seagraves they’d get eaten alive. He is the white knight in a forest full of orcs. 

 

Who’s Bill Seagraves? Well, he’s a Roundtable member and he does things a little differently…and grows his business at 30% year. 

 

I remember at one of their first Roundtable meetings, Bill and his wife, Theresa, got a little emotional.  They’re eyes welled up a bit...

 

“We like our team, we like our customers, and we want them all to be family. This is just how we want to be in the world.”

 

It just came bubbling out of them.

 

Now in some mastermind groups I've been a part of, if you said, "I love my customers" it would be snickered at and taken with a hefty lump of cynicism.

 

But in our Roundtable group, we say, "Wow, it's always great to find someone who actually gives a crap. Congratulations for loving your customers! Now let’s see how we can help you can make money while you're doing it."

 

The word that always comes to mind when I think of Bill is "paternal".  

 

Bill’s a very warm, caring, grandfatherly kind of guy. His consulting business helps would-be entrepreneurs navigate through the franchise minefield and achieve a far higher rate of success than the industry average. 

 

And I think it’s directly due to Bill's concern and, dare I say, compassion for them. 

 

Bill has discovered how to love his customers and make money at the same time. 

 

Here’s proof…

  • Bill joined Roundtable about 5 years ago and since then...
  • His business has grown 20 or 30 percent every year. 
  • He has a book deal with Entrepreneur Press. Look for The Mid-Life Entrepreneur coming to an Amazon near you next year. 
  • He's sharpened his USP into a lethal weapon
  • He's devised a "Rube Goldberg Machine" to get his clients to pay him thousands of dollars per year more than they used to.
  • He’s added more services and increased his prices. 

Bill has grown his business steadily, incrementally, without a lot of drama, not a lot of zigzagging, just steady progress.

 

It’s almost a little boring...if 20-30 percent annual growth can be called boring!

                     

So, yes, you can love your customers and still make a lot of money. Bill's proof.

 

As is every member of Roundtable. 

 

If you've ever wondered, “Can I make big profits without compromising the real me?” tune in Friday at 3:30 Eastern. I’ll be interviewing a few Roundtable members who have harnessed their love for their customers and converted it into the fuel that drives a profitable business.

 

Register Here 

 

Carpe Diem,

Perry Marshall

 

 

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Year-End "Let's Make a Deal Sale": Expires 9pm Eastern TODAY

Year-End "Let's Make a Deal" Sale

Contact Josh@PerryMarshall.com

Before 9pm Eastern TODAY!

 

Mel,

 

If you're reading this, it probably means you're still squeezing the last drops of juice from the 2014 orange before starting your year-end celebration.

  

A few questions for you before you pop the champagne...

  • Did you meet your marketing education goal for 2014?
  • Have you maxed out your tax deductions for business expenses for 2014?
  • Have you spent your use-it-or-lose-it sales training budget for 2014?

You've got a few hours left to hit those goals.

 

And I've only got a few hours left to meet my goals for 2014. 

 

So, maybe we can help each other?


If you've ever considered investing in one of my programs, today is the day to play "let's make a deal".

 

My go-to guy, Josh Thomas, is watching his email and his phone until 8pm Eastern, today only, ready to consider any reasonable offer. 

 

4-Man Intensive? 

Roundtable Group? 

Private Client Group? 

Private Client Elite?

Something else?

 

Let's both hit our goals today.

 

Just email Josh Thomas at Josh@PerryMarshall.com with the subject line "Carpe Annum" before 9pm Eastern...or call him directly at 512.536.0799 TODAY, December 31st. 

 

Carpe annum (seize the year),

 

Perry Marshall

 

 

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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

The Dilbert Cube, The Crucible, and the Go-To Guy

Mel,

Every successful company depends on the Go-To Guy. The Go-To Guy is that rare guy in the company who can always be relied on to come through.

Companies desperately need Go-To Guys. Without it, they fail.

Before a Go-To Guy can escape from his company, he must survive the crucible.

In my case, it was a boss who wanted to slice off my fingers, one joint at a time:

http://www.perrymarshall.com/renaissance/gotoguy1.htm

It's a grisly story - and if you're a Go-To Guy (or Go-To Gal) it's probably not all that different from yours.

Perry Marshall


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Monday, December 22, 2014

The Missing Link: Help for a Struggling Consultant

Mel,

When you sell any kind of solution or service to another business, there's a gap that you *must* bridge for the sale to happen. Especially if what you sell is expensive and / or requires people to change their habits, systems or procedures.

The following comes from a conversation I had with a consultant who was struggling mightily to bridge that gap. Here's the story:

http://www.perrymarshall.com/adwords/renaissance/strugglingconsultant/

Perry Marshall


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