The Most Important of All Business Strategies?

Mel,   Tax strategist Adam Libman recently made a simple yet profound observation...  "I work with a lot of wealthy people.  And one thing I've noticed is that wealthy people own stuff."   Obvious enough, right? But lately I've been asking myself, "What do I own?"    At the end of any consulting engagement, be it Bobsled Run, Auotresponder Bootcamp, Roundtable, or Private Client Group,  I don't own anything more than before the engagement started.    I'm not building real wealth.  Sure, I've been well-compensated. But I've merely traded hours for dollars.  I don't own anything more.   If an entrepreneur I've helped goes on to make hundreds of millions of dollars thanks in part to my brilliant insights, I don't get a single dollar above my fee.   And ownership, or equity, is how you build wealth...not by trading hours for dollars.    That's why I believe there is one business strategy that's more reliable, predictive, and potentially life-altering than any other.  And Adam and I discuss it in depth in this recent interview.    Carpe diem,  Perry Marshall   ***NOTE: Please do not reply directly to this email, instead go to http://support.perrymarshall.com     Free Video We manage our emails with Infusion. This Guide and Video explain my secret marketing sauce. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below:  Update subscriber options   Perry S. Marshall & Assoc 159 N. Marion Street #295 Oak Park, Illinois 60301 United States (312) 386-7459   Having trouble viewing this email? Click here

"Like a Frying Pan Upside the Head"

Football Concussions, Frying Pans, and Memos from the Head Office One Entrepreneur's Wake Up Call Listen Here   Mel,   Maybe you've heard me talk about "memos from the head office".  That's my pet phrase for the big, breakthrough ideas that only seem to come to me when I deliberately slow down and ... just listen.   In the shower Walking aimlessly around my neighborhood on a crisp, autumn day Journaling over my morning tea Traipsing around the grassy, wind-swept hills of western Ireland  But finding time to slow down and ... just listen...is nigh impossible when you're chugging away on the hamster wheel.  So, in order to get your attention, sometimes those "memos" don't come in the form of gentle whispers from the clouds.  Sometimes they come like a "frying pan upside the head", in the words of Michael Strickland.    Michael got his bell rung in a flag football game about a week ago. Suffered a concussion. And, for a while there, the risk of spinal damage or serious brain trauma was a real possibility.    So, Michael was laid up for a few days. Plenty of time to...just listen.   The "memos from the head office", Michael received while worrying about his future were a real wake up call.   So I called him. And he told me all about it in a very brief interview.  I think you'll find it fascinating...and maybe it will keep you from having to suffer your own version of a  "frying pan upside the head"!   Listen here.    Carpe diem, Perry Marshall     ***NOTE: Please do not reply directly to this email, instead go to http://support.perrymarshall.com     Free Video We manage our emails with Infusion. This Guide and Video explain my secret marketing sauce. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below:  Update subscriber options   Perry S. Marshall & Assoc 159 N. Marion Street #295 Oak Park, Illinois 60301 United States (312) 386-7459   Having trouble viewing this email? Click here

The Brady Bunch Business Breakthrough (This Thursday)

The "Brady Bunch" Business Breakthrough September 18 Reply to this Email if You're Curious   Mel,   Remember the "Brady Bunch"?  Even if you're not old enough to remember the show, you're surely familiar with the opening credits. The 9 boxes, each with a smiling Brady face looking up and down and sideways as the catchy theme song played, "Here's the story..."   Well, if you're looking for a fast business breakthrough, here's the story...   During our Mastermind Club Hangouts lately, we've been playing "Brady Bunch Business Breakthrough".  A few entrepreneurs with  a real business and a thorny problem they want fixed FAST, jump on Facetime with me and Perry. With all those faces on the screen it looks like the opening of the corny old sitcom.    But then it gets serious.    In just 15 minutes per session, Perry and I tear into each entrepreneur's problem and send them away with a battle plan for solving it...fast.   It's a big hit. It's amazing how much damage you can do to even the most puzzling business problems...in just 15 minutes!   Now, Perry has decided to expand the concept to an hour for each entrepreneur.    60 minutes.  Plus you get a 30-minute follow-up call, one-on-one with Perry, after your "Brady Bunch" session. That's 90 minutes worth of brain power from one of the world's most sought-after business consultants...focused exclusively on YOUR business.    And if you don't feel your business problem is solved by the end of the session, there's ZERO risk to you.    If you're getting this email, you're already a Mastermind Club member or you've expressed some interested in this. It's not limited to Mastermind Club members. If you have a real business and a working webcam, you can take advantage of this.  But you have to hurry. Because it starts Thursday.    Best way to get started, and to get all your questions answered, is to reply to this email.    To your success,  Josh Thomas   PS: How many times have you paid $2,000 or $3000 for a course from some product launch and all you got was a bunch of DVDs and manuals and mp3s? This ain't that. This is no-punches-pulled, customized business insight from one of the world's most respected online business experts...laser focused on your business. Grab your spot by replying to this message.        ***NOTE: Please do not reply directly to this email, instead go to http://support.perrymarshall.com     Free Video We manage our emails with Infusion. This Guide and Video explain my secret marketing sauce. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below:  Update subscriber options   Perry S. Marshall & Assoc 159 N. Marion Street #295 Oak Park, Illinois 60301 United States (312) 386-7459   Having trouble viewing this email? Click here

On Sex Trafficking, Chinese Adoption, & Skiing Behind Yachts

Sex Trafficking, Chinese Adoption, & Skiing Behind Yachts What's Your Newtonian Vision? Watch My Short Video Here   Mel,   Recently, a client in one of my mastermind groups looked around the room, sheepishly cleared his throat, and mumbled, "I think I should be a billionaire".             That's not something you say to just anybody.   In most situations, if you mutter something like that you'll get called money-grubbing, selfish, and egotistical. You'll get knocked down. You'll be scolded to be "realistic". And pulled down into the murky waters of pessimism that swirl all around us.   Not here.    In Planet Perry we know that ONLY entrepreneurs who think big, audaciously big, can change the world for the better, and fix the world's problems. It's on us.  And we relish the challenge. We're the go-to guys and gals. Bring it on.   So, when an entrepreneur says, "I think I should be a billionaire", we know it's not because he wants more Rolexes and Porsches or to ski behind a yacht all day.   It's because he wants to change the world.    I have a client whose dream is to completely overhaul the American education system.   My wife and I dream of transforming the world of international adoption.   What's your world-changing, world-fixing dream?   And how will we achieve them?  Well, not through more Facebook traffic and higher landing page conversions. Nothing wrong with those, but you're not going to alter the human condition with them. So how?   Sir Isaac Newton quite literally changed the way humans perceive reality.    I want to share with you how he did it. And how I believe you can too.   If you have dreams that are MUCH bigger than simply boosting your click through rates or hitting next quarter's sales goals...   Watch the short video here.   Carpe Diem, Perry Marshall         ***NOTE: Please do not reply directly to this email, instead go to http://support.perrymarshall.com     Free Video We manage our emails with Infusion. This Guide and Video explain my secret marketing sauce. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below:  Update subscriber options   Perry S. Marshall & Assoc 159 N. Marion Street #295 Oak Park, Illinois 60301 United States (312) 386-7459   Having trouble viewing this email? Click here

Your 60-Minute, Stay-at-Home Business Transformation

Introducing the "Virtual 4-Man Intensive" 80/20 Digital Business Lab September 18 Get Details Here   Mel,   How much can you transform your business in just 60 minutes? A while back I turned on my 80/20 x-ray machine and pointed it at Adam Libman's business. Adam's a tax strategist from Arcadia, CA, and, well, I'll let him describe what happened... "We did an 80/20 on my client list. Then we did an 90/10 on my client list. Then we did a 99/1 on my client list. That's when the "aha" moment really happened. I realized I wasn't positioned as the solution for my top clients wants and needs. Perry quickly broke down the disconnects between the messaging and services offerings for our top clients compared to our other clients. So, we changed our positioning; changed our service offerings. We now attract clients we actually like doing business with: they pay more, they are nice, they are respectful, they are fun to interact with. We even now get to reject prospective client we don't like. That would have been enough value for our 4-man. But, since it only took an hour to 80/20 our client list, we charged on."     It only took an hour. A business transformed in 60 minutes. Do you need clients who pay you more? Do you need more traffic, or higher quality traffic, for your site? Do you need your website to convert more visitors into customers faster? Do you have one thorny business issue that's been nagging you and holding your business back? What business problem do you need fixed? Let's fix it in 60 minutes. 80/20 Digital Business Lab is the simplest, easiest program for getting the expert advice, directly from me, that you need to solve your thorniest problem. And you won't even have to change out of your pajamas to get it. Get the details here. Carpe Diem, Perry Marshall  ***NOTE: Please do not reply directly to this email, instead go to http://support.perrymarshall.com     Free Video We manage our emails with Infusion. This Guide and Video explain my secret marketing sauce. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below:  Update subscriber options   Perry S. Marshall & Assoc 159 N. Marion Street #295 Oak Park, Illinois 60301 United States (312) 386-7459   Having trouble viewing this email? Click here

Freedom, Country Music and Wealth

Mel,   If you got to write your own song, what would it sound like?   One of the most important things you'll ever do as an entrepreneur is figure out who you really want to be.  If you got to wake up every morning and do exactly what you want to do, what would you do?   How much freedom can you handle?    I have some thoughts. Watch the video here.   Carpe Diem, Perry Marshall       ***NOTE: Please do not reply directly to this email, instead go to http://support.perrymarshall.com     Free Video We manage our emails with Infusion. This Guide and Video explain my secret marketing sauce. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below:  Update subscriber options   Perry S. Marshall & Assoc 159 N. Marion Street #295 Oak Park, Illinois 60301 United States (312) 386-7459   Having trouble viewing this email? Click here

6-Figure Local Lead Consulting (Starting Soon)

How to Land High-End Clients Generating Local Leads in Just 48 Hours Register Here for the Free Training Webinar TODAY, September 7, 8PM Eastern   Mel,   One of the biggest misconceptions in small business consulting is that it is easier to land low-paying clients than it is to land more affluent clients that can easily afford to pay you $1,000 - $6,000 Per MONTH. But those of us who have landed them know that high-end clients are actually much more likely to stroke a big check without blinking an eye. And high end clients are almost always LESS maintenance than low-end clients who are trying to pinch every penny. But it can be intimidating to go hunting for big game unless you have a proven system for landing -and getting great results for- AFFLUENT clients. That's what Talor Zamir is going to share with you in just a few minutes...how his step-by-step system consistently allows his consulting students to land $1000 to $6000 per month consulting clients...and get them results that shoot happy juice into their brains. If you're serious about making this your best consulting year yet, register here. Carpe Diem, Perry Marshall   P.S. You don't have to be a consultant to use Talor's system. If you're a small business owner who needs to generate local leads, and you're tired of paying consultants for less-than-stellar results, Talor's system is definitely worth a look.      ***NOTE: Please do not reply directly to this email, instead go to http://support.perrymarshall.com     Free Video We manage our emails with Infusion. This Guide and Video explain my secret marketing sauce. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below:  Update subscriber options   Perry S. Marshall & Assoc 159 N. Marion Street #295 Oak Park, Illinois 60301 United States (312) 386-7459   Having trouble viewing this email? Click here