Jul 29, 2014 | Control, Employees, Health, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lead, Mental Health in Business, Money, Plan, Start Ups
Did you ever feel like you were in a truly dark business situation? So far deep into the woods that you wondered, “How did I get here?” That you asked yourself, “How do I get out of this mess?” I’ll certainly share my dark business situations with you, but I would...
Jul 9, 2014 | Budget, Employees, Health, Humor in Business, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Just for Fun, Mental Health in Business, Money, Organize, Plan, Sales, Start Ups
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to have the knowledge that you have today, but at a younger age? Being older and wiser, then going back to an earlier time, would remove a lot of stress from life—and it could even be fun! The formative years of middle school,...
Jun 25, 2014 | Budget, Employees, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Money, Plan, Sales & Marketing, Start Ups, The Blog of Author John J McAdam
What Is Marketing? Why do so many businesspeople today confuse marketing with sales? I feel sorry for people who mix up marketing and sales when trying to generate new business. Closing a sale is hard enough with marketing support, let alone without it. Have you ever...
Jun 11, 2014 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Mental Health in Business, Sales, Sales & Marketing, Start Ups
Have you ever sent an email or left a message with someone and only heard crickets? How about that proposal you wrote at the request of a prospective client? You sent it on time and followed up with emails and telephone calls, only to receive no response. How did it...
May 28, 2014 | Budget, Control, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lead, Money, Operations, Plan, Sales & Marketing
What makes us as innovative business leaders not want to plan something in writing? We created what might be a big idea in our head and we continue to dream and think about it. The big idea is comfortable in our head. If we put our idea on paper, then we and others...