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A Biz-crushing Disease & How to Cure It…

By Tom Ruwitch

I got an email this morning from marketing masterĀ Dave DeeĀ who needed to get something off his chest. One of his clients “doesn’t see the value in building a list of prospects who need his service and doesn’t have a follow-up system to turn those leads into appointments and clients.” The result: The client is struggling…

Behold: The Secret to be a “Lead Magnet Master”

By Tom Ruwitch

Are you joining me today for the free training? It’s called… How to Get More High-Quality Leads and Convert Them Into Clients — Without Working Your Tail Off When: Today (Tuesday 8/6), 11:30 a.m. ET, 8:30 a.m. PT Where:Ā Online.Ā Register here. Last night, I put finishing touches on the presentation, and thought this slide might help you…

RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2024.08.05

By Tom Ruwitch

Recommended ReadingšŸ”­How To Set Marketing Goals Based on Business Goals Great marketing begins with great goal-setting. Here’s a helpful post from the IMPACT+ blog that outlines seven steps for setting well-defined marketing goals synced with your business goals. Recommended Event (Tomrrow)Ā How to Get More and High-Quality Leads and Convert Them Into Clients — Without Working…

The Sad Tale of How “Leads” Galore Got me Nowhere

By Tom Ruwitch

A long, long time ago, I used to market my software business by buying a booth at a local business expo. I’d meet with my sales reps a few weeks before the expo, and we’d discuss how to attract leads to the booth. 🧲 šŸ¤” 🧲 šŸ¤” 🧲 šŸ¤” 🧲 šŸ¤” 🧲 šŸ¤” The debate…

Grumpy About Lead Flow? I’ll Reveal a Cure on Tuesday…

By Tom Ruwitch

May I vent for a moment? I can’t get over how many business owners have websites with zero-zilch-nada ways for prospects to raise their hands and say, “Tell me more…” … Or their sites have “sign up for the email list,” but that call-to-action is buried in the footer where most people don’t find it.…

Which Name do you Prefer? “Complimentary Consultation” or this…Which Name do you Prefer? “Complimentary Consultation” or This…

By Tom Ruwitch

Ripped from the headlines… A man in Texas is running for President of the United States, and to stand out on the ballot he has legally changed his name to (Ā drumroll, please…) “Literally Anybody Else” Formerly, “Dustin Ebey,” Mr. Else has gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot in Tennessee. But he fell short…

Business-building Tips from THE Paperback Expert

By Tom Ruwitch

Happy Paperback Book Day. Yeah, I know. There’s a holiday for EVERYTHING. But this one is important. My paperback book is coming out soon, but we can’t celebrate that yet. So we’ll have to celebrate the occasion another way… Three years ago, I interviewed Michael DeLon on my podcast, The Story Power Marketing Show. Michael is…

RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2024.07.29

By Tom Ruwitch

Recommended ReadingšŸ¤”Marc Mawhinney on the Difference Between Cocky and Confident A short, but powerful post from Mark Mawhinney on his Natural Born Coaches site. It begins… “Someone asked a question on Facebook a few years back: ‘What’s the difference between confidence and being cocky?’ The answer I gave: ‘Confident people can back it up. Cocky…

[Must See] Priceless Wisdom From 2 Marketing Legends

By Tom Ruwitch

Must See TV! This happened on Monday… Dan Kennedy and Jay Abraham — two of the all-time great marketers on Planet Earth… …side-by-side, talking about their craft… …for more than two hours. I watched most of it live. I’ve watched the entire replay once. I’ll watch it again and again and again and… until they…

Smart Marketing for a Dumb Watch

By Tom Ruwitch

Melissa walked past my desk last week, looked over my shoulder, and saw this: “You have seven thousand and forty-eight emails in your inbox?” she asked.Ā  “Yep,” I said. “But zero are marked ‘unread.’” (Which, by the way, is not the same as saying, “I’ve READ all 7,048 emails!”) Welcome to my world of digital…