Online Business Marketing Success with Nicole Dean » Personal Thoughts & Opinions

Pick a Word. Any Word. Then, Throw your Resolutions out the Door.

Nicole — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:46:19 +0000

My mom, Patti Winker, told me about this awesome blog post.. Read it! -> Resolution Revolution. I liked the blog post so much that I’m assigning homework based upon the idea to all of my coaching clients. What is it exactly? In this article, the author, Christine Kane, states that New Year’s Resolutions don’t work (which [...]

Best Business Books: What Successful Business Owners are Reading

Nicole — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:14:05 +0000

It’s another Expert Briefs, where I ask really smart business owners to answer your burning questions. If you’ve missed past Expert Briefs, you can click on the undies to see them all –> Did you know the average CEO reads 60 books a year? I didn’t know either until recently. Wow. The number of books [...]

What’s Your Legacy?

Nicole — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:55:24 +0000

It’s another Expert Briefs, where I ask really smart business owners to answer your burning questions. If you’ve missed past Expert Briefs, you can click on the undies to see them all –> With the recent passing of Steve Jobs, it’s made me, once again, think about my legacy in both my business and in [...]

Marketing Monday: The power of a single word.

Nicole — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:31:30 +0000

Hey guys and gals. I was shopping at PetSmart the other day (one of my favorite places to spend money in the entire world) — and I was grabbing some dog food. My two big boys eat like horses. Anyway, I saw these bags of dog food and there is one word on there that [...]

My Two New Babies.

Nicole — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:46:53 +0000

I have two new babies. Actually if you’re following me on Facebook, you already know about one of them. Baby #1: Fuzzy and Cute! After I lost my Eddie-puppy to cancer this year, I decided to contact the animal rescue that we work with and put our names back into the list as foster parents. [...]

So You Had a Bad Day …

Nicole — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:11:50 +0000

It’s another Expert Briefs, where I ask really smart business owners to answer your burning questions. If you’ve missed past Expert Briefs, you can click on the undies to see them all –> I am asked this question often and I think it’s safe to say that it happens to everyone. This week I asked [...]

Just because I’m Home Doesn’t Mean I’m H-O-M-E!

Nicole — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:13:48 +0000

It’s another Expert Briefs, where I ask really smart business owners to answer your burning questions. If you’ve missed past Expert Briefs, you can click on the undies to see them all –> The topic for this week came from an email sent by my mother. She’s a bit verbose, but the gist is - [...]

Sorry It’s Been so Quiet Here.

Nicole — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:58:22 +0000

Sorry about the quietness here. I had to say good-bye to my six-year old Eddie-puppy on Thursday. He was my sweet sensitive puppy, and I miss him so very much. Eddie was afraid of cameras, so I got very few pictures of him in his short life. Here’s a few of the rare pics we [...]

Prioritizing your Marriage (when you’re an Entrepreneur)

Nicole — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:11:13 +0000

It’s another Expert Briefs, where I ask really smart business owners to answer your burning questions. If you’ve missed past Expert Briefs, you can click on the undies to see them all –> This week I asked our panel of experts about marriage. We talked about balance with our kids, but what about your marriage? [...]

Please All, and You Will Please None.

Nicole — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:02:23 +0000

Last week, I was reminded of the story by Aesop “The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey”. You know it? A Man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what is a Donkey for but [...]

Why Niching Down is So Very Important: Example Sport Clips

Nicole — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:14:48 +0000

Choosing your Target Customer I’ve been noticing some extremely clever businesses lately and I decided to spotlight them, on occasion, and try to pick apart what is making them successful while others close up shop in their first year of business. The example today is Sport Clips. The hair franchise “Sport Clips” opened here in [...]

Takeaway Lessons from 2010, the Good, the Bad, and the Great!

Nicole — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:24:28 +0000

It’s another Expert Briefs, where I ask really smart business owners to answer your burning questions. If you’ve missed past Expert Briefs, you can click on the undies to see them all –> Here are a few of my favorite Expert Briefs: Do Successful Marketers actually use PLR? Are Internet Marketers Evil? Where do you [...]

Business Networking to Make an Impression: Get Personal

Nicole — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:06:56 +0000

I’ve had this blog post in drafts for quite some time, but just hadn’t posted it. I was going through my many drafts and found it and boy was I embarrassed. I thought I’d posted this a long time ago. oops! So, grab a cup of your favorite drink. (I’ve got a glass of Merlot. [...]

Problems of Social Media for Small Business

Nicole — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:32:31 +0000

I’ve been privately venting about something and I think that it’s time I bring it out in the open. If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know how I feel about marketing and what I teach my coaching clients. Choose ONE method of marketing and be GREAT at it before you [...]

Motivational Monday: Make a Difference No Matter How Small

Nicole — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:20:04 +0000

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.” — Marian Wright Edelman That quote was in my issue of Success Magazine this month. Little did Marian Wright [...]

Crappy Business Idea. Pay to Pee? Oh heck no!

Nicole — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:13:57 +0000

Have you heard that an airline is actually contemplating making their toilets coin operated? Yes, Pay to Pee. I don’t think they’ll differentiate based upon what you DO in the toilet. They just plan to require you to pay to access the rest-room in flight. I so wish that I was joking on this one. [...]

Ethical Internet Marketing During a Recession

Nicole — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:26:03 +0000

A facebook discussion got me thinking about this question “Is it harder to be ethical during a Recession and does it affect the value that you offer”? – Started by Shel Horowitz. What do you think? Me? I think the two (value & ethics) are separate questions to some degree. Ethics is something that’s at [...]

Online Business Lessons from Walt Disney

Nicole — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:07:19 +0000

What a crazy month January was. First, I headed to Orlando and then the Bahamas on a short cruise. And, after that, it was time for the NAMS Internet Marketing Conference in Atlanta (which I’ll be posting about soon). I got on a roll with life and wrapping up projects, so the blog had some [...]

I Fought Perfection and Perfection Always Wins… Until Now!

Nicole — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:03:42 +0000

I was emailing one of my coaching clients just now and it reminded me of the song “I Fight Authority. Authority Always Wins”. Well, way back when, I used to sign “I Fight with Dorothy. Dorothy always Wins”. Just talk to my hubby about it and he’ll start mocking me, with a little dance and [...]

Accountability & Charity Giving

Nicole — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:59:38 +0000

Hey guys. Happy Thursday. I debated and debated about whether or not to post this because it could easily be taken the wrong way. But, I’m hoping that it will be read in the manner that it is being written. And, it’s been a revelation for me, so it may give one of you the [...]