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Did Last Week’s Snowstorm Delay Your 2022 Start?
Aside from the dirt snow in the parking lots, most of the snow has left our area.
Schools aren’t back in yet, but officials predict that Tuesday is their target date.
Nearly everyone in our area has their power back.
So, can 2022 get started now?
How Not to Let a Snowstorm Shut You Down
Did the snow bring your business to a halt? It did for lots of folks.
However, the best leaders have contingency plans and alterative avenues for revenue that prevent a two-day closure from crippling them.
The creation of these plans before they are needed enable real-time shifts that keep your business (and employees) on the right track.
We call the ability to make these adjustments “LeaderShifts”, and implementing them gives you and your business a distinct advantage.
$99 You Have to Add to Your January Budget
January is about…
Tightening budgets
Starting to exercise
Eating right
I get it. The New Year traditionally brings about these changes. Of course, doing these things for 12 months is more important than just January, but you have to start somewhere.
But while you might be cutting your expenditures,
Social Media is a Disease…Meet the Cure
The tagline for Sylvester Stallone’s 1986 movie “Cobra” was, “Crime is a disease. Meet the cure.”
Some of you may feel that way about social media thinking, “Social media is a disease”, but the problem is there isn’t a cure.
Why do so many of us feel that way? Simply,
Social Media takes up so much time
The return of customers and revenue never equals the effort
It feels fake
Paying someone to manage it is too expensive
Facts Are Useless…Unless
Facts Are Useless…Unless.
Blogs, social media, and emails are full of facts (including this one), but ultimately, they are useless unless you do something with them.
Daily, Capitalize tries to educate on marketing and leadership principles. Some of that wisdom we’ve gleaned from others, and some we’ve gleaned from our experience. Our goal is to educate, inform, and create change.
And like you, we are bombarded with helpful marketing and leadership information every day. But none of it matters unless we put that information into practice.
The Dangers of Inconsistent and Off-Brand Social Media
The dangers of inconsistent and off-brand social media.
5 Tips to Improve Your Social Media Presence
5 Easy to Implement Tips to Improve Your Social Media Presence
Educate or Be Easily Replaced
If your company doesn’t educate, you can easily be replaced.
The Free and Easy Steps to Grow Your Reach Through Podcasting
Growing Your Reach Through Podcasting is Easier Than You Imagine
John Maxwell Leadership Series - LeaderShift
We are incredibly excited to announce the very first John Maxwell Leadership Series!
Entitled “LeaderShift”, this all day seminar will focus on the changes that leaders need to make to keep innovating, improving, and influencing others to the highest levels of success in today’s unprecedented business climate.
Look for spotlights for each speaker soon, but we are honored to have Dom LaPore of IntelliBridge, Professional Development & Community Leader Susan Coleman, and our very own Gordon Duncan speaking.
This quarterly series launches on October 1 at Stevenson Ridge in Spotsylvania.
The event will be safely spaced, limited to 25 people, and lunch will be provided.
Tickets available below - many more details to come!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/166055369079
Save the Date Cards, Marketing, and Leadership
We are excited to announce that on October 1st, the very first of our quarterly “John Maxwell Leadership Series” will debut, entitled “Leadershift”. Leadershifts are the changes that leaders need to make to keep innovating, improving, and influencing others to the highest levels of success in today’s unprecedented business climate.
Prepare Your Business for the Return of Covid-19
How to prepare your business for the return of Covid-19
2021 Mid-Year Check-In
You and your business are closer to 2022 than you are to 2020. Just like that, 2021 is halfway over. With that in mind, let’s consider some of the realities facing our businesses.
There is a nationwide employee shortage.
Wages and taxes are high.
Competition is greater than ever.
Their marketing may very well be more engaging and interesting than yours.
With the country opening up, more and more businesses are starting or re-starting.
Yes, the fourth quarter is coming, and for some of our businesses, those sales may very well rescue the year. But what’s your plan for quarter 3? Here are a few quick tips:
