All posts by Lisa Trost

Attention, Please! Effective Marketing in an ADHD World

Have you heard that we no longer live in the Information Age? We are inundated with more information than we can possibly absorb in our lifetimes. We now live in the ATTENTION Age.  In this crazy ADHD world, the ultimate prize is to find our focus – and encourage our customers or prospects to focus […]

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A Magic Bullet For Your Business?

If you are a small business owner, product consultant or entrepreneur, you may be desperately hoping you will discover  a potent small business marketing strategy – a kind of magic bullet – soon – before your business suffers the same fate that multiplied thousands of small enterprises are facing every single day… Closed for Business. […]

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Multiplication in Marketing:
Personal Business Management

1+1=3? Anybody that knows elementary math knows this is the wrong answer, right? Well, mathematically speaking, yes.  But put this into a human equation, and you’ll come up with a different answer. How? When two or more people get together to talk, brainstorm, and share goals, plans, and ideas, the WHOLE becomes much greater than […]

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Let’s Make A Deal!
(Part 5) Negotiating With Yourself in Your Business

If you’re in the self-employed or entrepreneur category, you realize that you find yourself in the position of being both boss and employee simultaneously.  And that can be tough! How do you make a deal with yourself to get things done? You know the hammer will fall only as far as you allow – because, […]

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How to Get from “To-Do” to “Ta-Da”!
(Part 4)

I haven’t met anyone lately who is all caught up on their “to-do” list (or lists). It seems there are always more things to get done than there are hours in the day! I’ve recently learned of a free online tool that will help you get those to-do lists organized and will give you a […]

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Getting Things Done: Plan Your Success!
(Part 3)

If you’ve heard of the book “Getting Things Done” by David Allen, then you know how important it is to plan your work, and then work your plan!  In fact, that is the theme for Part III of Productivity in Business. For Part I, go here. Ann Sieg, Internet Marketing Trainer and former local business […]

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Time Management Secrets with Simple Online Tools
(Part 2)

Do you march onward with time or does time march over you? As we discussed in Part I, the EOD (End of Day) report is a super way to become accountable to yourself for what you are accomplishing each day. If you spend even a portion of your working hours online – and particularly if […]

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