Brian Basilico is an internationally recognized speaker, author, trainer, and adjunct professor. He brings over 35 years of marketing experience to his award-winning internet marketing company, B2b Interactive Marketing, Inc. Brian is a syndicated podcaster and blogger, who has been featured as a guest expert in Entrepreneur and Inc. magazines, as well as various news articles, radio shows, and podcasts.
“I’ll have what she’s having.” Have you ever seen the movie, “When Harry Met Sally”? There’s a scene in the movie, and if you’ve seen it, you may or may not agree that it’s one of the most iconic scenes in film ever. Harry and Sally are sitting in a diner. They’re talking about relationships…
So, let’s face it. Sometimes running a business is not all gumdrops and lollipops. It can be frustrating, right? So the question for you today is, have you ever had a client or a project that just did not go the way that you thought it would? Sure you have. Business filled with learning lessons.…
Today, let’s talk about how to become a true entrepreneur and owning it. I spend a little time on Facebook, as I’m sure a lot of you do, and one of my friends posted a graphic. It got my attention. It said, “So, you don’t want to be involved in a pyramid scheme, you would…
People constantly ask about how to grow their businesses. I often tell them, “You can increase profits by aligning your sales and marketing.” I happen to run a one-man operation. Maybe you run one with a complete sales team and a complete marketing team. Either way, it doesn’t matter. For some of you, this will…
Years ago, I bought a magazine called the National Lampoon, which I’m not 100% sure if it’s still available now or not, but if it is, it’s probably digital. One of the most famous covers from this magazine was a picture of a dog and a gun to its head and the title of the…
Today I want to talk about how to build a powerful brand with passion, purpose and payoffs. If you’ve been following along for a while, you’ve heard of my dog, Buddy Guy, who’s a 100-pound black Lab. We’ve had some challenges lately. He’s getting older, and I used to take him on walks, and I…
This is the final part in the series I’ve been doing called What Is The Perfect Marketing Strategy For Your Business? Today I want to wrap it up with a final story and some thoughts. We’ve covered the six major points, and if you haven’t listened to them, go back and listen on BaconPodcast.com, or…
Out Of Gas Today, I want to talk about mowing your lawn. Now, if you don’t own a home you probably don’t mow your lawn. As a matter of fact, I do own a home, and I don’t mow my lawn. I pay somebody to come and do it for me. What often happens when…
Once again, we’re digging deeper into our perfect marketing strategy for your business. This post is about social proof. What I’m really talking about is social media. It Starts At Home You can have a story, but a story in a box does no good. Nobody sees it, nobody interacts with it, so having a…
Buddy Guy – The Dog Let me tell you a quick story. About six years ago or so, we adopted a dog. We posted a picture of up on Facebook so people could name him, and they named him Buddy Guy. He’s around 100 pounds, a Black Lab, and I’m a Blues player, so it…