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 want to start off with a story. I’ve been a musician pretty much all my life. As a matter of fact, at 10 years old, I started taking guitar lessons from a colonel at West Point Military Academy. We lived very close. My dad worked at the hotel there, which was on the base.…
Your Business Story So I want to talk about the story of your business. Now, this is not for every business, because we all have varying degrees in the way that we sell, who our customers are, and what it is that we provide. So, I just want to lay out a couple of concepts…
What Business Are Your REALLY In? Can I ask you a question? Do you really know what business you’re in? What do you do for people? If you’re a contractor, you build houses, you replace furnaces or water heaters, or whatever. I mean, that’s pretty straightforward. If you’re an Internet marketer, web developer, SCO person,…
The Cobbler Whose Kids Have Holes In Their Shoes I’ve said this before, but I am one of those cobblers whose kids have holes in their shoes. It’s taken me, oh, five years, to really go back and look at my website and say, “You know what? This is pretty outdated.” Now, I just did…
I want to start this blog with a little bit of an attitude of gratitude. Now when I started this blog six years ago I had a decent readership. When I started my podcast over two and a half years ago, my first month I got 100 listeners and I was blown away. It’s like totally…
Love Feeds Love Today I want to talk about how good things happen when you speak your audience’s love language. You’re probably asking, “Okay, love language?” It can mean a lot of different things. What I’m talking about is speaking to your clients in the way that they want to be spoken to and getting…
Website Design & Navigation A great website is the cornerstone of a business online. What defines a great website is arguable, but the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I don’t know about you, but I am bombarded with email and social media messages that make HUGE promises of great profits by being…
Today, I would like to introduce you (or reintroduce you) to books that have influenced my business and me, and how they have been an active part of growing my business. These are seven motivational and inspirational books that will make you more money. How do I know? I’ve read them and they’ve helped me,…
Life According To Buddy Guy (The Dog) This post is brought to you by Buddy Guy. Now, I’m not talking about the Blues guitar player. I’m talking about my dog, my hundred pound black lab who we adopted from the Chicago pound. He was two days away from being euthanized because somebody stole the tubing…
Secrets? Let me ask you a question. Are you satisfied with your business? Do you feel that you’re achieving as much as you possibly can? Are you making as much money as you want to? Do you know what that number is? I do, and I can give you some examples as we go through…