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.
Get Rich Quick… Have you ever seen ads or some other kind of marketing where they’ve got this guy standing next to his Lamborghini and in front of a mansion? I remember this one Vietnamese guy selling real estate that was on a yacht and all this other stuff and like, “You could live this…
Engagement Is Not Just A Marriage Proposal I remember the day I got engaged to my wife like it was yesterday. It took a village. My friend from work was having a party. When I told her I was planning to get engaged, she brought in a team and we created a plan. We were…
This week, I have to give a speech — or as my wife calls it, a presentation, because only politicians give speeches, which you may or may not agree with — but she’s my wife, she’s always right. I have to listen to her. Research Anyway, so the title of my presentation is Managing Your Reputation.…
Fixing A Sour Stomach A while ago, I gave up coffee. The reason I gave up coffee is I was drinking a pot of home-ground Starbucks a day and it was starting to bother my stomach. That happens. So I started drinking green tea. Now, green tea has some health benefits to it, but it’s…
So, I might be dating myself, but there’s a song from the 80s by Tina Turner, ” What’s Love Got To Do With It!”. Maybe you’ve heard it, maybe you haven’t. The question I have to ask you is, what does love have to do with business? In my world, everything. First and foremost, you…
You Ever Have One Of Those Days? Let me ask you a question. Do you ever wake up in the morning and you just say, “I know this is going to be one of those days”? Those types of days are different for everybody, but for me, one of those days is when my emails…
Getting Nostalgic This past weekend, I had a good time. I got away from the office a little bit and I went to downtown Chicago to visit my daughter, who just moved into a new apartment. It’s just outside of Wrigleyville. I think it’s called Lakeside. It’s a big area that is in the hip…
I do a lot of training and I have all kinds of tools in my arsenal. Basically, in my business, I have masterminds, I have classes, I have my podcast, blogs, and different programs I’ve created. I love teaching people. I teach them online. I teach them in face-to-face speeches. I teach them at colleges,…
I Can’t Help But Rant… So lately, I’m getting a little miffed. That’s because my phone is ringing off the hook, and it’s ringing all day long. On my personal line, on my business line, on my cell phone — and this is all pretty much just people trying to scam you. What I want to…
I don’t know about you and how long you’ve been running your business, but my business started in 2001. This is about 16 years I’ve been doing business. Over the course of that time, I’ve accumulated a lot of assets. Some of it’s hardware, software, what have you. Some of it’s obsolete, but I can…