Susan Hogan, the Emmy Award-winning “Call 12 for Action Problem Solver” at WPRI-TV in Rhode Island, interviewed Peter George, the More Clients More Profits Coach, about the effect Rhode Island’s newly instituted “Amazon Law” will have on people who are affiliates / associates for out-of-state, Internet-based companies.
The following article appeared in the Providence Journal on June 30, 2009.
Amazon cuts its R.I. ties over sales tax
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
By STEVE PEOPLES and NEIL DOWNING, Journal Staff Writers
PROVIDENCE –– The Internet giant Amazon.com has severed formal ties with all Rhode Island businesses, a move intended to shield the online retailer from the General Assembly’s push to tax some online sales as soon as Wednesday.
An Amazon spokeswoman declined to say how many businesses –– local book dealers and other retailers — will be affected, but she confirmed that notification letters were distributed to “many local associates” early Monday morning.
“The government in Rhode Island is attempting to go about tax collection in what we feel is an unconstitutional manner,” said the spokeswoman, Patty Smith.
What has been dubbed the “Amazon tax” — expected to become law as part of Rhode Island’s state budget on July 1 Read the rest of this entry »
Ivan Misner, founder of BNI the world’s largest business referral organization, has written the foreword for Peter George’s highly acclaimed More Clients More Profits Workbook. In the foreword, Mr. Misner cites ” … there are still many small businesses that do not have the slightest grasp on how to market their business in a way they can realistically dedicate the time to and that is within their financial means.
With the More Clients, More Profits Workbook, Peter George has presented a bona fide answer to this dilemma. He has created a system which allows self-employed professionals to market more effectively to profitable clients through consistent and simple implementation of effective marketing strategies and tactics. Even better, business owners have the option to select for themselves which strategies they choose to employ based on what they deem doable in regard to the demands of their businesses. The system this workbook outlines is based on seven core principles which emphasize both accountability and balance, and provide business owners with clear direction, focus, and the inspiration to succeed.”
He goes on to say, “I am proud to have had the opportunity to be involved in this project, and I encourage each and every person who utilizes this workbook to fully commit themselves to following through with the program completely; I guarantee the end result will be more than you ever expected.”
For the entire foreword, go to
http://moreclientsmoreprofits.com/foreword.html
For those who can’t listen to the More Clients More Profits Show on am790 in the Providence area, you can now listen to the shows on iTunes. Each show offers self-employed professionals and small business owners ideas and techniques that help them consistently attract more clients and make more profits. The shows are also available at MoreClientsMoreProfits.com
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The cure for the self-employed blues
If you’re like most self-employed professionals, you face one or all of these obstacles:
- you are not attracting enough clients
- you have plenty of clients but are not profitable
- you are spending too much time working
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Finally, a system you can actually use.
You don’t need a marketing degree! You don’t even have to like marketing! This easy-to-understand and follow system helps you create an effective marketing plan, based on tactics that you can and will consistently put into action. In fact, it’s built on the system that Peter George successfully implements when he works with clients on a one-to-one basis.
Consistency is the key.
The key to this system is that you work with the strategies and tactics that you can and will implement consistently — strategies and tactics that you select. Certainly, systems that demand that you do things their way may work, but for how long? How long are you going to implement tactics that you detest? If you’re like most small business owners, not very long at all.
The More Clients More Profits System stretches your comfort zone, but it doesn’t burden you with tasks you know you won’t do long-term. The result is success — success based on your consistent effort. This is how this system differs from others. This is why it works for you.
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- attract more profitable clients
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- target your profitable audience
- eliminate unprofitable marketing
- establish realistic objectives
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- Ivan Misner, founder of BNI and several time New York Times best-selling author
- Debbie Allen, author of “Confessions of Shameless Promoters”
- Scott Ginsberg, the Name Tag Guy and author of “The Power of Approachability”
- Linda Macedonio, executive director of BNI Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts
- Anne Miller, author of “Metaphorically Selling”
- Bob Burg, author of “Endless Referrals” and “The Go-Giver”
- Annie Jennings, America’s #1 Book Publicist
- Susan RoAne, author of “How to Work a Room” and other books
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- Steve Shaw, marketing with articles expert
- Jen Faria, the Data Lady
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I am thrilled to announce that I am forming another mastermind group in the Providence, RI area. Meeting once a month for three hours, this group will be comprised of small business owners who want to take advantage of the brain trust formed by the members of the group. Each member also has the opportunity to meet with me each month for one-to-one coaching. The group is limited to eaight members. If you are interested, be sure to let me know at 401-742-1231 or contact me through my web site at MoreClientsMoreProfits.com
It’s very exciting. My first radio show is less than a week away. If you are in the Providence, Rhode Island area and are interested in small business and marketing, be sure to tune in on Saturdays from 11:00 til Noon on AM790 Talk & Business.
People will tell you that follow up is key to effective marketing and closing more sales. As a marketing coach, I think this is pure horse hockey, and I’ll tell you why.
When we think of following up, we think of an act that is separate from the main tactic we used. This, I believe, is where a disconnect originates. To look at it his way allows us to rationalize not doing it, believing that the most important work has already been done and that it should be enough. Bull cookies!
Like proper preparation, following up is extremely important … to the point where it often is the difference between success and failure. That’s why I suggest you refer to it as following through. Following up is a separate act. Following through is the completion of an act.
Let’s go to sports for a couple of analogies. Don’t worry, you don’t have to know anything about sports to understand these. Without an effective follow through, a baseball pitcher’s effectiveness is greatly diminished. It’s the difference between throwing a baseball toward home plate and placing the ball how and where he wants it to be. It’s the difference between the pitcher being in control or the batter being in control. In hockey, the velocity of a shot is caused by the swinging of the stick. However, it is the follow through that determines the accuracy of the shot. In both instances, the follow through is what determines the overall success.
In marketing, it’s the same way. Direct mail’s effectiveness is greatly increased when you follow through with a phone call. The impression you make on someone you meet is more powerful and more professional when you follow through with a personal note. Your credibility is bolstered when you follow through on a promise to do something for someone.
Stop considering following up and start following through. It may just seem like a play on words, but you’ll see a world of difference in your mindset and your results.
Here’s to your success!
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Beginning on June 13 and then every Saturday morning from 11:00 to noon, Peter George, the More Clients More Profits Coach shares his knowledge and experience with small business owners and self-employed professionals.
Listen to the area’s only locally-produced talk radio show that is designed to help you grow your business in easy-to-understand-and-implement strategies and tactics. You can and should have the profitable business you deserve.
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You may notice that I call it “follow-though,” not “follow-up.” The reason is simple. As a marketing coach, I believe the thought of following up indicates a separate action from a previous action. This sometimes causes one to believe that following up is too time-consuming or not essential. Following through, however, places the proper emphasis on it.
A good follow-through is essential for any success. Think of sports. A pticher’s follow-through is as important as any other part of his pitching motion. The same is true for a golfer’s swing. The same is true in marketing.