The No B.S. Small Business Book: How to Win When Most Fail

The No B.S. Small Business Book: How to Win When Most Fail

Author: Casey Graham

Publisher: Houndstooth Press

Published: 2022-01-25

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781544524085

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Most business books are filled with B.S. "Hack this!" "10X that!" "Guaranteed!" But the business success you want isn't hidden inside thousands of buzzwords. Massive success only comes when you get massively clear about the one outcome you can control in your business: YOU. In The No B.S. Small Business Book, you will learn how to get ruthlessly honest about yourself, your business, and what you really want from both-and how to get it. You'll roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty, applying practical business strategies gleaned from decades of experience building and exiting successful companies. If you want to gain massive traction from achieving massive clarity as you take massive action at all levels of business and life as a no-B.S. business owner, then buckle up... This is the business book you've been waiting for.


No B.S. Direct Marketing

No B.S. Direct Marketing

Author: Dan S. Kennedy

Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Published: 2013-04-01

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1613082320

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Kennedy dares marketers to dramatically simplify their marketing, refocusing on what works. Updated to address the newest media and marketing methods, this marketing master plan — from marketing master Kennedy—delivers a short list of radically different, little-known, profit-proven direct mail strategies for ANY business. Strategies are illustrated by case history examples from an elite team of consultants—all phenomenally successful at borrowing direct marketing strategies from the world of mail-order, TV infomercials, etc., to use in ’ordinary’ businesses including retail stores, restaurants, and sales.


The No BS Business Guide

The No BS Business Guide

Author: Thomas M. F. Timberman

Publisher: Loi Incorporated

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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THE NO BS BUSINESS GUIDE TO VIETNAM is the only handbook written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Exhaustively researched in Vietnam & the U.S., it gives straight answers to tough questions that American executives must have to seize opportunities on Asia's last economic frontier. Included in its 200 pages is information on industry potential, competition, networking in the U.S. & Vietnam, penetrating bureaucracies, itineraries, contacts, negotiating successfully within Vietnamese culture, maps, where to stay-eat-drink, how to get around etc. It's all in this definitive direction finder to profits in Vietnam. To order: LOI, Inc., 1728 Lamont St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20010 or call 1-800-262-2576.


Founded

Founded

Author: Melissa Kaufman

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group

Published: 2022-01-04

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1639090088

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Founded is the go-to reference for first-time entrepreneurs, providing lessons and inspiration to empower anyone starting a new project or business. Melissa Kaufman and Mike Raab, the directors of Northwestern’s renowned student entrepreneurship program, The Garage, show you how to tap into the superpower of thinking and acting like an entrepreneur based on their experience guiding hundreds of early-stage startups. Founded explains—through the authors’ own expertise and interviews with successful young founders—how to • make the best possible decisions when launching your business, • avoid the common mistakes of first-time entrepreneurs, • take immediate, concrete steps to get started on a new idea. In this essential book for first-time and student founders, you will learn why entrepreneurship is for everyone, “failure” is inevitable (and why that’s a good thing!), and how to make sure you’re building something people want. Founded will shatter your misconceptions about starting a business and help you get started turning your ideas into something real today!


No B.s. Time Management for Entrepreneurs

No B.s. Time Management for Entrepreneurs

Author: Dan S. Kennedy

Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : International Self-Counsel Press Limited

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 9781551800332

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"Never take incoming calls!" and "Use, don't be abused by, technology!" are just two of the dozens of timesaving tips from the Professor of Harsh Reality. In this book, business-success expert Dan Kennedy delivers vital time-management techniques for the super-busy entrepreneur. In his infectiously energetic style, Kennedy, noted author, speaker, and consultant, offers up page after page of time-saving advice -- sometimes tough, sometimes surprising, but always practical. He shows how to: -- Handle the information avalanche -- Turn time into wealth -- Gain the personal discipline that will make you successful


No B.S. Price Strategy: The Ultimate No Holds Barred, Kick Butt, Take No Prisoners Guide to Profits, Power, and Prosperity

No B.S. Price Strategy: The Ultimate No Holds Barred, Kick Butt, Take No Prisoners Guide to Profits, Power, and Prosperity

Author: Dan S. Kennedy

Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Published: 2011-04-18

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1599184001

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Millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy and marketing strategist Jason Marrs dare you to re-examine your every belief about pricing and empower you to take a more creative, more effective, bold approach to your price-and prosperity. Kennedy and Marrs don't offer little tricks, like new ways to say 50% off, half off, or 2 for 1. They tell you the secret to setting prices for the greatest gain. Then they teach you how to avoid the ultimate price and fee failures-like attracting customers who buy by price. You'll discover how to compete with FREE, learn how to discount without damage, and uncover the key to price elasticity. Most importantly, you'll grasp how to use price to your extreme advantage and grant yourself the power to be as profitable as possible. Reveals: The 9 ultimate price and fee failures The trick behind discounting without devaluing The 5 price-related propositions to be concerned with The million-dollar secret behind "FREE" How to win price wars with competitors Why price cutting isn't the cure for the recession and what is Book jacket.


The No B. S. Guide to the Acting Biz

The No B. S. Guide to the Acting Biz

Author: Matt Newton

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-16

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781710220742

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It's 2020, and the acting business has changed dramatically. There are over 538 scripted shows on television. Amazon, Hulu and Netflix have changed the game for television, giving actors more opportunities than ever before. There are over 60 shows currently casting or filming out of New York, many more in Los Angeles, as well as in other emerging markets. Casting directors are hiring actors from self-tapes more than ever before, and actors need to be ready to turn around an amazing audition on a dime. It's ultra-competitive, and actors need to stay on their toes and keep up to date on current trends and expectations in an ever-changing world. The No. B.S. Guide to the Acting Biz is an insider's look into the business of acting, with a humorous, refreshingly candid, shoot from the hip approach by one of our top industry experts. Matt Newton, a professional actor and acclaimed acting coach, gives clear-cut, unfailingly honest lessons from what he's learned through his decades in the business. With relevant, provocative and often hilarious stories he guides the reader to a greater awareness of how the modern industry works and what that means for an actor. With an inspiring foreword from the successful actor Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty," "Younger," "Partners"), The No. B.S. Guide to the Acting Biz presents current, first-hand experience and professional insight into the actual business of acting today.


No B.S. Guide to Powerful Presentations

No B.S. Guide to Powerful Presentations

Author: Dan S. Kennedy

Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Published: 2017-06-13

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1613083645

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Can One Great Presentation Make You Rich? The answer is YES. Packed with battle-tested strategies and formulas to craft audience-retaining powerful presentations, this No B.S. guide is designed to turn any ordinary business into an extraordinary sell. Millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy and public speaking expert Dustin Mathews teach you their blueprint for creating life-changing presentations and prove that your success is not just determined by what you're presenting—but also why you're presenting, how you're presenting it, and who you're presenting to. Kennedy and Mathews cover: The 12-Step Speaker's Formula A Blueprint for Creating Irresistible Offers The 4 Secrets of Mass Persuasion The 7-Minute Rule of Audience Engagement How to Automate Your Webinars and Your Profits How to Double Your Sales with a Multimedia Follow-up System Discover the battle-tested, carefully-crafted, revenue-generating tools to creating, delivering, and marketing presentations that can change everything.


No B.S. Guide to Maximum Referrals and Customer Retention

No B.S. Guide to Maximum Referrals and Customer Retention

Author: Dan S. Kennedy

Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Published: 2016-02-22

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1613083343

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FACT: NOTHING IS COSTLIER OR MORE DIFFICULT THAN GETTING A NEW CUSTOMER. Business owners agree. The referred customer is far superior to the one brought in by cold advertising. Yet most business owners will invest more money to find new customers than getting referrals from current, happy customers. Millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy and customer retention expert Shaun Buck dare you to stop chasing new customers and keep an iron cage around the ones you already have. Kennedy and Buck present a systematic approach to help you keep, cultivate, and multiply customers so that your entire business grows more valuable and sustainable, and you replace income uncertainty with reliable income through retention and referrals. Learn how to: Apply the #1 best retention strategy (hint: it’s exclusive) Catch customers before they leave you Grow each customer’s value (and have more power in the marketplace) Implement the three-step customer retention formula Use other people’s events to get more referrals Create your own Customer Multiplier System Calculate the math and cost behind customer retention Discover the referral-getting, sales-increasing, battle-tested tactics designed to help you build a thriving business for the long-term.


No B.S. Trust Based Marketing

No B.S. Trust Based Marketing

Author: Dan S. Kennedy

Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Published: 2012-07-12

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1613081766

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“ My research shows we are heading into a major shake-out in business that will determine the leaders for decades to come. This will REQUIRE creative marketing and positionin, and there is no better source than Dan Kennedy on this topic. His book No B.S. Guide to Trust-Based marketing is rich with vital insights.” -Harry S. Dent, Jr., author, The Great Crash Ahead Trust Between Consumers and Businesses is Gone Here's How to Fix It Internationally recognized “millionaire maker,” Dan S. Kennedy, joined by entrepreneur and financial consultant, Matt Zagula, show you how to break down the barriers caused by the “trust no one” mantra invading every customer’s mind today. They deliver an eye-opening look at the core of all business—trust, and teach you the secrets to gaining it, keeping it, and using it to build competitive differentiation, create price elasticity, attract more affluent clients, and inspire referrals. You'll get the essential strategies required to build trust in an understandably untrusting world, and in turn, attract both business and profits. Covers 8 ways to demonstrate trustworthiness to prospective clients The #1 secret desire of today’s untrusting prospects—how to understand it, respond to it, and use it to transform marketing, prospecting, and presentations How to avoid dumb mistakes that scream “salesman” to prospects Why “Where can I find clients?” is the wrong question. The right question is: How can I construct a business persona and life so that clients seek me out, with trust in place in advance? How to keep products, services and prospects away from the avalanche of competitive and confusing information online The incorrect assumption that trust is built by imparting information and knowledge and a breakthrough technique to replace this mistake