by Carmen Sognonvi | Apr 27, 2015 | Tips for Local Business Owners
Are you having a hard time selling to small businesses? Are you getting doors slammed in your face because small business owners don’t want to hear your sales pitch? I recently got an email from a viewer who is struggling with that exact issue in his business....
by Carmen Sognonvi | Apr 13, 2015 | Tips for Local Business Owners
Delivering good customer service isn’t just about training your staff properly. It’s about empowering them with the systems they need. Book recommendation: Work the System by Sam Carpenter Get free marketing tips from Carmen If you found this video useful,...
by Carmen Sognonvi | Oct 23, 2014 | Tips for Local Business Owners
A few years back, our computer at Urban Martial Arts crashed. I wasn’t worried, because I had been backing our files up to an external hard drive. Only when I went to look at the hard drive, I realized that I’d only backed up a small portion of our files....
by Carmen Sognonvi | Mar 6, 2014 | Tips for Local Business Owners
I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on Christy Haussler’s excellent podcast Brick and Mortar Reporter to talk about my work at Urban Martial Arts. Listen to the episode here In the interview, we talk about: Why I never thought I’d be an...
by Carmen Sognonvi | Jun 26, 2012 | Tips for Local Business Owners
If you’re a local business owner with a job opening to fill, nothing beats Craigslist in terms of getting your ad in front of as many people as possible. But how do you sift through all the crappy applicants to find the hidden gems? And how can you streamline...
by Carmen Sognonvi | Jun 13, 2012 | Tips for Local Business Owners
Wish you could convert more leads into customers? Wish you could get more done each and every day? In this video, I introduce you to 3 tools I’ve discovered recently that will boost your business and your productivity. Get free local marketing tips from Carmen...