Sam Zipursky is a Brand Consultant, Internet Marketer, and aspiring Digital Nomad. He spends most of his time focusing on the connection between internet, branding, design and marketing. He is one of the authors from the how to become a consultant blog Business Consulting Buzz. He is also a Co-Founder with Advicetap – The place [...]
I was reading a Tom Clancy novel in which he discusses the voting system in the US. While I don’t recall the number precisely, the explanation went as follows: 40% of the population will vote Democrat, because that’s what their parents and grandparents did, it’s how they’ve always voted, and always will. 40% of the [...]
In this past weekend’s National Post, there was a listing for a home which read as follows: The overall real estate market may be down by about 33%, but that’s not the case in Toronto’s central core, says real estate agent Kevin Loberg. In 2009, 613 homes sold for more than $1-million. In 2010, 825 [...]
There are two general attitudes toward creating an addictive customer, the kind who will come back and buy your product repeatedly. On the one side, we have the creation of an experience, on the other, the creation of a good product. To make this easier to relate to, I’m going to compare two large coffee [...]
There are several amusement parks within a short distance of my home – a few zoos, a waterpark, Wonderland. The cost of admission for a single day is quite expensive, up to $75 per person per day. The cost of a season’s pass, though, is quite cheap by comparison, costing in the area of 2-5 [...]
It amazes me how many programs are out there promoting various schemes, if you’ll only pay $29.99 for this fantastic presentation, followed shortly by $199.99 for a 1 day seminar, then $3000 for a 3 day course. Ultimately, having paid thousands of dollars, you discover that what you were presented with was a collection of [...]
There are two general attitudes toward sales, one which has its roots in the history of the industry, the other which was developed as a result of changes in technology. Unfortunately, despite the knowledge available that the old system is fundamentally flawed, there are still many people who will tout its merits. The Old System [...]
In my previous article, I justified spending relatively large amounts of money on your office decor. The justification was along the lines of showing your potential clients how their money is spent, and in the long run, it will pay for itself with acceptable higher fees. I was then informed that Walmart, with top gross [...]
I just made a few purchases for my new office space – a desk and a white board. My desk came from Walmart – an L-shaped desk with a hutch in black and cherry finish. I picked it up from the store, dropped it off at the office still in the box and unassembled. The [...]
In any business, there is a preferred means of reaching out to potential client. One business might use newspaper ads, another might prefer radio or television, and yet another might focus on their online presence. A solid marketing plan, however, will not only target all of those mediums, but balance them against one another. In [...]
