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Plan with The Biz Story Framework
Integral to The Story Power Approach™, this is a new twist on the traditional marketing plan.
Education
Actionable learning with assignments that move your business forward.
Community
Like-minded entrepreneurs with various talents, sharing wisdom and good juju.
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Case Studies
Videos of Case Studies
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Training Videos and Missions
Secret Suppers
Video Recaps of the Secret Suppers
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Social Media that WORKS for YOU
The content in this module corresponds to the Plot section of your Biz Story Framework. The videos below run approx 6 hours. You can stop and start them as needed. Your Test Kitchen mission: 1. Spend 10 minutes a day for the next 10 days socializing on a new or...
The Villain
The content in this module corresponds to the Villain section of your Biz Story Framework. Your Test Kitchen Mission: Brainstorm at least two villains for each quadrant (Internal/External and Conscious/Unconscious). Pick ONE that would be the best...
Secret Supper: How I Use Social Media to Deepen Online Relationships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCxIx61-p7c
Who’s That Villain? What Stands in the Way of Your Client Getting What She Wants?
First, watch the replay here: Your Test Kitchen Mission: Brainstorm at least two villains for each quadrant (Internal/External and Conscious/Unconscious). Pick ONE that would be the best for you to tackle right now. Create an Avatar for this Villain (with a visual)...
Blog Smart: Make Every Word Count
First, watch this month's Brunch & Learn recording: Your Test Kitchen mission: Identify 3 places where your content creation habits could stand improvement. Identify 1 topic you could develop that would further your biz goals (your Content Strategy for Q4 should...
Ask the Chef: SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
Ask all your SEO-related questions here. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll find someone who does.
Suggest a New Q&A Topic
What are your burning questions about marketing? Ask them here and we'll start a new topic.
Market Research – Digging Deeper with Two Questions
If you haven’t yet looked at (and given feedback on) the questions posted by DDR members, click on over to the Forum and take a peek. Here’s the replay of our meeting. We missed you. Hope you can make it to the next one! If you'd rather listen to the audio only, you...
Secret Supper: The Word Chef’s Content Strategy Over Time
Start by listening to the replay of this month's meeting. The image below shows my web traffic since the inception of theWordChef.com. Peak traffic days are explained as well as top visited pages: As I noted during our meeting, my initial content strategy centered...
Your Ideal Client as Hero: The Character Sketch
Your Ideal Client as Hero: The Character Sketch
Put the ‘Social’ Back in Social Media
First, watch this month's Brunch & Learn recording: Your Test Kitchen mission: 1. Spend 10 minutes a day for the next 10 days socializing on a new or previously ignored social media channel. 2. Download the worksheet to guide you through the process: Click Here 3....
Proactively Find (and Follow-Up on) New Leads Via Social Media
First, watch the recording: Show Notes: FIRE Method Find: Make a list of all the organizations, publications, companies, etc. that you'd like to work for/with. Then use your favorite social media channel to Find all the people who work there. Identify: Go through each...
Plot a Win-Win Path to Sales
First, watch this month's Brunch & Learn recording: Your Test Kitchen mission: Identify ONE area of TRUST where you need to improve (Do they trust YOU/YOUR BIZ? Do they trust your OFFER? Do they trust THEMSELVES? Do YOU trust YOURSELF?) and give 3 ideas (bullet...
How I Wear My CEO & Manager Hats
First, watch the recording: Here's the list of things I look at in each of the areas I mentioned above: Google Analytics At a bare minimum, take a look at the overview pages for each of these. Look at it by month, as well as by 3 to 6 months. Find the spikes and dips....
Prepare to Plan!
First, watch the Brunch & Learn Recording: Your Test Kitchen Mission: 1. Download the Spreadsheet and Complete the Pre-planning Inventory. (Feel free to customize this for your business) 2.Identify 2-3 Key Stories from the data. 3.Send the spreadsheet to me via...
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