If you missed out on our first webinar, it’s not too late to access our branding presentation. We’re excited to announce that in just a week or so, we’ll be releasing a recorded version of the webinar. It will be free to everyone who attended and on sale for $49 for anyone who was not able to participate in the live webinar. In addition to the recording and (rockin’) slide show, we’ll also include a Branding Jump-Start Questionnaire and a helpful resources list for your reference. Now, you can enjoy your branding ideas, tips, secrets and examples whenever you choose. We’ll post the link to purchase the branding presentation within the next two weeks so stay tuned!

“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year — and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!” – Anthony Robbins

No truer words have been spoken, as Millie and I have learned.  In our enthusiasm for sharing everything that we know about branding, marketing, networking and selling, we got a little too excited.  We initially spaced the webinars just one week apart.  But, we’ve spent so many hours (we stopped counting at 80!) pouring everything we know into our Branding:  In a Nutshell webinar, we soon realized that we would need a few more weeks between each webinar in order to collect and distill all of our great tips, resources, and tools into those meaty, content-rich nutshells we’ve promised.

We’re so excited about this Tuesday’s Branding: In a Nutshell.  It’s going to offer something for everyone: solid content, a great visual presentation, valuable take-aways, even a little bit of silliness and humor.  Both Millie and I have amassed strong inspiration folders over the years; places where we keep years’ worth of images, ideas, and articles that influence how we run our businesses.  We’re going give you access to some of the best stuff in our folders–everything from our favorite resources to our most creative ideas to the relevant quotes that we love best.

Since this blog post is about needing more time, we thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite quotes about time management below.  Meanwhile, check out our new calendar of dates for the entire webinar series.  You won’t want to miss them!  And, of course, we’re right on track for unveiling our best branding secrets in just a couple of days.

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler

“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” – Earl Nightingale

“You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.” – Charles Buxton

“Living your life without a plan is like watching television with someone else holding the remote control.” – Peter Turla

“Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” – Alfred A. Montapert

“It is better to have lived one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep.” - Tibetan saying

“Never leave till tomorrow that which you can do today.” – Benjamin Franklin

What can you do today? Register for our Branding: In a Nutshell Seminar this Tuesday, June 22 at 1 pm EST!

For more information about each webinar, click on the webinar titles above!  We’ll look forward to sharing our best secrets, our most ingenious ideas, and our favorite tips and lessons with you!

You know that crazy time when you’ve been working on a project for way too long and you’re hyped on caffeine and you’re starting to get a little slap happy and you start tossing around ideas and then all of a sudden–Eureka!–you hit on something that’s just too good to ignore?  I have those moments a lot.

One of them happened while working on the Get It Together Kit.  I spent hundreds of (crazy!) hours working side by side with my brother, graphic design genius Brent Holloman, and my friend, Charlene Dupray, who wrote the copy for the book.  As we worked on the kit, we realized that we had so much more we want to share.

Because, let’s fact it.  Business can be a touch nut to crack. No matter what business you’re in, you’re in the business of branding, marketing, networking and selling.  Yet for many small business owners, these four topics can feel confusing, overwhelming and just plain hard. Is your current branding doing all that it should for you?  Are you getting the results you want from your marketing?  Do you dread networking?  Does the thought of selling make you squirm?

It doesn’t have to be that way.  Charlene and I both love teaching and mentoring and sharing the hard-earned lessons we learned while building our businesses.  And it just so happens that we’re both a little nutty.  So, while we were knee-deep in creating the Get It Together Kit, we conceived a whole new concept that will provide tons of value to other business owners out there:

In a Nutshell: The Webinar Series

Each webinar is designed to cover the topics that people are always asking us about:  Branding, Marketing, Networking, and Selling. In each jam-packed hour, we will cover everything you really need to know about one of these subjects in a nutshell. They’re like  full-day seminars distilled into sixty minutes of meaty material that will give you plenty to chew on.  Even better, they’ll provide you with easy-to-implement strategies and unique ideas that will allow you to parlay the information you learn into immediate success.

For more information about each webinar, just read on!  We’ll look forward to sharing our best secrets, our most ingenious ideas, and our favorite tips and lessons with you!

Thanks for your interest in this webinar.  Although the live webinar has already taken place, you can still purchase a complete audiovisual recording with additional .pdf resource materials.  You will receive the download instantly so you can listen now or at your convenience.  Click here for reviews.

Why can True Religion sell a pair of jeans for $200, but Levi Strauss can’t? It’s all about the power of branding. All big companies invest in branding, yet most small businesses don’t successfully or cohesively brand themselves. Why?

Business owners frequently believe that the value of their offerings is apparent to buyers. (Trust us, it’s not.) Sometimes companies are intimidated by the idea of branding, perceiving it as difficult and costly. (But, it doesn’t have to be!)

How can you successfully create a brand for your small business and parlay it into the key to your success? This jam-packed one-hour webinar, presented by Millie Holloman and Charlene Dupray, will cover everything you need to know to create a brand that sets you apart from your competition and conveys your unique value to your market.

Specifically, this webinar covers:

The 5 secrets to creating a powerful brand identity

What you should tell your graphic designer and questions they should be asking you

The 10 most common branding mistakes and how to avoid them

Examples of successful branding and the strategies behind them

Ideas on how to get “big branding” results on a not-so-big budget

7 ways to make your brand work for you to create raving fans and long-lasting brand loyalty

Creative tips, additional resources, and a thought-provoking Branding Jump-Start Questionnaire.

Maybe you don’t have a brand yet. Maybe your brand needs refreshing. Or, maybe your brand could work just a little bit harder for you. Wherever your brand may be, you’re sure to get value from this entertaining, accessible, yet fully comprehensive webinar. It’s everything you need for branding success—in a nutshell.

PRICE – $49.00

Once the webinar is purchased you will receive a link with download instructions!

Thanks for your interest in this webinar.  Although the live webinar has already taken place, you can still purchase a complete audiovisual recording with additional .pdf resource materials by clicking on the “add to cart” button below.  You will receive the download instantly so you can listen now or at your convenience.

Let’s face it. “If you build it, they will come” only happens in the movies. If you don’t let people know about your business, they lose out and so do you. And without a solid marketing strategy, there’s a lot to lose: your customers, your profits, even your business. Marketing doesn’t have to cost a lot, but it does require hard work and hustle. Yet, we believe in working smarter, not harder!

We’ve taken our smartest marketing strategies and condensed them into a fast-paced, hard-hitting, one-hour webinar that will having you knocking your company’s marketing out of the park! If you come, we will help you build a marketing plan that’s a guaranteed homerun.

In this webinar, successful business owners (and crafty marketers) Millie Holloman and Charlene Dupray will cover:

The top 5 secrets to becoming a marketing powerhouse
19 examples of genius low-cost marketing promotions that worked for small businesses
Tips on how to write effective newsletters and blog posts that actually make people read, respond, and buy
Great ideas on how to make social media work for you
The #1 marketing tool most people overlook
The 7 crucial things you should be doing to keep the marketing ball rolling
And, additional resources to motivate and inspire you to have fun!

When baseball players start a game, the umpire doesn’t say: “Work ball!” he says “Play ball!” We’ve done all of the work to make this entertaining, accessible, yet fully comprehensive webinar feel like play. Welcome to the big leagues, where we’ll give you everything you need for marketing success—in a nutshell.

PRICE – $49.00

Thanks for your interest in this webinar. Although the live webinar has already taken place, you can still purchase a complete audiovisual recording with additional .pdf resource materials by clicking on the “add to cart” button below. You will receive the download instantly so you can listen now or at your convenience.

Before you read this, here’s a quick quiz: Which of the following would you least like to do?

A. Drink a gallon of ketchup
B. Listen to fingernails on a chalkboard for 1 hour
C. Lick a public toilet
D. Attend a professional networking event by yourself

Would you be surprised if we told you that 60% of people polled chose networking as the thing they would least like to do? For many, networking encompasses their worst fears: overcoming shyness, being rejected, talking to strangers, making small talk, being judged on first impressions…oh, the horror!

Yet, networking is a necessity. It’s not what you know but who you know that makes the difference. More than half of all business owners report that 70% of their business comes from word-of-mouth or referrals! And sales people say that they get 80-90% of their business via networking.

Is it possible to remove the pain of networking and still reap the profits? Millie Holloman and Charlene Dupray (who met each other at a networking event) will show you how to create networking magic in this mesmerizing 1 hour webinar.

Topics include:

The 5 best ways to ensure people approach you, so you don’t have to approach them
How to turn vendors and clients into an amazing sales force for you
Ideas to create ingenious and original strategic alliances
A fool-proof networking checklist that ensures you don’t miss a trick in the networking process
Real success stories and lessons learned from Millie and Charlene’s own networking adventures
The 4 best places to invest your networking energies and more

Our approach to networking isn’t about gimmicks or sleight of hand; it’s the real deal. Learn and practice our unique networking style—and Abracadabra!—your networking fears will disappear. It’s everything you need for networking success—in a nutshell.

PRICE – $49.00

This webinar will be available for purchase soon, stay tuned to the blog for more information!