Early in July 2020, Josh was invited to talk about LinkedIn with SDA Seattle. Curious about LinkedIn and how to use it appropriately? Watch this training!
I’m Not Good With Technology
For what seems like years now, I’ve heard the following statements on a regular basis: “I’m not good at computers”“I’m not good with technology”“I’m not tech-savvy” To be brutally honest, these are copouts. Technology and computers are learnable skills. Sure,…
I Feel Like It’s Not Working
Something I hear said often in the marketing and small business space is “I don’t feel like it’s working.” A lot of times, this comes from a frustrated business owner who doesn’t believe something like social media is producing results.
Getting Back to Work Safely: Business Brew Work-From-Home Edition #2
The June Business Brew focused on a conversation about getting employees back to work safely after working from home. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused, among other more tragic things, lots of adjustments and changes for employees, families, communities, and cities.
Stop Shoulding on Yourself
It’s been said that you should live life looking through the windshield and not the rearview mirror.
Photography and Videography on a Budget
Last week, Matt Slotemaker with 12 Acre Films joined Business Brew for a discussion on video and photography. Matt’s specialties are photography, film, shooting, editing, design, copywriting, photoshop, premiere, final cut pro, and sound engineering. The topic was how to…
Marketing Things Every Business Needs to Know
Tinderbox Marketing’s managing member Josh talked about some of the marketing missteps he’s seen lately and he’ll also celebrate some of the businesses he’s seen that are winning.
Positively Negative
Its time for a confession. I have had a negative mindset lately. Like really negative. Here are the symptoms: I’ve been rough around the edges with my kids, I’ve been grumpy with my wife, I’ve gossiped about others, I’ve marginalized…
Taking it on the Chin
Other than manual labor, sales is one of the toughest jobs. According to Hubspot and an analysis of 8,900 businesses, the average sales close rate is 19%. Nineteen percent! In baseball, a game of failure, a .190 average is abysmal….
Old Dog, New Tricks
Whoever came up with the saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” was full of bologna. You can teach an old dog new tricks. More to the point, you can learn a new skill and it doesn’t matter…