Festiv’ALL
10/29/2009
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Festiv’ALL is a multi-cultural mega mixer and networking expo of Silicon
Valley’s leading business and economic development organizations. I
encourage you to join in this celebration of our area’s diversity and
"connectedness".

Festiv’ALL is being held at the Wyndham Hotel San Jose, 1350 North First
Street, San Jose.

Cost to attend the event without a ticket is $20. (Check with you chamber
if they have tickets available!)

As a B2B marketer, thought leadership is one of the most valuable assets your brand — or you — can attain.

In down economies, prospects conduct even more research leading up to the purchase. This means B2B marketing professionals must help educate prospects in the early stages of the buying cycle; doing this well can help frame their buying process and establish your brand as a trusted advisor that understands their problems and knows how to solve them. Therefore it's more vital than ever for y… Continue

Curiosity is the key to great listening skills that improve customer experience. When you're truly curious about your customer's opinions, expectations and requests, you'll find the customer to be more pleasant, interesting and fulfilling to you as well.… Continue

How are you pricing yourself? Is it you who assigns the dollar signs or do you let your fears of the economy or what you "think" people will pay determine what you decide to charge for your time?

Think about this for a minute....
And WHY have you priced yourself (or your products and services) the way you have? Or are you in a business (like a network marketing company) where you have NO IDEA what you're really making per hour? You just know you need to work HARDER to make more?… Continue

Recently they went live with their new software service, MAATS 2.0, which is being used by many California Public School Districts.

http://www.mbt4schools.com/Default.aspx

If value is defined as benefits versus costs, what's your company's customer experience value ratio? Superior value is the objective of customers and marketers alike. And since customers hold the purse strings, marketers are compelled to view value as customers do. In the customer experience value ratio… Continue

I know you may not be expecting this type of topic coming from a Business and Marketing Coach like me but have you noticed the SHIFT lately?

Not only in me and my life - how I completely transformed my business when I found the love of my life; but also in many of your lives too.

Do you feel like there's something more out there for you but you aren't sure what it is or how to figure out your destined path?

Do you have hu

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I know you may not be expecting this type of topic coming from a Business and Marketing Coach like me. But have you noticed the shifts I've made? The leaps I've taken? And the levels in business and life that I've made?

I'm going to get a little deep here and vulnerable with you if that's ok? Because I think it's important for those of you who resonate with me and my story to know that you're not alone and you CAN want and HAVE more.

This is what makes me different from al… Continue

You never know someone so well as when they live with you! What better way to transform your culture to truly customer-centric ways of thinking and doing, than to invite your customer to attend all your discussions? This has long been a practice at Amazon, since founder… Continue

Are you Making Ends Meet?

If not or if you're tired of doing what you're doing, why not bypass the regular job market if you're having trouble and start up your own business?

No it's not easy to start up a business and yes you need to have some level of motivation and determination in order to be successful.

However there are so many business models that can be entered into with little to no start up funds - some online, some offline - the opportunities are endless if you have the desi… Continue