by Samantha Hartley | Nov 1, 2013 | Check this out!, Enlightened Marketing, Marketing Strategy
Seoul, Korea. I was scheduled to go there for a business trip from the Atlanta corporate office to help local marketing peeps. I’d asked my boss for a few extra days to stop over in Arkansas where my 2-year old nephew would be visiting. A few days later I was awakened...
by Samantha Hartley | Aug 2, 2012 | Check this out!, Mindset
Have you ever gotten to the end of the day and wondered why the one thing you said was important didn’t get done? It feels like something is fighting you, or that you’re fighting yourself. It doesn’t have to be that way. Think about the leaders in...
by Samantha Hartley | Jul 26, 2012 | Check this out!, Mindset
Image via Flickr by laughlin What’s the worst piece of business advice you ever got? Somewhere along the way, a well-meaning mentor or colleague likely said it. In my case my mother, no doubt wishing to protect me from dependence and disappointment, said:...
by Samantha Hartley | Jul 12, 2012 | Check this out!
Couldn’t change my hair color every week at corporate, but now my boss is cool with it Remember when you jumped into your business full of excitement and passion about your new venture? Personally, I was thrilled to leave my horrible boss behind and finally make...
by Samantha Hartley | Jul 5, 2012 | Check this out!, Marketing Strategy, Passive revenue, Running Your Business
It always amazes me how many solopreneurs and small business owners fail to tap the “virtual ATM machine” that is newsletter and email marketing. We’re on par to double our business this year, and a major part of that growth comes...
by Samantha Hartley | Feb 15, 2012 | Check this out!, Marketing Teleclasses, Your Marketing Message
When I first went into business for myself, I had a problem explaining to people what I did. After my years at The Coca-Cola Company, I knew how to talk about soda, but presenting the value of my services was hard! When I finally figured it out, I couldn’t...