Category: Phil Bernstein

Great Twitter Challenge Prize #6

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Prize #6 in the Great Portland – Vancouver Twitter Challenge is not one, but two — count ’em, two! — 1-hour marketing coaching sessions with Michael Thompson of Market Accelerators. One winner will win both hours. The sessions will be either by phone or in person, depending on the location of the winner. Michael is an authorized Duct Tape Marketing Coach, and he specializes in helping small businesses grow.

A quick summary from Market Accelerators’ web site:

  • In difficult economic times like this it is more important than ever that you have a plan. You can’t leave your future prosperity to chance. If you don’t have a marketing plan for 2009, Market Accelerators can help.
  • If you are tied up in the day to day running of your business and need help to focus on marketing your business, Market Accelerators can help.
  • If you have a specific marketing problem that you need to fix, Market Accelerators can help there too.

Two prizes to go!

Don’t forget, the Challenge happens this Friday, January 23. The only way to enter is by following my tweets at www.twitter.com/philbernstein

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Got a question? Call Phil Bernstein at 503-323-6553.

Great Twitter Challenge Prize #5

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Prize #5 in the Great Portland-Vancouver Twitter Challenge comes from my friends and clients at VanderVeer Center. It’s a gift basket full of Epionce products, including Renewal Enriched Body Lotion,  Active Shield Lotion (sunscreen spf 30), along with a normal/combination Sample Kit. Total value $60.

Three prizes to go!

Don’t forget, the Challenge happens this Friday, January 23. The only way to enter is by following my tweets at www.twitter.com/philbernstein

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Request your free copy of Phil Bernstein’s white paper, The Seven Deadly Advertising Mistakes and How to Fix Them here.

Got a question? Call Phil Bernstein at 503-323-6553.

Great Twitter Challenge Prize #4

THIS PRIZE OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE UNITED STATES

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Prize #4 in the Great Portland – Vancouver Twitter Challenge is your own copy of the self-study program “Create a Map of Your Business”, by Kaya Singer. Kaya describes the e-workbook as:

A 1-2-3 program that will take you from a small venture to a larger company with a vision, and a clear picture of where the money will come from…

In the Creating a Map of Your Business Program, you will:

• Solidify your business vision.

• Discover new revenue streams.

• Create specific goals.

• Develop a written and drawn blueprint .

• Develop a map of your business.

 

The e-book is a $37 value, and it comes with a free (normally $130) tele-coaching session with Kaya, who runs Awakening Business Solutions. If you’re starting a business, or trying to figure out how to get it to the next level, this is a great prize.

Don’t forget — the Great Portland-Vancouver Twitter Challenge is happening this Friday, January 23. All the details are here.

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Click this link to subscribe to Portland’s Finest Advertising and Marketing Blog.

Request your free copy of Phil Bernstein’s white paper, The Seven Deadly Advertising Mistakes and How to Fix Them here.

Got a question? Call Phil Bernstein at 503-323-6553.

 

The Weirdest Objection I’ve Received

After doing the sales thing for a couple of decades, I’d like to believe I can think on my feet. But every now and then someone throws an objection that locks me up like a 1985 Doc Gooden curve ball.

Tonight brought me one of those. The scene:

I’m on the phone with a recruiter who’s planning a hiring event.  Because of the kind of people he wants to hire, I’ve recommended that he use my big news/talk station, 1190 KEX.

The early objections are easy ones. We deal with them, but we’re not really making progress. I’m trying to figure out what the REAL objection is when he drops the bomb.

Him: Everybody who listens to talk radio is boring.

Me: Boring?

Him: Yes.

Me: Everyone?

Him:  Do you have any popular stations?

What’s the weirdest objection you’ve ever received? Leave a comment below.

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Request your free copy of Phil Bernstein’s white paper, The Seven Deadly Advertising Mistakes and How to Fix Them here.

Got a question? Call Phil Bernstein at 503-323-6553.

Great Twitter Challenge Prize #2

 

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PRIZES MUST BE PICKED UP IN PORTLAND

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Prize #2 in the Great Portland-Vancouver Twitter Challenge: A snazzy windbreaker and shirt combo (one jacket, one shirt, both size XL). The jacket is black, and the shirt is an off-white — I think they call it “stone” in the catalog. Thanks to Mike Nichols of Shindaiwa.

And please note that Shindaiwa Outdoor Power Equipment is the first to start and the last to quit.

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Request your free copy of Phil Bernstein’s white paper, The Seven Deadly Advertising Mistakes and How to Fix Them here.

Got a question? Call Phil Bernstein at 503-323-6553.