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MBA1472 Are You Confusing Your Customers? + Free Ride Friday

Marketing only has a few unbreakable rules. One of them is to never overwhelm the prospect with too much information.

Confusion is kryptonite for sales. But it can be incredibly hard to know when you’re confusing your audience. That’s because it’s exceedingly difficult for someone on the inside of a business to understand the outsider’s perspective.

Unfortunately, all customers are outsiders by definition.

Today, we’ll discuss how to streamline, simplify, and otherwise make it easier for your audience to understand what’s going on. Because only then can they be expected to truly consider a purchase.

You’ll never be perfectly inside your customers’ heads (wouldn’t that be nice?). 

But you can have a grasp of how much information an average person can process before they tap out and move on. Listen in , and see if your messaging needs a little whittling down. Click Play!

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MBA1471 Quality vs Deadlines: When to Choose What

What matters most: quality, or fulfillment? What disappoints customers more: failure to deliver on time, or substandard performance?

Meeting deadlines and maxing out quality can be opposing goals. Today, we discuss how to balance them.

We’ve had this experience in our business, when delivering on a promise meant sacrificing a modicum of…let’s say, idealism. Over time, we’ve learned how to navigate both priorities.

On the one hand, failing to respect deadlines can create terrible habits. On the other, sacrificing performance for expediency is no one’s idea of good business. But there is a way to make sure that whichever side you err on, your customers will know you’re committed to their best interests.

We can’t do all things at all times. Tune in, and learn how a balanced approach can give your business the time and space to improve quality and speed at the same time — and at the right times. Click Play!

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MBA1470 Q&A Wednesday: I never hit my goals. Am I setting them too high?

We all want to reach our goals. But where do we set them? How do we know which goals are realistic, and which are just setting us up for failure?

It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got a listener who misses goal after goal. Is it because they’re too lofty? If so, how can we avoid setting goals that aren’t lofty enough?

If we try to be more realistic, will we aim too low? If we try to be ambitious, will we aim too high?

There’s gotta be a way to hit identify the sweet spot.

Today, we’ll discuss how to expand your concept of goal-setting to encompass multiple layers of goals. By establishing a range of milestones, rather than a single target, you can move towards the “zone of proximal development:” the place where you strive exactly the right amount.

Take a new approach to your goals — one that helps you grow. Click Play!

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MBA1469 How Many Support Agents Do You Need?

At our software company, we pride ourselves on customer support. We differentiate ourselves with it, and always have.

It’s kind of our thing.

So we weren’t surprised to field several questions about customer support when we attended a recent conference. What many people wanted to know was how many support personnel are really necessary. For new small businesses, it’s an important question. 

After all, a lean startup can’t afford to idle hands. That said, they can’t afford anything less than top-tier support, either.

Today, we discuss our formula for keeping the right amount of support on hand. It varies from business to business, and depends on the amount of support requests you typically field, but there is a way to analyze your business’s needs. 

Spoiler alert: responding to tickets is not the only thing great support agents do. 

See how we keep pace with our customers’ support needs, as we continue to add agents to our growing team. See how our “Support Ninjas” take ownership of our customers’ success, and why that makes all the difference. Click Play!

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MBA1468 Guest Teacher: Chris Meroff – How To Develop A Company Culture That Fulfills Every Employee

Company culture isn’t something we always think about. And when we do, it’s often…after-thinking.

But it matters.

If you don’t intentionally build a culture, that lack of intention becomes your culture. And in a culture like that, there’s no way to get real and lasting buy-in from team members. It’s always about more than just the job and the pay. 

It’s about personal fulfillment.

Today, special guest Chris Meroff is here to explain exactly how to make every employee feel valued, heard, and respected. Think that’s all fluff and woo-woo? Once you see the difference between emotionally committed employees and those who just collect a check, you’ll understand what a difference fulfillment makes. 

Whether you’ve got a tiny team, or dozens of employees, you can learn how to do this. Once you do, your team will recognize it for what it is: the truest form of leadership. Click Play!

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MBA1467 My 3 Biggest Takeaways from Funnel Hacking Live + Free Ride Friday

If you haven’t heard of ClickFunnels, you will. 

The company’s massive conference, Funnel Hacking Live, is like Coachella for marketing nerds. The energy is huge, the excitement is palpable, and the attendees are…devout, to say the least. But is there any substance behind the hype? 

We saddled up and headed to Nashville to find out.

Today, we’ll share 3 deeply important, highly valuable lessons we learned from this conference. We cut through the noise and got to the core of why people are so enthusiastic about ClickFunnels and their philosophy.

This huge, 4-day production was filled with marketing insights, strategies, and tips that anyone can use to grow their business. But most impressive of all was the sense of perspective and community that seems to drive the ClickFunnel faithful. 

Hear what we learned, and see how it can work for you — no airfare required. Click Play!

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MBA1466 Simplify Your Marketing Efforts

Keep. It. Simple.

The problem entrepreneurs often have with marketing is totally overcomplicating it. Too many channels, too much content, and no idea what’s working and what’s not. It’s time to stop being a jack of all things, and become a master of one…at a time, anyway.

But how can you know what to focus on?

Today, we discuss how to narrow down your focus, and tackle one marketing effort at a time. It starts with your own strengths, and leveraging those strengths to get measurable results you can double down on. It’s something we’ve had to remind ourselves to do lately, as our enthusiastic, growing team is tempted to take on…all of it.

By taking things one funnel at a time, you can get the most out of your marketing budget and efforts. By recommitting to what’s proven to work — without excessive variables muddling the data — you can set yourself up for continued success. 

Learn how doing less can bring you more results. Click Play!

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