Austin Dessert Maker Uses Viral Videos In Their Marketing #PoweringProsperity @Intuit

Haley's Cakes and Cookies uses viral video as one part of their marketing strategy to get customers and potential customers interested in buying from them. Video is a POWERFUL way to personalize your brand, build excitement and increase engagement. We caught up at SXSW in Austin, Texas as part of Intuit @ SXSW. Check out the...

The Journey with Britt: How to Push Through the Inevitable Losses of Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZxGBY6ay5M&t=5s Have you ever questioned how and if you should continue your business after a loss or failure?  The truth is, we have all experienced losses and it's inevitable in this entrepreneurial 'Journey'. For your dose of encouragement check out Britt's story on The Journey with Blue. [Smart Hustle resource - How to turn a passion...

Salesforce Essentials Launches Today – Easier to Implement Sales and Customer Services Tools for Small Business

Successful business is about 4 things. The products (or services you offer), the team that helps you executive them, the processes and systems you have in place to make it all happen and most importantly your ability to deliver exceptional customer service to your customers. In order to make this happen, winning company implement CRM...

Los Ninos Services Wins Ramon’s Marketing Makeover with Staples

Los Ninos Services is a New York City company which helps children with special needs and they won Ramon's Marketing Makeover, sponsored by Staples. Los Ninos trains professionals in how to better work with these children and their families, and also offers services directly to the children, in their homes or at a center. One...

Loving the Word No! Ruth King Interviews Entrepreneur Ramon Ray on the Profitability Revolution

Join Ramon Ray and Ruth King for a fun and information packed interview. The Profitability Revolution has hundreds of videos sharing advice and insight HR, Sales, Marketing, Finance and more! Ruth and Ramon's discussion included: Can you ever stop hustling? How do you know numbers are your week point? What are benefits to marketing to...

Depression, Branding and more. CapitalOne’s Justin McCullough interviews Entrepreneur Ramon Ray

Justin McCullough, Vice President of eCommerce at CapitalOne interviews entrepreneur and bestselling author Ramon Ray on his journey from depression, branding, getting repeat customers and more. Their discussion touches on: How to overcome entrepreneurial depression. Overcoming big mistakes in business and getting back on track. The power of mentorship and fighting self doubt. Ramon's 3...

A Few Hours With Seth Godin and Here’s What I Learned.

I had the privilege of hearing Seth Godin, author of 18 best-selling marketing books, including Purple Cow, Tribes, and Permission Marketing, speak at the annual “Smart Hustle Small Business Conference”. Produced by Ramon Ray, the conference was tremendously valuable, and I’d like to share what I found most useful. There were several presenters, but for...

5 Ways to Improve Communication with Customers

If providing excellent communication isn’t always at the forefront of your mind, as a small business owner, it should be. Strong customer communication builds strong relationships. It’s a crucial key to success for every business. Take a look at these five strategies you can implement to improve your communication with customers today. 1. Make communication a...

Cold Calling Doesn’t Have To Be a Pain If You Follow These 4 Steps

With new sales and marketing tools entering the market virtually every week, businesses are ditching older solutions to make way for the new. In fact, research from InsideSales.com shows that companies in North America are already spending more than $15 billion on sales acceleration tools, while Gartner predicts that enterprise CRM alone will be...

The Journey with Spendefy: The Pros & Cons of Having a Business Partner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObR2mQ6ZJQ4 Are you in search of business partner? Or wondering how do you find the right co-founder to grow your business with? Then you're in the right place. Antwon Davis and Eldredge Washington are co-founders of Spendefy – a tech company with a digital platform that makes it easier to find black-owned businesses in your city. The idea behind...