10 November-Only Marketing Ideas

Thankfully there are many opportunities to help you in the revenue department during the month of November. Here are 10 fun ideas.

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10 Bite-Size Business Bits 4 Halloween

This Quick List* is provided in celebration of Halloween Week, a great excuse to eat candy and wear scary costumes. A great opportunity to learn, inspire, boost morale and productivity and grow your team. IF … you are brave enough to do it.

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10 Spirit of the Squirrel Nuggets

This Quick List* is provided in celebration of Squirrel Awareness Week (and month). What any one of us can observe about squirrels is woven together with much additional wisdom and described as the “Spirit of the Squirrel” in Gung Ho, a book written by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. It’s a story about a business that’s about to close. After applying the Spirit of the Squirrel (plus some other things), instead of closing, the business makes record profits and productivity.

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10 inspirational boss stories

This Quick List* is provided as a tool for Discovering a Different Boss, our theme for the week which links celebrations for Columbus Day and Boss Day.

And as usual, the desired end result is to provide tools to help leaders take charge in more effective ways, make things happen and inspire others to do the same. So I guess that means that every week, we are looking for ways to be a different (and better) boss. For ways to inspire. For ways to make a difference.

Here are 10 stories about inspirational bosses.

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10 October-Only Morale & Productivity Boosters

The foundation of good morale and productivity is hiring the right people. Yes – don’t hire grumps. And the people must have clear roles, responsibilities, expectations and goals. And they must receive training and coaching which includes feedback, direction, support and recognition from a trusted manager or coach.

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10 October-Only Marketing Opportunities

There are many cool opportunities to help you in the revenue department during the month of October. A potential side benefit internally…a boost to morale and productivity. All good for bottom line performance.

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