Blog by Joe Frost

50/5/0.5

September 10th, 2009

I want to thank my friend John Lund with Offwire for reminding me of the importance of having a committed and disciplined sales process to compliment any marketing strategy. With his help, I began my 50/5/0.5 program today. Here's how it goes.

50 calls/day first thing in the morning. Must be live calls to a prospective client. Must engage the prospect and move the sale forward. Desired ...

Strategy Fundamentals

September 3rd, 2009

I beileive there are 2 fundamental strategies in business, low cost and differentiation.

In E Marketing, both can apply. For example, Priceline.com is a low cost strategy. Amazon.com is a low cost strategy And Craigslist.com is the ultimate low cost strategy - its Free. All these E Marketing companies have essentially replaced their traditional competitors through a low cost strategy. H ...

Social Entrepreneurship in Omaha

August 21st, 2009

Omaha is embarking on some wicked social entrepreneuship projects.

Check out this excerpt from the Grameen America blog...

Grameen America Comes to Omaha: Part I

Written by Jenene Allison on Monday, 08 June 2009

In early 2008 when Grameen America opened its first branch in Queens, New York, many people asked, "Why bother with ...

Purchase Contract Negotiations

July 4th, 2009

A good friend of mine is extremely successful negotiating purchase contracts. He buys a lot of investment property, so he's had a lot of practice. But, his process can be applicable to any purchase. Here's his secret.

He always makes 3 offers - that's right 3. The terms of each are slightly different in order to find out what the seller really wants.

For example, he'll make a "cash, as ...