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3 ways like-minded people positively impact your business!

Being a business owner is NOT easy, sometimes the hardest thing can be getting the support you feel you need in order to succeed in business.

In this week’s blog post I focus on how a supportive group of like-minded people can positively impact your business!  Watch the video or read the post below to learn more.

There are several types of business groups that you can join that positively impacts your business.  These include groups like your local chamber of commerce, referral groups like Business Networking International (BNI), and online groups like Facebook Groups and LinkedIn Groups. But for this post I am focusing on ONE type of group that can make a major difference for your business and will help you move forward in business, and that group is an intimate mastermind group with approximately 3-8 members.

A mastermind is a group of people coming together to collectively brainstorm and support each other.  Here are three key things that you get from being involved in an intimate mastermind group:

  1. Support–   Being involved in a mastermind group gives you various support including emotional support, spiritual support, resources, recommendations, etc. It’s a group of people who will be there for you through the ups and downs of your business.
  2. Community–  An intimate group of like-minded, focused, and ambitious people can really help you with your business.  As an entrepreneur or business owner, you’ve taken a different path than most, so getting the support from others who understand your journey and know what you are going through is important.  It helps you to feel less isolated and by yourself and more involved in a group.
  3. Accountability–  A mastermind group helps to hold you accountable to your business goals and action steps.  Accountability is key to moving your business forward especially when you are held accountable to a group, you are more likely to stay on track to meet your goals.

Want to know if a Mastermind is the next best step for you? Go to nadinemullings.com/mastermind to sign-up for a “Marketing Clarity Call”

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2 key things to consider when marketing your business!

This week I share a throwback Marketing Monday FB Live video from 2020 where I share all about PLANNING your marketing and the two things to consider when planning your marketing.  Watch the video or read the summary to learn more.

Do you have a Marketing PLAN for your business?

Two Things To Consider When Planning Your Marketing:

  1. Have a Written Marketing Plan – you have to be strategic getting out of your head and write your plan down. Do you want to do blogs, or training videos, events, etc.? Be intentional about doing things that resonate with you. Minimize doing things that you only ‘think’ you have to do. Avoid RAM – RAM is Random Acts of Marketing! We no longer want to participate in RAM.
  2. Be Spirit-Led – begin to ask the question of what God wants you to do in your business. Stop doing what you want to do and check in with your spirit to learn what you should be doing. Be obedient to what your spirit is guiding to do.

Pray about what your strategy needs to be and write it down!

Want to learn how to be more Spirit-led when it comes to marketing your business?  Join me Thursday, April 21st at 2:00 pm ET for the Spirit-led Marketing Workshop!

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What’s the VISION you have for your business?

I love the quote by Helen Keller that says, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no VISION”.  Vision is so important in life and especially in business.  As believers we should be partnering with God to receive a God-given vision for our businesses.  His word says in Proverbs [29:18]-  Where there is no VISION, the people perish; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.     

So let’s focus on what is means to have a God-given vision for our business with the word of the day from this Marketing Monday video from 2020: To help us focus to begin the process of focusing on VISION take a look at the video or read the summary to learn more.

What’s the vision you have for your business?

I give a few examples of business vision statements for popular companies in my marketing planner, THE BEST MARKETING PLANNER. For instance, Google’s vision is to provide access to the world’s information in one click. Nike’s vision statement is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. Zappos’ vision statement is all about happiness; they want to deliver happiness to customers, employers, and vendors. American Express wants respect because their vision is to work hard every day to make American Express the world’s most respected service brand.

We learn from those vision statement examples that vision statements are more about what they want their product or service to accomplish in the world versus being specific about the service or product itself.

In the Bible, God gave Abraham a vision that he will be the father of many nations.  At the time Abraham and his wife were very old and had no kids, so the God-given vision seemed impossible in the natural, but we serve a God who is super natural. The vision that He gives us supersedes the natural world.  

My company’s vision is to become a trusted resource and support for faith-based women entrepreneurs and business owners who want to increase their impact, influence, and income. I believe in the ripple effect…..if a woman is able to accomplish her vision then you will see it in every part of her life including her family, community, country, and worldwide.

What do you want your product or service to accomplish to make the world a better place?  (Drop your vision statement and/or your comments and thoughts in the comment section)

Want to get clear on your marketing foundation including your purpose, mission and vision statement so you can attract the people you are called to serve in the marketplace?  Be sure to join me for the Attract the Clients Your Called to Serve 5-Day Marketing Challenge from February 21-25, 2022.

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Why CoSchedule is The BEST Online Marketing Calendar

If you’ve ever wanted an online tool to help you stay organized and manage your marketing in one place, then you definitely have to check out CoSchedule.com.

I have been using CoSchedule for almost 6 years.  I first found out about it when I was looking for a content calendar to manage my content marketing.  After doing some research, my business coach at the time shared CoSchedule with me and I downloaded their free content marketing template and have been hooked ever since.  

Now, CoSchedule is a part of the daily suite of online tools that I use to run my business.  It was featured in my post last month for 10 of my favorite marketing and management tools for 2020.  

So why is CoSchedule the one of BEST Online Marketing Calendar?  

It helps you to stay organized, and I’m all about being organized.  We can break it down into three categories:  It allows you to see, schedule, and share.  

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4 Faith-based Success Habits to Start Your Day in 2021

4 Faith-Based Success Habits

The start of a New Year is always a good time to start new daily habits to help you reach your goals.  In fact, the things that we do daily are things that make a difference in reaching our goals.  So if you have BIG goals, dreams, desires this year, the things you do daily will either ensure your success or detract you from your success.

I’ve highlighted some key faith-based daily habits that can contribute to your success in 2021.

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10 Favorite Marketing & Management Tools 2020

This year has been a different kind of year for many of us, but despite the craziness of 2020, we still need tools to help us manage the things in our business.  In this post, I share 10 of my favorite marketing and management tools for 2020.  

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How to reset your business during a pandemic

Last week’s focus was on reflection as it relates to your business. We took a look at 3 ways to reflect on your marketing. Before you can implement those three ways, you must take a moment to reflect. Be sure to check out last week’s blog post to learn a step by step process to reflect.

This week we will discuss the third phase of pausing, RESET. This pandemic has caused all of us to re-evaluate our lives personally and professionally which will require us to RESET. Take a look at the video or read the summary below to understand how to reset in your business during this pandemic.

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How to choose WORSHIP over WORRY

Last week, we talked about peace over panic and how important it is that we choose peace over panic when we are faced with challenges and difficulties. When COVID-19 pandemic arrived in our lives it sent our world into a frenzy of panic. It was and still is in our best interests as Christians to lean on the peace that God provides.

This week our focus is WORSHIP OVER WORRY. With everything that is happening in the world, it is important that I share ways that we can overcome as a community, as a society, as a world in addition to our normal marketing discussion. This month we have addressed the power in choosing. We started with choosing faith over fear, then peace over panic, and now WORSHIP OVER WORRY. Take a look at the video or read the summary below to learn more about how to choose WORSHIP OVER WORRY.

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How to Use Content Marketing to GROW your business!

Last week our focus word was COMMITMENT! I shared 3 things that you need to be committed to in order to be successful in marketing. Let us know your thoughts after you have read that blog post!

I mentioned last week how I realized all the focus words for February began with the letter C. I will continue that trend with this week’s focus word being CONTENT. I’m sure you have heard that CONTENT is key in marketing your business. I want to share with you how to use CONTENT Marketing to grow your business. Take a look at the video or read the summary below to learn more.

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How Consistency Can be the Key to Your Marketing Success

In the last blog post, we talked about confidence and how it is needed in marketing your business.  We specifically discussed one thing that can give you confidence when you market your business.  Be sure to check it out and share your thoughts.

This week we are excited to talk about CONSISTENCY. This is one of the key things I tell my clients about marketing their business successfully and get results; they must have CONSISTENCY. After this blog, you will know 3 areas where you must exercise consistency when marketing your business successfully so that you get the results you want. Take a look at the video or read the summary to learn more about how CONSISTENCY can be the key to your marketing success.

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