Makers Mean Business® with Damon Oates and Parker Stelly of DecoExchange®

Part 3 of the "Mastering Live Sales: A Handmade Seller's Guide" is Engaging & Selling to Your Live Audience. Parker is sharing some of his best presentation tips including giving us some (almost) scripts to practice which make selling on video easier. He's also helping us with how to showcase products effectively and interactive selling techniques (especially considering most people watch our videos as replays).

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Part 2 of Mastering Live Sales (which is also applicable to Mastering Live Video in general), Parker is digging into planning and preparation. From setting goals and objectives, to creating a run sheet, to promoting your live event, this episode includes all the planning and preparation steps to make your live sale event as successful as possible.

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Learn more:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange 

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUA

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ 

Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

In this new season, Parker is breaking down Mastering Live Sales. This week is an introduction to live selling: the benefits of using video, overcoming common objections, choosing the right platform to sell on, and preparing for your first live sale. If you could use a boost in sales and are looking for more ways to connect with your audience, you're going to love this new mini-series.

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Learn more:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange 

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUA

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ 

Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

In the final part of the Navigating Business Challenges: A Maker's Journey to Resilience 7-part podcast series, Parker is getting more personal and sharing his own journey with building resilience. Resilience is a tough concept both in business and in personal affairs, but when you blend consistency and persistence with resilience, you can do anything.

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Join The Makers University:

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Learn more:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange 

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUA

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ 

Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

In part 6 of the Navigating Business Challenges: A Maker's Journey to Resilience 7-part podcast series, Parker discusses audience engagement. This episode explores the concepts of transparency, different communication methods for interaction and trust, and learning from mistakes to develop resilience and push through challenges.

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Join The Makers University:

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Learn more:

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Are you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUA

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ 

Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

In part 5 of the Navigating Business Challenges: A Maker's Journey to Resilience 7-part podcast series, Parker planned to discuss excellence in customer service, but has pivoted to focus instead on leveraging customer feedback for growth. Listen in for Parker's tips about setting boundaries with customers, creating policies based on customer feedback, implementation of business policies for customer satisfaction, and more.

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Join The Makers University:

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Learn more:

http://makersmeanbusiness.com

Are you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange 

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUA

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ 

Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

In part 4 of the Navigating Business Challenges: A Maker's Journey to Resilience 7-part podcast series, Parker explores some of the biggest lessons and takeaways learned from a big business mistake that happened last month with the DecoExchange subscription box. From the importance of mindset and self-talk, to flexibility, to processes and procedures that help you run your business proactively instead of reactively, Parker has some massive tips to share in this episode.

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Join The Makers University:

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Learn more:

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Are you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUA

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ 

Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

In part 3 of the Navigating Business Challenges: A Maker's Journey to Resilience 7-part podcast series, Parker explores how beautiful the community is attached to DecoExchange and how powerful it is to have such strong connections with your customers when mistakes happen.

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Join The Makers University:

https://themakersuniversity.com/

Learn more:

http://makersmeanbusiness.com

Are you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUA

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ 

Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

In part 2 of the Navigating Business Challenges: A Maker's Journey to Resilience 7-part podcast series, Parker is diving into the importance of transparency as a core value in business, and how Damon & Parker leveraged transparency when responding to a significant mishap in their subscription box business this past month. As a bonus tip, Parker also shares how he leveraged AI to help him outline this 7-part series and how you can use AI in your business, too.

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Join The Makers University:

https://themakersuniversity.com/

Learn more:

http://makersmeanbusiness.com

Are you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUA

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ 

Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

In part 1 of the Navigating Business Challenges: A Maker's Journey to Resilience 7-part podcast series, Parker explains a recent major mishap that occurred in our subscription box business. Plus, he's giving you a sneak peek into what to expect in the next 6 episodes.

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Join The Makers University:

https://themakersuniversity.com/

Learn more:

http://makersmeanbusiness.com

Are you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUA

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ 

Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451