The Retail Podcast - DeathGround | Marketing and Small Business Advice

Are you missing the obvious?

"Retail is dead!" No. Retail is not dead. Retailers are simply missing the obvious. Today I talk about why...

"It's not the best brand that wins, it's the best known brand"

Today I talk about what underpriced attention is, and why it's so important in a business. Small business owners often wonder "Why are we not showing up on Google search?". In this episode, I cover some useful tips and tricks to help you be found on the internet.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out our latest episode Interview with a PT.

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 'Way of the Wolf - Straight Line Sales' is the work of rogue Stockbroker Jordan Belfort. It's a business book with an edge. The focus of this title is about employing sales skills at the highest level. Straight Line Sales, is Jordan's technique for working efficiently as a salesperson and for building insane charisma skills. 

I listen to a shed load of business books on Audible, so I have taken the time to review this particular title and tell you what's cracker-lacking with it.

If you want to improve charisma, sales or are looking for a how to sales guide, this business book review covers a title you should be taking a look at. How to improve Charisma - How to get insane sales skills - this title may be one of the most interesting business book reviews out there.

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Check out our best business books reviews for retail and sales or follow what happens when I trial out these ideas on Vaperun.com the Same day vape delivery company, CBD Star and Vape and Juice.

In this episode I speak to Becky Spencer-Davies, sports and nutrition advisor, and founder of 'The Fit Thing'. The Fit Thing is a personal training business based in Oxfordshire. 

Offering both an offline and online service, Becky's business provides her clients with one-to-one sessions, bespoke workout plans, and pre and post natal training. 

With Becky's passion for fitness, and her background in marketing, meant that with a bit of risk-taking, hard work and determination, she now runs a successful business doing something she loves. 

If you have a small business and are trying to grow your clientele, then this interview will be really helpful. 

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Patience is the most undervalued attribute in humankind.

I answered a profoundly sad question this week on Quora that I hope got through the recipient. It highlights just why patience is the key to success.

If you are in a funk, then this podcast is for you. I talk about how I ended up going from a bad place to a happy one.

Life is for exploring, but be patient and open minded.

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Sacking  a supplier, can be a liberating experience. Do business, only with those that you love doing business with. I have some suppliers now that wow me and some I genuinely enjoy speaking to. They do more for me than supply a product, they help me grow my business too.

Its a handful of names those folks, but in the journey to getting here, there are all too many that take your business for granted. They add little value and expect your money. 

I never expect a sale from any customer, so why it is any different in B2B is beyond me. One such supplier about 3 years ago we put out of our lives. At first there is the worry, "What will my customers say?" But the truth is, if they don't fulfill on time, they are probably taking your clientele on their own site. This happened on two occasions with two suppliers.

They no longer earn a penny from us and our labour. I have not heard of their brands much and I'm sure it was because I was not alone in this problem.

Never take your customers for granted, regardless of the end of the market you deal in. And on that, check out 'Delivering Happiness' by Tony Hsieh. A fantastic audiobook by the former CEO of Zappos shoe and apparel company.

Have a fantastic weekend, and a new interview with someone who broke the chains of 9 to 5 is coming soon.

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"80% of people who work for someone else, hate what they do."

'Interview with a Rockstar' introduces entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Rockstar Group, Jonathan Pfahl. In his day to day role, the Aussie born entrepreneur operates a seed fund, crowdfunding platform, mentoring group and startup accelerator as well as having a broad range of private equity investments and interests. There are few better versed in identifying a successful opportunity right now than Jonathan and his black book of industry contacts.

Born in Australia and emigrating to the UK, Jonathan began his first venture at the age of 9. He studied down under before working in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. After a number of years in Hong Kong also, the allure of working for himself and the advice his father and role model gave him:

Today Jonathan is a regular public speaker at startup events at locations such as the Great British Business show as well as helping startups scale. If you want to find out more about Rockstar Group, and are keen to find out more about their mentoring or crowdfunding, visit their site: www.rockstargroup.co.uk

I ask Jonathan what it takes to be an entrepreneur, what was his best failure and how to identify the right business idea.

We hope you love this episode as much as we enjoyed making it. If you have any comments or feedbacks for things we should do next time out, drop us a message on Twitter or Insta @the_mobshow or head over to our website: www.theMOBshow.com

Note: We had a few issues with audio which we have tried to smooth over, next time I won't forget to turn one of our mics on. :)