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January Jones welcomes Rick Polson author of “Making a Super Star Company” on Tuesday, May 14th at 9 pm ET!

January Jones welcomes Rick Polson author of “Making a Super Star Company”

Tuesday, May 14th at 9 pm ET!

About Author Rick Polson

 

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Communications is an art that I have taken to heart since high school. After helping to set up and participate in an on-campus radio station, I went on to study broadcast communications, receiving a Bachelor’s degree from Curry College. Since then, I have held a wide range of positions in the fields of Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations.

I was an Account Executive at several broadcast facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Boston, Massachusetts; and Tampa Bay, Florida – selling, writing, and producing ads for numerous industries. I also was an on-air participant in some locations. As a Public Relations Manager for an international computer product manufacturer and distributor, I was deeply involved in branding global product lines. I also have advertising agency experience, involved with all aspects of client relations and placement of marketing programs.

Throughout my career, I have held high expectations for my staff and myself. It is important that everyone is properly trained in their focuses, whether sales, customer service, advertising or marketing. Communication is also important to encourage a continual flow of information to build confidence in the company and staff.

I mastered several computer programs, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), Sales Tools (ACT, Goldmine), and social media applications (Facebook, Twitter).

Rick Polson

bigrickbook@yahoo.com

https://www.facebook.com/#!/MakingASuperstarCompany

So, you just started a business

    This compelling new book by Rick Polson – ”Making a Superstar Company” – gives new business owners a way to understand the different types of marketing and advertising vehicles available to them. It is written in a style where “you’re sharing a cup of coffee or meal” with the author while he tells you how these things work. There are many historic references and examples to give the reader an understanding of newspaper, radio, cable/TV and the Internet just to name a few.

            As the author says, ”Most small business owners are experts in retail, restaurants, service companies like air conditioning or plumbing, but most have no real grasp on how to gain a customer base and build a business. That’s why I wrote the book. To help them grow and be successful.”

            He goes on to tell us that there are plenty of examples in each chapter that the reader can put into place immediately and grow their business successfully. If read a chapter or two at a time, the new business owner can build their organization in steps and be successful. It is also a benefit for business owners of any current business as a review of new ideas.

            The book is available at many eBook channels like Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com, ebookstore.sony.com, Smashwords.com and many more. You can also contact Rick at bigrickbook@yahoo.com. It will be a paperback in the spring.

January Jones welcomes Wild Creations’ Rhett Power!!

January Jones welcomes Wild Creations’ Rhett Power!!

“1 Million Frogs”

Rhett’s journey from employee to CEO! 

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Rhett Power

Co-Founder &

President, Wild Creations

Rhett Power is former business development consultant who has worked for more than a decade to help small and medium sized businesses grow.  In 2007 he and a business partner took on two ambitious goals that have been fully realized: first, to take a small one product company and make it into a globally recognized toy company and second, too become cutting edge leaders in a rapidly changing retail environment.

Power co-founded Wild Creations in 2007 and quickly built the start up into the 2010 Fastest Growing Company in South Carolina. Wild Creations was awarded a Blue Ribbon Top 75 US Company by the US Chamber of Commerce and named as one of Inc. Magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing US Companies two years in a row. They have also won over 40 national awards for their innovative toys. He has been twice named a finalist for Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. He has been featured and quoted on CNN Money, Fortune.com, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and many other national and regional media. Power and company are currently in the final stages of taking Wild Creations public with an IPO scheduled before the end of 2012.

Power is a sought after speaker on entrepreneurship, the toy industry, and making social media work for business. He is also a recognized expert on marketing and media strategies, product development, branding, and market trends.

Power currently has an active role in the Toy Industry Association’s Political Action Committee. He volunteers with Project Amazonas which delivers medical aid along the Amazon River and is working with business partners in the toy industry to create a toy bank for the children’s hospital in Charleston, SC.

Power served in the US Peace Corps in Uzbekistan, is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, is married to Julie McKay who is serving her country as a US Diplomat in Panama, and is father to two brilliant boys Max and Riley. Rhett has travelled to 39 countries and intends to sail around the world.

You can follow Rhett on social media:

Twitter: @rhettpower

LinkedIn: rhettpower

On Proceed and Succeed (3/12/13) – Why you must innovate in your business

One of the biggest mistakes business owners of all types make is to believe that their business model is perfect. Businesses have to continually innovate to remain successful.

There are big public examples…BlackBerry, for instance. They had their market locked up. Their core customers like physical keyboards. Well, Apple showed the world that a touch screen smartphone would sell. Google followed with Android. Blackberry remained stagnant. Their fall from grace is the stuff of legends.

In our businesses, we need to guard against this so we don’t become like BlackBerry.

This week, I will be broadcasting live from the Garden Vista Ballroom in Passaic, NJ.  Why there?  Well, the owner, Jim Robbins, has taken a building that was vacant for about 30 years, and transformed the Ballroom into the most beautiful location for weddings, Sweet 16′s and parties of all types.

This Ballroom was the center of Passaic social life in the 1920′s and 30′s.  Jim has brought it back to it’s past glory, but in a most 21st century way.

On Tuesday, he is having an exhibit in the ballroom featuring examples of how you can a have a modern wedding, with a blend of something old and something new.  Vendors will be there with cutting edge technology and new ideas to show it all off.  In fact, a New York City type wedding will be re-created right there in the Ballroom.

Jim and the Garden Vista Ballroom is a shining example of never standing still, always innovating and aggressive promotion. This is how you grow in this challenging economy, and Jim will share what he has done with us.

You will not want to miss this Show!

Listen while you work, conveniently at 3:00 PM this Tuesday…and EVERY Tuesday from 3:00 to 4:00.
You can listen live on any of my Show websites! To listen live, simply go to any of these:

* www.proceedandsucceed.com
* www.askjoegraziano.com
* www.w4cy.com

The show is professionally engineered with state of the art equipment. It’s heard in 195 countries and all 50 states. Tune in on your computer, your smart phone or tablet.

I’m really looking forward to having you listen.

By the way, YOU can be a guest on this Show. If you feel you can benefit my audience and benefit yourself and your business from your appearance, send an email to joe@joegraziano.com

Tune in at 3:00 PM Joe Graziano’s Topic – The Irresistible Offer…

This Week’s Show – The Irresistible Offer…

Spend a fun and interactive hour on Proceed and Succeed, Fearless Business Success with Joe Graziano!

This week, I am going help you bring in more money for your business in a way you may not have thought of: The Irresistible Offer.

I will be discussing, and giving examples of, how you can buy customer’s cheaper and faster than you are now.  I will also discuss how to steal your competitor’s customers…and get away with it!

You’ll not want to miss this exciting and useful hour. Listen while you work, conveniently at 3:00 PM this Tuesday…and EVERY Tuesday at 3:00 PM.

Simply go to www.proceedandsucceed.com to listen.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Proceed and Succeed – Fearless Business Success with Joe Graziano. Tune in Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 3:00PM to 4:00PM

January 15, 2013 at 3PM ET on www.w4cy.com

Spend a fun and interactive hour on my Internet Radio show called:

Proceed and Succeed - Fearless Business Success with Joe Graziano

You’ll hear great interviews with successful business people to find out what they did to succeed and what mistakes they’ve made that you can avoid.  Listen to the Proceed and Succeed Commercial

There will be useful tips and tricks on a wide array of business issues, along with creative ways to solve your most pressing problems!

You’ll never want to miss this exciting and useful hour. Listen while you work, conveniently at 3:00 PM every Tuesday.

Simply click the link above to listen!

The show is professionally engineered with state of the art equipment.  It’s heard in all 195 countries and all 50 states.

Tune in on your computer, your smart phone or tablet.

This Week’s Special Guest

This week, we’re featuring Lucia Fitzgerald of the Paterson Habitat ReStore.  What’s ReStore?

The ReStore is a social enterprise of Paterson Habitat for Humanity.  It was established to be a self-sustaining funding source for PHFH and to provide our local community with low-cost building and home improvement materials.

The ReStore sells donated materials including new and gently used furniture, appliances, lumber, hardware, vintage and unique items to the public.  All prices are at least 50% off retail value and all proceeds from the ReStore are used toward the Habitat for Humanity mission to end substandard housing worldwide.

What’s fascinating about the Paterson Habitat ReStore, from our business perspective, is that it was just started this year and is growing rapidly.  Why?

Tune in this Tuesday, January 15 at 3:00 pm to find out.

We will be focusing on the marketing tools and techniques they have used, including their use of Social Networks.

We are going to discuss how they have grown this business from nothing just one year ago, to become a successful, but still not without problems, start-up.

The thing is, no business grows by magic.  And no business has a smooth ride.  So, we’re going to learn what it is taking to grow this business, the tools and techniques they are using to keep the momentum going, and what YOU can do to make your business more successful.

You’ll not want to miss this exciting and useful hour. Listen while you work, conveniently at 3:00 pm this Tuesday…and EVERY Tuesday at 3:00 pm.

Simply click the link above to listen!