Comments for Today's Innovative Woman Magazine http://todaysinnovativewoman.com All About Business. All About Success. All About YOU! Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:26:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Why Planning and Strategy are Vital to Marketing Success by Lisa Manyon http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2012/04/why-planning-and-strategy-are-vital-to-marketing-success#comment-743 Lisa Manyon Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:26:28 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=2523#comment-743 Krisz, Yes, plans are important. I find it interesting that the people who do have a strategic plan in place often fail to have a comprehensive marketing plan which is just as important. Thanks for weighing in here. Write on!~ Lisa Manyon Krisz,

Yes, plans are important. I find it interesting that the people who do have a strategic plan in place often fail to have a comprehensive marketing plan which is just as important.

Thanks for weighing in here.

Write on!~

Lisa Manyon

]]> Comment on Why Planning and Strategy are Vital to Marketing Success by Krisz Rokk http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2012/04/why-planning-and-strategy-are-vital-to-marketing-success#comment-741 Krisz Rokk Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:37:41 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=2523#comment-741 Great blogpoast Lisa, thank you for sharing your valuable insights. According to a 2007 American Family Business Survey, only 36.6% of family-owned businesses in the U.S. have a written strategic plan. => 63% have no plan at all, and according to the survey, the data has not changed much in the last 20 years. I was really amazed when I first read about these numbers as they are huge (63% having no strategic plan). Remember, if you don’t know where you’re going, how are you going to get there? “A Fool with a Plan is better off than a Genius without a Plan!” – T. Boone Pickens Great blogpoast Lisa, thank you for sharing your valuable insights.
According to a 2007 American Family Business Survey, only 36.6% of
family-owned businesses in the U.S. have a written strategic plan. => 63% have no plan at all, and according to the survey, the data has not changed much in the last 20 years. I was really amazed when I first read about these numbers as they are huge (63% having no strategic plan).

Remember, if you don’t know where you’re going, how are you going to get there?

“A Fool with a Plan is better off than a Genius without a Plan!” – T. Boone Pickens

]]> Comment on 7 Symptoms that Your Small Business Could Face Big Legal Trouble and Quick and Easy Cures You Can Apply Immediately. by Ms Cookie http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2011/09/7-symptoms-that-your-small-business-could-face-big-legal-trouble-and-quick-and-easy-cures-you-can-apply-immediately-2#comment-736 Ms Cookie Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:23:43 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=986#comment-736 EXCELLENT TIPS!!! EXCELLENT TIPS!!!

]]> Comment on What I Learned From Ali Brown and SHINE by Amy Kinnaird http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2012/03/what-i-learned-from-ali-brown-and-shine#comment-721 Amy Kinnaird Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:49:46 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=2306#comment-721 Cathy, you are so right about this. I always sing high praises for live events! They are the reason I am able to grow my business. The connections I make are always worth the investment in time and money. I can never imagine who I am going to cross paths with or how we are going to impact each others' lives and businesses, but the reach is always long lasting and far. A friend of mine has a live event on her calendar every quarter! That is serious commitment to growth. Besides, we all need business expenses and you might as well go someplace fun! Amy Cathy, you are so right about this. I always sing high praises for live events! They are the reason I am able to grow my business. The connections I make are always worth the investment in time and money. I can never imagine who I am going to cross paths with or how we are going to impact each others’ lives and businesses, but the reach is always long lasting and far.

A friend of mine has a live event on her calendar every quarter! That is serious commitment to growth. Besides, we all need business expenses and you might as well go someplace fun!

Amy

]]> Comment on What I Learned From Ali Brown and SHINE by Gina Bell http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2012/03/what-i-learned-from-ali-brown-and-shine#comment-697 Gina Bell Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:10:04 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=2306#comment-697 Hi Cathy, I agree! There's something truly magical about in-person connection. We live in a high-tech world bringing everyone that much closer and despite Skype video chats, livestream, etc... when you can give someone a hug that you've become friends with online - WOW! And with no Shine event for 2012 I suspect a whole lotta women will be packing their bags for Success Summit in Dallas! :) Hi Cathy, I agree! There’s something truly magical about in-person connection. We live in a high-tech world bringing everyone that much closer and despite Skype video chats, livestream, etc… when you can give someone a hug that you’ve become friends with online – WOW! And with no Shine event for 2012 I suspect a whole lotta women will be packing their bags for Success Summit in Dallas! :)

]]> Comment on What I Learned From Ali Brown and SHINE by Brenda Stanton http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2012/03/what-i-learned-from-ali-brown-and-shine#comment-680 Brenda Stanton Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:00:36 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=2306#comment-680 Cathy, you are so right - you aren't truly living until you are living outside your comfort zone. We must force ourselves into unchartered waters and continue to swim into places we never thought were truly possible. The theme of this week I'm seeing is: Anything is Possible! Your post just reinforces it. Thanks for sharing the importance of stepping out and being around other people who support you in your growth! xo Cathy, you are so right – you aren’t truly living until you are living outside your comfort zone. We must force ourselves into unchartered waters and continue to swim into places we never thought were truly possible. The theme of this week I’m seeing is: Anything is Possible! Your post just reinforces it. Thanks for sharing the importance of stepping out and being around other people who support you in your growth! xo

]]> Comment on Your Body Blueprint Part 1 by JJ http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2012/03/your-body-blueprint-part-1#comment-647 JJ Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:19:30 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=2296#comment-647 Here is a brief, live explanation! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft2PLHzPwVg&list=UUu6dllSIfbEVtBKbpDBavKw&index=2&feature=plcp Here is a brief, live explanation!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft2PLHzPwVg&list=UUu6dllSIfbEVtBKbpDBavKw&index=2&feature=plcp

]]> Comment on How to Look Fabulous in Your Photos by Kirin http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2012/03/how-to-look-fabulous-in-your-photos#comment-636 Kirin Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:03:43 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=2248#comment-636 True Angelique, a stylist can help - but if I had to rank, the stylist would be 2nd on the list. Photographer, makeup artist, and model are all #1. It's hard to go wrong with basic black - although BOLD and bright colors are my first choice. Thanks for sharing Angelique! Kirin www.redhautemama.com True Angelique, a stylist can help – but if I had to rank, the stylist would be 2nd on the list. Photographer, makeup artist, and model are all #1. It’s hard to go wrong with basic black – although BOLD and bright colors are my first choice. Thanks for sharing Angelique!

Kirin

http://www.redhautemama.com

]]> Comment on How to Look Fabulous in Your Photos by Kirin http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2012/03/how-to-look-fabulous-in-your-photos#comment-635 Kirin Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:58:47 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=2248#comment-635 Good luck Judy! Let me know how it turns out! Warmly, Kirin www.redhautemama.com Good luck Judy! Let me know how it turns out!

Warmly,

Kirin

http://www.redhautemama.com

]]> Comment on “Don’t Send Emails Like This!!” by Judy Helm Wright aka Auntie Artichoke http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/2012/03/dont-send-emails-like-this#comment-632 Judy Helm Wright aka Auntie Artichoke Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:31:28 +0000 http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/?p=2238#comment-632 Hello from Montana, Wow, am I glad I got this email today. This is the second article that was directed to me personally. I sometimes forget to send a weekly email out to my list because I think I might be bothering them!!!! Hello, even I know that is a lame excuse. I have a message to share, so I had better be consistent and newsworthy when I share it. Thanks for the tips and kick in the butt. Judy Helm Wright aka Auntie Artichoke, author and speaker http://amzn.to/kindlebyjudy Hello from Montana,

Wow, am I glad I got this email today. This is the second article that was directed to me personally. I sometimes forget to send a weekly email out to my list because I think I might be bothering them!!!! Hello, even I know that is a lame excuse.

I have a message to share, so I had better be consistent and newsworthy when I share it.

Thanks for the tips and kick in the butt.

Judy Helm Wright aka Auntie Artichoke, author and speaker
http://amzn.to/kindlebyjudy

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