I teach my clients a strategy called Management By Metrics which is one of the strategies to compress their Pathways To Profits and create multiple Rivers Of Revenue. The sophisticated clients can use these metrics to Reverse For Results, re-creating any success they want, on command. It’s pretty powerful stuff. This short YouTube video was sent to me by Ian Faulkner, it proves that numbers and therefore METRICS are everywhere! Be sure to watch it to the very end!

Number from Gwen Francois on Vimeo.

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I recently read “Flavor of the month: Why smart people fall for fads” by Joel Best, published in 2006, it’s a very interesting read. I thought page 101 was particularly valuable and at the same time funny.

The 6 Stages Of Institutional Fads

It’s on my Linked In reading list if you want to find out more about what I thought about this book and other books that I think are worth reading.

If you’ve seen one car wash, you’ve seen ’em all, right? Well, not quite.

Consider the dynamic duo of Tiki and Alice, a pair of African elephants at the Wildlife Animal Park in southern Oregon. This pair of pachyderms is currently doing double-duty as car wash attendants. Actually, Tiki and Alice are the car wash.

Car Wash - Elephant

Simply roll up your vehicle and these elephantine employees will blast away the grit and grime via high pressure water emanating from their trunks. Then the 39-year-old elephants adroitly finish the job with sponges. (Turtle Wax, alas, is not available.)

For motorists, the elephant car wash is a sure-fire way to get up close and personal with animals that actually dwarf a Chevy Suburban. Meanwhile, Wildlife Animal Park is using this new revenue stream to weather the tough economy: an elephant-rendered car wash will set you back US$20.

Park organizers say another motive behind the scheme is to promote conservation through education. As well, the elephants’ handlers claim Tiki and Alice are actually having fun washing cars. (Did we mention they’re charging 20 bucks per vehicle?)

Still, hats off to Wildlife Animal Park for coming up with such a novel way to bolster the bottom line – especially considering Tiki and Alice work for peanuts.

I often talk about Risk Reversal as an Exponential Marketing Strategy. This YouTube video is something US Corporate America had never seen before. I guess you have to wonder if it’s too little too late or the real question might be “if they had this risk reversal guarantee years ago, would they be in the situation they are in now??!?!?”

Hmmm…. Something to think about.

This Business Mastery Blog is all about putting Exponential Marketing strategies, tips and ideas in front of you so you can assess, evaluate and consider them for your business or career.

When you think you’re ready to step on to the fast track of exponential results and success, come on board and join one of our programs.

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In one simple sentence, we teach our clients to use strategies like risk reversals, not out of desperation and despair, but within a proactive strategic approach that enables and empowers them to out-perform their competitors on an on-going basis with a lot less effort and with a lower cost base.

Whenever I ask most people what business they’re in, I usually get an incoherent rambling about what they do (and they wonder why they’re struggling for new clients… but that’s a discussion for another day!) Then I ask then what’s important to their clients and 9 times out of 10 they have no clue. If only they understood it as well as this restaurant does -> it’s not about the food!

Go on and click on the hyperlink (they don’t allow it to be embedded) and then ask yourself, one simple, yet exponential question:

What’s MOST IMPORTANT to my clients?

If you can answer that question, then you know where your focus should be.

I know this sounds too simple , but watch the video again and just listen to what the clients are saying and the RESULTS it’s producing.

Case closed.

Many people ask me what Exponential Marketing is all about and in one word, it’s called Antimimeticisomorphism, having fun, doing out-of-the-ordinary things that create extra-ordinary results with the least amount of effort and lowest cost.

That being said, the best way is to SHOW you an classic example of what I mean. This short video says it all – creative, out-of-the-box thinking that Edward De Bono would call Parallel Thinking…

If you like stuff like this, go to my Antimimeticisomorphism site where I’ve put together a collection of really cool stuff that is totally different and yes, exponential!

Regardless of what you thought of Michael Jackson’s ‘lifestyle’ and peculiarities, his passing leaves us all with the awe of his talent, expression and  ability to entertain across boundaries of colour, race and generations. That brings up the question – what will your legacy be? What are you creating that will be left behind when you depart this world/existence/reality?

What will YOUR legacy be?

The reason this is important to think about now is because the NEW YEAR is upon us in a few days…

When would NOW be a good time to start planning to make 2010 You Best Year Ever? Hmmm

When you’re in business, you can create an on-going legacy, one that survives you – most don’t achieve that goal – but you can, if you PLAN FOR IT.

Start by THINKING ABOUT IT…

If you’re looking for advertising ideas, check out this website that has a growing collection of great advertising concepts. I promise you they are way out there – totally original and yes, absolutely positively EXPONENTIAL! Just click on the hyperlink and be amazed!

Watch this short video that reveals how retailers unknowingly throw away as much as 28% of their sales – that is one customer for every 4 walking out their shop door… This is one of those rare videos that hits you across the head like a two-by-four… As it should! WHAM!!!!

The 4 Ways Sound Affects Us

I recently competed in the 2009 Australian Masters Squash and World Masters Games Competitions reaching the top 12 and 18 National and International Rankings respectively. I tell you this so you know I am qualified to make the statement that squash players make terrible referees. But here’s the thing that boggles my mind. They don’t know they suck.

At the 2009 World Masters Games, I had a match that was horribly refereed – I mean it was absolutely horrendous – it wasn’t biased – the calls were bad for me AND my opponent. But the calls were just plain wrong. The referee and the marker BOTH had NO CLUE how to referee a match EVEN THOUGH they were 50 to 60 year olds with 30+ squash playing experience.

How can that be?

Then it hit me, like a beginner’s exaggerated follow-through on the back-hand swing across the head…

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If you don’t already know, I am a competitive squash player, now ranked in the ‘top 20′ in the world in the Men’s 45-49 age category. I learned to play squash less than 10 years ago, have only played competitively for the past 5 years and have competed in less than 10 tournaments in my entire playing career. The reason I tell you this is because it’s an ‘easy’ analogy to use to explain what I call Management By Metrics.

Management By Metrics

Management By Metrics is about tracking and monitoring the things that change in your business that influence your results.

The squash analogy is that at the recent 2009 World Masters Games, where I achieved my personal best world ranking of 18, I filmed all my matches, analysing them and statistically assessing the winners and unforced errors I committed. In the 2009 Australian Masters Games where I reached a National Ranking of 12, I was playing too ’safe’ – not making errors, but not playing enough winning ‘kill shots’.

With that in mind, I spent the last couple of weeks making sure I improved my shots and guess what? The difference was astonishing – I went from a ‘Top 50′ world ranking last year to the ‘Top 20′… In all my matches, more than 25% of my points won were winners – in one match it was more than 50%, from less than 10% in the previous competition less than one month prior.

The business lesson of this squash analogy is that by KNOWING what METRICS you want to manage – your ultimate success will be easier and much faster than you ever imagined.

On my Mindset Of A Champion Blog, I publicly stated that my goal for the 2009 and 2010 World Masters Squash Championships were a top 32 and top 16 finish – I achieved a ranking of 18 in 2009 and now am aiming at a Top 10 for 2010 – well ahead of my own expectations.

Management By Metrics is what it’s all about – tracking and monitoring what’s working and what’s not. By so doing, you can determine your Next Best Step and optimise your Pathways To Profits much more quickly and easily.

Want to learn to become a champion of business? Click on the hyperlink to atten a 3-hour Boardroom Briefing session to learn how Management By Metrics can help you get more out of your business – by working less than you are right now so you too can get back to your favorite sport, pick up a new one, spend more leisure time with friends and family or whatever fuels your spirit.

A good sense of humour never hurts, unless of course if you’re INsignificant!

Exponential Marketing Strategies include the use of humour as long as it is tasteful, relevant and ADDS to the customer experience as this one plain does with a tongue-in-cheek approach. Think of ways you can re-phrase want you do using puns and other linguistic skills – we teach them at Unleash The Speaker Within as well as in our Killer Kopywriting and Konversation Workshops… Contact us if you want to take laughs and giggles and turn them into sales!

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In a recent BBM Magazine, I came across this article  that stated that the underrated Hollywood hotty Naomi Watts is apparently the world’s most bankable actress.
The 41-year-old, who’s hot scene in Mulholland Drive, helped the box office rake in an estimated $44 for every $1 she was paid for her last three major films. That means in terms of bang for your buck, she’s the actress producers and directors turn to. What does this have to do with Management By Metrics?

Everything. If you’re in business, what metrics are you managing? What are you tracking to make sure you get your optimal return on investment? You’d be surprised who’s on the Hollywood’s MOST BANKABLE LIST and who’s not…

Naomi Watts - Most Bankable Actress

The list’s top spots are notably filled by many actresses willing to accept a lower salary than A-list stars like Angelina Jolie – who was named Hollywood’s highest-earning actress by Forbes earlier this year.

Jennifer Connelly, 38 – who previously won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe for her role in 2001’s ‘A Beautiful Mind’ – took second place making an average $41 per dollar she was paid. Meanwhile, Rachel McAdams finished third by turning low-budget films like ‘Red Eye’ and ‘The Notebook’ into hits.

Forbes.com’s Top Ten Best Actresses for the Buck:

1. Naomi Watts – made $44 for each $1 paid
2. Jennifer Connelly – $41
3. Rachel McAdams – $30
4. Natalie Portman – $28
5. Meryl Streep – $27
6. Jennifer Aniston – $26
7. Halle Berry – $23
8. Cate Blanchett – $23
9. Anne Hathaway – $23
10.  Hilary Swank – $23

This blog is all about seeing your business from a different perspective – which is called antimimeticisomorphism. When you come across different metrics in other industries, jot them down and consider using something similar in your business to determine what’s actually working versus what’s really not.

Sure Angelina Jolie may be prettier, sexier and more famous, but if you were INVESTING in a movie, who would YOU hire?

Hmmm….

That’s the point – sometimes in business we make the decisions we LIKE to make, not the ones that are the most profitable…

And you thought this was a lightweight blog post… Gotcha!

Gotcha thinkin’!!!

In a previous post, I mentioned how you can leverage your Reticular Activation System to create boundless possibilities and unlimited success – practically effortlessly. Go ahead and read that blog post before you continue reading today’s post…

This is a brief testimonial that exemplifies that BUSINESS SUCCESS is not all about financial gain – it’s much more holistic than that.

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Hi,
I really don’t know who you are? But you told me some such lovely things or keys of success that I must follow and must achieve my goals or destination.But it’s really my destination or not? Aahhh….. How can I express? It’s absolutely difficult for me to explain But I really appreciate you and the way you encouraged me and you know what…………..????????…. I love this because I always found these precious guidelines from my dead father (kindness, love, friendship, charm and successful destiny) and I want to follow these lines because it’s still my father’s journey and my journey.

Thanks & regards,

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I don’t I need to say anything more than if you’re looking for a holistic and all-encompassing approach to business – you’ve found it. Get informed about our programs and make the decision to step up and create an exponential lifestyle for yourself.

First of all, your RAS is your Reticular Activation System. The way I train my most elite clients – Platinum Members, is with my Daily Distinctions that are part of my Advanced Business Coaching System that include a DAILY e-mail, every day of the year – WITH NO DAYS OFF.

The e-mails are designed for you to CHERRY PICK THE BEST and stick to 1% improvement every day – JUST THINKING about them is enough…

The Reticular Activation System does the rest – for example, I watch squash videos EVERY NIGHT before I compete to direct my RAS for the next day’s match.

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Sometimes people think that retail businesses have limitations when it comes to Exponential Marketing Strategies. They do and they don’t. It’s just a matter of how you Twist The Kube! Andrew Powell of Montreal Canada knows this only too well and sent this link to a Canadian retailer who has taken the Exponential Marketing Strategy of risk reversal to an extreme… Check out this short article that proves that an Exponential Mindset still wins the game!

Retail Risk Reversal

Click on this link -> Retailer reverses risk to below zero!

There are many instances when I get into a stream of consciousness ‘trance’ and really fun stuff happens. Sometimes I think people think it’s just fun and games, but it’s not – every single one has the opportunity to become a ‘business model or concept’ – here is one example that proves that when you run with something, you can make it into a viable business that really stands out above the crowd!

Antimimeticisomorphism Example: Felony Franks

If you are not a subscriber to my Internet Mastery Blog, shame on you. That means you missed out on this amazing YouTube video on the Social Media Revolution that I published a few weeks ago. Click on the hyperlink now and make sure you watch the video – it will shatter your preconceived notions that the Interweb is just a fad.

Selling in a recession means doing things are well… different. Today’s post has a few examples that will amuse you, but these are GREAT ideas that should spark your innovative and creative thinking skills so you can start to ask “How can I use this concept to sell more to my market?” The first example will have you saying “why didn’t I think of that?!?!?!” Read on as you learn to recession-proof yourself.

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This one speaks for itself – it’s the price tag on a digital movie camera I purchased from Georges Photo on George Street in Sydney. I had a question about a function on my camera and couldn’t find their website (-1%) or phone number in the online WHITE PAGES (-1%), but for some reason I went back to the camera box and found this (+1%). It speaks for itself – TOTALLY BRILLIANT!

By the way – they are super knowledgeable about cameras – they really know their stuff!

1 Percent Improvement Doctrine Applied