Sales is Still King – Social Media Has Changed Nothing

August 10, 2009

As businesses embrace blogging, Facebook, and Twitter at an ever-faster rate, the clutter and garbage being put out there is increasing exponentially. Many people believe that using social media will increase their company’s sales, but few companies are seeing a positive ROI on social media use.

I see two problems in how companies are using social [...]

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How the Gift and Resort Industry Can Use Social Media To Increase Business – A Seminar

July 19, 2009

This summer has me flying all over the United States, not just exhibiting Sand Shack products at trade shows, but speaking at them as well.
I am conducting hour-long seminars at multiple trade shows in front of buyers for gift and resort merchandise shops across the United States. I am honored and privileged to be [...]

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entreTip – Stop Wasting Time, Listen to Podcasts

March 5, 2009

entreTip is a short video clip that provides you with entrepreneurial advice to help you think bigger, work smarter, and grow your business faster.
How many hours do you spend each day listening to music? Do you spend hours in the car or on the plane doing nothing? You should stop wasting time and do something [...]

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How to Find Overseas Manufacturers to Make Your Products

March 4, 2009

You now know what you want and you have accurate designs or a prototype of the product you would like to manufacture.  Now comes the most fun and difficult part in the outsourcing process; finding a manufacturer.
If wiring thousands of dollars to an overseas manufacturer who you have never met is daunting to you, you [...]

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Hello From The Virginia Gift Show – Random Updates

March 3, 2009

Today, is Tuesday and an episode of The Entrepreneur Road show was scheduled to air today, however, I am staying in a hotel with very week internet connection and can’t upload the video online, so this weeks episode will be pushed back to next Tuesday.
I’m in Virginia Beach right now exhibiting Sand Shack products at [...]

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Weekend Entrepreneurial Thought – The Lonely Life of an Entrepreneur

February 28, 2009

As I prepare to head down south to Virginia today for a tradeshow that starts there tomorrow, I am faced with the realization that it is very easy to be lonely as an entrepreneur.
Don’t get me wrong, entrepreneurship is a fast paced and exciting lifestyle, but at the end of the day, many entrepreneurs are [...]

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The Unfortunate Thing About Blogging

February 27, 2009

This morning I was reading through some of my past articles on brianlinton.com and I thought I would bring you five links to articles that you might have missed. The unfortunate thing about blogging is that visitors to the homepage of a blog rarely look deeper into the archives of the blog.  So even if [...]

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Your Guide to Outsourcing – Get the Best Rate the First Time You Ask

February 26, 2009

Have you seen this weeks episode of The Entrepreneur Road Show yet…you should.
I am currently in the process of writing a book that will be a guide for people who want to outsource the manufacturing of their products to overseas manufacturers but have no idea how to.  I have outlined the steps in a 10 [...]

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The Entrepreneur Road Show Episode 1.7 – A Different Life

February 24, 2009

The Entrepreneur Road Show is Brianlinton.com’s very own weekly video show.  It is a show about travel, entrepreneurship, and the wonderful and often unexplored ways people make money. Brian Linton takes you across the United States and around the world to explore entrepreneurship on all levels.  Brian himself is an entrepreneur, avid traveler, writer, and [...]

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Why You Shouldn’t Worry About the Economy

February 23, 2009

This weekend I had an old high school buddy visit me in Philadelphia and we spent this weekend hanging out with my girlfriend in New York City.
In NYC, we took him around and did all the normal touristy stuff. It was fun.  But being an obsessive entrepreneur I couldn’t keep my mind off of [...]

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