San Diego Business Showcase, Interview with Scott Ashton, Mia Roseberry

February 22nd, 2010 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Radio Show | No Comments

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: February 26, 2010

My guests for the first half of the show were Scott Ashton, The Oceanside Chamber of Commerce and Colm Kelly, Do Better Business, one of the sponsors who shared the upcoming San Diego Business Showcase on March 11, 2010.
My second guest will be Mia Roseberry, Wounded [...]

Six Deadly Sales Mistakes, Facebook Security Tip

February 21st, 2010 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Radio Show | 1 Comment

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes:  February 19, 2010

Dan Boe, Inner-Fire Presentations, shared the six deadly mistakes we make in our sales conversations. They include:

Not getting the commitment up front.
Relying on product knowledge.
Being a free consultant.
Not having a process.
Trying to beat the buyer at his/her own game.
Selling features & benefits.

Dan offers sales courses which [...]

Interview with Melanie Young, Back Alley Tours

February 5th, 2010 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Radio Show | 2 Comments

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: February 5, 2010

My guest was Melanie Young, Back Alley Tours.
Back Alley Tours is a 90-minute walking tour through downtown San Diego’s historic Gaslamp district.
Before a 1912 vice raid, this district was known as the Stingaree. Dozens of brothels and saloons greeted visitors as they disembarked from the [...]

How A Local Business, TLC Estate Jewelry, Is Using Social Media

January 31st, 2010 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Radio Show | 4 Comments

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: January 29, 2010

On this episode of North San Diego Business At Large TC Leary, TLC Estate Jewlery, and I discussed how she’s using social media to leverage her business online.
TLC Estate Jewelry buys and sells estate related jewelry, sterling silver items, collectables and more at her store front [...]

Felena Hanson, Perspective Marketing and The Business Women’s Mega Mixer

January 28th, 2010 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Events | 1 Comment

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: Special Episode, January 27, 2010

Felena Hanson, Perspective Marketing, was my guest. Felena brings over twelve years of marketing and management experience to the table. She’s not only an industry expert but also a marketing professor, author, and international speaker. So, naturally we started our conversation with marketing with [...]

David Mathison, Seth Godin and Scott Stratten Podcast Interviews

January 26th, 2010 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Internet Marketing | 2 Comments

There are two podcasts here. The first audio is David Mathison, Be The Media, interviewing Seth Godin and Scott Stratten. The second audio is Debra Simpson, Syndicating Your Content interviewing David Mathison.

These are David’s Show Notes
Seth Godin: “America’s greatest marketer” and Scott Stratten: Author, UN-Marketing
Amazon.com Widgets
Special guests today include Seth Godin and Scott Stratten.
Dubbed [...]

Syndicate Your Content, Online Radio Shows

January 21st, 2010 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Events | 3 Comments

These are amazing days. When I started in publishing 20 years ago we were laying out the paper on boards with wax tools and graphic tape. I remember the first time we designed the paper on a Mac. Wow, cutting edge!
A lot has changed. Today we can instantly publish our thoughts, use a blog to [...]

Social Media Q & A, Your Business Vision

November 23rd, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Radio Show | 2 Comments

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: November 20, 2009

For the first 30 minutes I shared some of the common questions I get about Facebook, Twitter, Blogs and Blogging, and syndicating your content.
Barbara Eldridge, Mind Masters Entrepreneur Association, joined me for the second half where we discussed creating a vision for your business. A vision [...]

Mind Masters Entrepreneur Association

November 15th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Radio Show | 4 Comments

North San Diego Business Show Notes for November 13, 2009, Give Your New Business A Solid Foundation

With all the news about the extended unemployment, and unemployment being around 12% here in California, you may be thinking of starting your own business, charting your own course.
In today’s episode I spoke with Debbie Lousberg, Lousberg Unlimited, and [...]

How Ethical Are You In Your Business Relationships?

October 22nd, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Ethics | 7 Comments

I’m reading Seth Godin’s Tribes. It’s about how communities need leaders. He challenges his readers to find their voice and make it known. To that end, I’m going to voice my opinion about the ethical behavior I see in Multi-Level Marketing, or Network Marketing.
PrePaid Legal (PPL) has created a shopping site that they hope will [...]

Blast Off To The Life Of Your Dreams, Allison Maslan

September 27th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Interviews | 3 Comments

Allison Maslan, My Blast Off, is speaking to the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Friday, October 2, 2009. I had the opportunity to interview Allison Maslan, author of Blast Off, The Surefire Plan to Launch Your Dreams into Reality. I’ve dusted the interview off, and have posted it here….

In this interview Allison shares her [...]

Interview with Eric Hanscom, InterContinental IP

September 25th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Radio Show | 1 Comment

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: September 25, 2009

This is an interview I did with Eric Hanscom, InterContinental IP, an intellectual property rights attorney.
One of the reasons I wanted to talk with Eric is because I feel, that as small business owners, one way we can create multiple streams of passive income is with [...]

San Marcos Chamber of Commerce Presents, Blast Off! Your Life, Your Business and Sales To New Heights!

August 17th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: San Marcos Chamber | 5 Comments

August 19 from 8 to 9:15 am-Join the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce for informative, relevant information at a very low cost-$5 per person includes continental breakfast.
August Topic:
Blast off! Your Life, Your Business and Sales to New Heights!
(my interview with Allison)

Are you ready to soar? Allison Maslan teaches us how to jump in with both [...]

July Episodes of North San Diego Business @Large

August 6th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Radio Show | No Comments

Here’s a recap of the July 2009 episodes of North San Diego Business @Large.
Mike Dutton, Superior Message Center, gave a lot of information on how a small business can take advantage of technology to “look ” like a bigger business. He shared ideas that I had never thought of.
Cynthia Renee Fraizer, Energy Tour Cafe,  and [...]

Tools to Make Your Small Business Look Big

July 19th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Radio Show | 2 Comments

On Friday, July 17, 2009 I interviewed Mike Dutton, Superior Message Center, about how to create the illusion that your business is larger than it is. It’s about presenting the most professional image possible.
As much as I wish it weren’t true, as solopreneurs running our business from our homes there are certain prejudices we have [...]