Business Video Roundup: 5 Must-See YouTube Videos for Entrepreneurs (Mar. 25, 2016)
In this week’s video roundup, Evan Carmichael hosts an info-packed hour-long chat all about marketing strategies to land new clients, Brian Tracy offers tips on improving your communication skills, and Brendon Burchard says, yes, you should definitely have a plan B even if you’re going all in with a new business venture. Plus, Gary Vaynerchuk gives a keynote at the South by Southwest festival and candidly answers questions from budding entrepreneurs.
Marketing Strategies: How to Land New Clients
Social-media guru and entrepreneur Evan Carmichael conducts this hour-long chat with Patrick Tuthill from AWeber, the email marketing software company. They discuss how to build awareness and land new clients through a host of marketing strategies, so there’s plenty of useful advice and information within about growing your customer base.
How to Enhance Your Communication Skills
Good communication skills are almost always essential to success in business. In this four-minute video, Brian Tracy offers several tips to up your communication game.
Should I Have a Plan B?
As an entrepreneurial guru, Brendon Burchard is often asked by people embarking on a new business venture if they should have a plan B as they chase their dream. The answer is an unequivocal yes, but with some caveats, as he discusses in this enlightening 12-minute video.
Gary Vaynerchuk: SXSW Keynote 2016
Successful entrepreneur and prolific speaker on all things business, Gary Vaynerchuk gave this one-hour keynote at the South by Southwest festival this year, answering questions from budding entrepreneurs with no-nonsense, actionable advice. Warning: there’s some salty language in this one.
Productivity 101: 6 Easy Tricks That Will Make You More Productive
This quickie video offers six excellent productivity tips in under two minutes. Some of them might be obvious, but others just might help you get more done in less time. That makes it well worth a minute or two of your time.
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