Business Video Roundup: Get the Right Customers, Grow Your Business & More

“Energy and vitality are essential to effective leadership,” Brian Tracy reminds us in this week’s roundup of videos for entrepreneurs and small-business owners. So it is imperative that you take care of your mental and physical health as you nurture your business. Also on deck: Gary Vaynerchuk gives his trademark no-BS advice on growing a small business, Dean Holland talks about getting the right customers, and SnackNation co-founder Andy Mackensen describes how targeting niche audiences has supercharged his company’s sales. Finally, Evan Carmichael presents the top 10 rules of success for Valuetainment founder Patrick Bet-David.
Entrepreneur: How to Get the Right Customers with Dean Holland
In this brief interview, internet marketing coach Dean Holland tells Emily Richett how product-first thinking garnered his company financial success but the wrong customer base. How do you get the right customers?
Leveling Up: Targeting Niche Audiences to Supercharge Sales
In line with obtaining the “right customers,” Andy Mackensen, the co-founder and CMO of SnackNation, discusses how he applied niche targeting to zero in on his desired customers and greatly increase sales.
Brian Tracy: 3 Overlooked Success Hacks
“Take excellent care of your physical health,” Brian Tracy says. “Energy and vitality are essential to effective leadership.” In this five-minute video, he shares three tips for giving your body and mind the nurturing they need to excel in both your professional and personal life.
Gary Vaynerchuk: 5 Tips to Help You Grow Your Business
In this 10-minute video from a recent business Q&A in Singapore, Gary Vaynerchuk delivers his straightforward, no-nonsense advice to several young entrepreneurs just starting out on the path to build successful businesses.
Evan Carmichael: Patrick Bet-David’s Top 10 Rules for Success
Evan Carmichael presents the top 10 rules of success for Patrick Bet-David, the founder of PHP Agency and Valuetainment. It kicks off with “Leave negative people behind.” Good advice from a smart businessman.
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