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5 Signs It’s Time for a Rebrand
5 Signs It’s Time for a Rebrand You are in the thick of it, growing your business while trying to juggle a million other things. Sometimes thinking of a rebrand gets left to the wayside, or does it fall by the wayside? Anyway, it’s not on your radar. Rebranding may be...
You’re Never "Too Old" to Change Careers
Switching careers later in life doesn't have to be scary---you can make it enjoyable. Imagine turning 50 and realizing that the career you once loved is now completely stale? You couldn’t imagine doing this job for another 15 days, never mind another 15 years. But you...
When looking back drives you forward
Another new year… another few weeks of getting bombarded with content about resolutions. New year, new me, right? We’ve seen it all before and, I’m not going to lie, the idea of being the person responsible for the first blog of the year had me feeling a little...
V.A., not always Virtual
When you hire an assistant at Buying Time, you probably think that you will only see our faces on a video call. But in October, I got to help my client Terri at her very first Live Sales Training. We had a great time at the Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach. The whole...
Social Entrepreneurship
Wikipedia defines social entrepreneurship as an approach by start-up companies and entrepreneurs, in which they develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues. That definition has evolved and now there are many entrepreneurs who are...
Are you Fighting with your Money?
Restoring a relationship gone astray is possible – even in the worst situations. Is your relationship with money one of those situations? Reconciliation might not happen overnight, and it can take time and hard work, but healing can happen. Sometimes it is just a...
Enhance your business’s social media presence
Hey guys, it’s V.A. Julz here with this week's Buying Time bulletin. If you are like me, you use various social media channels on a daily basis. With algorithms changing all the time you really need to have a plan of action when it comes to your brand’s presence on...
My Favorite Time Of The Year
I guess it’s a good thing I live in Southern California where the weather seasons are pretty non-existent because my favorite time of the year and the only season that I really look forward to is football season. I appreciate all sports and athletes that work hard to...
WHY SOCIAL MEDIA INSIGHTS ARE IMPORTANT TO YOUR BUSINESS
It’s called INSIGHT-ful, for a reason… It’s now common knowledge to any serious businessman that social media is starting to play a huge role in the way a business not only builds its presence but in the way they interact with their consumers and clientele. Social...
Do you have soft skills?
Whether you interact with your customers in person, on the phone, via email or online chat, it's important that you be able to relate to others on a human level and that they feel as if they are interacting with someone they can trust and who genuinely is interested...