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- ***Make the Phone Ring - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVProperty-selling wizardry from the Trump University faculty The primary reason to advertise a property is to sell it. But there is another reason for advertising too. It is to generate a database of potential buyers for properties you will sell in the months and years to come. This secondary ...
Views: 1062 - ***Make Your Networking Work - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from John AOVWhen it comes to big pictures, networking is the way you link your vision for your business and career to those of the rest of the world. If you are on track in your business and professional life, you network every day, forging and enhancing connections that will reap future ...
Views: 583 - ***Marketing Secrets for Real Estate Success - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOV“I don’t just build to a market. I create the market. I deliver to my customers more than they expect.” - Donald J. Trump The secret of marketing properties all comes down to three letters: MVP. If you make the property you have to sell into an MVP, you will sell it quickly and profitably. So ...
Views: 696 - ***Master Your Marketing, Claim Your Success - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVIt takes more than salespeople to assure your long-term success. You have started a new company. Now how are you going to get customers to open their wallets and spend their money on what you have to sell? If your answer to that question was, "I'll hire a sales staff" or, "I'll start ...
Views: 607 - ***Negotiate to Win - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVNegotiating wisdom from Negotiate to Win, Trump University's new bootcamp course on negotiating While you were growing up, you probably negotiated with your parents about your chores, your allowance and your curfew. If you were like me in school, you negotiated for homework extensions with your ...
Views: 1434 - ***Nine Simple Secrets of Great Advertising - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVThe television show I was watching last night was punctuated by some pretty crazy ads. I saw flying cars and a talking toilet. To judge from those ads, you might think that you need to be a creative advertising genius to get your customers to buy anything from you. Not so. These classic ...
Views: 562 - ***No-Fail Financing Strategies for Today's Market - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVWhen history books are written, the year 2007 will probably be called “The year of real estate upheaval.” First there was all the talk about the real estate bubble. Then came the subprime lending crisis, followed by a surge in the number of foreclosed properties hitting the market. Then just ...
Views: 896 - ***Open the Door to Knowledge - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from John AOVThe beginning of every government starts with the education of our youth. --Pythagoras Pythagoras interpreted the universe through numbers. As a businessman, that always appealed to me. It makes sense. He was a philosopher and a mathematician and he knew the importance of learning. Pythagoras ...
Views: 1266 - ***People (Not Property!) Cause Real Estate Losses - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from John AOVExperience testifies to the low-risk nature of property investments. However, you shouldn’t naively interpret the words “low risk” to mean “no risk worth noticing.” Tens of thousands of homebuyers and property investors, often speculators, have lost vast sums of money in real estate. And these ...
Views: 733 - ***Plan Your Business As You Go - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from John AOVAs we roll into 2008, it’s time to get your business plan written. As I discussed recently on the Trump Blog, I am the developer of a new approach to the process that I call "plan-as-you-go" business planning. Today, I’d like to explain it in a little more detail. For convenience, let's call it ...
Views: 572 - ***Power Marketing for a Fast-Changing World - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from John AOVIn today's competitive marketplace, marketing makes the difference between failure and success. If you doubt that statement, look at your shoes. With millions of different shoes on the market, how did those two particular shoes make it onto your feet this morning? You might say that you picked ...
Views: 1295 - ***Powerful Marketing Ideas for the New Internet Age - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from John AOVLast week I had lunch with a CEO who had just asked his Website team to re-optimize his company's site. "We've got to get more traffic to our site," he told me, "or else we're never going to sell more product." Of course, he's right. To sell on the Internet, you need traffic. But getting ...
Views: 740 - ***Profitable Lessons from Multi-Unit Foreclosures - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVA real estate developer I know said something interesting to me last week. “Virtually all the foreclosed properties out there are single-family homes or condos,” he said. “If you can find me more than a handful of foreclosed multi-unit properties, I’ll eat my shirt. It’s because people almost ...
Views: 904 - ***Property Selling Secrets of the Masters - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVWhat is the best way to sell a property today? Keep it simple. The more unsettled the market becomes, the more important it is to stick to the basics. Identify your ideal customers. Are they young couples just starting out, baby boomers nearing retirement age, or something else? Identify ...
Views: 807 - ***Quick Ways to Change the Appearance of Property - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2009 from John AOVI tell my clients that there are 2 things that we can’t cost effectively change to make their property more desirable when trying to sell an investment property...location & floor plan. Everything else is fixable. If you bought a property in an undesirable location and are trying to sell you ...
Views: 675 - ***Real Estate 101: Why Banks Short Sell Pre-Foreclosure - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2009 from John AOVLast month I was coaching about a hundred or so seasoned real estate agents on how to buy and sell pre-foreclosures. It occurred to me that for most, it was a mystery that the best deals are found before the bank forecloses rather than after. The reason this happens is that not only in today’s ...
Views: 933 - ***Reinvent Yourself to Reach Your Dreams - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from John AOVDr. Arthur Caliandro, the inspirational minister who succeeded Dr. Norman Vincent Peale at Marble Collegiate Church in New York, believes that if you are going to succeed, you need momentum. He has a favorite story about it that he likes to tell. While taking a walk one day, Dr. Caliandro ...
Views: 1508 - ***Results are What Matter - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from John AOVMen acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. --Aristotle We all have different ways of accomplishing things. Some people deliberate for a long time and then move quickly. Some people make a quick decision and then take a long time to act on it. Sometimes the ...
Views: 1082 - ***Sell the World Who You Really Are - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVBedrock marketing insights from the author of Trump University Marketing 101 When I was growing up, my family had a business installing water systems for country clubs, farms and housing developments. Whenever I went and worked alongside my father at those places, I could see how much people ...
Views: 537 - ***Sell Your Property Fast in a Glutted Market - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVWinning strategies from The Real Estate Investor Training Program Articles and news stories everywhere today are reporting the grim news that huge numbers of houses are sitting on the market unsold. And the problem exists virtually everywhere in America. Make no mistake about it. Itis much ...
Views: 827 - ***Seven Reasons Why Buying a Business Is Better than Starting One - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from John AOVI understand that this is the “Spring Cleaning” issue of Inside Trump Tower - all about making a new start. And what better way is there to make a fresh start than to buy a business? Here’s my advice to you. Think about these seven reasons why buying a business is better than starting a new ...
Views: 985 - ***Seven Ways to Tell if Starting a Business Will Work for You - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVContrary to what you might think, most successful entrepreneurs enjoy a sense of calm control over their own lives. Compared with people who spend their lives working for other people, subject to whims not remotely under their control, entrepreneurs have a much better shot at happiness and inner ...
Views: 579 - ***Speed Kills (The Competition) - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from John AOVHe who will not economize will have to agonize. --Confucius I have to tell you that I can relate to the "agonize" in this Confucian saying. As someone on the receiving end of conversations by people who do not know how to edit themselves, I know what agony means. I think to myself, “How long ...
Views: 1421 - ***Spend Your Marketing Dollars the Smart Way - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVGreat advertising doesn't have to be expensive. Consider these low-cost, highly effective marketing strategies that Prof. Don Sexton teaches in his Marketing Mastery Program at Trump University: Identify your competitors’ weaknesses and target them directly. Be the only car dealership dealer ...
Views: 544 - ***Spot Real Estate Opportunities the Donald Trump Way - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOV“Education, research, knowledge - learning in general - are at the core of my success.” - Donald J. Trump We’ve been working on a new book here at Trump University, Trump University Wealth 101. It won’t be published for a few months, but I didn’t want to make you wait that long to learn some ...
Views: 739 - ***Starting a Business is Easy. Staying in Business is Hard! - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVLet The Entrepreneurship Mastery Program make your start-up a success How many people start new companies every month? Who are they? Just yesterday I was reviewing some data from The Kauffman Foundation that answers those questions, and more: 550,000 Americans start new businesses every ...
Views: 572 - ***Stay Fresh, Stay Smart - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from John AOVMost of us have been to a school graduation ceremony at which the featured speaker or honored graduate comments on how the ceremony, itself "is not the end of one's education, but the beginning" -and that's why they call it "commencement!" The reason the theme of new beginnings is so popular in ...
Views: 915 - ***Success Comes from Making the Numbers Work - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOV"Prices of existing homes fell for the first time in 11 years and the backlog of available homes for sale was at its highest since current measures began, underlining the significant slowdown in the housing market." - "US Housing Slowdown Continues," by Daniel Pimlott and Michael Mackenzie, ...
Views: 545 - ***Taxes: Do You Really Know What You're Up Against? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from John AOVEye-opening financial wisdom from Trump University Asset Protection 101, the latest book from Trump University Many of us spend more on taxes each year than on food, clothing, and shelter combined. Yet, amazingly, we really don’t know much about taxes. If you’ve received a paycheck, you know ...
Views: 824 - ***Technology Blurs the Lines Between Business and Personal - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from John AOVIn the time B.C.--before computers--the separation between home (personal) and work (business) was far more clear-cut. Today, the line between home and work has blurred because of cell phones, e-mail, notebook computers, PDAs, and other powerful communications technologies. In some companies, ...
Views: 994 - ***Ten Critical Commandments for Entrepreneurial Success - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVCritical knowledge from The 10 Golden Rules for Buying a Business In my blog post of August 30th, I explained why buying a business can be the smartest step you will ever take toward becoming a wealthy and successful entrepreneur. Today, I'd like to take the process one step further by sharing ...
Views: 842 - ***The 101 Percent Formula for Entrepreneurial Success - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from John AOVIf you are starting a new business, the day will finally come to stop planning and start interacting with your customers. That day is of critical importance. Ultimately, it will determine your success or failure. To get the most from that moment, I recommend an approach that I call giving your ...
Views: 637 - ***The Art of Hiring the Best - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from John AOVAsk most business leaders what the real key to their long-term success is and they’ll tell you it’s their people. You can operate in a hot market, use the most cutting-edge technology, or have a competitive product concept, but without the ability to hire and keep the right amount of passionate ...
Views: 597 - ***The Art of Negotiation - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVPower is the ability to convince people to accept your ideas. Negotiation is a form of convincing. Power is ability. Ability is the result of practice and application. Think about these things carefully and let them sink in. After you have, remember this one: If you have them by the balls, their ...
Views: 785 - ***The Best Gift You Can Ever Buy for Yourself: A Business of Your Own! - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from John AOVIf you have any desire to be in business for yourself, then now’s the time to make your move! In fact, there has never been a better time to take that step. So this year, buy yourself the greatest gift of all - a business of your own! Over the past year, I’ve met and spoken with thousands of ...
Views: 625 - ***The Bottom Line--Your Guideline (It's not Personal, It's Business) - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from John AOVBusiness is about making money. It’s about the bottom line. The sooner you realize that it's not personal, it's business, the sooner you’ll make it to the top in the business world. I’m often surprised by people who think business is something else. They come in with lofty ideas and ...
Views: 900 - ***The Fast Track to Success - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from John AOVtempo: the rate of motion or activity. --Webster's Dictionary I’ve mentioned before that when you’re the CEO of a company, it’s like being a general. You have to be in charge. You have to take responsibility. You have to instill confidence. It's also a bit like being a conductor, which is one ...
Views: 867 - ***The Five Critical Habits of Real Estate Success - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVIn his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey observed that a lot of our success is built on the small habits that we cultivate daily. That principle applies to real estate investing too. If you observe successful real estate investors and developers, you will see ...
Views: 833 - ***The Foundations of Courage - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from John AOVTrust yourself. When danger comes, you will have what it takes to deal with it. In his book Lost and Found, Dr. Arthur Caliandro writes that when he was a little boy, he and his father had a favorite game. Arthur would stand three or four steps up the stairs in their home. His father would ...
Views: 526 - ***The Great Marketing Information Giveaway - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from John AOVYou’ll be glad that you stopped by today, because Trump University is giving away some of the most powerful marketing ideas available anywhere - information that can make your enterprise vastly successful in today’s competitive marketplace. Better yet, we are not giving away this information ...
Views: 468 - ***The Insider's Way to Predictable Real Estate Profits - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVWhen you ask most people how much they are willing to pay for a property, they usually say something like, Well,the asking price is $275,000 . . . maybe I can bargain that down to $245,000. That's how they decide how much they are willing to pay for a property. And that kind of thinking makes ...
Views: 1465 - ***The Key to Being Innovative - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVMost of the time, being innovative is simply putting together existing elements to create what appears to be new. I was touted as being innovative when I came up with the mixed use condominium and hotel tower, which I did with the Trump International Hotel & Tower in New York. Since then, the ...
Views: 759 - ***The Only Risk-Free Way to Become an Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from John AOVDo a simple experiment this morning. Go to the search engine of your choice and search for the term “businesses for sale.” You are going to be astonished by what you find. Businesses are changing hands at an amazing rate in virtually every area of the United States, and thousands of attractive ...
Views: 554 - ***The Path to Success: A Long, Winding Road - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from John AOVJamie Meiselman is an entrepreneur who pursued the idea of bringing the perfect surf indoors through an enterprise known as Surfparks. A veteran of the action sports industry (snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.), Mr. Meiselman nurtured his idea while studying for his MBA at Columbia University. ...
Views: 1049 - ***The Purpose of Life is to Live a Life of Purpose - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from John AOVIf you are seeking your purpose in life, one that honors your experience and fulfills your dreams, then you have a challenge ahead. You have already begun to ask the necessary questions and act on your answers, which will make the hard work before you that much easier. Perhaps you are wondering ...
Views: 2645 - ***The Raw Passion of the Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVBeth Polish Life-changing insights from The Entrepreneurship Mastery Program I have the privilege of being Trump University's professor for The Entrepreneurship Mastery Program, the new class that met for the first time this week. In a moment, I will share a truly remarkable quote from Amy ...
Views: 731 - ***The Seven Critical Traits of Top Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from John AOVAs President of Trump University, I meet often with our Chairman, Donald J. Trump. I never forget that just about every businessperson in the world would envy me that opportunity. Who wouldn’t want to sit down with Donald J. Trump to get his expert advice on building an enterprise? This ...
Views: 576 - ***The Smartest Decision You Will Ever Make - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVInformation that can change your life from our free special report, The 10 Golden Rules for Buying a Business If you spend any time on this blog, you'll soon catch the excitement about starting your own business. Entrepreneurship is so hot here, it's like a bonfire. Today, I'd like to throw a ...
Views: 625 - ***The Streamlined, Painless Way to Create Your Business Plan - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from John AOVAn interview with business-planning guru Tim Berry When Trump University was searching for the best business plan software to integrate into our Entrepreneurship Mastery Program, we found a blockbuster program in Business Plan Pro. Little did we know that it was the brainchild of a ...
Views: 564 - ***The Trump/Kiyosaki Road to Riches - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVAn exclusive look between the covers of our new book, Why We Want You to Be Rich Why We Want You To Be Rich: Two Men, One Message describes a path to wealth that you won't find in other books. We'd like to share some of our unusual advice today on the Trump blog. You Need to Live Well toGet ...
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