Ep: 72: Interview with Daniel Collison: How Financial Advisors Can Become Referable

  Daniel Collison is a certified financial planner and in-demand coach with more than 25 years of experience in his field. He’s also the author of the book, The Financial Advisor’s Guide to Excellence. Today on Stay Paid, Daniel offers strategies for pain-free prospecting and discusses how financial advisors can get referrals without needing to… Read more »


Customer Story: “I Loved the Idea of Sending Out Something Visual”

Janet Peckinpaugh understands that being remembered is an essential part of her job because, as she says, “A big part of real estate is referrals and it can be a major part of your business.” If she doesn’t do everything in her power to make a positive impact by staying in touch, then she might… Read more »


11 New Ideas for Distributing Your Promotional Copies

Clients share how they use their personally branded magazines to grow their contact databases and generate leads Whether you’re new to our personally branded magazines, or you’ve been mailing a while, don’t you think it’s safe to say that your contact list could use a little updating? Everyone knows that your core clients and sphere… Read more »


Using Your Facebook Business Page as Part of Your Inbound Strategy

Inbound marketing, which involves taking strangers through a process that eventually turns them into customers and even promoters of your brand, has become the most effective marketing strategy for doing business online. That means it’s no longer just a “good idea” for your business to be actively involved in social media. As reported by Marketing… Read more »


American Lifestyle Magazine Is Getting an Updated Look!

We’re excited to announce that in Issue 70 of American Lifestyle magazine—with deadlines beginning this spring—we’ll be updating our look! Don’t worry! We’re not talking a major redesign—just a simplified and more modern look that is easily translatable to the digital environment. Everything that you know and love about American Lifestyle will remain the same,… Read more »


Heat Up Your Summer with Issue 70

American Lifestyle magazine Issue 70 hits homes right in the heart of summer—the prime time for social gatherings, home improvement projects, and making real estate moves. As our annual Summer to Sell real estate promotion, Issue 70 includes seven timely articles, great recipes, and of course, a slew of industry specific ads to customize and… Read more »


4 Tips for How to Stay Consistent on Social Media

Updated November 7, 2023 Adopt these four strategies used by successful social media marketers to consistently engage followers and meet your business goals I’m sure you’ve read a thousand times about the benefits of using social media. I think we all have. But very few tell you how to actually do it so here are… Read more »


Should You Incentivize Referrals?

Every now and then I’ll get an unsolicited email from a headhunter about some position or another. Many are for jobs that have nothing to do with writing or marketing, and often they are for positions located several states away from where I live. But they aren’t completely irrelevant. Most of these emails conclude by… Read more »


2016 Inc. Women’s Summit Recap

More than one-hundred aspiring entrepreneurs, tech moguls, and powerful business people gathered for the 2016 Inc. Women’s Summit in New York City on November 3—to listen to and be inspired by a handful of some of the most important players in the business world today. The event kicked off with headlining speaker, Barbara Corcoran, a… Read more »


Customer Story: “You Have to Spend Money to Make Money”

“You have to spend money to make money.” It’s a classic saying in marketing, and it’s one that Bob Gordon, Associate Broker at RE/MAX CENTRE REALTORS®, believes to be true after 35 years in real estate consulting. As a top 1% performer in his office—and top 5% in his state—Bob stays busy by hosting his… Read more »


Customer Story: “Everything About It Was Appealing”

As a REALTOR®, Sheri’ Rivera makes class a cornerstone of her personal marketing. When American Lifestyle magazine was presented at her office she was, “so impressed with the presentation, with the simplicity, with the recipes, everything about it was appealing.” American Lifestyle magazine allows her to expand her reach and stay in front of everybody… Read more »


Customer Story: “It’s Not Just Tossed in the Trash”

Nicole Kittredge understands the importance of building a personal brand in the mortgage industry, and it can be tough to keep her name top of mind while cultivating her brand. American Lifestyle magazine is the perfect vehicle to expand her presence to the people who matter most. Nicole talks about how American Lifestyle magazine is… Read more »