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This week Tim is joined by Nick James, from Seriously Fun Business. Nick is an events organiser come sales specialist and has married the two by putting on some incredibly influential events for businesses owners who want to grow their companies.  Nick can sell over 200,000 seminar tickets per year with the use of his digital marketing techniques. He focuses on three main areas when it comes to digital marketing:    Building a personal database i.e. a list of people interested in events, attended webinars, taken lead magnets etc..  Paid Facebook advertisements Use of multiple social media platforms: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram   So listen up as Nick tells you how he leverages these three areas to convert a massive amount of ticket sales.    To find out more about Expert Empires (and also see Nick’s fantastic emails) go to https://exposure.ninja/ee

Marketing Estate Agencies with Phil Jones When it comes to marketing estate agencies, Phil Jones is making a real name for himself. Two years ago, along with his mother-in-law and former podcast guest, Sam Ashdown he set up Ashdown Jones, an estate agency in the Lake District. Two years later, they have a leadership position in the Lakes for high end properties. Additionally, Phil is fast becoming an expert in the use of direct mail. Ashdown Jones has made significant progress in their first 2 years In the last 2 years, they have sold 50 houses. Sam Ashdown insisted that their market was going to be the affluent, high end and so all those houses will have been near to or above the £1m mark. A house in the Lake District is very special. They chose to help vendors of UNIQUE homes. Although there is not a specific price for that, it tends to be a minimum of £500k. With remarkable honesty, Phil admits had Sam not insisted on marketing to the affluent, on his own, he says he might have tried what every other agency does and try market to everyone. Marketing Estate Agencies What is remarkable for Ashdown Jones, is they no longer have to rely on 3 way pitches to secure new clients. You know the thing. 3 agencies put on a dog and pony show and the winner gets selected by the vendor (how is uncertain, gut feel probably). Now, Ashdown Jones have prospects asking them to market their property. Once they learn how it will be marketed and what they will do, what they have done for others, prospects are only too keen to ask, almost beg them to sell their home. And Ashdown Jones pick and choose too. They DO NOT serve everyone. That's a bad idea for any marketer. Any industry. Twilight Photography Lights on, mean you are at home. Is this the secret to appealing to the sense of belonging? http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Twilight.mp4 Phil markets everything to people's emotions, rather than their logical side. Sam Ashdown was a house stager in her past, so they create staged rooms. Every photograph they take is styled for who they think will buy that house. A lake view will be shot to engage the viewer, to make them believe that they are sat there, with a glass of champagne, staring out across the lake, contemplating a lovely meal to come, in their house of their dreams. It's as if they are creating stories in photography. Local Marketing Club - Lake District Sam and Phil run a local marketing club for local businesses in the Lake District. It takes place on the first Friday of the Month. At Windermere Golf Club. They have a 100 local businesses from the Lake District. What a place! Contact Phil Jones on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/philjones-directmailexpert/ Mastermind Phil is an expert in direct mail. They focused on direct mail when they first started. Response rates were average. So 12 months ago, they invested in a Mastermind. A five figure investment. He is an expert copywriter. More about psychology rather than the words. They know that long copy plays on emotions Now they get 11-12% return. The mastermind is Nick James. Seriously Fun Business is Nick's company. Phil is spending real money on education. Phil says: You have to see a piece of copy as the second best thing to a face to face meeting: http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Direct-Mail-101.mp4 Direct Mail Tips Create curiosity straight away. Hand write the envelopes Target accurately - they have used Council Tax Bands FG and H for homes they want to market to They chase some homes they feel they should be responsible for marketing the home. Be selective about the homes you want to market. Very often the Ashdown Jones board outside houses is a pride statement. AJ are the most expensive in the Lakes. A special For Sale Board They have a very special board. The images are of the home itself. Not Ashdown Jones as such.

Welcome back for Episode 35!   Nick James is an entrepreneurial powerhouse with an impressive track record. Nick attended his first personal development event at the young age of 12 years, and has since immersed himself in serving experts in the personal development space. He’s built multiple high revenue businesses over the years and specialises in getting bums on seats at live events, profitable business growth through high level masterminds, and closing sales. Following 7 years of helping hundreds of business owners write killer copy, grow their business and make more profit, Nick founded his current venture Seriously Fun Business. As well as dramatically changing the businesses he’s worked with, he’s sold tens of thousands of tickets and generated millions of pounds in sales from his live seminars and conferences… his biggest to date being Expert Empires, featuring speakers such as Gary Vaynerchuk, Lord Sugar, Grant Cardone, and Ryan Deiss. Nick has also recently co-founded the Elite Closing Academy with his business partner Matthew Elwell (who’ll be joining us on the show in February), and in the space of just a few months has grown the Elite Closing Academy into a multi 6-figure business. Safe to say, Nick knows what he’s talking about when it comes to building expert businesses. Check out the Seriously Fun Business website HERE!   And don't forget to connect with me @TheJamieKeeling and check out our tailored Business Accelerator Programmes HERE Thanks for listening - and remember... stay OPTIMISED! "Find your Passion, Live with Purpose, Make an Impact!"  Don't forget to subscribe and come and say hello to us on our social media pages!! You can find out more about Jamie on Facebook, at his blog and at Optimise Me!   www.optimisemenow.com

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Welcome back for Episode 16! It's my pleasure to welcome the man, the master, the inspiration Kevin Bennison back onto the Optimise Me Now! Podcast for this value packed, content rich, not to be missed episode! Kevin is a master when it comes to leadership and communication, and was kind enough to dedicate two and a half hours of his day to the show to discuss our keys learnings, take aways, and thoughts on the amazing 'Expert Empires' event we attended together in London on 16th and 17th May 2018.  This was an event like no other, with a line up of speakers unrivaled - we heard from brilliant minds from all over the world such as the likes of Grant Cardone, Marcus Murphy, Judymay Murphy, Ryan Deiss, Lucy Johnson, Ryan Pinnick, and the man himself - Nick James, founder of the event, and of the company that made it all possible; Seriously Fun Business.  Enjoy - this is an extremely content rich episode so have a notepad and pen ready to take notes! To find out more about the 'Expert Empires' events and Nick James' company 'Seriously Fun Business' CLICK HERE Learn more about SWL Training, get access to their FREE resources, and find out how they can help you CLICK HERE To connect with Kevin on Facebook CLICK HERE   And don't forget to check out my blog at Little Grey Says Thanks for listening - and remember... stay OPTIMISED!   "Find your Passion, Live with Purpose, Make an Impact!"   Don't forget to subscribe and come and say hello to us on our social media pages!! You can find out more about Jamie on Facebook, at his blog and at Optimise Me!   www.optimisemenow.com

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This Episode I speak to business Entrepreneur Nick James about his event  Business Empires held at the Hilton Hotel    The event brought a wealth of speakers from across the globe with the Keynote being Lord Sugar    The Event Business Empires  Is a well-attended event and aims to help business owners develop to the next level in their business, keynotes explain how they have achieved success. The event is part of Seriously Fun Business    check out our website www.duggystoneradio.com   twitter @dstoneradio    subscribe like share   

In this episode the Success4 Team get the chance to sit down with the creator of Seriously Fun Business, Nick James. Nick speaks about attending Tony Robbins Events at 12yrs old with his mum who works for Tony. He has since gone on to organise events here in the UK featuring Gary Vaynerchuk , Rob Moore and Lord Alan Sugar. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TO 'BUSINESS EMPIRES' with Lord Alan Sugar here https://businessempires.co.uk/pre-launch-s4g Success4.co.uk Redesign Your Life

Nick James is an extremely successful Entrepreneur Businessman and famous for his brand Seriously Fun Business based in Solihull West Midlands. Nick runs some of the biggest events with the biggest guests in the UK and shares with us his vast knowledge on how to get ahead in business. We discuss: The difference between and Intrapreneur and an Entrepreneur. If you are ambitious and in business, then you will fit in either one of these categories. How the value that you bring to an organisation is critical and how it effects (good and bad) your Personal Brand, as this has a massive influence on whether you get promoted or not We also speak about how you can consciously add value to your organisation and how important it is to network with the right people, so that they “Know, Like and Trust” you. At the end of the day You are YOUR own CEO! One of Nick’s big teaching points is all about Vision and making sure that you setting goals and are focusing on them daily to ensure success. We also hear about how he managed to attract and secure one of the biggest names in Business and Marketing today in the US, Gary Vaynerchuk to speak at his Expert Empires event in London earlier this year. Finally, one of Nick biggest tips is all about having patience if you want to be successful in business.   Golden Nugget Question Round Question 1 – What would you tell your 25 Year Old Self? Take more risks, be braver, have more trust Question 2 – What would you Lecturer at University today The Philosophy of Sales – Why people buy what they buy and how people sell to them. Question 3 – What was your biggest investment or financial decision Booking Gary Vaynerchuk for his Business Empires event    Guest Details At Seriously Fun Business for their latest event, they have assembled a collection of World class Experts in Business, Events, Tech, Social Media, Marketing, Sales, Branding and Personal development to create an event unlike any other in the UK called 'Business Empires'.  You can find out more here: www.businessempires.co.uk Over Two Days Some of The UK's Leading Entrepreneurs Will Reveal The Tried-And-Tested Strategies They've Used To Scale Their Businesses To Seven, Eight, And Even Nine Figures. They'll Also Share the Advanced Marketing Tactics They're Using RIGHT NOW To Generate More Leads, Get More Customers, and Make More Sales! It will be actionable content that can be implemented immediately into your business to increase success. Effectively you will be able to leverage knowledge and strategies from the people that are spending 8 & 9 figures plus to produce results. There is also the fact that 600 people will be in attendance so connections will be made, JV's will be formed and I wouldn't be at all surprised if you pick up new customers.  You will also learn how we have put on this event 'BUSINESS EMPIRES' & our Event in May ' EXPERT EMPIRES' as our 'niche' is we teach people how to put on successful profitable events, seminars (On & Offline) & Workshops, Check us out here: https://bumsonseatsbootcamp.com/bums-on-seats and here http://www.seriouslyfunbusiness.co.uk   Quotes from the Show The people who get promoted are the ones that create the most value in the organisation -Nick James Don’t play candy crush on the train in the morning and then bitch and moan that you didn’t get what you wanted! -Nick James It’s the habits that you do on a daily basis that help you create that extra value - Nick James

Filling events is hard work. Sorry to start on such a depressing note, but it's true. And anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. We dig into Nicks 6 Step Process THE SEMINAR SUCCESS CIRCLE for running VERY successful live events. Following 7 years of helping hundreds of business owners write killer copy, grow their business and make more profit, Nick founded Seriously Fun Business. Nick's renowned for this strategic business mind and ability to sell and market basically anything to anyone. He could sell ice to an Eskimo or water to a well - but advises these aren't great business models... He's sold literally tens of thousands of tickets and generated millions of pounds in sales from his live seminars and conferences... his biggest to date being the Small Business Success Summit with Frank Kern in June 2015. There were 800+ small business owners in attendance and the event generated over £500k. Safe to say, he knows what he's talking about. BIG Event coming up in LONDON with Gary Vaynerchuk is his latest accomplishment.

Nick James, CEO of Seriously Fun Business, explains how to run successful and profitable events - and how to have fun at the same time.Find out more at http://bit.ly/2fEXgog#seminars #events #workshops

Show Notes Following 7 years of helping hundreds of business owners write killer copy, grow their business and make more profit, Nick founded Seriously Fun Business. Nick is renowned for this strategic business mind and ability to sell and market basically anything to anyone. He could sell ice to an Eskimo or Water to a well – but advises these aren’t great business models… As well as dramatically changing the businesses he’s worked with, he’s sold literally tens of thousands of tickets and generated millions of pounds in sales from his live seminars and conferences… his biggest to date being the Small Business Success Festival with Frank Kern in June 2015. There were 800+ small business owners in attendance and the event generated over £500k. Safe to say, he knows what he’s talking about.   Also in the show Here’s just a few things you learn; Nicks shares what he believes the “Numero Uno” of success is. Whether you operate in the online or offline space, it comes down to the ability to c———- R——— with —– —. How to discover what your true passion is. This is what Nick learnt at the age of 12 attending his first personal development event with his mum. The naked truth of why events seminars and workshops should form part of your marketing regardless of sector (especially if you’re a coach or trainer). The tried and trusted way to hone your skills and hack your way to business success, this works in about every field. Providing you have two character traits found in most successful entrepreneurs. Listen to the amazing cases study of how one of Nicks clients in the Golf Niche earns six figure sums consistently from discovery day sessions. Simply by adding 3 little known secrets to the way these sessions are run. The No1 way to shine a light on your Business that generates leads and new business, that hands down beats writing a book, appearing on TV or Radio that has the ability to bring a surge of 6 figure cash on demand. Learn the 3 ways that may surprise you to minimise the risk of losing your shirt when putting on events (so you don’t have to pull money out of savings reserve fund). Nick articulates what every event promoter should be doing to get their event filled using Facebook paid adverting. This proven concept works like gangbusters (conversions are off the charts). Nick shares a personal cautionary tale of how to avoid event delivery that should act as a warning to avoid lost revenues, embarrassment, verbal and mental backlash. Hit play now to get even more elevating knowledge to soar you to higher heights of productivity and profitability. Success Quote People are the most important thing in business (JV partners, clients, employees) Recommend Resources #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness Ask Gary Vee YouTube show https://www.youtube.com/user/GaryVaynerchuk Connect Web – http://www.seriouslyfunbusiness.co.uk/ LinkedIn – https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nick-james-63027224 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Nickjamescopy