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How to Choose Your Perfect Target Market
You have the power and choice to choose who you want to work with! But just where do you start? In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska Iseli discusses three questions you should ask yourself in order to define your audience! Who do you...
How to Choose a Catchy Business Name People Can‘t Resist
Deciding on a name for your business can be tough, but it shouldn‘t have to be! In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska shares five tips to help you nail the perfect business name! (0:48) Reflect your vision and values (1:28) Make it...
Business Tip: Developing Your Purpose Statement
Franziska Iseli, co-founder of Basic Bananas, shares with us this important business tip of developing and defining your business‘ purpose statement. Through your purpose statement, you are telling your audience your business goals and how you...
Business Tip: Creating a Logo
“How do I get a great logo designed?” This is a common question for business owners both established and new! In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska talks with Julia Brun who runs our branding agency, The Business Hood, about 7 tips you...
Making Decisions with Ajit Nawalkha
As entrepreneurs we are often flooded with new ideas and strategies to build on our business success. How do you know when to say yes to something new or when to say no? In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska Iseli sits down with Ajit...
Creating a Happy Work Environment
In this episode of Basic Bananas Tv, Franziska shares three tips you can implement right away to create a happy and fun work environment! You will come to understand that every individual plays an important role in the overall happiness,...
Business Tip: How to Use Values to Hire Team Members
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska and Erik share their process of utilizing business values in their hiring process to find the right team members! (0:40) Identify your values (0:47) Group interviews (1:06) Ask the Team Stay tuned for...
Business Tip: How to Create a Tight Team Based on Values
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV Erik Hatterscheidt from Basic Bananas Canada shows us how to use values to evaluate your team members to make sure your culture is strong and tight! (0:30) Allow team members to evaluate each other (0:45) List...
Marketing Tip: Delighting your Audience with Nils Vesk
What unexpected action can you take that adds value and entertainment to your audience? In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska Iseli sits down with Nils Vesk of Innovation Blueprint to discuss the significance of delighting your customers...
Business Tip: The Compass for Your Business
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska shares a business tip about finding values for your business. When you identify these values, you are determining the guiding principles for your business! 0:28 Discovering your compass 1:10 What‘s...
How to choose your tribe
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska talks about how to choose the right people to hang out with who will lift you up and empower you! Want more from Basic Bananas? Join a half day workshop: click here Subscribe to our podcast: click here...
Business Tip: How to Create Content for Marketing
Generating well-developed and interesting content will help you get discovered online! In this episode, Christo discusses creative ways to help you develop new content. Now there are no excuses for creating great content! 0:50 Create video and...
Business Tip: Less Slack using #slack
While traveling abroad in Greece, Franziska and Christo stopped to share a business tool that has major impact for communicating with team members! The free app Slack is a great way to step away from email streams and build channels depending on...
Innovation Tip: How to Think Differently
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska and Christo talk to us about where to look to get inspiration for your own business! Tapping into other industries as examples can help us think innovatively and do something entirely different. Maybe...
Entrepreneur Tip: Framework to Innovate with Nils Vesk
In this episode Franziska speaks with Nils Vesk from Innovation Blueprint about the questions you can ask yourself to turn insights into commercial innovative ideas! Remember that experimentation of new ideas in your business never really stops....
Entrepreneur Tip: Turning Frustrations into Gains
In this episode Christo and Franziska walk us through a way to position yourself as different among your competitors and to make yourself pop out in your space! Want more from Basic Bananas? Join a half day workshop: click here Subscribe to our...
Marketing Tip: Should you outsource your marketing?
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV Christo answers one of the most commonly asked questions. Should you outsource your marketing? Want more from Basic Bananas? Join a half day workshop: click here Subscribe to our podcast: click here Free self...
Entrepreneur Tip: Continuous Improvements
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV Franziska talks about one of the main responsibilities entrepreneurs have in their businesses – to continually improve on things! Want more from Basic Bananas? Join a half day workshop: click here Subscribe to...
3 Quick Hacks for Small Business Owners
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV Franziska and Christo chat to Dale Beaumont, the founder of Business Blueprint at his studios. Dale shares three valuable hacks for business owners you will love! Want more from Basic Bananas? Join a half day...
Video Tip: The One Thing
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV Franziska talks about a question she used to ask herself to avoid overwhelm and to learn something new from every situation. Maybe you want to try it on also! Want more from Basic Bananas? Join a half day...
Marketing Tip: Be known for something
In order to stand out in a crowded market, you really need to be known for something. We‘ve got three questions for you to help you find out what you want to be known for. 00:55s What are you really good at? 01:02s What makes you unique? 01:15s Why...
How to manage your never-ending ‘to do list‘ with a free tool
As a business owner you probably have a very long ‘to do‘ list with things you need to get done written in different lists. Let‘s get them organized! In this episode Franziska shares her two favourite productivity hacks she‘s implemented over the...
Leadership Tip: How to let your people shine
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska and Christo talk about how to bring out brilliance in your team members. 0:55 Why you want to hire people that are better than you 2:23 Acknowledging your team members 2:57 Who is stealing the thunder...
Marketing Tip: How to make your events more memorable
In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska and Christo discuss ideas to make your events more memorable. 0:46s Examples of branded materials in line with your brand 1:44s Why engaging your audience early is important 4:09s The biggest mistake...