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How To Deal With Rejection
Dealing with rejection can be tough as a business owner. In this episode, Franziska and Sue Izzo, who runs the Basic Bananas US offices, share three tips on how to lessen your fear of rejection and how to overcome it. 01:05 Take a look at your...
Importance of Old-Fashioned Signage
We‘re always sharing the latest and greatest techie tips when it comes to marketing, but it‘s important not to underestimate the power of old-fashioned signage! In this episode, Christo showcases the signage on the Basic Bananas office building and...
How To Kick The Sh** Out Of Plan B
For business owners, plan A doesn‘t always work out, but what should be your next step? Franziska Iseli shares her four tips on how to conquer plan B! 01:21 Always have a Plan A 01:33 Give it your all to reach Plan A 01:48 Come up with Plan B 01:52...
The Best Time of the Day to Post on Instagram
Should you have an Instagram page for your business? Christo Hall and Val Ontiveros, who is part of the Basic Bananas US team, share their top Instagram tips for business owners! 00:30 Should I have an Instagram page for my business? 01:14 When is...
How To Create Deeper Connections with Your Customers
Creating meaningful moments of connection with your customers can benefit your business greatly. Franziska Iseli shares her top tips on how to add a bit of ‘fairy dust‘ to your business and create deeper connections. 00:20 Why you should connect...
How to Increase Your Productivity Instantly
As a successful business owner, Christo Hall knows that only a small portion of our efforts result in profits. In this episode, Christo explains how to use the 80/20 Rule to your advantage and how to find the best use of your time as a business...
How To Create a Brand People Talk About
Making your brand ‘talk-aboutable‘ can be a challenge. Franziska Iseli is sharing one of her favourite strategies to use when it comes to building a memorable brand. 00:27 Pick a theme 00:47 Example #1 02:23 Example #2
How to Prepare for Business Growth
Having worked with many different business owners we know that business growth is a common goal for entrepreneurs. Christo Hall shares his top tips on how to forecast for the future. 00:50 What would happen if your business grew 4 times its size?...
3 Steps to Silence Your Inner Critic
Sometimes our inner critic can stand in our way as business owners. Co-founder of Basic Bananas Franziska Iseli shares her three top tips on how to use your inner critic to your advantage. 01:25 Be Aware of your inner critic 01:30 Acknowledge it...
Why Every Business Needs a Tagline & How to Create It
A tagline is a great way for your business to show some personality and to inform potential clients what exactly your company does. Co-founder of Basic Bananas Christo Hall and co-creator of Basic Bananas USA Valerie Ontiveros share their top tips...
The 6 Best Tools For Instagram
It‘s important to stay on top of social media tools to ensure you can optimise your content! Franziska Iseli and Hanna Metz share 6 tools for Instagram for business owners. 00:37 Editing tools 01:24 Planning tools 02:22 Tool for Links
Reshaping Your Beliefs for More Success
Everyone has their own belief system, some of which propels us forward and some which hold us back. Franziska shares how you can reshape your own belief system to support you on your business journey and choose the right strategies to grow your...
The #1 Leadership Style For Small Business Owners
Not everyone is a born leader, but everyone can work at becoming an outstanding leader. Franziska Iseli shares the #1 leadership style to build your dream culture! 00:27 Types of different leadership 00:58 Bottom-up leadership style 01:20 Ways to...
Driving Traffic from Social Media to an Opt in Funnel
Don‘t make the mistake to rely too heavily on social media platforms to manage your customer base. Christo Hall shares his top tips on how to use social media effectively. 00:19 Common mistakes 00:39 Three steps to use social media effectively...
How To Create An Epic Operations Manual to Scale Your Business
Having an operations manual for your business can be a lot of help in running your company in the most effective way! Franziska Iseli and Aga Russell share their top tips on how to create an epic operations manual to scale your business. 00:52 Why...
HOW TO GET FREE PUBLICITY
Being featured in media outlets like magazines, newspapers or TV can be more valuable than a paid advertisement! Christo Hall shares his top tips on how to get free media as a business owner! 00:23 Common PR mistakes 01:06 Story angles 02:19 What...
8 CONTENT IDEAS FOR YOUR INSTAGRAM CHANNEL
As a business owner it is extremely important to be present on Instagram and to reflect the company‘s values through pictures. Franziska Iseli and Hanna Metz share 8 tips for different kinds of content that can be used on Instagram! 00:36 Products...
How To Build A Marketing Team
Building a marketing team is essential to scale up your business. Christo Hall shares three steps to market your business and why you shouldn‘t outsource as a small business owner. 0:46 Your role as business owner 1:00 Three steps to market your...
The Principal of Detachment
In our daily lives it‘s easy to become attached to things, people or outcomes. But does attachment contribute to our happiness? Franziska Iseli shares the three steps of detachment! 1:00 Why attachment isn‘t making us happy 1:30 Three steps to...
Overcoming Self Doubt in Business
Do you have a fear of failure when it comes to certain tasks within your business? Performance anxiety can be holding you back as an entrepreneur. Christo Hall shares his tips on how to overcome self-doubt in business. (01:15) Give it your best...
Crafting Compelling Marketing Messages
The copy that you write as part of your marketing is just as important as the images you are using. Messaging should be an important part of your marketing campaign! Franziska Iseli shares her tips on how to craft compelling marketing messages....
HOW TO SELL WITHOUT BEING SALESY
As a business owner it is extremely important to know how to sell your products or services in the most efficient way. However, it can be difficult to sell without coming across as pushy! In this BBTV, Christo Hall shares his tips on how to do just...
How to Be Engaging on Camera
Video marketing is one of the best marketing tools to help you build trust and add value as a business owner! However, most business owners fear watching themselves on a camera and that‘s such a shame. In this BBTV, Franziska Iseli shares five tips...
Indulging in New Markets
Expanding your markets is exciting but you have to make sure you are smart about it first! In this BBTV business tip, Franziska Iseli shares the four questions you need to ask yourself to determine how to enter a specific market! (0:48) Who do you...