Aviation Startups & Side Hustles – 50+ Business Ideas for Aviation Professionals
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ABCI Events in April
Join us for aviation marketing and sales workshops, live discussions, and more – some free, ALL worth it! Download this calendar in a printable PDF format! Live Discussions: Live Discussion – The biggest challenge you’ve encountered in your business! https://www.facebook.com/events/1961967133944226 Book Club Discussion – Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins https://www.facebook.com/events/4058988427467692 This conversation is […]
Aviation Book Club – Secrets of a Master Closer by Mike Kaplan
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Side Hustles & Startups – Our Stories
John and I have both been involved in side hustle startups of varying size and complexity. And we’ve learned a lot! You probably already know that there is a long and noble history of companies that were started in a garage or hangar or on a kitchen table. The aviation industry has these stories, too! […]
How Do You Market an Airport Business?
How do you market an airport business or FBO? Airports must successfully build relationships with their communities to effectively market their airport. Paula Williams, strategic aviation marketing advisor for Aviation Business Consultants, Lara Kaufmann, associate director of the Greenville Downtown Airport and Doug Goldstrom, president of sales and marketing for Special Services Corporation, spoke […]
Tough Discussions, Negotiations and Objections
We couldn’t ask for a better group to talk about tough discussions, negotiations and objections than this group! An Sean Kerr, an aviation insurance agent with Chappel, Smith & Associates and David Pearl, a retired aviation attorney turned copywriter, join Paula, John and Mickey to talk about our toughest conversations. Most of us have had […]
Interview with Annamarie Buonocore, InFlightUSA and BizAvJetUSA Magazines
Annamarie is the editor of InflIght USA and BizAvJets USA magazines. We talk about what’s changed with publishing, and how to get the most out of your advertising investments. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRMH-nO6dqI[/embedyt] Transcript: Paula: Hey, welcome to this week’s episode. Today I got to sit down with Annamarie Buonocore and she is the editor of […]
ABCI Events in March – Free, and Not Free but Worth It!
Join us for our workshops, discussions, book clubs, courses and other events for Aviation Sales and Marketing Professionals in March! Click here to Download our Aviation Sales & Marketing Calendar as a printable PDF March Events We’ll be discussing the book – Secrets of a Master Closer Come share your thoughts. This conversation is recorded […]
Book Club Discussion- Trust, Belief, Influence and Rapport
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Ten Creepy AI Tools for Aviation Marketing
“Oh, my goodness. That’s terrifying. Where do I sign up? I absolutely want this!” Paula’s reaction to one of these AI marketing tools. (Actually, to several of them, to be honest.) AI, or artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other “creepy” technology has changed the way we do many things in our daily life. They also […]
Aviation Professionals – What Do You Love About What You Do?
It’s Valentines week, and it’s been a rough year in this industry, as well as every other! So, we thought we’d spend this episode talking with aviation industry professionals about what they LOVE about this industry. (You’d be crazy to do this if you didn’t love it, right?) Included in this episode – (Besides John […]
BIZJETCPA PROMOTES JOE PARK TO MANAGING PARTNER
George Rice, the founder and Senior Partner of BIZJETCPA is pleased to announce that Joe Park, CPA has been promoted to Managing Partner of the Firm. Joe Park joined BIZJETCPA in 2017 and was promoted to partner in charge of the Firm’s tax practice in 2018.Based on Joe’s prior background and knowledge of federal income […]
Twelve Signs You Need A Web Site Refresh
Sales in the aviation industry are often initiated at an industry trade show or personal contact. Until last year, when it became more important than ever for customers to be able to find you online. Aviation companies are more dependent than ever on their aviation web sites to represent them well and make first contact […]
Introducing – Executive Digital Coaching for Aviation Professionals
This is a service we’ve offered for a long time. Thought leaders in Aviation aren’t just born knowing how to use these tools! We have Marketing Lab customers and confidential customers for our other services that needed some coaching to be comfortable, confident and effective using digital platforms, including LinkedIn, Zoom, and other visual and […]
Book Club Discussion – the 12-Month Digital Marketing Planner by Brandon Breshears
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Three Ways to Deliver Customer Education to Make More Sales
We have to educate customers before they can make a good purchase decision, but aviation thought leaders are too busy to get them to sit down and listen to a lecture. What’s the best way to deliver it? The “old school” term for this is “content marketing.” Providing valuable information throughout the sales process. But […]
What are aviation sales and marketing pros doing differently in 2021?
We all survived 2020, we’re all a little older and wiser, (hopefully!) but we’re still full of optimism for 2021. (I think even the youngest among us has a gray hair or two they didn’t have at the beginning of 2020!) Join aviation copywriter David Pearl, Trish Machiri of Charterly, Karla Roberts of Motive Learning, […]
Customer Education Part Two – Three Topics That Drive Sales
Educating customers and prospects is a great investment. People buy more confidently when they know more about the topic! This applies whether you sell preowned aircraft, landing gear components, maintenance software, insurance, or any other aviation product or service. Here are three topics you should include in your educational marketing campaigns: How to Shop for […]
Aviation Sales & Marketing Pros – What Did You Learn from 2020?
2020 is finally (just about) over! They say our toughest times are the times when we learn the most and actually make the most progress, even though it may not be evident. What was your best lesson from 2020? Ben Lamb, Debbie Murphy, David Pearl, Mickey Gamonal, John and Paula Williams discuss this topic. [embedyt] […]
Three Ways Customer Education Improves Sales
Many aviation companies overlook customer education. The bad news is, this is a big mistake. The good news is, your competitors are probably making this mistake! Here are three reasons customer education can lead to better sales and higher profits for aviation companies! [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL_MLSR53tE[/embedyt] Transcript Paula Williams: Hey, welcome to this week’s episode. […]