AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » Radio http://kmmsam.com Fri, 17 May 2013 23:20:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Recession Ending Tips For Your Small Business http://kmmsam.com/recession-ending-tips-for-your-small-business/ http://kmmsam.com/recession-ending-tips-for-your-small-business/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=139262 It would be great if the recession ends for everyone at the same time; but it just doesn’t work like that.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/recession-ending-tips-for-your-small-business/feed/ 0 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Tom Interviews Best Selling Author Debra Jones on "Open for Business" http://kmmsam.com/tom-inteviews-best-selling-author-debra-jones-on-open-for-business/ http://kmmsam.com/tom-inteviews-best-selling-author-debra-jones-on-open-for-business/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 19:23:35 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=137629 Her unique coaching style empowers her clients to find the courage within to close the gap between the life they are living now to a life filled with true joy, well-being and purpose.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/tom-inteviews-best-selling-author-debra-jones-on-open-for-business/feed/ 0 Author Debra Jones (photo used with permission) The Power of Word-of-Mouth http://kmmsam.com/the-power-of-word-of-mouth/ http://kmmsam.com/the-power-of-word-of-mouth/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:12 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=136921 If you asked 100 small business owners to name the most effective form of advertising almost all would say, “Word-of-Mouth.”

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/the-power-of-word-of-mouth/feed/ 0 Michael Webb/Keystone/Getty Images The Power of Radio http://kmmsam.com/the-power-of-radio/ http://kmmsam.com/the-power-of-radio/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:59 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=136591 Radio has come a long way since Reginald Fessenden’s Christmas Eve, voice and music broadcast to ships at sea, from the shores of Massachusetts in 1906.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/the-power-of-radio/feed/ 0 Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Advertising Isn't An Expense; It's An Investment! http://kmmsam.com/advertising-isnt-an-expense-its-an-investment/ http://kmmsam.com/advertising-isnt-an-expense-its-an-investment/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:12 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=134189 The most important rules to remember — customers buy benefits. Your advertising must solve their problem or benefit them in some way.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/advertising-isnt-an-expense-its-an-investment/feed/ 0 Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images National Media: Being First or Being Factual? http://kmmsam.com/national-media-being-first-or-being-factual/ http://kmmsam.com/national-media-being-first-or-being-factual/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:13 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=133369 News is a very competitive environment. We all want the latest and greatest. But shouldn’t getting it right trump reporting it wrong?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/national-media-being-first-or-being-factual/feed/ 0 BOSTON, MA - APRIL 17: FBI crime scene investigators stand near an evidence marker on Boylston Street just past Berkeley Street near the scene of the Boston Marathon bombing April 17, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Investigators continue to work the scene of two bomb explosions at the finish line of the marathon that killed 3 people and injured over one hundred more. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) What About Agenda 21? http://kmmsam.com/what-about-agenda-21/ http://kmmsam.com/what-about-agenda-21/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=131984 There are three ways to make the phones ring if you’re doing talk radio. Number one, claim Oswald was the lone shooter in the Kennedy Assassination; two, claim 9/11 happened exactly as reported; and three, Agenda 21.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/what-about-agenda-21/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, speaks at the UN General Assembly meeting at United Nations Headquarters on September 25, 2012 in New York City. The event gathers more than 100 heads of state and government for high level meetings on nuclear safety, regional conflicts, health and nutrition and environment issues. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) [Audio] How to Write, Design and Create a Super Brochure or Mailing Piece http://kmmsam.com/audio-how-to-write-design-and-create-a-super-brochure-or-mailing-piece/ http://kmmsam.com/audio-how-to-write-design-and-create-a-super-brochure-or-mailing-piece/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:46:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=131548 Step-by-step tips for writing, designing and creating a brochure for your small business that will bring customers in and improve your bottom line.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/audio-how-to-write-design-and-create-a-super-brochure-or-mailing-piece/feed/ 0 Tom Egelhoff, Host of Open for Business, Saturdays 11AM to 2 PM Mountain Time Can You Control Your Future? http://kmmsam.com/can-you-control-your-future/ http://kmmsam.com/can-you-control-your-future/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:05 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=131387 The history books are filled with entrepreneurs who started with nothing more than an idea and went on to greatness.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/can-you-control-your-future/feed/ 0 (Flickr Photo by Genn Williams pdx) The Sixties: A Decade That Changed The World http://kmmsam.com/the-sixties-a-decade-that-changed-the-world/ http://kmmsam.com/the-sixties-a-decade-that-changed-the-world/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=129827 Some of you might be wondering where the inspiration comes from to write five articles every week. Sometimes it comes right out of left field.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/the-sixties-a-decade-that-changed-the-world/feed/ 0 18th April 1968: US Marines run from enemy gunfire to board a helicopter at Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) [Podcast] Downturns: What to Do During Tough Economic Times http://kmmsam.com/podcast-downturns-what-to-do-during-tough-economic-times/ http://kmmsam.com/podcast-downturns-what-to-do-during-tough-economic-times/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:58 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=129256 Why is Circuit City out of business but Best Buy is still here. Border's Books is gone but Barnes & Nobel are still sending books out the door.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/podcast-downturns-what-to-do-during-tough-economic-times/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images Happy April Fools Day! No Kidding… http://kmmsam.com/happy-april-fools-day-no-kidding/ http://kmmsam.com/happy-april-fools-day-no-kidding/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:36 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=129241 One of the best April Fools Jokes on the American public happened in 1985. George Plimpton wrote an article for Sports Illustrated about a baseball phenom.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/happy-april-fools-day-no-kidding/feed/ 0 Tom McLaughlin on April Fool (L) wins the Bet Shanghai Masters Tennis - Betdaq Handicap at Kempton Park. [Podcast] My 25 Favorite Low Cost, Small Business, Advertising Tips http://kmmsam.com/podcast-my-25-favorite-low-cost-small-business-advertising-tips/ http://kmmsam.com/podcast-my-25-favorite-low-cost-small-business-advertising-tips/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:00:43 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=127940 [Podcast] My 25 Favorite Low Cost Small Business Advertising Tips

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/podcast-my-25-favorite-low-cost-small-business-advertising-tips/feed/ 0 Tom Egelhoff, host of "Open for Business" Saturdays 11AM to 2PM Mountain Time. How To Advertise Your Construction Company on a Limited Budget http://kmmsam.com/how-to-advertise-your-construction-company-on-a-limited-budget/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-advertise-your-construction-company-on-a-limited-budget/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:27:08 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=125599 When you're working you aren't finding jobs. When you are out finding jobs are you not making money.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-advertise-your-construction-company-on-a-limited-budget/feed/ 0 Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Who, What, Where, When And How to Advertise! http://kmmsam.com/who-what-where-when-and-how-to-advertise/ http://kmmsam.com/who-what-where-when-and-how-to-advertise/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:43 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=123563 If I came into your office and told you that I would give you a twenty-dollar bill for every dollar you gave me… how often would you like to see me?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/who-what-where-when-and-how-to-advertise/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tom Egelhoff's Small Business Podcasts http://kmmsam.com/tom-egelhoffs-small-business-podcasts/ http://kmmsam.com/tom-egelhoffs-small-business-podcasts/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:32:19 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=123518 These podcasts are designed to help your small business grow and become more profitable using the tips I will be giving you.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/tom-egelhoffs-small-business-podcasts/feed/ 0 Tom Egelhoff Open for Business How To Get Noticed By The Media http://kmmsam.com/how-to-get-noticed-by-the-media/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-get-noticed-by-the-media/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:00:44 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=111029 Sooner or later you are going to need to generate some publicity for your business. When that time comes you are going to play a little game with the media.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-get-noticed-by-the-media/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) How Local Businesses Can Beat the Big Guys — Online http://kmmsam.com/how-local-businesses-can-beat-the-big-guys-online/ http://kmmsam.com/how-local-businesses-can-beat-the-big-guys-online/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:00:54 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=105573 There are no short cuts or tricks that the search engines have not found or thought of. Do not try to trick the system.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-local-businesses-can-beat-the-big-guys-online/feed/ 0 Small businesses now have a presence on iPhones, tablets and laptops. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) What's Up With Our Short Attention Span? http://kmmsam.com/whats-up-with-our-short-attention-span/ http://kmmsam.com/whats-up-with-our-short-attention-span/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:00:21 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=101430 It’s difficult to remember what news was like before twenty-four seven, three sixty-five, cable news kept us up to date. Where did this all come from?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/whats-up-with-our-short-attention-span/feed/ 0 CNN anchor and chief national correspondent John King (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Stuff You Didn't Know About "Turkey Day," Part Two http://kmmsam.com/stuff-you-didnt-know-about-turkey-day-part-two/ http://kmmsam.com/stuff-you-didnt-know-about-turkey-day-part-two/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=100176 Obviously not every event over the past year has been a positive one. However, most of us tend to think positive and to apply more weight to the good things, rather than dwelling on the bad.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/stuff-you-didnt-know-about-turkey-day-part-two/feed/ 0 LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Los Angele Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (L) pass out Thanksgiving meals during Jackson Limousine's 30th annual turkey giveaway on November 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The limousine company, who accepted donations from several different public organization and citizens, is expected to hand out 10,000 turkeys to people in the community (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)