LIONS Game 9/16

Our Modern Executives an amazing time 

at the LIONS game this past weekend! 

Thanks to our management team for the tickets.

Vegas 2016!

VEGAS HERE WE COME!

Travel Tuesdays

Pictured: Pepi (left) and Debbie (right) at our National Conference 2016

Today, our Organizational Administrator Pepi will be traveling to our Troy location to meet all of our Executives as well as to catch up with our management team. We are excited to have you here with us!

Vegas 2016

Let our Travel Tuesday begin! 

It's almost time for our annual trip to Viva Las Vegas! It's amazing that the Modern Marketing Detroit team gets rewarded with an amazing trip every September to explore sin city. If you would like to see how our trip went last year, check out our Vegas 2015 photo album!!!

See you soon Vegas!

14 Ways to Save Money When Starting or Growing a Business

1. Mentors and Advisors

Instead of paying for advice on legal, accounting, funding or other key business issues, use your brain trust of mentors and advisors as much as you can for advice, feedback, and meeting other important contacts.

2. Free Consulting Services

Organizations like SCORE and your local Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offer free consulting and training. SCORE has more than 300 chapters in the United States, and everyone who calls gets an appointment. There are nearly 1,000 SBDCs in the United States that offer free consulting and educational services.

3. Barter or Trade

Bartering -- swapping one thing for another -- has been an effective way of doing business for centuries. In recent years, bartering has evolved into a sound strategy for finding goods, trading services, conserving cash, moving inventory, and locating excess production capacity. The International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA) helps match up companies interested in bartering for goods and services.

4. Nonmonetary Incentives

Members of your team will often work for equity or deferred payments rather than initial salaries. This will help you keep costs down during the launch and early growth stages of your business.

5. Supplier Partnerships

The right suppliers can save you a great deal of time and money: They can provide high-quality materials, help with product development, offer on-time delivery, and allow extended payment terms. Obtaining 30 to 90 days of trade credit is the best business loan you can get.

6. Customer Partnerships

Partnering with customers during your launch is an excellent cost-saving strategy. Select a few key customers, and offer them deals they cannot refuse: discounted pricing, special packaging, strong support, etc. In exchange for these deals, ask for long-term commitments to purchase your products. And whenever possible, get customers to pay early -- ideally, even before you deliver their products or services.

7. Outsourcing

Outsourcing is a multibillion-dollar industry. You can find outsource partners to provide just about any product or service you need. Outsourcing turns what would normally be a fixed cost into a variable cost because you only use the service when you need it.

8. Distributors, Reps, and Affiliate Partners

Most industries have distributors, manufacturers’ representatives, and affiliate partners who will sell your products through their existing distribution channels, which can be extensive. This is a great way to build sales quickly and conserve cash because you don’t pay the partner until your products are sold.

9. Commissioned Sales Force

Use a commission sales program when you’re ready to hire team members to sell. This will attract people who really believe in you, your products, and your purpose. It also conserves cash by keeping your fixed costs low.

10. Work Virtually

In this new age of technology, it’s possible to work from just about anywhere: from home, in your car, at the airport, or in a hotel room. By working virtually -- and allowing your employees to do the same -- it’s not necessary to take on the expense of establishing an office when you’re launching your business.

11. Borrow, Rent, Buy Used

Find ways to use other people’s resources in addition to your own. Whenever possible, borrow rather than rent; rent rather than buy; and buy used rather than new. Some industries have excellent equipment available for a dime on the dollar. Also, go to bankruptcy sales and auctions to see if you can find what you need.

12. Use Free Software

Free and inexpensive software is plentiful online. Various available programs can help you manage your finances, plan your projects, track your customers, and much more. You can also take advantage of free trial periods for most business software. This gives you a chance to use the application for free for 30 days or more to determine if you really need it.

13. Minimize Your Expenses

Keep your personal expenses to a minimum when launching your new venture. This isn’t the time to buy a new house or a new car or take on personal debt. The longer you can live with minimal expenses, the better off you’ll be. Likewise, don’t take on any ongoing business expenses unless they’re absolutely necessary.

14. Sell, Sell, Sell

In startup companies everyone is in sales. All your team members need to talk about your company, promote your products, and assume responsibility for producing revenue. Remember, low costs and early cash flow are critical to success.

OSP National Conference 2016 Winners

Modern Marketing business plan is something that is out of the ordinary. Not many people are able to be on magazine covers, get a luxury car as a gift, or even be able to get an all expense paid family trip to a tropical destination within their company. The best part of our business is the unlimited growth we are providing each and every day to our executives. Congrats to everyone who has won an award at our National Conference 2016!

1 Day Left Until our National Conference 2016!

Yesssssss!!! Only 1 more day and our National Conference Weekend begins with ‪#‎JairekRobbins‬. Networking with ‪#‎entrepreneurs‬, businessman, business woman, cocktail hour, dinner, & so much more.‪#‎ModernMarketingDetroit‬ is EXCITED!!!!

2 Days Left Until the National Conference 2016!

2 Days Left until the National Conference. & it's ‪#‎TBT‬ with one of our events back in Vegas, having dinner and networking which will also be happening again all weekend this week!

3 Days Left Until our National Conference 2016!

3 Days Left until the National Conference with all of these amazing ladies! 

"Reunited and if feels so good!"

4 Days Until our National Conference

5 Days Until our National Conference

Modern Marketing Detroit is excited to start our count down with only 5 Days left until our National Conference in Michigan this weekend. As part of our conference, will be having Jairek Robbins, as our Keynote Speaker!! Jairek Robbins is a #1 Bestselling Author Performance Coach & Lifestyle Entrepreneur. We've been waiting for the chance to interact with him since our last conference!

The Most Successful Leaders Do 15 Things Automatically, Every Day

Leadership is learned behavior that becomes unconscious and automatic over time.  For example, leaders can make several important decisions about an issue in the time it takes others to understand the question.   Many people wonder how leaders know how to make the best decisions, often under immense pressure.  The process of making these decisions comes from an accumulation of experiences and encounters with a multitude of difference circumstances, personality types and unforeseen failures.   More so, the decision making process is an acute understanding of being familiar with the cause and effect of behavioral and circumstantial patterns;  knowing the intelligence and interconnection points of the variables involved in these patterns allows a leader to confidently make decisions and project the probability of their desired outcomes.   The most successful leaders are instinctual decision makers.  Having done it so many times throughout their careers, they become immune to the pressure associated with decision making and extremely intuitive about the process of making the most strategic and best decisions. This is why most senior executives will tell you they depend strongly upon their “gut-feel” when making difficult decisions at a moment’s notice.

Beyond decision making, successful leadership across all areas becomes learned and instinctual over a period of time. Successful leaders have learned the mastery of anticipating business patterns, finding opportunities in pressure situations, serving the people they lead and overcoming hardships.   No wonder the best CEOs are paid so much money.   In 2011, salaries for the 200 top-paid CEOs rose 5 percent to a median $14.5 million per year, according to a study by compensation-data company Equilar for The New York Times.

If you are looking to advance your career into a leadership capacity and / or already assume leadership responsibilities – here are 15 things you must do automatically, every day, to be a successful leader in the workplace:

1.  Make Others Feel Safe to Speak-Up

Many times leaders intimidate their colleagues with their title and power when they walk into a room.   Successful leaders deflect attention away from themselves and encourage others to voice their opinions.  They are experts at making others feel safe to speak-up and confidently share their perspectives and points of view.   They use their executive presence to create an approachable environment.

2.  Make Decisions

Successful leaders are expert decision makers.    They either facilitate the dialogue to empower their colleagues to reach a strategic conclusion or they do it themselves.  They focus on “making things happen” at all times – decision making activities that sustain progress.   Successful leaders have mastered the art of politicking and thus don’t waste their time on issues that disrupt momentum.  They know how to make 30 decisions in 30 minutes.

3.  Communicate Expectations

Successful leaders are great communicators, and this is especially true when it comes to “performance expectations.”   In doing so, they remind their colleagues of the organization’s core values and mission statement – ensuring that their vision is properly translated and actionable objectives are properly executed.

I had a boss that managed the team by reminding us of the expectations that she had of the group.   She made it easy for the team to stay focused and on track.  The protocol she implemented – by clearly communicating expectations – increased performance and helped to identify those on the team that could not keep up with the standards she expected from us.

4.  Challenge People to Think

The most successful leaders understand their colleagues’ mindsets, capabilities and areas for improvement.  They use this knowledge/insight to challenge their teams to think and stretch them to reach for more.   These types of leaders excel in keeping their people on their toes, never allowing them to get comfortable and enabling them with the tools to grow.

If you are not thinking, you’re not learning new things.  If you’re not learning, you’re not growing – and over time becoming irrelevant in your work.

5.  Be Accountable to Others

Successful leaders allow their colleagues to manage them.  This doesn’t mean they are allowing others to control them – but rather becoming accountable to assure they are being proactive to their colleagues needs.

Beyond just mentoring and sponsoring selected employees, being accountable to others is a sign that your leader is focused more on your success than just their own.

6.  Lead by Example

Leading by example sounds easy, but few leaders are consistent with this one.   Successful leaders practice what they preach and are mindful of their actions. They know everyone is watching them and therefore are incredibly intuitive about detecting those who are observing their every move, waiting to detect a performance shortfall.

7.  Measure & Reward Performance

Great leaders always have a strong “pulse” on business performance and those people who are the performance champions. Not only do they review the numbers and measure performance ROI, they are active in acknowledging hard work and efforts (no matter the result).    Successful leaders never take consistent performers for granted and are mindful of rewarding them.  

8.  Provide Continuous Feedback

Employees want their leaders to know that they are paying attention to them and they appreciate any insights along the way.  Successful leaders always provide feedback and they welcome reciprocal feedback by creating trustworthyrelationships with their colleagues..   They understand the power of perspective and have learned the importance of feedback early on in their career as it has served them to enable workplace advancement.

9.  Properly Allocate and Deploy Talent

Successful leaders know their talent pool and how to use it.  They are experts at activating the capabilities of their colleagues and knowing when to deploy their unique skill sets given the circumstances at hand. 

10.  Ask Questions, Seek Counsel

Successful leaders ask questions and seek counsel all the time.  From the outside, they appear to know-it-all – yet on the inside, they have a deep thirst for knowledge and constantly are on the look-out to learn new things because of their commitment to making themselves better through the wisdom of others.

11.  Problem Solve; Avoid Procrastination

Successful leaders tackle issues head-on and know how to discover the heart of the matter at hand.    They don’t procrastinate and thus become incredibly proficient at problem solving; they learn from and don’t avoid uncomfortable circumstances (they welcome them).

Getting ahead in life is about doing the things that most people don’t like doing.

12.  Positive Energy & Attitude

Successful leaders create a positive and inspiring workplace culture.  They know how to set the tone and bring an attitude that motivates their colleagues to take action.   As such, they are likeable, respected and strong willed.  They don’t allow failures to disrupt momentum.

13.  Be a Great Teacher

Many employees in the workplace will tell you that their leaders have stopped being teachers.   Successful leaders never stop teaching because they are so self-motivated to learn themselves.  They use teaching to keep their colleagues well-informed and knowledgeable through statistics, trends, and other newsworthy items.

Successful leaders take the time to mentor their colleagues and make the investment to sponsor those who have proven they are able and eager to advance.

14.  Invest in Relationships

Successful leaders don’t focus on protecting their domain – instead they expand it by investing in mutually beneficial relationships. Successful leaders associate themselves with “lifters and other leaders” – the types of people that can broaden their sphere of influence.  Not only for their own advancement, but that of others.

Leaders share the harvest of their success to help build momentum for those around them.

15.  Genuinely Enjoy Responsibilities

Successful leaders love being leaders – not for the sake of power but for the meaningful and purposeful impact they can create.   When you have reached a senior level of leadership – it’s about your ability to serve others and this can’t be accomplished unless you genuinely enjoy what you do.

In the end, successful leaders are able to sustain their success because these 15 things ultimately allow them to increase the value of their organization’s brand – while at the same time minimize the operating risk profile.   They serve as the enablers of talent, culture and results.

Pray For Orlando

Beginning of June 2016

Today is the start of June and our National Conference will be coming up shortly. 

So here's a picture of one of our first conference preparations from August of 2013! 

It take time to create great things!

Kheir Maxwell Executive Promotion!!!

(Pictured: Kheir Maxwell; ETL)

Modern Marketing Detroit would like to announce a promotion that has been truly earned to Kheir Maxwell! Mr. Maxwell is now an Executive Team Lead here at Modern Marketing and at just age 19, he has accomplished so many promotion here with us! He was born and raised in the hearts here of Detroit, Michigan while enjoying his favorite hobby of basketball. Mr. Maxwell continues his college education majoring in mechanical engineering on a basketball scholarship while being his own entrepreneur here at our company. This young gentlemen definitely has extraordinary drive and the mindset of "You can never be too young to be successful." 

Mr. Maxwell wants to prove that you can be successful if you stay humble and open-minded throughout your life, because there will always be bumps and bruises down the road of gaining experiences. But that's what makes an entrepreneur and an employee different, because and entrepreneur continues to stay motivated and dedicated throughout all of the tough times. They understand the purpose of the set backs to get to their dreams and goals that they continue to work so hard for. At the end, he understands that you learn to not make those same mistakes as well as anyone can accomplish the same goals as him, because "We all breath the same way, tie our shoes the same way, eat the same way, and walk the same way."

Detroit Gunshot Victim Inspired to Become a Doctor | NBC Nightly News

Such an amazing and inspiring story that reminds us to not only be an inspiration to our-self, but to also be an inspiration to others. Inspiring individuals to accomplish life goals is what Modern Marketing live for in our company!

5 things you need to know Wednesday

Stars align for Cannes Film Festival

The film world turns its attention to the South of France on Wednesday for the start of the 69thCannes International Film Festival. Films likely to make a splash include Woody Allen's Café Society, set in 1930s Hollywood, starringKristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg; The Last Face, about aid workers in Africa, directed by Sean Penn and starring Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron; and the financial thriller Money Monster, directed by Jodie Foster and starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Here are five reasons why Cannes, which runs through May 22, will dominate discussion in the industry.

Putting the 'hype' in Hyperloop: Another company shows its stuff

Travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 30 minutes? Um, yes please. That’s the promise from multiple companies racing to create a hyperloop transportation system. One of those companies, Hyperloop Technologies, plans to reveal Wednesday how its technology has evolved during an event for investors and press in Las Vegas. (A rival company, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, lauded its prototypes Monday.) Hyperloop technology offers the possibility of moving people and things at great speeds without using fossil fuels. The pitfalls include making such transportation reliable while mitigating for potential catastrophes unfolding at around the speed of sound.

Competing teams will be showing off their Hyperloop prototypes in a bid to see who can build the best, most viable system. USA TODAY

The SpaceX Dragon is coming home

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule on Wednesday will become the first spacecraft in a year to return science experiments and hardware from the International Space Station. Its journey is expected to begin after 9 a.m. ET, when a giant robotic arm releases it from the space station. Carrying 3,700 pounds of cargo, including biological samples collected during former astronaut Scott Kelly’s yearlong mission, the capsule will travel almost six hours before plopping down in the Pacific Ocean.

            SpaceX has made good on a high-priority delivery: the world's first inflatable room for astronauts. A SpaceX                        Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, two days after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (April 10) AP

Tornadoes, severe storms take aim at parts of U.S.

May is the prime month for severe storms and tornadoes, and more storms are forecast to fire up Wednesday all the way from west-central Texas to southern Iowa and western Illinois. "We expect several tornadoes, flash flooding, large hail and damaging winds across the region during Wednesday afternoon and evening," AccuWeather meteorologist Eddie Walker said. The new threat comes after deadly tornadoes ripped into Oklahoma on Monday, killing two people and damaging dozens of homes.

                    A tornado touched down in Elmore City, Oklahoma on Monday, with forecasters saying a "substantial tornado risk" could develop in portions of the Southern Plains and the Ozarks. (May 9)AP

With Curry back, Warriors look to send Blazers packing

On the heels of a rousing overtime win and the return of superstar Stephen Curry, theGolden State Warriors get a chance Wednesday to finish off the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals. Curry, named unanimous MVP on Tuesday, is hot off Monday's 40-point performance, including a record-setting 17 points in overtime, as the Warriors won 132-125 and took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Curry had missed two weeks with a knee strain before his dramatic return.

Quote of The Day!

As long as you are either winning 

or learning in everything you shoot for, 

than you are doing something right!

Kentucky Derby!

Hope everyone enjoyed the Kentucky Derby yesterday! 

Here's a picture of the management team at last years Derby.

Fun Fact: one of Dustin's favorite hobbies are to watch horse races!!!

What are your plans this Mother's Day?

Take your mother's to the movies to check out this new hilarious movie 

featuring Jennifer Aniston this weekend!

Mother's Day Official Trailer #1 (2016)

Follows the lives of different mothers on Mothers Day. Sandy (Aniston) is happily divorced, until she finds out her ex-husband eloped with a much younger woman. Now she must learn to deal with big changes in her life as her two boys now have a step-mom. Sisters Jesse (Hudson) and Gabi (Chalke) get an unexpected surprise from their mother, who is not happy to find out Gabi is a lesbian and Jesse is married to a man of color. Miranda (Roberts) doesn't have any kids and is focusing on her career. Kristin (Robertson) is enjoying life as a new mother but is feeling pressure from her boyfriend to get married. Bradley (Sudeikis) is trying hard to be the best parent for his two girls since their mom passed away last year, however his idea of Mothers Day is pretending it doesn't exist at all.

ELC 7/2015

Happy Birthday Cody!

Happy Birthday to our Assistant Director Cody Dominguez & Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Best Places To Celebrate Cinco de Mayo In Detroit

Cinco de Mayo is a celebration held in Detroit and other cities across the United States each year on the 5th of May. It is observed to commemorate freedom and democracy from French forces in the Mexican state of Puebla. This is the time to honor Mexican-American culture. The festivities in Detroit are lively, and crowds take to the streets to enjoy the fiesta, which occurs throughout the day. The Detroit area has the largest Mexican population in Michigan, so it’s no surprise that Southwest Detroit, often referred to as Mexicantown, has an array of places to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

Southwest Detroit Cinco de Mayo Parade
Vernor Highway- Parade Route
Detroit, MI 48209
(313) 554-9419Price: Free to public, sponsored by the Mexican Patriotic Committee
Date: Sun, May 6th, 2012
Time: 12 p.m.

The most distinctive event in Detroit every May is the Cinco de Mayo Parade, which is in its 48th year. This year, the parade will be held at noon on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Spectators line-up for this exciting tradition on a 3.1 mile stretch of Vernor Highway to watch and take part in the grand Cinco de Mayo tradition. This spectacular event features low riders, folk dancers, school bands and floats, all of which will be decorated with themes that pay tribute to Latino culture.

Los Galanes
3362 Bagley St.
Detroit, MI 48216
(313) 554-4444
www.losgalanesdetroit.com
Hours: Mon to Thurs – 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Fri, Sun – 9 a.m. to 12 a.m., Sat – 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Los Galanes hosts the best Cinco de Mayo celebration in Detroit, hands down. The gigantic restaurant and bar hosts a street party each year, which draws major crowds. This full-on extravaganza includes live entertainment and even livelier dancing–there is even a dance floor for willing participants. The abundant outdoor seating offered is an excellent place to relax for a bit and people watch while sipping on a refreshing tequila-infused cocktail. Known for its sangria and ceviche, Los Galanes also makes fresh tortillas on site. Be sure to ask for the four varieties of salsa, which they will bring for you to sample.

Armando’s Mexican Restaurant
4242 W. Vernor Highway
Detroit, MI
(313) 554-0666
www.mexicantown.com
Hours: Sun to Thurs – 10:30 a.m. to 2 a.m., Fri to Sat – 10:30 a.m. to 4 a.m.

Armando’s often features a lively crowd, and Cinco de Mayo is certainly no exception. If you are out until the wee hours, this a great spot to hit for some after-party food, because the restaurant is open late. Armando’s is sure to bustling with activity until they close at 4 a.m. The atmosphere is festive, and Armando’s has been known to serve red and green tortilla chips for the Cinco de Mayo holiday, adding a nice touch and some much needed food to the bellies of those who may have had one to many margaritas.

Mexican Town Restaurant
3437 Bagley St.
Detroit, MI  48216
(313) 841-5811
www.mexicantownrestaurant.com
Hours: Daily – 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.

Mexican Town Restaurant is located in the heart of, you guessed it, Mexicantown. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting, providing a more intimate venue for your Cinco de Mayo celebration. What this Mexicantown location is really known for is its flaming fajitas and handmade tamales. A traditional mariachi band can be found strolling through the premises on select dates.

Taqueria Mi Pueblo
7278 Dix
Detroit, MI 48209
(313) 841-3315
www.mipueblorestaurant.com
Hours: Mon to Thurs – 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Fri to Sat – 9 a.m. to 12 a.m.

This is where the locals go. Relax with a cerveza at Mi Pueblo, which features a friendly, comfortable atmosphere, slightly removed from the main attractions during Cinco de Mayo. An enclosed parking lot is adjacent to the restaurant and is available exclusively for patrons. This low-key spot is a great place to bring the family; they even have a special children’s menu.  The food is authentic and offers a variety of delicacies including lengua and tripe. Taqueria Mi Pueblo has been featured in many acclaimed publications, and also features a Mexican karaoke show on weekends starting at 8:15 p.m.

Mexican Village Restaurant
2600 Bagley St.
Detroit, MI 48216
(313) 237-0333
www.mexicanvillagefood.com
Hours: Daily – 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Mexican Village is Detroit’s oldest Mexican restaurant in Southwest Detroit. The unique atmosphere features hand-painted murals and tile floors. Other charming elements include arched entryways, stucco walls and dark beams that accent the ceiling. A mariachi band performs on the premises on some evenings and weekends. For a tasty treat, try the brazo, a unique rolled cake and definitely a crowd favorite. The menu also features an impressive selection of margaritas, just what you need to celebrate Cinco de Mayo properly.