WATCH: The Biggest Marketing Sin Small Business Owners Can Commit

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They say you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink…

Well, that’s as true with horses as it is with people.

Last night Jules and I were going to grab a late Sunday night indulgence (Cinnaholics which just opened up if you must know) and we ended up talking about a fellow business owner we met who has attended several of my seminars, and learned nothing.

Nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada.

She has not taken any step to come up with a marketing strategy.

Her solution? Referrals will save her business and make her financially solid.

Spoiler: It hasn’t and it won’t.

I was going on a rant behind the wheel, so I felt this was as good of a time as ever for me to film it while driving.

Sharing this with all of you because you either know someone making this HUGE mistake, or you even might be making it yourself.