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Teresa Nevels
Owner / Marketing Consultant
Merchant Circle Marketing Advisor
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to view my website.  Whether you are a client of Compass Marketing or not, you are always welcome to call me with any marketing questions.  My mission in life is to give people and businesses the best I have to make a difference in their life and/or business.

I look forward to the possibility of serving you and helping you increase your profits this coming year!  Please call or email with additional questions.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Remember, I’m in YOUR corner & when your business is successful... we then succeed!
PHILOSOPHIES & THOUGHTS

MARKETING
Marketing is any activity that connects producers with consumers.
Self-promotion is an excellent and inexpensive way to advertise your business.
Every company should have some presence on the Internet.
Print advertising, while potentially expensive, can be targeted to your preferred audience.


ENTREPRENEURSHIP
I see entrepreneurship as more of a life concept. We all make choices about how we live our lives.  Some of us feel more comfortable betting on the sure thing, where an entrepreneur is willing to start with a blank canvas.  Starting with a blank canvas is the only way to a masterpiece, but it also turn out to be something that can blow up too.  So what are you going to do?  Stay with a sure thing, or the blank canvas? That's a life question, not a business question.

An entrepreneur knows what the risks are. You see them, you understand them, you manage them.

TIME MANAGEMENT
For the longest time, I worked 60 to 70 hours per week.  This schedule took at toll on my physical and emotional well-being....see more....

STEPHEN R. COVEY'S BOOK, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
My father gave me this book over 10 years ago for a Christmas present.
He stated he wished he had this book at the beginning of his adulthood.
It has proven principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity.

Dependence to Independence
Habit 1: Be Proactive: Principles of Personal Choice
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind: Principles of Personal Vision
Habit 3: Put First Things First: Principles of Integrity & Execution

Independence to Interdependence
Habit 4: Think Win/Win: Principles of Mutual Benefit
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood: Principles
of Mutual Understanding
Habit 6: Synergize: Principles of Creative Cooperation

Continual Improvement
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw: Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal


APPRECIATION
Do you focus on what you have...or do you focus on what you lack?

There are two ways each of us can choose to spend our conscious time;
focusing on what we have, or what we lack. One of the most common characteristics
I have found in many people I have found along the way is their attitude of
thankfulness. Each of us, regardless of our circumstances has much to be grateful
for. When you are at the bottom of the pit (having been there - and I will admit it
isn’t an easy task), if you will dig deep, I am confident you will find something to be
grateful for than what you realize.

Every day I  reflect on all that I am thankful for in my life including my faith, family and
friends whom I can count on when I am in need of honest feedback, council or advice.

Clients that trust and respect my ability and desire to contribute to their success.

All of the authors in my field I have read who have labored to share their wisdom, insight, pain and talent with me through their words.

My business associates, who have guided me with their experience and support.

Those special few friends – and each of you know who you are – who have been with me through the
peaks, as well as the valleys, in my life and career. I love you all.

Please take some time to think about all that you are thankful for in your life? See how long you can make the list.

Strategy Is Essential To Business Success
Without a strategy you’re all over the place. It is the overall approach that you’re taking. Without a marketing plan, much time is wasted and potential clients missed.  ....see more....