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How to be Efficient and Keep it Personal

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Email is one of the most powerful marketing tools because of its personalized power. The challenge is to make your email personal, but how do you do this?

Transparency Builds Relationships and Results

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

A sale is the end result of all the business processes we implement correctly. These processes include letting people know who we are, what we do, and the valid reasons why we should be considered as their supplier.

Who Wants a Smooth Sale? Part 2

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Had a recent opportunity to visit and interview, Elinor Stutz, founder of Smooth Sale. Earlier this week, I posted the beginning of our conversation.

When You Want a Smooth Sale

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Customer relations have always been a vital part of business. How you treat your clients ultimately determines your success. Whether your customer has a good or bad experience with your business is no longer the issue- it is about the relationship development that takes place.

How’s Your Sales Team Really Doing?

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Teams must work together in order to succeed. A manager’s job is to help their team become successful through guidance and understanding. It is not about control. Together, managers and associates work together through communication to reach their goals.

Who Else Wants to be Valued More by Their Customers?

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Customers are the primary source of any business’ profit. This ultimately means that our customers are our most valued asset in order to achieve success in our business. We know that the cost of acquiring a new customer far outweighs the cost of keeping and nurturing a relationship that already has begun with “know, like and trust.”

The question is always – how can you be more valued by your current customers?

Break for Perspective: The Hub of Relationship Management

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

“There are times when the best appointment you keep is with yourself.”
The strongest relationship management tool?
Time with yourself  making sure your systems and focus are aligned to make your goals – inevitable.
Many, especially those responsible for driving sales or those who are entrepreneurs, find it challenging, if not frustrating, during this week. It’s an [...]

Customer service is child’s play

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

You have heard the expression “All I have ever needed to know I learned in kindergarten.” Well, I learned the most valuable skill I have ever needed to know about providing excellent customer service by teaching kindergarten. My background in child development has taught me many things, but the technique I apply the [...]

Learn Customer Service from the Best

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

If you want to make your customers fanatic in their devotion to you, you just can’t offer a “better mouse trap.” You have to bring more to the table then a killer product or service.

Customer Centric: Going Beyond the Mission Statement

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Being customer centric seems to have become the in thing to talk about amongst CEOs, PR professionals and just about everyone else. But just because you have the right buzz words in your mission statement doesn’t mean you’re walking the walk.