November 10, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
The thousands of free plugins available is one of the biggest reasons why WordPress is so awesome. Find out which seven free plugins are must haves if you want your site to function better, look cooler and be more profitable.
November 5, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
If you have been looking into starting a blog or website and aren’t quite sure where to begin, then you need to check out Wordpress. It’s more than just a blogging platform…
November 2, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
If you’re using Internet or social media marketing for your business, then make sure you don’t send the wrong message with your personal accounts and posts. Learn the social media landmines that can detonate your marketing campaign.
October 25, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
Whether you like it or not, as a salesperson, you’re judged almost exclusively by your numbers. That means if you want to keep getting that paycheck every month and enjoy the free donuts on Fridays, you better keep those numbers as high as possible. Not everyone sets out to have a career in sales. Entrepreneurs … Continue reading 5 Tips to Help Increase Your Sales Today →
July 8, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
The Internet is an amazing business tool. World’s of information at your fingertips…and therein lies the problem. How do you focus on work, instead of spending hours cruising the web? Is the Internet destroying our brain-function? Our collective attention span is shortening due to hyperlinks and social media, but there are certainly ways to curtail this frustrating development. It’s time to delegate.
July 1, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
Social media is revolutionizing the advertising and marketing worlds once dominated by the titans of Mad Men. Facebook pages and Twitter updates are replacing million dollar ad budgets. Mom and Pops can compete with behemoths nowadays and its all thanks to e-marketing and a little creativity.
June 25, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
Converting prospects to clients is all about taking the right approach and making the right decisions from day one. There are many decisions to be made as a sales person. What services will you bring up when meeting with a client? Where will the sales call be held? These questions and more can be answered by a research and information-gathering. When this information is amassed, it’s called Sales intelligence. In this post, we explore the concept of Sales intelligence through an episode from NBC’s “The Office”.
June 23, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Productivity, Sales and Marketing
America is filled with tycoons, but there aren’t many more respected or revered than Warren Buffett. The admiration doesn’t come from his billions of dollars, but from the attitude he carries throughout his undeniable successes. By focusing on the right areas of business, Warren built a multi-national company, headquartered in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. By keeping it simple, you can follow in Warren’s footsteps.
June 21, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
There is always a “new, fast way to get new business”. It’s great to try new tactics, but don’t forget the time-tested phone call for finding new sales and keeping in touch with clients. Picking up the phone can go a long way to ensure customer loyalty and good service. Balance the new with the old.
April 12, 2010
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
We’ve covered cold calling on this blog before, but prospecting takes this strategy one step further. Prospecting entails some simple research and makes your cold calling efforts more efficient and effective. By removing the randomness from your sales process, you and your staff can focus on using your talents and meeting your goals.