As an independent business owner, one of your key interests is finding and keeping customers. Successful businesses may proclaim that product-based strategies work the best; others tote customer-based strategies. Let’s take a look at customers and figure out how a focus on them can bring more of them to you. Identify your Customers Think about…
We’ve all been to meetings like this. Ho Hum! Get moving! I’ve got better things to do! How much longer is this meeting going to go??? Take charge of the meetings you run – and make them run for you. The team here at Online Sales Pro uses techniques to keep meetings brief, to the…
People use Instagram all time – and successfully – to boost their business. They claim it’s simple to use and it works well for them. How about you? Have you used Instagram to get more mileage out of your promotions? Let’s take a look at it and see if this might fit into your plans….
We all want happy customers. By keeping them happy, they’ll spread the word, and soon we’ll have more happy customers. How can we manage to build up a clientele that keeps coming back? Let’s look at some strategies to generate positive customer reviews. Give Them a REASON to Review First of all, you must provide…
We all have 1440 minutes in each day. We tend to waste quite a few of those minutes by running from here to there helter-skelter – racing through the day’s tasks and often having to do them over again – and having unfocused time that we can never recapture. Worse yet, we have trouble finding…
Connecting with customers is what keeps your business connected with success. Instead of racing from one interaction to the next, when we focus on the person in our view and do something to make a difference, we make these contacts life-changing. How so? By following the steps below, you’ll not only create these moments for…
Do your work hours seem to be getting longer and longer? Do you find yourself working at home at night and on the weekends? Have you found that it’s just harder and harder to wake up on Monday morning to head in for another long week at the office? If so, It Doesn’t Have to…
Ever looked at a tree to learn more about customers? Perhaps not! By the end of this blog article, this tree will help us see more clearly about the six basic needs of our customers. With each section, be sure to look at the tree and reflect on the lesson to help it all sink…
Let’s face it: success in sales can be affected by what people see on our face – literally or figuratively. How many customers want to buy something from a grump? So, how do we keep feeling upbeat even when times might be tough and downbeat? Other than using a watermelon as a smile, let’s see…
Do you remember when you were young, going to the dentist wasn’t so bad? Why? Because often you got a toy or a piece of candy after the visit. Now that’s some creative marketing: keep them coming back! When promoting your product or service, think of ways you can make it fun for your clientele…