October 15, 2024

Survey Says

Good Morning Businesses lose anywhere from 10% to 25% of their customer base each year! The reasons are many and in many cases not the businesses' fault. So it behooves the business owner to always be promoting and attracting new customers as well as working their customer retention plan. But … [Read more...]

To Gain More Sales!

Good Morning; I've been getting out talking to fellow business owners lately and one day I came to realize that advertising/marketing comes down to doing three things correctly. Before I get to these three items, you must have a good foundation or it will not work. What is this basic … [Read more...]

Thank You Notes

Good Morning,Last week I attended The Northeast Chamber's after-hours networking event at Chef Pointe Café in Watauga. I was talking to a new business owner trying to find out more about his customer base using questions I learned from business coach and great friend Mike Stammer. I was having fun, … [Read more...]

Losing 90 – 97% Of Your Prospects!

Good Morning,This past Sunday I picked some pears off our tree. This year looks to be a bumper crop of pears. By the way, do you know pears do not ripen on the tree? They have to be picked and then left to sit for up to 10 days to ripen!My wife and I picked about only 15 pears and we picked just the … [Read more...]

Are You Ready?

Good Morning ,The signs and facts are evident: people are getting out more. Nationwide 61.4% of the eligible population 12 and older have gotten one dose of the vaccine. In Texas 54.7% of the eligible population has gotten at least one dose. I notice the roads are more crowded, and they all forgot … [Read more...]

Thank You Cards

Good Morning,A few weeks ago I wrote about my friend Pat Coyle of Senior Essentials who sells Medicare supplement insurance. He helped me out with some advice, and I returned the favor.He had very little budget for marketing, but still needed to get the word out. One of the things I suggested was … [Read more...]