March 28, 2024

Your Great Offer?

Good Day I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas! A client of mine sent me a draft of a marketing piece that they are going to send to prospects offering them a highly discounted item, but they missed a few great opportunities to make it a better offer. First, they did not list the … [Read more...]

Customer Lists

Good Day  This might be a boring part of marketing and running your business, but if you put it off, it will cost you not only lost sales but money as well. I'm talking about customer list maintenance. UGH! Clients send me their customer list that they want to mail to, and part of my job is to … [Read more...]

Events and Sales

Good Day A few weeks ago it was Tax Free Weekend in Texas. During the weekend an assortment of clothes and school related items are on sale tax free. Most stores have big back to schools sales that weekend. My daughter works in retail at a store that had nothing on the list of tax free items, … [Read more...]

Sell or Buy?

Good Day I didn't need the plumber; the toilet is working! Which of these two questions do you most need to be able to answer? A. How do I sell? or B. Why do people buy? The answer: B. Why do people buy? People do not want to be sold to, but they do want to buy. And if you know why, you … [Read more...]

Sales Funnels

Good Day We all have marketing/sales funnels. For some it might be Facebook posts informing readers about their products or services (think restaurants posting the day's specials), cold calls with a simple sale flyer or leave behind, maybe with a call to action but in most cases no call to … [Read more...]

What Happens When???

Good Day Very early Wednesday morning, the tornado sirens went off and woke me up (we have one about 2 blocks from our house). I checked the weather reports and local radar and stayed up until the warning expired (about 25 minutes later). Then I tried to go back to sleep, but the rain and … [Read more...]