Good Morning Lots of people want to go into business for themselves. They either use their life savings or they get a loan to get the business going. They spend all their money on lease holdings, equipment, stock, personnel and other things. When I talk to them it is usually after they open. I … [Read more...]
3,650 view to get your message across, how much would you pay?
Good Morning Contact First Name Last month we got our yearly Jewish calendar for the year 5775. This calendar runs from September through September. This calendar goes up in our kitchen and we can see the same ads month in and month out. Last week I got another calendar from the national … [Read more...]
One Way to Stop Lost Sales
Have any of your customers or prospects ever said to you, "I didn't know you did that?" This is usually said after you have found out that they used someone else for a service you do. Don't you just love it? I guess you never want to turn to them and say very loudly, "Of course I can do that, what … [Read more...]
Lost Leader or Just Lost Money
Good Morning Are you selling products or sevices that don't make you any money and take up all your time? Some 20 years ago when I was first starting out, I did business cards for customers; I designed and printed them. I made about $15-$20 for 1,000 cards. I put in 2-3 hours of work for … [Read more...]
Bright Business Owners Go After More Than The Low Hanging Fruit, Do You?
Good Morning Yesterday I sat down and talked to someone I hope will be a new client. He has a new business that is a service business. His customers are mostly businesses. He came to me to do a mailing. We talked, and I explained that we should narrow down his list to maybe 100 top businesses … [Read more...]