January 24, 2025

I Will Not Get Over It, I’m The Customer

Good Morning  I got a business card from a business owner the other day. She has the type of business that is usually a brick-and-mortar retail location. But on her business card, she listed only the company name, phone number, and web site.  No location or email address. The only way I can … [Read more...]

Make Business Slowdowns A Thing Of The Past!

Good Day   I am surprised that none of the businesses I frequent has asked me if I would like to be on their preferred customer list or any other type of list. They are missing out on keeping me as a customer. I could switch to one of their competitors, and they would never notice.  Are you … [Read more...]

Easy way to grow your business

Here is an interesting fact about sales and contacts: 85% of sales happen after the 5th contact, yet 85% of people stop after the 1st contact. What happen's to most of those contacts after the 1st contact. Do they go into a file, box desk drawer, or what. Do you ever get around to contacting … [Read more...]

Having A better Mouse Trap Alone Will Not Get You Sales

 Good Morning I talk to a lot of people about the development of the message that they are going to send out to their targeted market. Most of the time, their message is: Here I am. This is what we do; so you should buy from me.  With people being bombarded with thousands of messages … [Read more...]

Stop Steaming Me Up!

Good Morning I go to a lot of networking events, you know, events to meet other business people with the hopes of getting a few leads, maybe drum up some new business. If I'm really lucky, get something to eat.  What steams me up the most is when I'm talking to someone and I get to the point … [Read more...]

It’s About You, Not You, YOU!

When I say it's all about you, I don't mean you! I'm talking about your customer, client or patient. That means putting yourself into their shoes, feeling what they feel and doing what you need to do to let them know that. If that means keeping your doors open earlier and later so that they can come … [Read more...]