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Summer will soon be here and at least once during that time my family likes to go visit an amusement park. The kids (and my husband, the biggest kid of them all) love almost all the rides, liking some more than others whether it's a water ride, a fast ride or something that completely jolts the...
04/13/2009
When it comes to marketing, it's all about..."the customer." Do your clients believe you believe it?
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When it comes to marketing, a key component that must be there is - Knowledge. Knowledge is having expertise, skills, experience and education of our markets, competition, services we offer and of course most importantly our clients. It involves learning, communicating, perception and reasoni...
04/07/2009
Spring is here and summer is just around the corner, and I don't know about you, but right now I'm dreading seeing my body in a bathing suit. Yes, the effects of the winter and not closely paying attention to my diet and exercise routine are clearly evident to me. So why am I sharing that with ...
04/03/2009
Let's face it, we have lots of things on our plates and we're wearing many hats these days to grow and increase our businesses. I see many newbies to ActiveRain setting up their profiles, perhaps putting out a blog and then feeling frustrated that nothing is happening. Some, sadly, give up com...
04/01/2009
Do you ever wonder what your customers think when they interact with you or your office? What we don't know about our clients perceptions about our service, the quality of service and the level of services we are offering can hurt us. I invite you to put yourself or a trusted colleague in char...
03/31/2009
Back from my days of training, I was responsible for helping sales managers create their own sales toolbox. Yes, it was an actual box with some of our collateral and forms but it also contained items that I will share with you that were helpful visuals and reminders on how they could approach c...
03/24/2009
In one of my recent posts, http://activerain.com/blogsview/986692/What-it-will-cost-you-if-you-dont-focus-on-this-1-key-aspect-of-your-business I shared the quote from Mary Kate Ash "Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, "Make Me Feel Important."...
03/23/2009
Have you heard about this cool tool/feature that you can use either on it's own or via one of the great social networking sites you may be using already - LinkedIn? Want a place to: Store files Share files Keep track of your "to do" list The solution is: Huddle. No, I'm not talking about a foot...
03/20/2009
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You've heard the phrase "Luck of the Irish." This saying refers to the fact that the Irish people have come out of much adversity and have come out of it on top. Some say it's due to luck and others say it's perseverance. (Knowing my father and many of his friends that came to the U.S. from I...
03/17/2009
Here's the scenario: Prospect calls or emails with a request about your services. You prepare information for them. You wait for a response And you wait And you continue to wait You follow-up with an email or call Perhaps you hear they haven't gotten to look at it yet, or you just get their voic...
03/16/2009