Don’t Be Afraid to Try Something Different

Being unique is one of the key’s behind every successful person and business. You have to have something that is slightly different than your competitors or your customers have no reason to return to you.

Here are two stories I found recently on Alltop that SCREAMed unique.

A surprise every time with the Biblio-Mat – no other used . . . → Read More: Don’t Be Afraid to Try Something Different

What’s Your Story?

When you are networking or speaking it is your story that will start to create the connection you need to make the bonds of a great client relationship. What is your story? Your clients and potential clients want to know you a little (the real you). Don’t be afraid to share some information about who you . . . → Read More: What’s Your Story?

What is Your Ask? Know How to Get What You Need

If you were to bump into a friend and after chatting for a bit they were to ask you, “how can I help you?” do you know exactly how you would answer? Most of us don’t. Now what if you met a business owner that may see your potential clients and they were to ask you, . . . → Read More: What is Your Ask? Know How to Get What You Need

How Fresh Does It Have To Be?

It used to be that you could put up a website and basically allow it to be a static page you could use to just hand out information to people you met. It has not been like that for some years now. Your website is like your business’s store window. If you never change the window . . . → Read More: How Fresh Does It Have To Be?

You Need A Strategic Partner!

‘What is a strategic partner,’ you might ask? This is a person that sees your potential clients often in their line of work or business. It is a symbiotic partnership that allows both of you to grow and do what you want to do while helping the client in more ways than you could on your . . . → Read More: You Need A Strategic Partner!

“Omnipresence” vs. “Omni-availability”

Are you always available for your client? Do you take calls in the middle of dinner, during your birthday party, and on your vacation? Do you feel your business needs to be open all the time to ensure that people do not go other places? Your marketing can have omnipresent – you cannot.

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Words to Banish From Your Business Speak

There are a few words you should think about excluding from your conversations in business. By using the alternatives your clients will perceive you as the person or business that can really help them with their needs.

Sell

If you are using the word ‘SELL’ when defining your processes, scripts, language, and brand you will unconsciously train your . . . → Read More: Words to Banish From Your Business Speak

Looking After Your Clients: 3 Tips to making their experience better

Don’t make your clients jump through hoops to continue to work with you. Make every project or purchase easier for them to stay then to switch to your competitor. . . . → Read More: Looking After Your Clients: 3 Tips to making their experience better

Here’s a Marketing Idea: Give them what they want!

So here is my take-away from this encounter.
The Action
* Bob wanted to meet more potential clients and be able to show them the quality of his work
* Bob wanted to give them more than a brochure or business card . . . → Read More: Here’s a Marketing Idea: Give them what they want!

Reading 2 Similar Books on Economics: Gaining more that 2 books of insight

This was a great exercise in a different type of learning style. In business our clients have different types of learning styles and our marketing and sales have to be able to speak to them all. Being confused with someone that does what you do is not such a bad thing. It may make your potential clients understand you better. . . . → Read More: Reading 2 Similar Books on Economics: Gaining more that 2 books of insight