Building Business Relationships

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“Mutually Beneficial Business Relationships Breed Long Term Profitability”

Sales and business growth is all about establishing and then developing good business relationships. This takes time and energy–a lot of both. Gone are the days when you showed your customer your product and they said, “Let’s write it up.” If you offer a service, it takes even longer to do. And be assured, you must work hard to build your name and build your customer base. [Read more…]

Positive Attitude — Enough Already?

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“It’s easy enough to be pleasant, when life flows by like a song.
But the person worthwhile is one who will smile, when everything goes dead wrong.”

– Ella Wheeler Wilcox

We’ve all heard enough about positive attitude. If you agree, you can skip reading this issue–but at your own risk. Keep in mind that, according to a Stanford Research Institute study success is 88 percent attitude and 12 percent education. The results should be no surprise to anyone. Maintaining a positive attitude is an important factor in your ability to succeed in life and stay sane through tough times. It’s also a topic of great importance to my clients. [Read more…]

Increase Your Sales – Stop Selling Start Building Relationships

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If you want to increase your sales remember this: “Businesses don’t do business. People do business.”

Smart business professionals know this. In fact, the most successful business owners, executives, and sales professionals have one thing in common. They know how to build relationships that result in extraordinary returns—close personal customer connections that yield increased sales and long-term profitability. [Read more…]

Three Years From Now, Who Will Be Left Standing?

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Considering today’s unprecedented stresses, volatile economic situation, more cost-conscious customers, and ferocious competition, you can’t help but wonder: “Who will be left standing three years from now?” [Read more…]

Are You Referral Worthy?

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Be honest now. How often do you ask for and/or receive referral leads? If you do make the “ask,” you probably need to step up the pace. [Read more…]

Time to Tap into New Products?

Time for Change - Ornate ClockThrough all the instability we are facing with current economic conditions and threat of war, your company still needs to be receptive to seeking out innovative new products that will enhance your current product line and stimulate business growth. Although times are tough, you need to be proactive and learn where new products are available that can help you to expand your business. Recognize that you may need to find products overseas that can enhance your current product, or add to your product line. You can’t afford not to. [Read more…]

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