business: Find Your "Groove Thing!" - 06/08/09 04:42 PM
Many inspection businesses are in an awful "groove" these days.
They don't know the steps it takes to tap into "bad economy wealth." There's much more economic activity going on, even now, in the midst of what many are calling the worst economic downtown since the 1930s.
I am going to … (0 comments)
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business: Don't take these to the Bank! - 03/05/09 08:24 PM
Bad Sales Tips!
1. Not being punctual: being on time is very important to a customer. First impressions are lasting ones and sales people need to make a good impression. Being on time will give a good impression to the client and increase their confidence in your company.
2. Poor presentation: … (7 comments)
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business: Dynamite! - 03/05/09 07:45 PM
Some of the most effective things in life are the simplest. Marketers spend a lot of time trying to understand the psyche of consumers, discover ways to predict economic trends and a million other aspects of business that can determine success.
It pays to remember that some things are just basic, … (3 comments)
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business: Marketing ABC's - 03/05/09 07:27 PM
Winning Sales Strategies You Can't Market Without!
1. Attention-Getting Ads Get Results
Think about it...how many advertisements do you hear every day...how about every hour?
Let's face it, we're bombarded with magazine ads, newspaper ads, TV ads, radio ads, and the Internet is plastered with ads on every site. Not many … (0 comments)
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business: A Novel Idea - 01/31/09 12:50 PM
As she rushed through the office, Kacy Dillon, the broker-in-charge stopped briefly by Ian Brechin's desk, gave him the "thumbs-up" sign and said "Great job, Brechin, you did well!"
She then sped off in the direction of her next meeting leaving Ian a little bemused.
He was struggling with this new … (1 comments)
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business: Men's Underwear? - 01/27/09 04:04 PM
It's the year 1982 when Calvin Klein underwear burst into the intimate apparel market with a sheer force. It's a big gap of twenty-five years, still the company holding the top slot in the market of intimate apparel.
The design for Calvin Klein underwear is high in demand these days. It's … (13 comments)
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business: Swinging a Hammer! - 01/27/09 03:36 PM
Are you a builder or a chaser?
A builder envisions what they want their business to become. The vision eventually becomes a plan based on analysis of personal and competition strengths and weakness, the marketplace, and strategies of ways and means to materialize the vision.
A Opportunity chaser will go to … (2 comments)
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business: P.M.S. Yikes! - 01/22/09 06:27 PM
We appreciate. We criticize. We laugh. We mourn. We are moved by postcards.
Since its introduction up to the present time, postcard is still one of the best medium of communication. We can recall that postcards were used as means for brief communication. It was the best choice then because they … (8 comments)
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business: "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" - 01/22/09 05:33 PM
I've unearthed some surprising bits of wisdom for new Realtors by listening to Johnny Cash lately. I thought I would share some of these tidbits from the Rockabilly legend.
1) Understand Your Man ...er, target market!
That's right. Do you understand your target market? Yes, Realtors should have a target market … (2 comments)
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business: "7" is Craps! - 01/18/09 03:44 PM
Marketing a business can be fun, exciting and creative. It can also be very frustrating and expensive if one doesn't know what outcome they are looking for or how to evaluate cost effective methods of marketing.
Over the years people have come to know me for my unique ability to develop … (7 comments)
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business: Maverick Mindset - 01/18/09 02:16 PM
Sometimes we can all use a friendly reminder to keep us from backsliding into old ways of thinking about selling that lead us down the wrong path with potential clients.
New Thinking = New Results
Maybe it's time to take a different approach. Maybe we need to seriously analyze our sales … (0 comments)
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business: Negotiation Ninja - 01/16/09 08:42 PM
Real Estate negotiating is a skill that like warfare tactics must be honed.
(Honed is a funny word but right for the context.)
It is important to be mentally prepared to win. Do the ground work well before your reach the negotiating table and decide on the "path" you are … (5 comments)
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business: Filthy Stinking Rich! - 01/15/09 04:47 PM
What do the rich and powerful people in business have in common? They live life with a strategy and exhibit characteristics that not all that different from other not-so-successful businesspeople.
What's their secret?
They train themselves to keep these characteristics in mind.
One thousand Four Hundred (1400) people across the … (21 comments)
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business: A Maverick "Nudge" - 01/14/09 08:21 PM
It's a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don't.
This has nothing to do with American Idol!
It's the power of innovation and if you've ever marveled at somebody's creative prowess, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born creative. The boxes … (2 comments)
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business: Do You Want To Know A Secret? - 01/11/09 11:23 AM
Listen . . . .
Do you want to know a Secret? . . . . .
Do you promise not to tell . . . . . .
Closer . . . . .
Can I sell you a CD that will tell you the secret?
Can I sell you … (8 comments)
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business: Oprah Live! - 12/30/08 07:42 PM
Much has happened over the last 12 months.
Gas prices hit $4.00 per gallon, Michael Phelps dominated the pool at the Beijing Summer Olympics, Britney Spears making an unexpected comeback, the fall of the national economy, and Oprah the middle of a heated presidential campaign.
Along with events can a new … (2 comments)
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business: Just Judge a Facebook by its Cover - 12/30/08 07:36 PM
Finding the sort of elusive connection that is normally the domain of plain dumb luck is, of course, the promise of social networking. But if you spend any time on social networking sites, you seldom find it works the way you thought you know it would work.
Most sites offer quantity … (2 comments)
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business: Twitter-Paited - 12/29/08 12:47 PM
If you are like many, you may wonder what is a Micro Blog? You may even have heard about Twitter and are trying to find out what all the fuss is. If you are like SOME, you have already realized that Twitter has become one of the most innovative communication tools … (18 comments)
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business: Training is Futile! - 12/21/08 03:40 PM
I signed up for a computer lab last month with a number of other professionals. As we began to move into the class, as is usual in these situations, I could tell people would soon be lost.
The professional in the class were wonderful at sales, but they have not trained … (10 comments)
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business: Don't Blame it on the Butler - 12/21/08 03:05 PM
During slow economic times, times they also call lean, you can be so busy managing and coordinating marketing, sales, prospects, and projects that you have no time to work on your actual business.
Financial matters always need to be correctly interpreted and analyzed in order not to compromise quality.
Most small … (0 comments)
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