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Publicity Secrets: One of the best ways to expand your business, make more money and gain credibility in your marketplace is through publicity.
Publicity means getting coverage in the media (press coverage) as a story or source of information.
What’s more, publicity is FREE, especially compared to advertising.
Publicity is more powerful than space advertisements because space advertising [...]
Posted in Cash Generators, Publicity Secrets, Refreshing Marketing Ideas, Sales Secrets, Value Proposition | 2 Comments
The greatest sales secret is positioning (placing) your products and services right in front of your customers’ eyes. Make it simple, clear and easy…as follows:
The other day, I had a meeting near Wall Street; on my way out I stopped at Trinity Church at Wall Street and Broadway. I have always admired Trinity Church and [...]
Posted in Cash Generators, National Treasure, Other Big Brands, Product Positioning, Product Strategy & Placement, Product Value, Refreshing Marketing Ideas, Sales Secrets, Upsell | 1 Comment
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Are today’s crazy food and grocery prices driving you up the wall? No more, with this handy grocery savings guide, you’ll eat hardy for less and save money in every supermarket aisle today, tomorrow and month in, month out. What’s more when [...]
Posted in Bonus with Purchase, Cash Generators, Refreshing Marketing Ideas, Value Proposition | 2 Comments
The other day, I was walking down Main Street in Armonk, NY 10504. It was a very hot day and I passed La Mer Seafood. Outside was a simple advertisement: “Lemonade + Arnold Palmer: $1.50 a Glass.” The ad was written with a magic marker on a white board, approximately 2’ x 3’.
Very simple. Crystal [...]
Posted in Accounting & Finance, Cash Generators, Client Communication, Copywriting Secrets, Other Big Brands, Product Positioning, Refreshing Marketing Ideas, Sales Secrets, Upsell, Value Proposition | 1 Comment
Pass-the-Hat Selling: this super sales secret is actually a little known name for an ages-old formula for selling success.
The key is to consider and analyze All the people, groups, departments, etc. who need to give a “Yes” buying decision for you to close the sale! Make a list.
In other words, you make the rounds Or [...]
Posted in Product Positioning, Sales Secrets, Selling & Sales: Great Pathways, Urgency | 2 Comments
In our last post about Rimm’s Blackberry, ‘How Blackberry PIN Creates New Revenue,’ we explained the power of their lightning-fast PIN technology:
Remember, each Blackberry handheld device has its own unique PIN, a unique I.D.
Today we discovered that you can email your friends and contacts your PIN, Easily.
Simply load your email (click ‘Compose Email’), select the [...]
Posted in Big Brands, Blackberry (RIMM), Client Communication, Customer Experience, Product Value, Sales Secrets | 2 Comments
Sometimes, the smallest, seemingly insignificant act, gesture or word to your customers can catapult your customer service, customer relationships and customer experience to the moon.
Last Friday, I had meetings in New York City and had lunch at “Metro Café,” a salad and sandwich shop; this location was at 839 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street (zip [...]
Posted in Bonus with Purchase, Client Communication, Customer Experience, Customer IS King!!!, Customer Satisfaction, Employees, Product Value, Refreshing Marketing Ideas, Repeat Purchases, Sales Secrets, Smart Hiring, Value Proposition | 2 Comments
We proudly bring you another case study about “Company A,” one of our best clients that happens to be run by a savvy woman!!! I mention the founder/CEO’s gender because it’s relevant to this post…
She just emailed me to describe a situation where she’s pitching a marketing package to an internationally recognized businessMan and author. [...]
Posted in Accounting & Finance, Business Math, Case Studies & Real Examples, Client Communication, Company A, Customer Experience, Customer Satisfaction, Employees, Refreshing Marketing Ideas, Sales Secrets, Value Proposition | 1 Comment
As a business owner and entrepreneur you may have focused on the difference between the owning and running a business and having a job—being an employee. And there IS a difference. A job is often considered to be a five day, 9 to 5 endeavor where the employee collects a pay check (salary) along with [...]
Posted in Accounting & Finance, Business Math, Client Communication, Product Value, Sales Secrets, Value Proposition | 1 Comment
To expand your business and create new sales revenue that sticks like grease in a clogged drain, build a brand with a unique name that rings your customers’ doorbell and your cash register.
The other day, my kitchen sink drain got clogged up–too much cooking grease and oil. Excuse the graphics, but the sink was full of [...]
Posted in Customer Experience, Customer Satisfaction, Other Big Brands, Product Positioning, Product Value, Repeat Purchases, Urgency, Value Proposition | 3 Comments