Archive for the 'Upsell' Category

The Crucial Customer Message Part 2

In this post, we illustrate the Crucial Customer Message:
We buy auto and homeowner’s insurance for years.
–Did You Know That. . . State Farm Insurance offers Certificates of Deposit (CDs)?
We didn’t.
Okay, so you don’t care; and actually we won’t lose sleep over this either;
But, we happened to discover to this ‘New’ offering by accident.
We [...]

The Extra Gift that Drives Customer Loyalty

Today I received my new Enterprise Rental Car membership card (Enterprise Plus) (1-866-429-7048). Enterprise Plus is their “frequent flyer” or customer loyalty program.
To my pleasant surprise Enterprise included a “Free Upgrade” on my next rental certificate, coupon or voucher.
Wow. Unexpected.
I don’t know when I’ll need to rent a car, but odds are very high I’ll [...]

Sales Secret #3: How to Upsell with Pinpoint Product Placement

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 [...]

Sales Secret #1: How Free Advertising Yields 1000% Profit

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 [...]

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Staples Rocks: Razors and Blades Scratch New Surface

Sometimes the concept of FREE really hits home and pulls your customers in like a close shave on a Saturday night. A couple of months back we featured a post about Gillette’s (NYSE: PG) strategy of giving away razors “for free,” winning lifetime repeat customers and making tons and tons of money on selling the [...]

Grab New Revenue by Giving the Gift of Gold to Your Golden Customers

One of the best ways to expand your business and boost your revenues is to reward loyal customers for buying from you. This in turn further increases customer loyalty, purchase frequency and upsells. Give your loyal customers more and more gifts and bonuses based on their spending levels—how much they buy from you. This strategy leverages [...]

How to Use Free Samples and Free Gifts to Generate New Sales Revenue

To generate new sales revenue, give your customers who make a new purchase or a recent purchase some extra, free samples or free gifts. And make the customer choose the sample or gift they want. This ‘Thank You’ encourages repeat purchases, increases customer loyalty, generates goodwill and creates customer involvement.

If you’ve followed our posts, [...]

Outback Steakhouse Super Sales Secrets: Post 1 of 4

To generate new revenue, feature a relevant, focused, hands on promotion or advertisement (ad) and drop your pitch right in your customers’ laps. Include your promotion on your invoices or on a handout that you give your existing customers and target customers. . .
During the Christmas holidays, I visited friends in California and we [...]

19 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Business: Part 2 of 2

Recession-proof your business: 11 more ways to pour money into your pocket. Welcome Back. If you want to review the first post in this series, please visit Recession-Proof Your Business Part 1. With all the doom and gloom overcrowding the media, the key to recession-proofing your business is to plan ahead and take definitive action [...]