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7
Steps for Marketing Professional Services
Marketing a service isn't the same as marketing products. Your
relationship with customers is more important, so building those relationships
has to take priority. Here is a seven-step model you can follow to successfully
market professional services.
Verbal
Self-Defense Strategies
If there's one thing politicians have mastered, it is defending their actions
and statements. And though you might be tired of the political commercials,
interviews and debates dominating the airwaves these days, there are a few
things you can learn from them about
defensive
communication.
5 Ways to Predict a Trend
Spotting a trend ahead of the competition can give you a big leg up. But how do
you know what a trend is before it develops? Here are five ways you can
spot trends while they are still on the horizon.
Website Layout Tip
What do people see when they reach your website? Chances are, it isn't what you
think they're seeing.
What they're missing can cause you to lose sales, leads,
or advertising revenue.
How
Core Values Drive Sales Performance
What are your business's core values? Whatever they are, they drive your
company's culture and, in the end, your sales and profits. Learn how to define
and communicate your company's core values
and how to use them to drive performance.
20 Marketing Ideas to Grow Your Small Business
How can you, a small business owner, compete with big companies when marketing
your business? While you don't have large amounts of money available to test
and run big campaigns, there are lots of ways you can figure out what works well
for your business. Here are twenty different
marketing ideas to get you started.
6 Ways to Provide Value with Mobile
Looking for ways to reach your customers via mobile? First you have to prove to
them that what you're sending is something they want. Here are six ways you can
provide value to your customers through mobile marketing.
Save
Cash Instead of Saving Taxes
Spending money to save taxes is a time honored tradition for businesses at year
end. But is it really saving you anything? Probably not, says Greg Crabtree,
CPA, author of the new book Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits.
Find out what he says you should do with your
business profits
instead.
Top 10 Distractions in the Office
Telephone calls, emails, interruptions... those are the most obvious sources of
workplace distractions. But what about those other things that seem to eat away
at your time? Here are the top ten
office
distractions and ideas for what you can do about them.
Top
10 Communication Blunders of 2011 Whether it's a little slip up or a big ole foot-in-mouth moment,
communication blunders happen to the best of us. What's important, beyond damage
control, is that we learn from our mistakes. Even better, we can learn from
others' mistakes. Here are 2011's top 10
communication blunders and lessons we can learn from them.
Video
Camera Buying Guide
Thinking of buying a video camera for your business? Holiday sales offer a
tempting array of choices. Get help choosing the right one for your business
with our video camera buying guide.
How to Become the GPS Your Audience Needs Does your audience know where you're headed with your speech? If they
don't, they're much more likely to lose interest in what you're saying. Here's
how you can keep your
audience informed about where you are and where you're going.
What Does 2012 Hold for Small Businesses?
According to research just released by The Guardian Life Small Business Research
Institute, 2012 probably won't be a walk in the park for most small businesses.
Here are six actions they say small b
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Small Business Outlook
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How
to Multitask and Get More Done
Multitasking can help you get more done in less time, and it doesn't have to
leave you feeling like you are being pulled in ten different directions.
These five principles of
effective multitasking can help you maximize your time.
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