Sales processes can take many forms, but they often go either like this:
Meet the customer -> Make the pitch -> wait to hear back
Or this:
Customer visits the web site -> they click around -> wait to see if they come back
In both cases, there is another critical step that makes all the difference...
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You see them appearing more often on the keynote stages of industry events. They’re increasingly standing among those competing in pitch competitions like Dragon’s Den. But there are also an entire cadre of women launching and running successful small businesses who might go unrecognized were it...
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She hadn’t even planned to buy anything. Between leaving a client meeting and picking up her kids from school, however, she had a little bit of time, and the store was right there. She would be going out for date night at the end of the week, and she had seen a cute skirt the retailer showcased in...
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If you look closely at Canada’s coat of arms, you’ll see the words “A Mari Usque ad Mare,” which is Latin for “from sea to sea.” It’s a motto that speaks to the breadth of our geography and the culture that spans our country, but it could also describe the aspirations of our national supply...
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Sure, the phrase “Team work makes the dream work” has a nice ring to it, but let’s stop and consider what we’re dreaming about.
For most companies, the dream is to grow. That could mean growing the number of customers. It could be growing the number of locations in which it sells products and...
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Serving better food than other restaurants doesn’t matter if the service is slow and the waitstaff isn’t friendly. Offering a greater selection of products than competitors won’t make a retailer successful if their store is difficult to navigate and items aren’t well-organized. A hotel can offer...
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Everybody recognizes “a good hire” when they see one.
It’s the person who’s joined the company with ambition and drive, ready to demonstrate excellence in the role they’ve been given.
When it’s time to offer new ideas to solve long standing problems, this is the person eager to contribute to the...
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When a friend or family member sends you a birthday card in the mail, do you think of it as “content?”
Probably not. After all, if they took the time to choose a card with a design and message that reflects who you are, you’re more likely to think of it as a thoughtful gesture. If they hand-wrote a...
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There’s more to video marketing than picking up a camera and hitting “record.”
It goes beyond editing footage and adding special effects.
Even the distribution of video content through a variety of digital channels isn’t enough to make it a successful marketing tactic.
Success with video marketing...
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