Desire, perception and sales

My favorite grocery store company has a very strong and captivating brand. No, I am not talking about the company’s logo or the type of advertisements the business runs in the Sunday newspaper. When I say brand, I mean that the company has so many unique and desirable attributes that I want to shop there.
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Survey your customers

If you are struggling to figure out your customers, perhaps you should consider asking them some questions.
Surveying your clientele on a regular basis, even in an informal way, can accomplish a number of important goals and provide your business with much-needed credibility in the marketplace.
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Start with a written agreement

No contract!? That is crazy.
You should always start with a written agreement. Read my article at the Central Penn Business Journal to learn more.

Are you building bridges or barriers?

Think about it: How many times have you almost placed an order, almost made an impulse buy or almost responded to a survey, but then realized that it would just take too much effort? Have you ever considered how many of your prospects made that same decision today?
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Sales are killing your business…


Can sales really kill a business? Check out my blog this week at the Central Penn Business Journal.

Have you ever thought about how discounts can actually undermine your market and ruin your chances of selling your product or service for its full value?
Two of my favorite authors, Steve Chandler and Sam Beckford, address the [...]

Guerilla Marketing from AdWords guru Perry Marshall

If you want to know everything there is to know about Google AdWords and you do not know who Perry Marshall is, find out! Perry is the AdWords guru and has been perfecting and proselytizing the right way to direct market using Google AdWords for many years.
I make the introduction to Perry only because the [...]

Part I & II: Owning your market with targeted advertising

Read my latest Central Penn Business Journal Articles: Part I & Part II

VoIP delivers best-value telephone service

Read my latest blog for the Central Penn Business Journal here: VoIP delivers best-value telephone service

All Abuzz with Apple News from Macworld 2008: Macbook Air and Time Capsule Unveiled

Forget the presidential race — Yesterday’s really exciting news came out of Macworld 2008 when Steve Jobs introduced the two new Apple products that will further solidify and extend the quintessential Apple brand. Macbook Air and Time Capsule are prime examples of what Apple is becoming best known for: extremely well engineered and executed products that emphasize function, embody elegant design and reduce environmental impact. In the midst of a crisis that is the revolt against adoption of Windows Vista,

Feature Request: Automatic Email Attachment Check

Have you ever written an email, told the recipient to refer to the attachment and then clicked “Send” before making the attachment? I do it all the time and it probably makes me look like a giant idiot.
Would it not be great if your email client could check any outgoing email for phrases that might [...]