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How many sales contacts do you try to make with a potential customer/client before you give up? This information just might give you some helpful insight: Although there are variations of the theme, most experts agree that it takes at least 5 ‘touches’ to finalize 80% of sales. The general statistics go [...]
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The word “virtual” comes up in a lot of conversation these days. There is virtual memory (I wish I could buy some of that, I forget everything), virtual reality (isn’t that when the last kid leaves home and the dog dies?), virtual pets (aren’t they they best kind?), virtual [...]
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I thought I would repeat a post that I recently put on our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts that generated some interest. That is, the “10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint” as originally posted by Guy Kawasaki on his blog and brought to my attention by my friend Patrick Castillo of The Vendor Store.
According to Guy Kawasaki, the 10/20/30 rule of PowerPoint [...]
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As we all know, accurate communication is a critical issue for all businesses, regardless of size. And when using electronic media, it’ important to be brief yet clear and concise. This month, I’d like to share some communications insight that I received from my friend, Josh Gordesky at Game Plan [...]
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Now that the national health care reform package is about to be finalized, most of us who own small businesses are obviously concerned about the costs of this overhaul, and this concern could result in hesitation to hire. If that’s you, consider Daybreak Virtual Staffing as an alternative to hiring in-house clerical staff until [...]
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It seems amazing to me how poorly designed many business cards are. No email addresses, no physical addresses, and no idea of what service or product is being offered.
With that in mind, here are some thoughts I would like to share. (Understand that these are my opinions, so there is certainly a lot of room [...]
An open discussion on how to tap into the thousands of 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree contacts on LinkedIn.
With communications easier now than ever before, it seems like we’re all getting sloppy. Consider the times that you’ve tried to reach someone and had to deal with voicemail, or those times when you received a rambling, incoherent message, or perhaps when your own intent in a voicemail was misunderstood. I’ve [...]
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THIS IS RELATED TO THE AUGUST 18TH E-MAIL BLAST: HIRING EMPLOYEES IS LIKE GETTING MARRIED:
So let’s talk about hiring. It’s important to understand that hiring employees is one of the most important jobs you’ll do as a business owner. The right selection will improve your customer service, enhance morale in the office, give you peace [...]
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