Posts in strategic planning
What’s Next; Brain Surgery?

By recognizing the limits to my talents, I’ve figured out how to buy time!

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The Peanut Butter Spoiler Alert

Product placement’s $23 billion business has grown over 500% in the past 10 years. After all, viewers can’t skip through these commercials.

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The Importance of Testimonials

Many people tell me they’re not comfortable tooting their own horn. If you assume that position, your competition will probably steal your business.

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Which Realtor Is More Effective?

As neither of these realtors know me personally, the one engaging me would arguably stand a better chance of being remembered should the day come when I need her services.

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An Apology’s Not Enough, Toyota!

There are certain expectations customers come into any situation with, and you ignore them at your peril.

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Killing An Obnoxious Client

When it comes to creativity, the customer’s not always right. Hiring decades of expertise, then ignoring everything you’re told, is just dumb.

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Banking On Good Will

Many consumers, particularly among Millennials and Gen Z, want to do business with firms dedicating themselves to making the world a better place. Frontwave is showing us an excellent way of doing such cause-related marketing.

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The Ash Tree Starter Kit

Your garden can’t sustain every option, and neither can your business. Pick your area of specialization and stay with it. After all, will an 80-foot shade tree really help your tomatoes grow?

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It’s AWFULLY warm for March!

The last thing you want is to find customer interest has been generated, only to find them flocking to your competition out of spite.

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Futures With A Grain Of Sand

Know what you’re selling, to whom, and have a fair price. With a persuasive sales pitch, you might soon have as many customers as there are grains of sand on the beach.

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So Much For Being Agnostic

The moment you call someone a name, you’ve lost them. Any chance of civil discourse with “the other side” disappears in that instant.

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Targeting The Perfect Sales Prospects

Knowing your customer’s demographic profile (age, geography, religion, income, etc.) is critical to finding more of the same type of person.

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Scoring That Rare Apartment

As with anything else you’re touting, be able to answer the question “Why should I deal with YOU?” Just being a nice person isn’t enough anymore.

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Keeping Your Reputation Intact

If you’re job-hunting and are rude, unprofessional, or irresponsible, word is going to get around and have a long-term negative impact on your career.

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Somebody Pick Up The Phone!

Treat customers as you’d like to be treated. After all, if you really needed something fixed, wouldn’t you want the service provider to return YOUR call quickly?

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Putting In His Two Cents

There’s nothing wrong with borrowing an idea that has previously proved to be effective. Just scale it to your business and your staff so you don’t get overwhelmed.

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Why Should You Use Testimonials?

It’s a safe conclusion that a customer writing a testimonial and/or recommending you isn’t likely to give the next order to your competitor.

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Elon Musk WON'T Buy Twitter!

Elon Musk likes that everyone’s talking about him right now. His ploy’s generated millions in free publicity, making every company ask how their own marketing plans will be impacted?

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People Still Use Business Cards?

A few meeting attendees neglected to bring a sufficient supply of cards before recognizing they’d missed an opportunity to be remembered.

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Now I Won’t Shut Up

Regardless of what you sell, you can find lots of business if you speak at appropriate conferences or other rooms with the right audience.

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