Archive for the ‘Sales’ Category
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
If you follow my blog at all, then you know I am something of a track geek. I generally keep up with whats going on in the world of professional track and field, as well as the college and even high school levels. One of the most popular track and ...
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Monday, March 30th, 2009
Many of us start a business with big ideas. We know we have a great idea, that it will catch on, and we will become a household name across the country- or maybe even the world. Usually things go well for a while. We make some great ...
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
There has been significant debate on MaineBusiness about cold calling lately. Some are opposed, saying cold calling is a thing of the past and only hurts your chances of making quality sales. Others, however, consider cold calling an active part of a business sales strategy.
After college, I did ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
I recently came across a great reminder from "Dan" not to stop sales travel. I have written before about why it is important not to cut your advertising budget during downturns in the economy. By the same token, a business should not cut any form of marketing just ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Last week I was in Manhattan for a few days. After catching this episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay, I decided to head over to a place called The Doughnut Plant NYC. In the episode, two NYC cops declared Mark Israel, owner of the Doughnut Plant, the winner. ...
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
I subscribe to Jeffrey Gitomer's weekly newsletter, Sales Caffeine. Today's article was part two of "How to Become a Power Influencer." His timely article gives some nice tips to hone your influencing skills. As any business owner knows, real and sustainable sales come from building relationships. ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
"What's the difference?" is what consumers are asking themselves when preparing to make a purchase. This product is known for quality, this product does more, this product has a better warranty, and, lastly, this one is cheaper. These are all potential answers your would-be customers are giving themselves ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
I use Google Reader to read blogs that interest me. That way, I don't have to visit each individual site just to see if there have been any interesting new blog entries. As such, I have been able to add more blogs to my daily regimen. One ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Late last year Google announced the Knol Project. Finally, last week they opened it up to the public. It is a user-based article submission site quite similar to Wikipedia. According to the original press release:
"A knol on a particular topic is meant to be the first thing someone ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Over the last few weeks, in the world of high school distance running, all eyes have been on a high school senior from California named German Fernandez. OK, I admit it. I am something of a track-nut, and yes, I pay attention to distance running from high school through professional. ...
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