May 24, 2012

Are You Ready to Meet the CEO?

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If you have managed to land that all-important meeting with a CEO, don’t delay in your preparation. Invest the effort and time now so you can win the account. Learn how to sell to a CEO.

CONTEST: Win Business Cards For Your Home Business!

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We’re pleased to announce that PowerHomeBiz.com, with the support of Uprinting,com, is giving away two sets of 250 pieces Die Cut Business Cards. Join now and win a set of business cards! The contest will run from March 22 – 30, 2011.

The Best Information Comes From Short Questions

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There’s no better way to improve the quality of information you receive from a potential customer than by asking short questions. We all can recall far too many times when we’ve sat across the table from a customer we’re trying to help – and we know we can help, if they would just provide us information about their needs and goals.

Finding the Real Decision-Makers in Federal Contracting

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The federal government spends over 550 billion dollars every year buying goods and services from businesses of all sizes and types. To do business with the government, it is important to learn the decision making process and identify the decision makers.

Givers Gain: Using Freebies to Market Your Business

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How can potential customers try your wares before they buy? Most of the time people like to try what they are about to buy, before they actually make a purchase. Learn how to use free samples or freebies to market your business.

Finding Cross-Marketing Partners: Is It as Easy-Breezy as It’s Made Out to Be?

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Cross-marketing partnerships are a smart and effective way to cut through the saturated online marketplace. They can help you build your network, strengthen your expert credibility and make for wider exposure much faster than you could hope for going it solo. If you’re a forward-thinking entrepreneur, chances are you’re engaging in or thinking of engaging in cross-marketing partnerships. But is finding cross-marketing partners as easy-breezy as it’s made out to be?

20 Tips From a Sales Coach to Increase Sales Productivity

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For your business to succeed, it is important to sell more. Here are 20 quick tips to help you increase your sales productivity.

Mobile Marketing – Will it Work for Your Business?

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Learn some of the different kinds of mobile advertising that are currently available and how they work. Marketing on a mobile phone has become increasingly popular ever, and you may want to consider whether mobile advertising will work for your small business.

Understanding How Price Affects Your Customers

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Have you ever really considered how price affects your customer with regard to their perceived benefit? Too often, we use a simplistic approach to determining a price – figure the cost to produce a product or service, tack on some arbitrary percentage, and call it good, right?

When Cutting Prices: Are You Giving Away Your Profit?

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Are you thinking of cutting your prices to win a customer? Remember this: Cutting your price to secure the initial deal only does one thing – it takes profit out of your pocket.

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