Prepare Yourself for Seminars
A professional conference or seminar can be well worth the time away from the office if you take the right approach. Here’s how to turn your next professional meeting into a valuable experience: Prepare yourself ahead of time. For example, list at least five specific questions you want answered at the conference. Use break time […]
Do You Have a Guarantee?
A guarantee isn’t a gimmick; it’s the portal to improving customer relations. When your company has the courage to promise absolute satisfaction or give customers their money back, you differentiate yourself from your competitors by announcing up front that your number one long-term goal is customer loyalty. The guarantee is also a good word-of-mouth promotion […]
Keep the Pizzazz In Your Presentation
Don’t dilute the impact of your message. Instead, help your audience follow along: minimize words and statistics on slides; use contrasting colors and varied type fonts to increase readability; don’t clutter the screen; provide written handouts. Remember: visuals should be a backdrop, not the main event, when you make a closing presentation.
10 Sales Mistakes You Don’t Ever Want To Make
1. Not preparing for the call. You must know your customers, the marketplace, and the customers’ competition, and you must read one or two business periodicals per week. 2. Using poor opening statements. Buyers today want to purchase from people they trust, people they know, and people who excite them. When on the phone, sit up, shoulders back, […]
Brain Power
Nothing beats a good idea’s potential return on investment. Make brainstorming sessions more productive with these steps to create the right environment, initiate the flow of ideas, and keep the session fun. Creating the right environment. Place stacking chairs outside the meeting place and ask participants to carry their chairs in themselves so the group […]
