You’ll be tired a lot and working hard, because a successful special event doesn’t just happen. It takes tremendous effort and manpower. Not counting the planning and promoting. It’s a challenging task that, if not pulled together properly, won’t go over well. And that’s pretty disappointing after all the time and energy expended. [Read more…]
Attending a Trade Show
You made the effort and attended the show,
now what do you do with all the information that you gathered? [Read more…]
Life Balance
The constant struggle for business professionals today is to somehow obtain a sense of balance between their job and personal life. For many people I know it is like a tightrope act that can cause anxiety and lead to burnout. This is why achieving a life balance is so important. [Read more…]
How Sharp Are Your Business Tools?
(This Article was published by Packaging Horizons Magazine – Reprinted With Permission)
Keep your professional skills and business tools at the cutting edge. Anyone who has watched a talented craftsperson at work knows that the tools are just as important as the materials and the knowledge that go into creating the finished piece. [Read more…]
Building Customer Loyalty
We have all heard a great deal about the importance of displaying behaviors and using effective phrases that promote customer loyalty. Likewise, we’ve heard plenty about how we must take those “Extra Steps” to exceed customer expectations. No matter how often you’ve heard it, it always warrants reinforcement, as today, every business is in a race for growth with no finish line in sight. If you want to promote a positive image, develop a good reputation, and establish customer loyalty, service excellence must be demonstrated on a daily basis. And, you must exceed customer expectations in your sanitary and supply business wherever there may be an opportunity to do so. [Read more…]
For Insurance, Financial Services, Financial Planners and Brokers – Get Serious About Sales
Recently, I spoke at Creative Marketing’s Learn to Earn conference in KC. What a great group! If you are one of the independent insurance agents who attended this event, I thank you for your participation and for the many kind remarks I received after my presentation, Capture Your Competitors’ Customers and Keep Them. [Read more…]