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- 5 top tips to start selling your product or service abroad - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Chantal CookeDomestic demand, in most industries, is falling. So now is a good time to look outside your home country for growth opportunities. It’s easier than ever to sell abroad as regulations are being streamlined and borders are opening. Selling beyond your own borders is not just for big corporates, ...
Views: 1443 - Hyundai Auto Parts At Four Green - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2011 from Stella CarterAny car owner knows that it is important to use genuine auto parts for proper maintenance and long life of a vehicle. In view of the growing number of Hyundai cars worldwide, nowadays genuine Hyundai auto parts are available through online sources and a Hyundai car owner can obtain genuine parts ...
Views: 1443 - Unique Small Businesses Have Become Highly Desirable to Multi-National Companies - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke Unique Small Businesses Have Become Highly Desirable to Multi-National Companies For over 50 years Estee Lauder has been the pre-eminent luxury Cosmetic, Fragrance and Skin Care Company in the Beauty Product world. Since the founding of the firm by Mrs. Lauder in the early ...
Views: 1442(1 vote) - Discover the new marketing Era With Atlanta SEO Company Vayu Media - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2011 from Dean AndersonVayu Media is one of the Atlanta SEO companies that do modern and highly professional search engine optimization work for clients. It is all about the specific approach to each individual case. Vayu Media is an Atlanta SEO company, and we offer a wide range of services to our clients. When ...
Views: 1439 - Packers and Movers Nashik – Some Common Services - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2012 from kundan singh boraMany reputed and well-known packers and movers are working in Nashik. They offer their good quality and reliable packing and shifting services. They have good experience in transportation industry. These agencies offer wide range of moving services according to needs of people. Some of their ...
Views: 1439(1 vote) - Networking – Don’t Always Fish in the Same Pond - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Cindy HartmanMy family moved to Sandusky, Ohio, when I was 10. Living on the shores of Lake Erie, my dad thought I should learn to fish. So one Saturday morning we bought a new fishing rod and reel and headed to the dock on Sandusky Bay. Dad carried my new fishing gear and I tagged along, with minnow bucket ...
Views: 1437(1 vote) - [1-4 of] 7 Motivational Marketing Weapons to Win the Battle Against Fear - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2014 from John Di LemmeMotivational Marketing Weapon #1: Commit to Persevere All of the motivational marketing weapons that I’m going to reveal to you are based on affirmations from my best-selling book, 365 Affirmations to Absolutely Guarantee a Record-Breaking Year. The first weapon comes from Affirmation ...
Views: 1436 - Super 6 Must Watch Shopping Mall Logos That Make Shopping Experience Unforgettable - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2012 from Tammy BeckerHere are some shopping mall emblems that have become a mark for pleasurable and unforgettable shopping experiences. 1. Mall of the Emirates: Their trademark is created simply and sophisticatedly. It consists of the corporation name in orange colored straight fonts that are quite easily ...
Views: 1435 - Advantage and Effectiveness for Link Wheel Services - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2012 from Sean BardieraThe world wide web contains a massive amount of information and services that are made available to the public from across the entire globe. The ability to have information at your fingertips in a manner of seconds is now the reality and the internet is the most widely used source of information ...
Views: 1433 - From Prospect to Client in Thirty Seconds - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. HaydenThe process of converting a prospect to a client can seem like it takes forever. You meet a prospective client, follow up with him or her over time, and hopefully have a chance to make a sales presentation or schedule an initial consultation at no charge. Then you follow up some more, trying to ...
Views: 1431 - Home Page Design - Know Your Website's Target Market - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2009 from Carma SpenceIf your website is going to be effective, it needs to speak to your target market. In fact, to be truly effective, it needs to speak to your ideal client. Do you know who that is? One way to define your market is to take a good look at your current clients and identify those characteristics ...
Views: 1431(2 votes) - Small Businesses: 4 Errors That Made the Early Bird Miss the Worm - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2008 from Kym Moore,Are you familiar with that old cliche “The Early Bird Gets the Worm?” Typically this passage means that success will come to those who make the effort to prepare adequately and follow through effectively. Many businesses have taken advantage of this slogan by offering “value ...
Views: 1431(1 vote) - Beware of Social Media - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Kathy JiamboiThere is unending information about the power of social media and why you should be involved. With all the hype about becoming involved in it there is one thing you must always keep in the back of your mind. Be careful what you put out there because it will end up as a digital fingerprint ...
Views: 1430(3 votes) - Seven easy ways to up-sell and increase your profits - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Chantal CookeUp-selling is an excellent way to grow your business. Encouraging your customer to buy more of the product, or an ancillary product, will increase the size of the transaction; you’ll get more profit from the same effort. If packaged and offered correctly 20-25% of your customers will take up ...
Views: 1430(1 vote) - The Best Halloween Costume Ideas - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Goldie ThoimpsonEven while Halloween is a fun and creative holiday, commercially made costumes can be expensive, ill-fitting, and inexpensively made. With some imagination, creativity and a little effort, fun and interesting Halloween costume ideas can be created out of clothing and objects found around the ...
Views: 1429 - Motivate Customer Loyalty & Employee Productivity for Business Growth - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from Yoon CannonFor most small business owners and Entrepreneurs sustaining business growth in today’s economy can feel like you’re treading water — which is unnecessarily exhausting when you’re doing those 52 weeks a year. A well thought out marketing plan to attract new customers is important factor to ...
Views: 1428(4 votes) - How to Be Recognized as an Expert in Your Field and Have Prospects Banging on Your Door - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Peter GeorgeWhen it comes to marketing your services, two facts hold true. One is, when things are important to people, they buy -- or at least attempt to buy -- from a recognized expert. The other is, to be most profitable, you must differentiate yourself from your competition. One of the most effective ...
Views: 1426(9 votes) - Why Is Marketing Important To A Business? Step 1 - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Brenda BlindenbachPerhaps you have asked yourself this question, “why is marketing important to a business”? Building a business helps you to explore the many aspects of who you really are. It allows you to find out how you can use your gifts and talents to make an impact on those you want to serve. To be ...
Views: 1424 - Gondola Shelving as Reffed in Retail Industry - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Joice LewisLook for the phrase 'gondola' and you may discover why in case you talk about the phrase 'gondola' to those inside Venice, they might offer you credit rating and also reveal the particular supply. To be honest, the inspiration from your phrase 'gondola' descends from a spread boat....without a ...
Views: 1423 - Basics of Commercial Real Estate Investing By Andrea Superak - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Andrea SuperakThe financial industry greats will be the very first to tell you that real estate property investing has the possibility to bring in serious profits. They will also gleefully inform you the risks in some cases far outweigh the potential, especially if they're among the more cautious investors ...
Views: 1422 - 5 Ways to Use the Summer Slump to Build Your Business - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Kim Kirmmse TothIt's summer. It's hot. People are on vacation it seems all the time. No one is signing up for your teleclasses or any other of the wonderful things you are offering. How are you supposed to grow your business at this rate? Well, maybe there are other things you can do instead of feeling badly ...
Views: 1420(2 votes) - What You Are Marketing Is Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. Hayden"Call us today and change your life," proclaimed the hot pink flyer on the bulletin board. It was signed "Sunrise Hypnotherapy" with a phone number and a blind email address. No practitioner's name appeared anywhere on the flyer. Posted near it were numerous other leaflets, advertising ...
Views: 1419 - Why Expert Help For Your New Business Is Critical - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Denise GriffittsGrowing a business is very much like raising a child. Both require lots of love and care, sleepless nights, excessive worrying and far more money than you originally envisioned. However, both are infinitely rewarding. Except, of course, that a business is not really your child. Or is it? Let’s ...
Views: 1417(4 votes) - Self Employment Marketing Plan: 4 Tips To Fine-Tune Your Niche Marketing - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from Terri ZwierzynskiBefore you can have clients, you need to have prospects -- that's what marketing is all about. If your marketing isn't attracting the kind of people you'd like to be working with, it's like pushing a rope -- you are trying to sell them something they don't need, and they are looking for ...
Views: 1416 - Ways to Grow Your Business With Pinterest Marketing and Actions Needed - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2017 from Leon EdwardYou've more than likely heard a ton of news circulating lately about how good Pinterest may be for a business enterprise, but how do you know if it's worth an investment for your company? Pinterest is a social networking platform that is somewhat different that still offers more variety of ...
Views: 1415 - 5 Content Marketing Trends Your Competitors are Religiously Following - by Submitted on May 09, 2020 from Soumya RoyThere is a popular saying goes in the digital marketing world that “Content is the King” and it is not merely a phrase anymore, it has become an integral part for a majority of digital marketers today. Content is the core of the connection between your brand and your customers. It acts as the ...
Views: 1414 - Are you Change Resistant? - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Adele Howell-PryceAs a business coach I often come across people who are “stuck”, for whatever reason, and resisting change with every fibre of their being. Even when they know that things have moved on and markets have changed, they stubbornly refuse to change they way they have always done it. One easy way ...
Views: 1414(1 vote) - Good Quality Canvas Handbag Is Now Available For The Indian Market - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2012 from Harry CarlinIn recent years canvas leather handbags have become much valued items in the product market. They are featuring in the top product reviews across the media. The sales for these bags have already reached a new high.A good quality canvas handbag is the cherished item of any socialite. The more ...
Views: 1414 - How To Target Your Demographic Using Twitter and Facebook - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Matt HallaranSocial media now dictates the strategy of online lead generation by changing the way we do sales across business process outsourcing firms. Make no mistake; if you want to see actual results, then you need to be where your market “hangs out”. Today’s leading social networking tools Facebook and ...
Views: 1414(6 votes) - The Design of Experiments (DOE) Method And How It's Used in Optimus Software - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2013 from Christopher BrownThe design of experiments (DOE) method is a statistical methodology that projects the best possible set of experiments needed in a design space to derive the most relevant and accurate information or outcome for a particular project. The efficiency that DOE brings to a project or goal therefore ...
Views: 1413 - Your Business Can Take Off in an Economic Slowdown - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from John KilbrideAre you concerned about the current economic climate? If you own or are starting a business then of course you are, and so are your potential customers. That’s why it’s so critical to optimize your marketing dollars right now so you are prepared to weather the storm throughout 2009 ...
Views: 1413 - How Authors Can Get Speaking Gigs by Book Publicist Scott Lorenz - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2019 from Scott LorenzAs a book publicist, I am constantly being asked to help authors get speaking gigs. But, it’s a specialty in itself and outside our wheelhouse. Authors can make a lot of money speaking, more so sometimes than selling books, but often it’s the book that creates the demand so there is a symbiotic ...
Views: 1411 - Understanding the Operating System of the Human Mind - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2012 from Sheela MasandI made up my mind last month that I was going to live more simply, stop complicating my life and making it so hard. I had an insight that showed me just how much I was complicating things for myself. Well, you know how the best laid plans don't always work out......... that's what happened to ...
Views: 1411 - Salon Supply Basics: Towels & Appointment Books - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2008 from Mike SmithThere are various types of salon supplies. Salon Appointment Books affect the efficiency with which the salon is run while salon towels affect the customer experience to a great extent. Let us take a closer look at these two basic salon supplies. Salon Appointment Books Salon appointment books ...
Views: 1410 - Private Submarines: Traction Grows as People Look to Explore Depths of Marine World - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2019 from Mark HubAt the shallower end of the pool, scuba diving and snorkeling may be fine; however, a private submarine would be required to get up close and personal with the bottom of the ocean. Private submarine is moving deeper into the realm of ocean as industry makes inroads in natural gas exploration and ...
Views: 1408 - The Importance of Networking as a Seniorprenuer - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2017 from Lindsay EngleFor those of you over the age of 50 who are starting a new business or career venture, you can proudly call yourself a seniorprenuer. At this point in your career, you’re aware of the importance of networking... but what exactly does networking mean as a Seniorprenuer? Networking is when ...
Views: 1406 - Be Willing To Do What Others Aren’t: Take Action, In Spite Of - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from Fabienne FredricksonSometimes, you just KNOW there’s something you need to take action on to take your business forward. However, if you’re anything like me, you’ve gotten stopped in the past, even when it’s something you KNOW will create big results. You procrastinate, you tidy up your office, get another cup of ...
Views: 1405(4 votes) - How to Turn a Breakdown into a Breakthrough - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2013 from Lisa MininniNo matter how beautifully executed a plan, there are bound to be things that just don’t happen quite how you envisioned. Not so long ago, I implemented a brand new webinar. A few hours prior to the webinar, we discovered the technology was not going to work as planned. Just prior to the ...
Views: 1405 - *** Effective Marketing Tips - How to Find Customers in Any Economy - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Paul KeetchAre you worried that your business is going to suffer because of the current economy? In this article you'll learn how to find customers in any economy by following a few simple steps... It's true - In a slumping economy consumers are spending less. But that doesn't mean they've stopped ...
Views: 1404 - Unique and Distinct High School Logo Designs for School Sports Teams - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2012 from Tammy BeckerA lot of high schools use their unique culture and history to create familiar images in their brand marks but the below mentioned educational institutes have crafted monograms that are distinct and quite different from the crowd. Below mentioned are some of the most unique and distinct high ...
Views: 1404 - Use "Magic Bullets" to Close More Sales. - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Adele Howell-PryceWe all know that in any relationship there are “three magic words”. We don’t always want to say them. Sometimes we think that our actions will say them for us, or at least convey their meaning, but we all know the effect of saying “I love you” at just the right time. All objections crumble, ...
Views: 1402(2 votes) - Tips To Create a Stylish and Fashionable Fashion Boutique Logo Design - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Tammy BeckerAre you trying to establish a new fashion boutique in your area and don’t know how to create the brand mark? Do you want the customers to take one look at your logo and walk right into your shop? How will you make sure that the customers can tell your brand apart from the rest? Then you ...
Views: 1400 - 7 Renowned Furniture Store Logo Designs - Because Furniture Makes Homes - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Tammy BeckerFurniture may only be an item but it completes the house and makes it a home. That is why people pay special attention to the type and quality of the furnishings they buy. Below mentioned are a few renowned furniture store logo designs that have become household symbols of trust and quality ...
Views: 1399 - What Does the Fable, Chicken Little, Have To Do With Attracting Clients? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2012 from Lisa MininniThere’s an old folktale called Chicken Little. It’s a story about a chicken who believed the world was coming to an end all because an acorn fell on his head. Throughout the story, he kept shouting, “the sky is falling!” On his way to see the King to tell him his findings, he focused on ...
Views: 1399(1 vote) - What's Your Marketing Attitude? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. HaydenEntrepreneurs pay a lot of attention to the mechanics of marketing. They take workshops, read books, and hire consultants to find out how to do the best job they possibly can. With my own clients, I often discover that their knowledge of marketing techniques is quite good already. What they ...
Views: 1398 - Lead Generation Strategies for Healthcare Consultants (and other professionals) - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Yoon CannonQ: What are the most effective lead generation strategies for health care consulting companies? Dr. Kennedy Ononaeke Managing Consultant and CEO, Winning Edge Consulting, Ltd. Lagos, Nigeria A: Most, if not all, business managers in the service industry are wondering the same thing. We ...
Views: 1395(1 vote) - Virtual Business Assistance - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Kim BeckersAre you a small business owner? Are you overwhelmed by your never ending to-do list? Are you weighed down by time-consuming busywork? Then a Virtual Assistant may be just what the doctor ordered! Simply put, a Virtual Assistant is an off-site employee or independent contractor that provides ...
Views: 1393 - Personal Branding - How to Get The Most Out of Your Profile - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from The Results CoachMost of us have a difficult time writing about “us”. We like to be subtle, shy, unassuming and humble but each of those things don’t find with self-promotion; square peg, round hole. If you want to make the most of your online profiles for branding then you have to learn to “speak up” with ...
Views: 1392 - Why Do Brands Need Smart Shopping Bags With Logo For Their Customers? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Tammy BeckerHave you seen the new Saks fifth Avenue shopping bags? They have cut their logo into small squares and then rearranged it to look like an unsolved jigsaw puzzle. This design is also created in the classic combination of black and white colors which makes it look quite smart and ...
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