19Feb
Posted by Marcel Sim in Sales & Marketing
Article Contributed Joanne Black We’ve been told that getting more sales is all about your “activity,” but is it? Our job as salespeople is to move as many qualified prospects through the sales funnel as quickly as possible—leading to more sales, better clients, and more income. The traditional sales funnel to attract new business has [...]
Article Contributed Guy Kingston “Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are [...]
17Feb
Posted by Marcel Sim in Recommendations
Article Contributed by Andy Lax If you are a business owner, you have probably felt the pinch – if not a full smack down – from today’s faltering economy. Even more distressing, the situation may become worse before we turn the economic corner. In a recent Washingtonpost.com article Retailers Report a Crisis in All Aisles, [...]
16Feb
Posted by Marcel Sim in Entrepreneurship
I can’t believe we didn’t learn them from the past recessions 1. Have a strategy ready to implement if your sales drop 10%. This is a normal business fluctuation. Too many businesses have grandiose plans for growth but don’t plan for this reality. Have a plan for what you would do if there is a [...]
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