How to Increase Sales

7 Key Elements of Your Marketing System

Here are the key elements of a marketing system: 1. A selected group of prospects (sometimes referred to as a “farm”, “farm area” or “target market” The better the selection, the better the results. For example, when you are able to analyze the response to a mailing list, you can identify those elements with the […]

• October 12, 2017 |
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Profit Explosion: Value Means More than Cost

When you think in terms of how you can create more value, don’t think of how much more it is going to cost you. Think of ways to make yourself different, to make it more difficult for your customers to focus on price alone. Think of ways to set yourself apart, so that your customers […]

• October 4, 2017 |
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All Customers Are Not Created Equal

All customers are not created equal. And while it’s likely that 80 percent of your profits come from 20 percent of your customers, you should segment your customer list even further to create and market specific programs appropriately to each group depending on their needs and buying habits.

• May 4, 2017 |
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Retention Made Easy

The key to building great relationships and retaining customers is incredibly simple: Over-the-top customer service! In order for your customers to love you, you have to love them first. If your customers are not the most important part of your business, you’re missing the only opportunity you really have to explode your business and boost […]

• April 27, 2017 |
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Insider Secrets to Increase Sales

While many people focus on online sales and eCommerce sites, it is important to realize that for small to large retail outlets actual in-person sales are still critical to the success of the business. Ensuring that your staff is trained to know how to increase sales without coming across as pushy or over-selling is essential […]

• October 11, 2016 |
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Remove the Risk and Explode Your Profits

Customers don’t hesitate to buy because of price; they hesitate to buy because of worry. They worry about all the“what-ifs.” Offer a rock-solid guarantee. Putting 30- or 60-or 90-day limits on your guarantee is going to leave your customers wondering what happens after that. Give your guarantee a name that clearly explains the benefit and the degree to which you’re […]

• June 23, 2016 |
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Under-Promise and Over-Deliver

One of the easiest ways to increase customer adhesion is to manage their expectations. Managing their expectations is a matter of under-promising and over-delivering. “Inspect what you expect.” Test how your organization treats your customers and their impressions of your business. Be easy to do business with. Get rid of any policies that create impediments to the majority of customers who want […]

• May 12, 2016 |
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Who’s Your MVP?

In the last post we talked about making first contact with your prospective big fish and how to make a positive first impression. Today we’re going to talk about feeling out the personality of your prospective big fish to match the right salesperson to the fish. You need to do this in two steps: Profile […]

• February 19, 2015 |
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Referral and Lost Customer Activation Programs

If the easiest customer to sell is an existing customer, what is the second easiest customer to sell to? Well the answer is a referral. Unfortunately most businesses live with the myth that, if they treat their customers well and give them great service, these customers will refer their friends to them. Wrong! The lack […]

• November 26, 2013 |
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Nobody Believes Nobody Anymore

As a salesperson and marketer, you face an uphill battle.  Gallup recently conducted a poll asking which jobs people considered untrustworthy or highly suspect.  The results: 10. Business Executives 9. State Governors 8. Lawyers 7. Insurance Salespeople 6. Senators 5. HMO Managers 4. Stockbrokers 3. Advertising Executives 2. Members of Congress 1. Car Salespeople This […]

• November 4, 2013 |
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