Strategy Driven

MAY 23, 2016

Most people (you included and me included) expect someone friendly, someone helpful when you need them, to be served in a timely manner, to be given fair value, to be presented with a quality product, to make the process quick and easy, and to be thanked whether you give them the business or not. Then the question is: What do you get?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 4, 2014

Why aren’t you sitting down with them to address what’s going to happen after they take ownership and make certain that productivity and profitability are maximized by you? Jeffrey, How do I overcome the “price issue” when the retailers only concern is to buy a cheaper product so they can enjoy a fatter margin?

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

I was recently at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, giving a seminar sponsored by Sales & Marketing Executives International. I had an informal logistics meeting with some of the association members before the event when Jamie, the young woman who directed me to my preparation room, talked to me about her career.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 30, 2015

These are challenge questions to determine the productive use of time before and after normal work hours. The key point of understanding is the difference between a job in sales, and a dedicated, relationship based sales career. Where are your sales taking place ? Who is NOT returning your calls? Who is NOT setting an appointment?

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Loyalty Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Seminar 50

N2Growth Blog

JULY 19, 2011

“ Addiction Marketing &# is a phrase I started using a few years back while waiting in line for my drink at Starbucks. It was at that moment I realized the real power of one of Starbucks key business drivers, if not their most critical business driver – Starbucks sells products that cater to peoples addictive tendencies.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

There are some organizations, business, and leaders who have an expectation that loyalty is a blind loyalty and that it does not preclude any behavioral example from them.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2013

The second time I was in the market to buy. How would you approach the market of sales professionals and sales management? My strengths are more on the production and supply side, so I was wondering if you had any advice on how to find qualified salespeople in specific industries. Ask your customers who they love to buy from.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 19, 2012

Mark Ethridge, then-publisher of the Charlotte Business Journal, novelist, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and my good friend and supporter, said that publishing Sales Moves was his most impactful marketing decision of 1992. It was the turning point in my career. Allocate productive use for each hour of the day.

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Wireless Loyalty Customer Loyalty Seminar 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Now you may have heard some version of ‘drill-hole’ in your career, but you have never heard what the situation is, how to address the buying motive, how to take control of the sale, how to gain trust, and how to create a vision of “outcome” in the mind of the buyer. Reprinted with permission from Jeffrey H. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 7, 2012

I am a living example of what writing can do to change a career. CEOs want to create great reputations, keep customers loyal, keep employees loyal, have no problems, maintain safety, and make a profit. For the past decade, my weekly email magazine, Sales Caffeine , has been a major source of value to my customers and revenue to me.

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White Paper Reputation Customer Loyalty Seminar 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 22, 2020

Use a variety of marketing techniques. Marketing plays a key role in business success. When done correctly, marketing campaigns have the power to advertise your products and services to a global audience, drive traffic to your site, and establish you as an authority in your industry. Focus on your employees.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

And research has shown that feelings of organizational ownership lead to g reater job satisfaction , engagement, productivity, and profits. ” At Unilever, the R&D and marketing departments work in tandem to create and promote products that serve both business and society.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Corporate investment in artificial intelligence is predicted to triple in 2017 , becoming a $100 billion market by 2025. consumers already prefer chatbots to humans for customer relations. Improving customer loyalty and retention. Automated programs can recognize products, people, logos, and more.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2013

They used to want high salaries to verify their value and stable career paths to allow them to sleep well at night. Now they want purposeful work and jobs that fit clearly into the larger context of their career. Studies show that engaged employees are 50% more productive and 33% more profitable. The inverse is also true.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 10, 2019

This can be particularly effective if you are scaling into areas with less competition as it can be much easier to dominate the local market. Diversify Product Range. It is also worth considering your product range and seeing if there are any gaps in the market that you can fill. Product demonstration videos.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

And since people ultimately make all the difference, your operating model should define how you manage the assignments and career paths for your difference-making talent. Do they focus on “manufacturing” (creating products), “distribution” (managing channels and customer relationships), or some combination of the two?

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. Even if it’s walking to the local market for lunch, or parking further away in a parking lot. When you’re pouring every spare minute into growing your business, taking a break to visit the gym often feels counter-productive.

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