Your sales manager probably told you to ask these question of every customer, but every time you do, you're shooting yourself in the foot. The dumb questions are: Do you have the budget for this? Who is the decision-maker? Don't get me wrong. You need to know the ANSWERS to these questions, but coming right out and asking them is about as effectiv
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Two Really Dumb Sales Questions
Posted by ArmadaIG under SalesFrom http://blogs.bnet.com 6001 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 6:03 pm
Relationship Marketing Builds Illusionary Loyalty as Salespeople Capture Customers' Hearts
Posted by jnelson under SalesFrom http://www.newswise.com 6001 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 6:03 pm
The battle to win and keep customers in an increasingly competitive and crowded marketplace has become tougher as more companies and products are available to the free world. In response to these competitive pressures, companies are increasing efforts to build customer loyalty --commonly referred to as relationship marketing -- but have these effo
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Personal Assistants on Call, Just Not in the Next Office
Posted by ArmadaIG under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.nytimes.com 6002 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 6:02 pm
IN the latest twist on the information-age truism that technology is making the world even smaller, entrepreneurs in India are trying to build a new market for the offshore services they offer: helping small businesses cope with even the most mundane day-to-day tasks. Thanks to Indian companies like Brickwork India and GetFriday, even sole proprie
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8 Steps to running your business on (mostly) free apps
Posted by ArmadaIG under TechnologyFrom http://foundread.com 6002 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 7:03 pm
If you spend, or plan to spend, substantial dollars on Web services or software support for your startup, you'll want to read this post. I'm going to show you how, with my 8 Steps to Running Your Business Off Low-Cost Web-Apps, it is possible to run a substantial company on software services and infrastructure that are either entirely free, or ava
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Get Demographic And Geographic Market Research Data For Free
Posted by LeeAdams under NewsFrom http://www.pinnycohen.com 6003 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 4:42 am
Market research has the power to make or break any business idea you have. Luckily, the U.S. Census Bureau tracks just about every useful detail about our cities. Whereas it would normally be a major headache to sift through all of the data, I use a site that cuts down my research time to just a few minutes. Enter ZipSkinny.com, still in beta, w
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Pre-written emails to the rescue
Posted by Becky under MarketingFrom http://www.ducttapemarketing.com 6004 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 25, 2007 7:43 pm
Email is awfully invasive, no way around it these days, but it's also awfully effective for all types of communication and response. One of the ways that I've found to get a little bit of control over the beast, while also making sure that my responses are well crafted, is to pre-write email responses to many of the common requests I receive. The
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Improve Your Homepage Performance Significantly
Posted by louienews under Online MarketingFrom http://chiefmarketer.com 6004 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 25, 2007 7:42 pm
If you're in the middle of a homepage design review like we are here at MarketingSherpa, you know there's a lot to consider. Here's a handy checklist of eight improvements worth testing.
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Jerry Seinfeld's Productivity Secret
Posted by dobbie under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://lifehacker.com 6006 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on November 25, 2007 5:54 am
Years ago when Seinfeld was a new television show, Jerry Seinfeld was still a touring comic. At the time, I was hanging around clubs doing open mic nights and trying to learn the ropes. One night I was in the club where Seinfeld was working, and before he went on stage, I saw my chance. I had to ask Seinfeld if he had any tips for a young comic. W
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Top 10 SEO Trends & Tips
Posted by suzyQ under Online MarketingFrom http://www.wdfm.com 6007 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 25, 2007 7:43 pm
A great summary of the latest in search engine optimization. For example, find out what Google thinks your website is about by using the Keyword Tool. Plus, it's not directly stated, but if you've got a web videos, host them on YouTube rather than use your own bandwidth. It's more likely you'll show up on the top of Google SERPs.
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Women's Consumption for Sports
Posted by alphalife under NewsFrom http://www.bigresearch.com 6007 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 24, 2007 12:21 am
Choosing between soap operas and the NFL is not something marketers may consider when putting together media allocation plans for reaching females. However, marketers may want to consider the NFL as an option as women are more likely to be regularly or occasionally watching sports than they are soap operas according to BIGresearch's Simultaneous M
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