Sales and Marketing
Don’t Focus on Sales Velocity, Focus on Buying Velocity
We spend a lot of time seeking to increase pipeline velocity, compressing sales cycles, and focusing on sales velocity. We are constantly driven to move faster. Sometimes in moving faster, we pass our customer and…
What Stops Customers from Buying?
No sale is really complete until the product is worn out, and the customer is satisfied. ~L.L. Bean The key to running any business is having customers who want to buy your goods. Convincing a…
How to Supercharge Your Headlines Using These 4 Tips: Part 2
In the first post in this series we looked at how to “supercharge” your headlines. What this really means is being able to take an average headline and tweak it a little so it has…
What Your Customers Say About Your Brand Really Matters
If you’ve been lead to believe that social media marketing and other channels are THE way to grow your business or nonprofit, then you’d be incorrect. And, there’s another study to prove it. The Boston…
Engage Customers with an Incentive Program
Have you wondered what you can do to add some spice to your business and get customers excited to come back? Maybe you should consider an incentive program. I recently had a chance to chat…
Top 5 Secrets to Winning Customer Loyalty
For a business to be successful, particularly small and mid-sized enterprises, there has to be a streak of happy and loyal customers. Simply put, having a steady and satisfied customer base is the key to…
How to Supercharge Your Headlines Using These 4 Tips: Part 1
So, you’ve got a great idea for a headline for your upcoming ad campaign. Now you just need to know how to write it and “supercharge” it so it really does its job of grabbing…