Posts Tagged ‘Customer Acquisition’
Why Most Small Businesses Lose 80% of Potential Sales
If you’re not following up with sales prospects already in your network at least five to twelve times, your revenues are 20% of what they could be.
Read More Want to Reach High-Income Baby Boomers?
If you’re targeting high-income Baby Boomers with your marketing, you’ve got to see this new research from the Luxury Institute. Affluent Baby Boomers are spending almost twice as much time with print and TV than their Millennial counterparts, while lagging in their usage of social media, online radio and online video.
Read More The Karate Kid Guide to Creating Compelling Business Case Studies
I’m a child of the 80’s,which mean’s I’m a fan of soft rock, arcade games and cheesy action movies. And there’s none cheesier than The Karate Kid. Now imagine for a moment that, instead of a classic teen action flick, The Karate Kid was in fact a video case study for Mr. Miyagi’s school of karate.
Read More How to Use Gifts to Win Business and Snag Referrals
Gifts can be powerful. They can brighten someone’s day, communicate friendship, and keep romantic relationships fresh and exciting. When applied to the business world, giving gifts to prospects or clients can turn leads into clients and relationships into referrals.
Read More Partners Drive Small Business Referrals: Creating Customers
In a 2014 study by Gallup and Wells Fargo during Q1, attracting customers, targeting business opportunities and finding work or new business was the top challenge among US small-business owners, cited by 21% of respondents.
Read More How to Turn Down Clients Without Alienating Them
If you’re still building your customer base, enhancing your reputation, improving the quality of your services or products, acquiring customer testimonials and developing a ground-swell of word-of-mouth support, then you’ll likely be exceedingly grateful for—and accept—every client walking in the door.
Read More How to Write a Sales Script That Won’t Annoy Your Customers
Sales scripts get a pretty bad rap because they are so closely related to cold calling, and cold calling is annoying. But these scripts can actually be pretty useful, as long as they’re written and used the right way.
Read More Why Facebook Unlikes Mean You’re on the Right Track
When I first started my business, I would take anything I could get. I wanted any customers that would work with me, I wanted plenty of speaking opportunities, and I wanted a lot of social media attention.
Read More Customer Zombies
A recent study from Colloquy found that more than 50% of customers who initiate a loyalty program failed to return. Customers become zombies when they lose interest in the company, product or service.
Read More How B2B Businesses are Using Social Media in 2014
Social media facilitates customer acquisition and retention. A good social media marketing strategy promotes credibility and professionalism of the brand. It also offers tremendous potential for networking.
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