Entries from November 2009

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

I Used to Hate Networking

I even hated the sound of the word. For me face-to-face networking has been akin to a root canal or going to the DMV. I just do not want to interrupt people, burst in, or my worst fear, say something stupid; I would fear that I would have absolutely nothing to say. I’ve always been [...]

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

The PO Flat Rate Box Dilemma

As you are fully aware, the Postal Service is aggressively marketing their flat rate boxes. If you haven’t researched them they are: Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box $4.95 8-5/8″ x 5-3/8″ x 1-5/8″ Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box (FRB1) $10.35 11″ x 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box (FRB2) $10.35 [...]

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Sales Made Easy

How many of you have heard a store owner say, “I’m not a salesperson?” Have you said it yourself? What do you supposed that means: to be or not to be a salesperson? The typical picture we get of a sales person is that of the late, great pitchman Billy Mays or the Shamwow guy. [...]

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Testing Your email Marketing

For those of you who do email marketing (and this should be all of you) there are some things that may be of interest to you. Number one is that (according to the Direct Mail Association) the ROI for email marketing is over $40. That means that for every $1.00 you spend on email marketing, [...]

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Word of Mouth Advertising

We all know that the best advertising is word of mouth. Referrals and testimonials by far work the best. We trust our friends and relatives to be honest in their recommendations. After all, we will be seeing them again. A portion of a chart from www.emarketer.com from a survey done by Lightspeed Research is reproduced [...]