There are essentially four over-arching strategies for growing a business. No more, no less. Here they are: Get more customers and clients. Get your customers/clients to buy more frequently. Get your customers/clients to spend more money per transaction. Keep your customers longer. [Download this entire article as a PDF here.]While there are only four primary […]
Continue readingWhen was the last time you thanked somebody for their contribution to your business — either a client, partner, referral source, or somebody else? No entrepreneur is an island. Your success is intimately connected with dozens, if not hundreds, of other people. So don’t forget to take time to thank those who support you.
Continue readingI’ve been on Joe Polish’s mailing list for a few years now. Not his email list — rather his physical mailing list. In case you don’t know who Joe Polish is, he’s a Dan Kennedy student who made a name for himself by helping carpet cleaners grow their businesses. He now hosts meetings and mastermind […]
Continue readingThe ad writers at Subaru must think they are quite funny. They probably spent hours batting around clever headline ideas to sell cars, none of which actually had anything to do with selling cars. Finally, they agreed on their approach and paid thousands to put a full-page ad in Inc. magazine. Unfortunately, the ad writers’ […]
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Recently I’ve noticed that some restaurants are playing word games. Instead of offering “pizza,” they’re offering “flatbreads,” even though the two are virtually indistinguishable. But it does change customers’ perceptions. Pizza is an inexpensive food for Friday nights. But stone-fired artisan flatbread… that sounds fancy, and possibly worth paying a little extra for. It is […]
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