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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

Start by learning about them via LinkedIn , Google, Facebook and even the customers’ own webpages; you’ll arm yourself with their photographs, knowledge of their businesses, circles, hobbies, favorite music and special interests. Here’s one of five emails I received on one order: Dear Todd AKA Shindigz Customer of the Day, CONGRATULATIONS!

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

Whether it’s handling emails, documents, or projects, having a well-organized system can significantly improve productivity and streamline decision-making processes. Assign specific colors to categories in your email inbox or use tags to visually group related items together. Here are two examples of this.

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SEO Tips for Small Business

The Small Business Blog

Suppliers are a great one for this as they want to link out to all the great companies they supply to, so it’s a win, win. Other than a link and a mention, in the eyes of your customers this is great social proof and will likely make you much more credible, especially if it is a well-known supplier. Consider PPC advertising too.

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Must Have Gadgets for the Modern Entrepreneur

The Small Business Blog

At the core it offers the user an always on, easy way of keeping in touch with colleagues, clients, suppliers and anyone else they may need to deal with on a daily basis. Email is still the primary communication channel for the vast majority of businesses both internally and externally.

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Gatekeeping: what does it actually mean?

Practically Perfect PA

In an attempt to answer this question I first did a quick Google search and was astonished to find a number of websites detailing the skills required for sales people and cold callers to ‘get past the gatekeeper’. I am the only person the supplier will speak to in the sector and my authority stands. Tanya Battel. Louise Jones.

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How To Build Your Brand Through Your Blog

Productivity Bits

Some blogging platforms come free of cost, Blogger, a platform offered by Google, being a typical example. running 18 dedicated ecommerce sites arcoss Europe their aim is to be one of Europe’s leading suppliers of the Motorola MC9090 and Motorola Es400. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits.

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How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

The Small Business Blog

If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. Getting a better price is especially easy to do right now, since suppliers are tripping over themselves to get business. Get better payment terms by negotiation.

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