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How the Best Hotels Win Repeat Bookings

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Show you value their experience over the hotel rules, by being flexible and extending check in time, for example, to make them feel important. Make your existing guests an offer they can’t refuse, when they refer you to another paying customer or return for a second stay. Tempt people back with discounts or freebies.

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Are you struggling with content for your blog?

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All it really means is using experiences from your life as a reference point and then telling a story in a way that is customer-focused, or supports your brand. (I use the term ‘customers’, but you can also read ‘followers’, ‘clients’, or whoever your intended audience might be).

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Collaborating With The Enemy: Competitive Advantage? | THE SMALL.

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For example, one of these mentors runs one of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s Here are a few examples: • An employee conducts him/herself inappropriately with your competitor – wouldn’t you rather a friendly call from your competitor to inform you so you can nip it in the bud? This example shows that competitors do not have to be ruthless rivals.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – Weight Loss Consultation | THE.

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This will involve online weight loss coaching and setting up an extensive knowledge base that will serve as a point of reference. Many people wish to get fit and lose some weight and you may be able to help them do this whilst also earning some money. It will be free to access and as such should be seen as one of your major promotional tools.

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Managing A Small Business In A Recession | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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The result was immediate, looking thru my log files today, I stopped at the search term listings and saw many references to “ recession &# in it. For example, having to fire people because the economy is in recession is no fun for anyone and quite easy to prevent in most cases.

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SME / SMB Have Become Obsolete Acronyms | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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It used to collectively refer to companies too small to be attractive for the major Enterprise Software providers – and of course the same held true vice versa: I assume most readers of this blog are in small businesses, and for you the rule has been that "enterprise software" is too expensive.

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Is Your Networking Fishy Enough?

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those businesses that you could build mutually beneficial relationships such that over time you may be able to cross refer. For example, if you are an independent financial advisor (IFA) then a good ‘big fish’ for you may be an accountancy firm who has many clients that will have financial and investment needs.