The Small Business Blog

MAY 4, 2017

So it’s a good idea to make an effort to know and understand your customers – remember their names, their personality traits, and their key purchases to show that you listen and value their custom. You could offer them a special free gift, if they spend so much with your company.

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Success

DECEMBER 15, 2023

With a new year (and its resolutions) just around the corner, why not give friends and family self-improvement and personal development gifts that will help them be their best selves? Whether the recipient is new to personal development or just looking for a spark of inspiration, you’ll find the perfect gift for everyone on your list.

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Companies that reduce or eliminate this line item from their budgets put themselves in a far better position to compete, no matter their industry. From post-consumer materials in products to biodegradable packaging, shoppers actively look for good environmental stewards when they make purchases. Competitive Performance.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Are you “gift wrapped” to best promote your professionalism and spirit of excellence? Can you ask them a question related to some current topic in your industry, thus learning AND demonstrating that you are aware and curious about your business? You enjoy the challenge of each workday. So how is your packaging in comparison?

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Are you “gift wrapped” to best promote your professionalism and spirit of excellence? Can you ask them a question related to some current topic in your industry, thus learning AND demonstrating that you are aware and curious about your business? You enjoy the challenge of each workday. So how is your packaging in comparison?

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 19, 2019

Click here to purchase Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed. Click here to purchase Who Took My Pen…Again? Click here to purchase Become An Inner Circle Assistant. Click here to purchase Underneath it All. Click here to purchase The Innovative ADMIN. Click here to purchase The Organized Admin.

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Success

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Whether your loved one works from home or is an at-home mixologist, here are 25 gifts they’ll love that also support minority-owned businesses. Buying a gift for someone who works from home ? A gift from these minority-owned businesses will spruce up their “home office” and score you extra points. Grovemade Laptop Stand.

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Loosely Speaking

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Perfect for some quick knits for gifts and then overhauling some rather forlorn items. As a knitter myself, I rarely purchase knitted items. I’ll work on a pattern and see if I can replicate these for others on my gift list. Project 1: Steeking a sweater that was never right for me to begin with. I LOVE the slippers!

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Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

To get you started, here are some high-impact customer retention tips proven across industries to provide the results you need: Set realistic expectations, and overdeliver whenever possible. Offer sales, discounts and gifts as surprise perks. Surprise gifting for clients and employees can work wonders, too.

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Loosely Speaking

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Patti, please get in touch with us so we can schedule a way to have “coffee or tea on Tara and me,&# even if it means sending you a gift card so you can sip while joining us on our next REAL TALK conference call! Please support Cuppers by purchasing something from their menu.). December’s winner was Patti Ward.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Kristin has generously offered a FREE GIFT to listeners of this episode (the deadline to get it is December 31, 2010). Here’s a link to purchase. Kristin is presently ramping up for her appearance at the big industry event, The National Needle Arts Association (TNNA) Winter Trade Show January 6 – 10, 2011 in Long Beach, CA.

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Catch Friday

JUNE 2, 2012

Whether he is packing Loren his wife, business partner and possibly the brains between the whole outfit, they both demonstrate a winning philosophy to empower the ordinary want to be rich ideology in you, by sharing their profits and by making everybody shopkeepers in an industry bound for success.

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This money can be given to employees to purchase items that would make them happy at work. Start a learning program that offers gift cards for reaching certain levels. This is particularly important if the industry you are in is constantly growing and changing. Set aside a small budget for employee happiness. Know Their Needs.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 17, 2011

Why should an organization strive for an emotional bond or a relationship that transcends the one way road when someone enters your company to purchase a product or a service? I just worked with a couple who insisted they wanted to purchase an old farm; it didn’t matter about the condition of the home. photo credit: dmott9.

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Small Business CEO

MARCH 9, 2011

As you spend money, you’ll gather points to spend on things like airline miles and gift certificates. Keep these tips in mind, and you’ll be able to make smart, business savvy purchases that can help your business thrive over time. This works just like a consumer credit card.

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In 2021, the global rooftop solar industry was valued at nearly $40 billion worldwide and expected to pass $80 billion by 2027. Then, just before Christmas two years ago, my husband surprised me by saying he’d bought us solar panels as a holiday gift. . By 2020, 21 percent of homes in Australia had rooftop solar.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2009

The small gain, along with a fifth straight increase in sales, raised hopes that businesses will begin restocking their depleted shelves, helping… Most small businesses plan no ‘09 bonuses, survey shows : More small-business employees can expect no end-of-year bonuses or gifts for 2009.

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Allwork

JULY 17, 2023

Her vast experience within the flexible workspace industry marries perfectly with her understanding of the subjective factors integral to acquiring and retaining a customer base. Join us and discover how to enhance customer retention and loyalty in the flexible workspace industry. But what if there’s a better way?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

I love doing informationals because I like learning about what people do, even if I am not in that industry, and perhaps get an office tour down the line, and make a new friend if they introduce me to someone else. They all have different clients and cater to different parts of the city or industries.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

So if you work in an industry that charges by the hour and you need more work you know what to do. I mean, I don’t need certification and i’ve only learned to do home staging business right at home with a little help from a book guide I purchased online. One of them i thought of is the legal industry.

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Industrial meat production is the single biggest cause of global deforestation. More than one-third of that food was purchased in the US, with other large markets in the UK, France, Brazil, Russia, Germany and Japan. At least half of US owners bought Christmas and birthday gifts for their dogs in the past year. Cut out waste.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 5, 2012

Sometimes I read articles on LinkedIn about my industry or other trending topics. Not to mention, I have about 30-50 books I've purchased but have not gotten around to starting. 5) Reading as a gift. And nine times out of ten, when someone has a baby or there is a gift-giving occasion, I will give a book.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

I guess it depends on the circumstances and size/importance of the purchase. Keep in mind that the article discusses the initial conditions required to be in place for a first-time purchase. Liking the author doesn’t factor into that first purchase anywhere. Trust before like, in all initial purchases and sales.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

With being Tier 1 rated with the Jewelers Board of Trade, she has become known as one of the most trusted business owners in the jewelry industry. Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. Leigh Burgess. CEO, founder, creative strategist. Dave Conord. Entrepreneur, consultant.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

Having a website can get your URL listed in certain business directories within your industry and drive customers to your business. Annabel – There were three online purchases I was about to make this week – and didn’t – because I couldn’t, for lack of proper technology and PayPal integration. URL please?

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 12, 2010

Ideas could include: - shoe care tips - announce/review shoe care products - shoe storage ideas - things to think about when purchasing shoes - a different post on shoe ideas for every holiday, season, or special occasion. pictures using the shoes they’ve purchased from you. Best fitting tips, etc. - 7) Have a Newsletter?

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

MCE Holiday Gift Guide—for you, for customers, and for special people on your list Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) November 23, 2009 at 8:49 am Hey, no one can accuse of using the “buy now! Reply Kelly November 23, 2009 at 7:37 am That’s good. I just told my friends who write for the web not to buy it. EVERYTHING’s changed!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

It’s up to us to stop allowing others to make decisions for our industry, our careers, and our lives, both as a group and as individuals. I feel the gift of speech need to be leveraged. That would make it the norm, the expected… would there still be resistence to purchase? That they do have control. Move people.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

However, we've decided instead to put all the exercises together into a workbook and market it alongside the book as a "free bonus" to make the purchase of the book that much more attractive. Thanks to Marnie Swedberg of Gifts Of Encouragement, Inc. Thanks to Beth Carter of Freelance Writing Solutions.

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Ideas.Ted

JUNE 24, 2021

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores the history of this global custom, which can be found from executives in corporate boardrooms in industrialized countries to Indigenous tribes in Papua New Guinea and the Amazon. . So, how far are you and your partner willing to go for a good night’s sleep? Read an excerpt here. ) .

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Whle far from being famous, I got to meet most of my idols of the Niche industry I write in (Role Playing Games designers), I got to interview a few, got invited for beers and was encouraged to write material for the games I’ve been playing for 25 years. Kind of like “offshoring&# in the tech industry. And I like me.

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