If you’re in sales, I know you’ll use this often for that
“shot of inspiration” to maintain a positive attitude. But,
you don’t have to be in sales to love this book. If you like
quotes and you like beautiful photos, well...this little
book will “knock your socks off!”
When you are first beginning with your
word of mouth marketing, where should you start?
Well, with people who already know you.
Family, friends, colleagues, casual
acquaintances, and people who have known you in the past.
And holidays are often a time when you will
automatically meet people whom you haven’t spoken to in ages.
If you're a small business owner or a self-employed professional,
this site contains a huge number of resources to help you be a
better marketer. There are articles, a free ezine and many marketing
tools.
They say you can't judge a book by
its cover but how many of us make judgments about people just
based on their telephone speaking voice? People form opinions
and make judgments about us in the first 60 seconds they see us.
People also make judgments about us based on the way we sound on
the telephone.
Companies spend millions of dollars each year
gathering data from potential customers, yet
they fail to listen when an existing customer
has something to say. Successful organizations
have developed a process of listening to their
customers and then doing something with what
they hear.
There are several ways to listen to your
customer.
Promote yourself to the masses by
becoming an expert speaker at your target market's events.
It's always
amazing to me that when I speak at an association meeting,
conference or breakout session at a convention, people
always come up to me afterwards to inquire about hiring me.
It doesn't matter what the audience size is--it always
happens.
Everything
begins and ends with your attitude. It is the foundation for our
success. It keeps people from getting hired and
in other cases it is a reason for dismissal. All this "attitude" stuff may seem
fluffy to some, but to attract and keep clients we must project
an upbeat, caring and concerned attitude. A recent survey stated
it best when they asked clients why they don't go back to a
business. The overwhelming response was "an attitude of
indifference by the owner, manager or employee."
Introducing…
The
“15-Second
Marketing”
System:
The
Fastest
Way
to
Attract
Do you listen to your self-talk? What is your self-talk saying?
How is your self-talk serving you? If your self-talk is more
negative, and sounds like a snake's rattle, it will scare you
off from moving forward. This is poisonous thinking for people
who are in the business of selling.