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Lesson #5: Set Goals No Matter How Unreachable They May Seem
“Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I’ll give you a man who will make history,” said Penney. “Give me a man with no goals and I’ll give you a stock clerk.” Penney understood the importance of deciding where he wanted to go, and striving to get there no matter how difficult it may have seemed at the time. His career is characterized by his ambition, his focus, and his refusal to give up in the face of difficulty.

Shipping and handling
Here's a product sold by a merchant via Amazon that costs about $2.50. Except that the shipping and handling are more than $8. And the item weighs about two ounces.
The Magic of Jiffy Lube, Sales Adaptability and Plagiarism
Perhaps you've noticed that while driving past a Jiffy Lube during (slow times for them) your commute there may be a mechanic out front, holding a sign, offering a discount, hoping you'll pull in. I don't know about you, but I am not particularly moved by a guy in a jump suit waving for me to stop. But it made me wonder, does this work?

Three Strikes for Customer Service
All I wanted was to buy an iPhone.
What Is Happening On Your Outside Is An Indication Of What Is Happening For You Inside.
What happens in your life is never about another person, place thing or event. It is always about you. Look at what is happening around you and in your life. Your life is a reflection or your mirror of what is going on inside you. It is up to you to see and feel these events as gifts that you can use to improve a part of your life that is lacking, no matter how bad you think these events are. Have you noticed that some people seem to not let events bother them and the same situations worry you endlessly?
Is Your Advertising Amoral?
You already know that a strong headline gets people to start reading your (advertising or marketing) copy. You also know that the purpose of every paragraph is to get people to continue to read the rest of the copy. But what happens when people get to the end of your copy?
How Not To Waste Your Marketing Budget
Taking the Marketing Process one step at a time avoids wastage and makes your targeted marketing budget go further and reap greater reward.
The cost of poor service
Have you ever wondered how much money has been lost due to poor customer service? Does it happen where you work? Or do you own your own business and are unaware of your employees’ actions?
Web Site Accessibility and Compliance with the WC3 Standards and ADA regulations
Thomas Ingham, Chief Technologist/Co-founder of Coalmarch Productions discusses Web site compliance as it relates to the discrimination allegations against Target.com and its possible effects on e-tailers.
Lessons From Blockbuster A UVP Worth Writing Home About
When Blockbuster first came out with their online movie rental service it was a joke compared to Netflix. I tried it out for several weeks and was sorely disappointed and quickly switched back. What was Blockbuster's problem? Essentially, they had no Unique Value Proposition. Blockbuster could not convince me, and many others, that their service was worth using over their primary rival, Netflix. That has all changed.

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Memo to the very small
What should my local chiropractor do? Or the acupuncturist? Or the pet store? What about that small church or mosque?
How To Set Up And Use Local Google Search
Did you know that you can use Local Google Search to promote your own business? Whether you have a store, restaurant or even at home business, you can list your information in Local Google Search for free and your listing will come up in the search engines. This is easy and can provide you with customers from all over the world. Whether you deal with international customers or even if you have a local pizza parlor, you can get more customers by promoting your business using local Google search and search engine optimized articles.
Boost Your Store’s Foot Traffic For Free
To get more customers into your store, make it easier for people to find your business online. Use Google’s Local Business Center to get your business listed in Google Maps, include a photo of your store, a description of your services, and even downloadable coupons for free. The entire process takes less than 15 minutes and you can easily change your store listing at any time.
Promotional Products Industry History and Overview
The introduction of promotional products dates back around 200 years. They are of the view that this concept was originated when the then President George Washington created commemorative buttons for his campaign which were an instant hit. The introduction of this convention also goes to Jasper Meeks, a printer in Coshocton, Ohio, when he persuaded a local shoe store to contribute book bags embossed with the store name to local schools. Since then promotional products have become a rage among companies almost all over the world.
Local Store Marketing- A Process
If I can impress one key thought on a restaurant operator with regard to Local Store Marketing- it is this... ...Local Store Marketing must become a process NOT an event. By way of example, a trip to one high school to setup a fundraiser, only to have 12 people show up does not indicate that fundraisers are useless. That action only indicates that one attempt failed. A better approach is to attempt 3 fundraisers every month. The law of averages will favor the process. Most restaurant operators that struggle market out of negative emotions, they react and engage in random events of marketing madness that they hope will result in a home run. Plan multiple Local Store Marketing tactics for the year. Settle for base hits each month and you'll sleep like a baby.
Local Store Marketing Is Hard
It can be difficult. There are absolutely certain personal traits necessary to conduct Local Store Marketing… You must have a certain level of energy. You cannot be a hermit. You must enjoy meeting people and creating new partnerships. You must have the vision to see why you are making this commitment and how big the payoff will be. You should be a little impatient and desire bigger and better things. If you cannot commit to some actual legwork and extra effort… Local Store Marketing won’t work for you. Your only chance at moving forward is to hire, barter or bribe someone else who will put out extra effort. It could be that you are more content with writing checks for advertisements and hoping that they will bring back more than 1 or 2 % return (which is really a 99 or 98% failure rate).

LSM Is Catching Fire
If you happen to read the restaurant news magazines and internet articles, you will notice that many restaurant franchisors are "more than interested" in Local Store Marketing. They realize that the successful franchisees in their chain have demonstrated skill at building business through networking in their local community. And they have noticed that institutional advertising is largely in-effective and expensive. For experts and students of Local Store Marketing, the secret is that Local Store Marketing has been around for quite a while. Nothing is new in the LSM world for those who have practiced and studied the technique. If you read about a tactic or think of a new way to attract customers, chances are that I've seen it. If you own a restaurant and don't understand Local Store Marketing- get educated quick.
Track, Track, Track
Never spend a dollar on any advertisement or marketing tactic unless you have set up a sure fire way of tracking that ad when it returns to your store. That means all ads, tactics, etc. are coded. This is why coupons are so vital to Local Store Marketing. Coupons exist to drive business and to give you a tool for tracking what is working. At a bare minimum you should know exactly which tactics are working, how many dollars they generated minus the cost of the tactic, thereby leaving you with a marketing return on investment. The days of shotgun marketing are over, despite what your local ad rep tells you.

Business Internet Marketing S.E.O. Help for Local Business
How Local S.E.O. can Help Local Business get on the First Page of Google For most local business owners s.e.o. (search engine optimization) is almost a foreign language to them, so they tend to avoid getting involved in Business Internet marketing for their local business, this is despite the fact that over 70% of people searching for their services are looking on the internet to find local businesses to provide them with their needs.

Organization Structure Limits or Liberates High Performance
The CEO of a national retailer was very frustrated. His face grew noticeably redder as he told me how he had set up each store as a profit center and was attempting to hold store managers and their regional managers accountable for profitability. But when a store under performed the store manager would show that head office buyers were forcing them into stocking the wrong merchandise for their particular mix of customers. Or they would claim that the marketers hadn't put together the right campaign for their local market.

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