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What Happens When Salespeople Don't Meet Expectations?
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| The game and the news are quickly forgotten and don't impact your life unless you bet on the outcome of the game or happen to be the leading story on the news. When your salespeople focus too much of their time and resources on a large opportunity and it doesn't materialize, you can lose 6-12 months of productivity from them. Not only that, your forecasts fall short, your budget goes to hell, and you could have a frustrated, demotivated salesperson on your hands. The worst part is if you have a long sales cycle, say 8-12 months, and the salesperson devoted most of his time and energy to this opportunity for 8-12 months, it will take an additional 8-12 months before the pipeline will produce new, meaningful revenue. |
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Launching a Successful PR campaign for Your Grand Opening
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| If launched correctly, an effective public relations campaign for your grand opening can pay off in a big way. |
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A public relations coup
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| How I got the Globe and Mail newspaper to feature me in a story about moonlighting. |
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More Strategic PR Advice From Your PR Doctor
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| Did you ever wonder why your news release never resulted in an article or story in the media to which it was sent? Or did you ever wonder if the release was ever read? Do you know why some news releases always get tossed into the wastebasket? Your strategic thinking business coach shares the following tips for your news releases that will help get them on the news desk instead of in the news wastebasket.
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Fire Steve Ballmer. Or hire SuperNanny. Or Both.
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| Is no news good news? Most people expected something on the MSFT/YHOO front over the weekend, and such folks are generally reading the absence of information as bad news. |
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Overcoming Barriers and Obstacles
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| There will always be barriers and obstacles between where you are right now and where you want to be. If your desire is fairly strong, you will definitely get started on it. You will probably spend a lot of money and time on it, too. You may even get most of the way there. However, the day you encounter a barrier or obstacle that is bigger than your desire, you will be stopped. That's the bad news. The good news is that there are no barriers or obstacles that can stop you when you are pursuing a Core Desire. The obstacles you encounter may be intimidating, they may slow you down, they may be difficult, they may hurt like crazy- but they won't stop you if you focus on your Core Desires. When you are less than wholehearted, you are easily derailed. |
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Staying Current and Adjusting in the Retail Business
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| In the not too long ago past there were three main sources of live news; TV, newspaper and the radio. This older format allowed people to either look at or not look at what was being presented by the media.
Nowadays, there are countless sources of live news, thanks to the Internet. So, with so many sources of news, I select only the subject matter I am interested in and sources that I find to be accurate; hence "selectively".
It is obvious that we are in an economic crisis, which is old news. But it wasn't old news back in September or October of 2008. I knew that the economy was being steered into a storm, like nothing I had ever seen before. |
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Three Ways an Applicant's Non-Compete Agreement Can Stop You Cold
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| There is some good news as we enter the first year of a new decade: some employers are cautiously beginning to add new employees as business begins a torturously slow climb back. But there is some not-so-good news as well: Many smart, qualified, potential employees are still subject to non-compete agreements with former employers. |
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Three secrets of how to use press releases to promote your business or web site.
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| News releases are no longer for the news. Press releases and news announcements now serve many different functions in addition to being source material for journalists to write about. But you don't need big news - little stories are also valuable. Yes, it is good to have BIG news that will motivate a writer, editor or journalist to write about your company, product or service, but that is no longer the only reason to create a press release. You don't need big news - just a good hook.
Whether or not you use a public relations agency or do it yourself, here are three good reasons why you should try to write and distribute at least one press release every month.
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Your Economic Recovery Script
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| What's so interesting to me is that many of the sales reps and companies I speak with are still mired in the old, "bad news" and they seem intent on wallowing in it. "Ah, things are still slow out there, and we're just not doing anything until they get better," they tell me. Because attitude is everything in sales (and life!), let me ask you, the reader, this question: "Are you part of the problem or are you part of the solution?"
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News Releases: Writing to Get Noticed
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| News releases are a great way to gain visibility. The very concept of what constitutes news has changed and this article will show you how to create and distribute news releases effectively for today's media environment, with tips on how to develop news release topics. |
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All Aboard the QE 2 - that's 'Quantative Easing 2' to you!
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| If you've been keeping abreast of news on the financial front you'll have probably heard the term "QE 2" mentioned. (And no, it does not refer to the Queen Mary 2!!)
QE 2 stands for "Quantitative Easing" and is The Federal Reserve's second such attempt at a more unconventional tool to try and lower interest rates and jump start our slow economic recovery. Read on to learn more. |
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Don't Become a Digital Dinosaur
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| Today's Internet means amateurs have more power than ever before. This is good news and bad news. The good news is that anybody can have their say. But the bad news is that anybody can have their say! If you still want to be "The Go To Guy/Gal" in your area of expertise, you'd better be out there, making a contribution. You can bet your life somebody is else doing it - on your turf, to your clients, in your market. |
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