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    7 Steps to Success

    Fri,Nov 05,2010 @ 12:19 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    It doesn’t hurt when you hit your bottom line or increase your revenue as a result of sales, but how do you get your employees to that level? How do you manage to increase their sales and the company’s overall profit? It only takes seven highly effective steps.

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    Don't Avoid This Word: Change

    Wed,Oct 13,2010 @ 11:05 AM | Posted by: Caitlin Robinson

    Whopper Freakout     This funny video from Burger King helped reinforce two ideas: 1) People love the Whopper and 2) Change is not always welcomed. While I could go on and on about the Whopper (and how I much prefer McDonalds), the focus will really be on the second point. Change is a hard word to muster for most people. We don’t like it, and we don’t want it. However, it is necessary. If companies..
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    Create a Cohesive Message

    Fri,Oct 08,2010 @ 12:48 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Social media is a great tool for sales people. It can easily gather information, increase lead generation, allow for warmer introduction calls and much more. The trick to successful use of social media in selling is to remember that despite the new channels of communication, you are still selling, and you are still representing your brand. It is important that your blog or Facebook page are..

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    Affect Behavior. Affect Results.

    Wed,Oct 06,2010 @ 09:36 AM | Posted by: Caitlin Robinson

         Marketing, advertising, public relations. These are tools that we use to make sure that consumers are aware of our product and service. We can spend thousands of dollars (and most companies spend more) just to make sure that consumers know about us, but here’s the catch: it takes more than brand awareness to influence a customer’s decision. The ultimate objective of any campaign or marketing..

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    Pick Up the Phone and Connect

    Fri,Oct 01,2010 @ 10:02 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

          In an age when the Internet seems to be taking over, how do we combat our urge to connect with customers via the web? E-mail and Twitter and Facebook are great ways to stay connected to our clients, but so is picking up the phone.

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    Put the Web in Webinar

    Mon,Sep 27,2010 @ 10:47 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    You’ve set up your webinar. You have great content and slides that will keep your audience engage, but do you have an audience? Webinars are a great way to get content out to your customers. It provides management with an easy and cheap way to coach their employees and still offer training reinforcement. However, people are not just going to come to you asking to sign up. Webinars work the same..
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    Two Techniques for a Great Sales Pitch

    Thu,Sep 23,2010 @ 12:35 PM | Posted by: Caitlin Robinson

    “It’s time to let it out. It’s time to laugh until you cry, scream until you spit. Show your heart and show some tears. Sing at the top of your lungs. Jump for joy. And when tons of stuff stuffs up your nose, blow it loud and blow it proud. It’s time to let it out.”

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    Get Customer Service That Will Help Your Bottom Line

    Mon,Sep 20,2010 @ 10:29 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Bottom line. It is the driving factor for most companies. Make your bottom line and you have been successful for that quarter. Management pushes their sales teams to get out and sell and turn leads into customers, but there is a department that managers often look that has a major impact on the perception of a business: the customer service team. Think of customer service people as the..
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    The 5 W's and the H of Social Media

    Wed,Sep 15,2010 @ 10:06 AM | Posted by: Caitlin Robinson

    Who?

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    Why You Don’t Need to be Present Everywhere

    Mon,Sep 13,2010 @ 10:35 AM | Posted by: Caitlin Robinson

    3000: That is the amount of advertisements we are exposed to everyday.                                                                                                                                                                           Billions: The amount spent on advertising every year in the United States.

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