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The Synergy Paradigm

The Synergy Paradigm by: John Maceda Synergy: {n} The working together of two things to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects. Most businesses operate on two distinct levels: Human Systems – Those systems that ar...

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Three Keys to Crafting Successful Print Ads

Want to create print ads that get results? Below are three keys to get you started.1. Write for the eye. Print ads are visual. Therefore, craft ads with the eye in mind.Eyes are kind of picky, though. So, here’s a checklist of what eyes like and do...

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Creating a Business Vision & Mission

For any business to succeed, it must know what it is about. It must be able to clearly describe why it is there, and what it is there to achieve. Developing a vision and mission statement is a way of articulating these ideas to yourself, your custome...

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Sorry, No Customer Service After 4:00 P.M.

Sorry, No Customer Service After 4:00 P.M. by: David Leonhardt A few months ago, I wrote about ingenious styles of customer service that every business should know about, mostly because their employees were inflicting them on their customers. Fo...

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INCREASE YOUR SALES BY INCREASING YOUR BELIEVABILITY

People won't buy from you until they're confident you will deliver exactly what they expect to get. You can help them develop that confidence by making certain every claim you make about your product or service is fully believable.Here are ...

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Effective Use of Autoresponders

Effective Use of Autoresponders by: Julie Martin How many hours a day do you spend trying to take care of email? Two, three, even more? If the majority of the emails that take up your time are simple questions that could be answered automaticall...

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15 Ways of Effectively Promoting Your Website

Back in the 90s promoting your business website was an easy task, all you had to do was just put in some Meta tags and you were good to go. But in the current scenario, web promotion has become a tough task that needs a lot of attention and a continu...

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Getting Back to Basics: A Customer Service Tale

Getting Back to Basics: A Customer Service Tale by: Joy Fisher-Sykes One hot summer day my daughter and I ventured to our local craft store with one mission in mind – purchase velvet covered coloring panels called fuzzy boards. Little did we k...

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3 Ways to Gain and Keep Customers Using Postcards

3 Ways to Gain and Keep Customers Using Postcards by: Brett Curry In today’s competitive (sometimes cutthroat) marketplace, savvy business owners need to constantly look for ways to get and, more importantly, keep their customers. When used pr...

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Walking Talking Advertisements

Walking Talking Advertisements by: Will Dylan So you've made a sale. Great! Now what? You're not just going to sell your new customer a product and let them walk away, are you? Not when you're marketing on tight budget! You now ...

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