941 articles on "customers"

Online Business Start-Ups: The Agony & The Ecstasy

Online Business Start-Ups: The Agony & The Ecstasy by: Michele Schermerhorn Any business start-up can be difficult but the online business start-up is more so. Both business owners have the same problems of financing, product selection and marke...

Online Business  online business potential customers
“Getting Back to Basics A Customer Service Tale”

“Getting Back to Basics: A Customer Service Tale”By: Joy Fisher-SykesOne 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...

Business And Finance  business finance cashier customers coupon customer service
The Critical Role of Training

There is always an excuse for not providing employees with training opportunities. Very few people articulate these excuses to either their customers or their staff, but the net effect is still the same. When the economy was good and employees few, t...

Business And Finance  business finance training employees customer excuse customers
Stop Spinning Your Tires and Grow Your Business

Does operating your business these days remind youof spinning your tires? Are you generating a lotof activity but not moving forward? Believe it ornot, this could be a good sign. It could mean thatyou are ready to move from one stage of businessgrowt...

Business And Finance  business finance customers products existing time will
Clone Your Best Customers

Two businesses a women's clothing boutique and a mail-order operation recently consulted me about the same dilemma. Each had achieved satisfyingsales through channels that didn't allow for further growth. They needed afresh marketing progr...

Marketing  marketing store customers like
How to Build A Mailing List

How to Build A Mailing List by: Julie Martin One of the most effective ways of communicating with and building up your customer base is by creating a mailing list. It is getting harder and harder to do that with new SPAM laws, mail filters and t...

Online Business  online business list customers mailing customer
5 steps to winning the affiliate game

When you join an affiliate program, you join thousands of other affiliates who are marketing the same product. So how do you ensure that customers buy from you instead of one of the other thousand affiliates? You do it like this.1. Buy the product or...

Online Business  online business product affiliates customers
Traditional businesses on the Internet

Traditional businesses on the Internet by: Dirk WesselsHave you ever thought of putting your business on the Internet, but simply not known where to start or you're not sure whether the Internet is really meant for your business? Most of th...

Web Development  development internet business customers simply
Are You A Pelican Marketer

Watching the pelicans catch fish near my housereminded me of how some online marketersbehave. These pelicans fly high over the waterwhere the unknowing fish don't notice them.The pelicans spot a big fish and dive athigh speed into the water. A f...

Marketing  marketing pelican fish customers pelicans water needs
PPC Easy As 123

PPC Easy As 123 by: Zac Radford What are PPC (Pay Per Click) search engines? How do they work? How can PPC search engines benefit my business? How cost effective are PPC search engines? How fast can I gain new cliental by using PPC search engine...

Site Promotion  site promotion search business engines gain customers