265 articles on "prospect"

10 Ways To Improve Your Print Ads

10 Ways To Improve Your Print Ads by: David Coyne1) Include a coupon in your large ads. This can increase response from 25 to 100 percent. Your coupon could offer the prospect your brochure or catalog. 2) Use a benefit headline on your coupon th...

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Using Your Web Site to Grow Your Business

Using Your Web Site to Grow Your Business by: Charlie Cook A snowplow operator in a New Jersey suburb was hailed by a woman asking him to plow her driveway so she could get out. Wading through less than a foot of fluffy snow to her SUV, he asked...

Marketing  marketing prospects products
Send Postcards To Save Money and Cut Through E-mail Clutter

Send Postcards To Save Money and Cut Through E-mail Clutter by: Roger C. Parker Use your computer to send personalized color postcards in quantities of 1 to 1,000. Print on demand postcards are here. You can quickly, easily, and economically us...

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Getting Off the Advertising and Sales Rollercoaster

GETTING OFF THE ADVERTISING AND S/ALES ROLLERCOASTERBy Charlie CookSeeing the results of advertising your business can be likewatching a roller coaster. The day you run your ad you see aflurry of activity; your ph0ne starts ringing, your web sitetraf...

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Overcome Objections and Close the Sale

Unfortunately, the first two orders many new salespeople receive are “get out and stay out!” It is human nature for your prospect to procrastinate when asked to make a decision involving money. Studies indicate that a prospect will say no on aver...

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Creating a Powerful Sales Presentation

Creating a Powerful Sales Presentation by: Kelley Robertson The quality of your sales presentation will often determine whether a prospect buys from you or one of your competitors. However, experience has taught me that most presentations lack p...

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A Battle Of Products Or A Battle Of Perceptions

Marketing is not a battle of products; it's a battle of perceptions. It doesn't matter if you have best product or service; it's what people think that counts. That is not to say that you shouldn't have a good product or service -...

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Consistency Builds Trust

Consistency Builds Trust by: John Jantsch You know your prospects need what you sell. You know they want what you sell. Heck, you know that they even sent away for information on your service and requested a quote. But the fact is you are missin...

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It's A Numbers Game

Three years ago, Paul left his corporate job to launch hisfreelance writing career, and he’s done relatively well. He hasa group of regular clients that keep him going, and they arehappy with his work.When he first called me, he expressed concern o...

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Are You Throwing Good Time After Bad?

You Throwing Good Time After Bad? by: Kimberly Stevens We've all heard the old saying "throwing good money after bad" referring to losing more money on something rather than cutting your losses and moving on. Laura was doing the same thing ...

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