Pixie Dust, Beliefs and Employees
One of the biggest challenges in today's business world is finding and keeping employees. I'm told it's catastrophic and there's more demand than there is a supply of good people. This is not a new problem.
The Real Way To Build Your Business
You need 4 things… (1) A good steady flow of new customers. (2) A good steady flow of repeat customers. (3) Referrals. (4) Positive Word of Mouth (and this includes social media)
Three Lessons From A GOOD Comcast Service Story
Squeaky wheels demand grease, and when they don’t get greased, they squeak louder and louder and louder. Social media has provided them an amplifier of unprecedented volume and duration.
The Best Tool For the Job
That day, my dad gave me the tool I needed to successfully check the pressure of tires. On the same day, he also gave me the greatest tool for customer service. “Aaron, the best way to make better tips is to stop thinking about them.”
Money Follows Talent, and Talent Follows…
“Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products...”
Magical Ad Writing for Everything From Piccolos to Recruitment
You have to: 1: Not sound like everybody else 2: Get into somebody’s imagination and mess around.
Modernizing The Buying Funnel
In our combined 50-plus years of doing this, we’ve learned sales resistance and loss of repeat and referral customers comes from one of two places.
Tony’s Best Business Tips, On the Occasion of His Passing
Right from Tony’s first entrepreneurial venture, he understood that long-term thinking was a strategic advantage.
The Path to Employee Empowerment
The blind spot of most business owners occurs directly at EBITDA Net Profits. We lose sight of the long-game for what we have right in front of us.
Give Your Salespeople The Advantage With This One Tip
It’s the benefits that someone buys, not the features, right?! WRONG! Wait, what? Let’s explore for a moment…
Trust But Verify — Why You Should Take Ronald Reagan’s Advice
Unfortunately, the tendency is for “verification” to feel intrusive and negative. As if you’re trying to catch someone doing it wrong. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Selling Magic
Looking to close more sales? Try magic… Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. Like all great magicians, the power of your sales presentation is in the setup. Let’s take a peek behind the curtain.
Why Culture Matters
My curiosity first peaked when I heard the phrase, “in any organization, culture eats strategy for lunch”. After 3 years of research on the subject following the scientific method, I’ve constructed and tested a hypothesis that I believe to be true.
Six Ways Sales Pros Can Create Great Word-Of-Mouth
While there’s no denying that we love to complain through Twitter and Facebook, people do talk about the great customer experiences they have.
The Aunt May Guide to Customer Service Excellence
Why your scheduling software might be sabotaging your customer service, and what to do about it.