Ok Vince (the Shamwow guy) is hawking this chopper. I love the way he takes a plain jane kitchen tool and creates a desire. He makes it fun, keeps it light and is very entertaining.
Granted, some of this is a little over the top, but over the top gets attention. Don’t we like our celebrities a little over the top?
How can you throw a little rockstar into your next presentation? Check out Vince for some fun ideas -
How many times have you heard the very true phrase “The money is in the list”?
If you are using an email newsletter system that is charging you a monthly fee to host your mailing list(s), there is little incentive to grow your list because you are being penalized (charged) for adding more names.
I’m not against newsletter systems, but if you are new in business or aren’t yet making enough profit to justify the cost, here’s an easy solution.
I like to upload my videos to Facebook and then embed them into my website. (I know I can upload them to my own site, but that’s another story for another day).
Anyway, I’m over at Facebook and I see a comment in my stream that I want to respond to.
I go over to the guys profile and what do I see on his wall? A big fat FAIL for a couple of network marketers.
Let me just show you what I saw (the faces & names have been blurred out to protect the innocent AND the guilty!) -
So yesterday, I wrote about a glaring mistake that rookie network marketers make when approaching somebody about their product.
The number one thing network marketers, direct sellers, independent agents or anyone who is working to promote their business has to do BEFORE the pitch is Q.U.A.L.I.F.Y.
I jut can’t say it enough. Qualification will save all of us from awkward coffees, chasing “prospects”, resistant follow-up & lost friends.
Qualifying is simply getting permission to share.
If you don’t qualify, care and get permission, you become an ineffective activist.
If you read the October 7th (2007) edition of the Austin American-Statesman, you might have seen the story of the new Pangaea lounge that’s slated to open in Austin soon.
Both the concept and the creator, Michael Ault, are a rich marketing study.
First, Ault has taken a basic element, a nightclub, and turned it into an exclusive, posh, who’s who, brand of his own.
Second….and this is key….he has a personal phone book of 500k+ names.
Customer service is an essential piece of your marketing plan. I use the term “plan” loosely, as you may not have a plan. But, if you are open for business, and have customers, somebody is marketing for you…and it could be according to their own plan.
I’m sure you’ve walked out of your share of businesses and marveled at how they stay open with their staff’s stinky attitude and poor customer service. I walked into 3 different businesses recently, within about 20 minutes of each other, and discovered that this is a prevalent problem.
A change in seasons brings about transition on store shelves as well as the types of produce and flowers that are available.
Retailers, florists and restaurants are industries that are affected by seasonal availability, but they also set into motion our seasonal buying patterns.
How many times have you said, or heard someone else say, “They keep putting Christmas out earlier every year!”?
It’s because the retailers are thinking about it well before we are.
Ok, so I just downloaded Google Chrome . So far – so REALLY good.
Since I have a love crush on just about everything Google, it’s only fitting that I use their new browser. Besides, Internet Explorer has been freezing and locking up on me the last couple of months. Good timing Google.
Which brings me to what I really wanted to talk about…arriving late on the scene.
Perhaps you’ve decided to do something. Start a venture, write a book, a blog, an education series…whatever, but as you head out into (your) unchartered territory, it seems that “everybody” is already doing it!
Are you looking for transaction buyers or relationship buyers?
Transaction buyers are interested only in price. They have no loyalty to you or your business. If they can find it cheaper down the street, they’re gone.
Relationship buyers, on the other hand, are looking for someone they can trust. They want friendly interactions and for you to remember their name, their likes and their dislikes.
“Ricci Neer is a professional marketing genius! Working with her...was an experience that I will always treasure. She prides herself on 'giving first' and always makes time to see how she can help your business grow. Ricci also did marketing campaigns for my company and I recieved more positive responses from her email marketing campaigns than I have with any other marketing effort.”
- T. T., Staffing Agency Executive
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Ricci Neer, speaker/trainer and founder of She Sales, specializes in personal branding, retailing strategies, marketing techniques and out of the box success solutions for direct sellers, independent agents and small business marketers.
