Friday, June 15, 2012

Did you know that 84 percent of sales in America take place as the result of word-of-mouth advertising?

Some of the most important sales promotion sales activities are those that take place between customers and prospects, between friends and colleagues, in the form of advice and recommendations on what to buy, or not buy, and who to buy from. What does this mean for you?

It means that the only way that you can be among the top ten percent of salespeople in your industry is by having your existing customers selling for you on every occasion. Because of the importance of mega-credibility in selling, your customers must be happy to open doors to new customers for you wherever they go.

Never Prospect Again

All top salespeople eventually reach the point where they seldom have to prospect because their customers do much of their selling for them. When you live your life consistent with your personal and business mission statements, both fitting together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, your sales career will soar, as will your sales results and your earnings.

Be Clear About Who You Are

One important point with regard to vision, values and mission statements: be gentle with yourself. It has taken you your whole life to become the person you are today. If you are like everyone else, you are not perfect. You have lots of room to grow and improve. There are many changes that you can make in your character and personality in the course of becoming the excellent human being that you aspire to. But change in your personality will not come easily, and it won't come overnight. You must be patient.

Persist Until Your Succeed
The reason that people grow and become better and better over the course of time, is because they persist gently in the direction of their goals and dreams. They don't expect overnight transformations. When they don't see results immediately, they don't get discouraged. They just keep on keeping on. And you must do the same.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

What Do Business Consultants Do?

Today, (June 13, 2011) I was privileged to pick up two new clients. One just bought a going business and the other wanted to began the planning process to start one soon. Both of these individuals have a better chance of surviving than those who just jump into business without getting assistance or learning from experienced business individuals. The national average for business survival is down to 51% after 5 years, but the odds are greatly improved by getting ongoing mentoring.

These people came in with their questions: like how to start or what should I do next. The new business owner will start immediately to work on the "Business Plan" doing all the research necessary (demographics studies, financial projections,cost analysis, ect.) with our expert advise and guidance. The owner who purchased an going business will work with us to create a marketing plan, business plan, a model for growth which includes making this business look bigger than it is, creating a set of financials (income statements) to be reviewed monthly, an inventory system and much more.  With buying, fixing and selling the existing business as on option we plan to make all operations very system oriented so that in the future either the sale can be consummated with a system being sold or additional locations added with a system that can be used to make operations work like a well oiled machine.

Business ownership is not for the faint of heart, but feeling of accomplishment is one that need to be experienced by all who have even a minor desire to have the pride of business ownership.

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