12 Reasons You Need a Business Coach NOW
Filed under: Building Your Customer Base, Business Coaching, Business Planning
12 Reasons You need a Business Coach NOW
On the first day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
A business Re-Education Strategy
- Attend one of our Business Education Seminars or 90-Day Planning Workshops
On the second day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
2 Sales Techniques
- Developing a Unique Selling Proposition
- Ask for business
On the third day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
3 Client Referrals
On the fourth day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
4 Lead Generation Tips
- Networking
- Strategic Alliances
- Cold Calling
- Social Media; LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
5 Ways to Increase my Profitability
- Increase # of Transactions (i.e. bundle products, cross selling)
- Sales Scripts
- Ask for References
- Client Retention (i.e. keep in touch with your customers)
- Analyze your financial statements monthly
On the sixth day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
Six Planning Tips
- Test & Measure
- Set S.M.A.R.T measurable goals
- Train your team
- Manage Key Performance Indicators – K.P.I’s
- Know Your Numbers
- Organizational Tools (i.e. job descriptions, org charts)
On the seventh day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
Seven Networking Events to attend
Eight new business targets
- Describe the best customer you have
- find out what papers they read
- what events they attend etc.
and go get more customers just like them
On the ninth day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
Nine Strategic Alliances
On the tenth day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
Ten golden opportunities converted into customers thru
- Providing testimonials
- Defining your uniqueness
- Written guarantees
- Educating on value; NOT price
- Selling on Emotions & Dreams
- Follow up on the opportunities to ensure they convert
- Targeting better prospects
- Training team in sales
- Surveying past customers – why did they buy from you?
- Sales Scripts
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my ActionCOACH gave to me:
Eleven ideas to lower margins
- Sign up for long term contracts that offer price incentives
- Stop running ads that don’t bring in business
- Renegotiate your lease
- Increase your prices
- Analyze each product lines profitability
- Invest in technology – to produce more in less time
- Sell More Big Margin Goods / Services
- NO Discounting
- Find ways for you and your team to become more efficient and productive
- Create team incentives based on margins
- Ask vendors for discounts
12 Goals for the New Year
- Develop a Successful Action Plan for 2010
- Know Your Numbers
- Test & Measure
- Find your perfect customer
- Train your employees – in sales etc.
- Find Strategic Alliances
- Lower Your Margins
- Increase Number of Transactions
- Generate additional leads thru – networking, cold calling etc.
- Ask for Referrals
- Systematize your business
- Build a 10 x 10 Marketing Plan – 10 strategies going at one time
Written by Business Development Manager, Geri Sutton - pictured here with her husband Jim
If you want to learn more about how you can develope S.M.A.R.T measureable goals for the New Year and take your business to the next level contact one of our Business Coaches NOW.
If you are looking for business advisors in CT, why not give your business a Business Growth Analysis and gain invaluable insights into four major areas of your business?
Your answers will be used to qualify you for a FREE Business Diagnostic Meeting.
Business Advice Tip #6 – How to Have an Unlimited Marketing Budget
Filed under: Building Your Customer Base, Business Marketing, business advice
Business advice tip #6: How would you like to have an unlimited marketing budget?
Do you know what it costs your business to acquire a customer? Would you like to have an unlimited marketing budget for your business? To learn more about how you can keep marketing your business despite A dwindling budget , just click on the play button to watch the video:
Would you like to learn more about how to have an unlimited marketing budget for your business?
1.) Contact ActionCOACH NOW at 203 210 7003
2.) Attend one of our upcoming seminars
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Your answers will be used to qualify you for a FREE Business Diagnostic Meeting.
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