Saving energy in your office is not only a fantastic way to help reduce your carbon footprint, it all serves to help your bottom line!

Here are 10 tips you can implement today.

Testimonials are a great way to spell out your products, services and capabilities from your customer’s viewpoint. They also service as a great way for customers to learn about how you and your products perform.

Not to mention, coming from a third party a testimonial certainly adds more credibility to your business.

Here are 7 ways you can utilize customer testimonials:

You already know the benefits of operating a small business; the freedom, control, flexibility, and sense of achievement. You are able to provide a personal service, but first you need to secure the customer.

Whether selling $5.00 burgers or $50K boats, you are going to have plenty of competition (which always seems to triple the second you start trading). So why should the market trust you over the plethora of competitors?

There are all types of suppliers in the business marketplace. At one end of the spectrum Greedy Suppliers simply want to make a good profit and don’t care about their impact on their customers’ profits. At the other end, great suppliers spend time to create a business culture, processes and products that help their customers save money and time.

Research. Some of us hate doing it, others find it absolutely crucial. Researching your customer can make an absolute difference to your sales and most importantly, your bottom line. What I mean by research is simply learning and finding out more about your customer, before you actually meet them.

We all have different things we sell and do. In each market, there are different customers and people purchasing a particular product or service. Sadly, there is no “one size fits all” solution.

Customer service experience can either be pleasant or unpleasant. Everyone loves a pleasant experience and despises unpleasant ones wherever and whenever we purchase a product or acquire a service.

Customers’ today are no longer that timid and simple. Customers are getting more savvy and knowledgeable in their needs and wants. To win you need to be to create “wow” factor in every part of your Company’s supply chain. Want to know more about creating the WOW factor in customer service, read on….

Is your networking philosophy based on give-and-take? Do you aim to hand out as many of your business cards as you possibly can and barely acknowledge those you receive in return? Do you wonder why even though you attend lots of networking functions, you never really seem to make inroads with anyone?

Here’s a tip that will either be an epiphany for you, or your eyes will glaze over and you’ll click the heck out of here: give-and-give.

It’s often been said that a tidy office creates to a tidy mind – But let’s face it, sometimes the day to day operations overwhelm us and cleaning is pushed further and further down the priority list. If you find yourself in this situation, these 7 simple, yet effective tips will help you stay tidy and focused.

Email is one of the most widely used mediums in communication today, both in the business and personal worlds. The best thing about it is that unlike letters or flyers, it can be a two way conversation that is easily built upon. Of course, if the recipient fails to open your message, then email is [...]