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Articles Tagged with ''sales''

Brand-Building 101

How your not-so-small business can leverage your best asset.
May 21, 2014

When it comes to marketing, your greatest asset is one that’s oftentimes underutilized.


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Adopting professional dress standards can increase sales

Dressing for dollars.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 21, 2014

The net effect is when you don’t dress like a professional, you don’t get paid like a professional.


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Are you running a business or a hobby?

As you can imagine, this question can ruffle some feathers.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
April 22, 2014

It’s only a business when you make money at it.


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Create effective customer newsletters

A syndicated newsletter with some customization will save you time.
Adams Hudson
March 17, 2014

Are you one of those contractors who believes if you service a customer once and do a great job, he’ll remember you forever? I wish it was true. Instead, studies show 55% of the customers you lose leave you because you paid them no attention.


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Technicians are your brand

Effective communication is the backbone of great customer service.
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Kenny Chapman
March 17, 2014

Every contractor understands the importance of having a strong, easily recognizable brand. Companies that develop exceptional brands outperform companies with a mediocre brand every day, regardless of their field.


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The secrets and science of recruiting and hiring

Testing 1, 2, 3.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
March 17, 2014

Before my brothers and I became enlightened about staffing (meaning we got our teeth kicked in so many times we eventually woke up), we used to rely on the tried-and-true method of hiring people using the “Mirror Test.”


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The priceless power of publicity

And how to get it for free.
Adams Hudson
February 20, 2014

Publicity is the most powerful form of marketing communication your plumbing company can possibly have. There is a wave of influence in your market, merely waiting to slosh one side or the other. Most watch. Some hope that it visits them.


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The value of raving fans

Make good customer service great.
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Kenny Chapman
February 20, 2014

One of the greatest business management gurus of our time, Ken Blanchard, wrote a book several years ago with Sheldon Bowles titled “Raving Fans.” It was written in the same style as many of Blanchard’s books over the years: almost painfully simple, yet so applicable.


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Completing the online marketing puzzle

How to get your service business on the first page of Google search results.
Michael Peroni
February 20, 2014

Technology is driving digital marketing to new heights. Though traditional advertising such as billboard signs, flyers and banners remain popular, they are being overshadowed by the Internet’s methods of advertising


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Ask Al: Advice on time management, recruiting, marketing plans and communication

Columnist Al Levi answers your questions about business management.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
February 20, 2014

I’ve been asked questions during my seminars, teleseminars, webinars, free 30-minute consultations and one-on-one client consultations. I wanted to share some of these with you in the hope that my answers will help you and your business be more productive and generate more revenue to reap the rewards of success.


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