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Small Business Marketing: Use your CRM to build loyalty

Marketing, Sales, Startups, writing a business plan

What is Email Drip Marketing Drip Marketing is a system that uses emails to steadily “drip” out information to a list of prospects and customers over time. Typically this is done through a service such as constantcontact (for larger organizations) or through a Small Business CRM (Customer Relationship Manager / Contact Manager) such as JianSmallBizCRM…

8 Steps to a Successful Google Places Listing

Marketing

Tips for Making the Most of Your Google Places Business Listing Create a Places listing for your business. Answer all Questions on the questionnaire – These include hours of operation and methods of payment. Make sure to double check answers as any misspellings or incorrect information may affect your listing visibility. Main Phone – This…

Using Google Places to Drive Traffic

writing a business plan

What is Google Places? Google Places helps your business get found on Google for FREE. Millions of businesses like yours are already using Google Places to promote and sell their services. Are you? The Google Places Business Listing can appear in search results, such as Google and Google Maps. This Business listing can include the…

Customer Service: Five Simple Steps that Build Lasting Relationships

Customer Service

It’s easy for small businesses to get distracted with their products or services, and neglect one of the most important components of their business; Customer Service. The time spent working on your products, stocking shelves, or writing an email can take away from this precious and often neglected gem. Remember, customer service is your main…

Sales Leadership: Selling the Truth, Part 2

Customer Service, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Sales, Venture Capital

Continued from Selling the Truth, Part 1… Excerpted from the book, Business Black Belt Like a said before, I can tell in a heartbeat now if a salesperson is coming to pitch me because he or she wants the deal or if he or she thinks they have something I could really use. Sometimes it…