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Why the Skepticism? Understanding Small Business Owners’ Concerns About Digital Marketing

BuzzBoard

Reasons Small Business Owners Show Skepticism Towards Digital Marketing Many small business owners harbor skepticism about digital marketing and its potential benefits. This skepticism often stems from the perceived steep learning curve of digital marketing, as well as the challenge of establishing trust with customers online.

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Setting Your Strategic Direction

Sales and Marketing Management

While the team needs to think about and discuss the market, customers, competitors and the company, these two questions form the foundation of any good plan. In the strategy workshops I facilitate, an exercise that generates great interest is when the group discusses what they should stop doing. What are you trying to achieve?

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Mindful management has never been more important

Sales and Marketing Management

The Wall Street Journal reports that an increasing number of companies are creating a chief medical officer role within their ranks. Her Ohio-based company helps businesses foster mental health awareness and wellness through education and workshops. “A There is a small window of time for people.

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7 Great Coaching Tips for Great Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Dont Miss Tonys Upcoming Workshop! Hire SalesPeople Who Can and Will Sell in These Tough Markets.

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Sales Tips Using the iPad Mini – My Journey Part 1

Increase Sales

To be nimble and responsive in today’s technology driven global market place does demand finding not only the best sales tips, but marrying technology to that ever changing, 24/7 sales environment. Wall Street Journal. iSpreadsheet. Zite – Great application as it provides news on your interests, much like SmartBriefs.

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The Pipeline ? Do You Smell Desperate?

The Pipeline

Their whole plan was to reach out to the client at the start of the month, present the latest issue’s table of content, they sold trade journals, and offered to mail it out to them. When Sales Met Marketing. Community Marketing Blog. Sales and Marketing Loudmouth. Funnel management. Gap Selling. Guest Post.

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How to Increase Sales – Invest in Your Professional Development

Increase Sales

However each of these sales training coaching professional development action plans will have some shared goals or objectives such as: Read a book on selling, marketing or business. Read online journals and articles. Clarification about marketing, selling and the overall sales process. Subscribe to several blogs.

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