One of the facets of being successful in business is adhering to the principle of proactivity – staying ahead of the game, being prepared, having plans and strategies in place to ensure that when anything happens there is a solution to take care of it. Oddly enough,...
In the second part of a series on how to increase profitability by a number of simple and cost-effective methods, we take a look ways of harnessing the value and power of a customer database. No matter the size of a business, there will be details of hundreds or even...
Push and pull – the connection between a business and its hoped for customers. What fills the gap? What drives one toward the other? What are the most effective and easiest ways to ensure customers are actively drawn toward a business as opposed to being reached...
Customers are everything to a business. Not only do they generate revenue – happy customers will keep coming back and create a growing customer base through word-of-mouth and by contributing online reviews. But those reviews are far more than just markers of...
A negative online reputation cannot be ignored. While a good reputation will attract customers and establish a business’ future through boom times and bust, a bad reputation will do nothing but harm. But there is nothing to stop a business owner avoiding any...
