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Go Back to the Basics – Make a Business Plan

TweetWhen a sports team is stuck in a losing streak, and feeling down and out what does the coach say? He or she usually claims that the team is going to “get back to the basics” with grueling practice drills … Continue reading

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Positive Attitude — Enough Already?

Tweet“It’s easy enough to be pleasant, when life flows by like a song. But the person worthwhile is one who will smile, when everything goes dead wrong.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox We’ve all heard enough about positive attitude. If you … Continue reading

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Life Balance

TweetThe constant struggle for business professionals today is to somehow obtain a sense of balance between their job and personal life. For many people I know it is like a tightrope act that can cause anxiety and lead to burnout. … Continue reading

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How Sharp Are Your Business Tools?

Tweet(This Article was published by Packaging Horizons Magazine – Reprinted With Permission) Keep your professional skills at the cutting edge. Anyone who has watched a talented craftsperson at work knows that the tools are just as important as the materials … Continue reading

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Building Business Relationships

Sales and business growth is all about establishing and then developing good business relationships. This takes time and energy–a lot of both. Gone are the days when you showed your customer your product and they said, “Let’s write it up.” If you offer a service, it takes even longer to do. And be assured, you must work hard to build your name and build your customer base. Continue reading

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Engaged? Who Me?

Employee engagement has all the earmarks of a marriage—a business one anyway. It exists when an employee feels that he or she has a job with an employer they support, believe in, and to which they can make a personal contribution. Continue reading

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Aligning Your Team

Forget tough! Today’s competition is fierce! Now, more than ever, your commitment to establishing a true “team” culture is vital to your company’s future success, because it is the key to obtaining a strong competitive advantage. Continue reading

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Start Building Relationships

Once you have properly communicated the value of your product or service and have captured the attention of your prospective customers, you can win them over if you stop selling and start building a strong business relationship. Winning sales people apply the same rigor, discipline, and focus to building relationships that they apply to sales activities and business development. Continue reading

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The Customer Rules!

There’s no doubt about it, the customer rules in the new economy—an all too familiar mantra these days. Your customer is the “King” or “Queen” who tells you what they want, how they want it, what they are willing to pay for it, and most important, how they want to be serviced. They are the ones who determine whether your company will win or lose—and rest assured, if you don’t give them what they want, your competitor will. Continue reading

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Be an Ambassador or An Assassin

Competition is getting tougher every minute. In fact, your competition is vying for YOUR customers and plotting ways to get them as you’re reading! Continue reading

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