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January 18, 2010                                                 

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Sometimes the customer may not always be right after all. A story in the New York Times last week looked at a small Chicago pizza shop with a unique approach to their business. First, they have no desire to grow, and second, they don't really care what their customers think. And guess what? Business is booming. For the full article, check out Small by Choice, Whether Clients Like it or Not... 
 
This week: You can do better, Sales strategies for a tough economy, 10 traps for entrepreneurs to avoid, Stop trying to be better than the competition, 5 principles of breakthrough success, 10 challenges for your new year, and more... 
 
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You can do better
If you want to get better results from your marketing efforts, it's not as complicated as you think. Consistently the best campaigns have 4 key things in common, and none of them requires a boatload of money to put into place. 
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Sales strategies for a tough economy
There can't be a person on the planet who remains untouched by the economic stress that unfolded in the past year. This new normal continues to re-create itself daily, and just about the time we think we've got it figured out, something new emerges. 
10 traps for entrepreneurs to avoid
With the new year dawns new hope. Some will hit the treadmill. Others will clean out that musty closet or dump their loser boyfriend. And still others will muster the courage to leave their still-limping employers and strike out on their own.
Stop trying to be better than the competition
So many business owners or would be start-ups sit around this time of year trying to figure out how they can be better than the competition - better product, better service, better features, and the real killer, better price. What they should be doing is figuring out how they can simply be different.
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10 challenges for your new year
It's the new year - time to reflect on what you accomplished last year and how you will make this year even better. Some people say resolutions last only until the first crisis erupts. However, most say resolutions are effective guidelines toward organizational success.
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If you want to improve your sales performance you need to be armed with the knowledge to help you ask better questions, overcome tough objections, and become a better closer. Our new eLetter can help you do just that by delivering some of the best sales tips, strategies, ideas, and advice directly to your inbox for under $1 a week.
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