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FEATURE STORY
When money is the object, how loyal are your customers? |
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In
a down economy, price sensitivity can trump loyalty as customers are
forced to reduce their spending. Nationwide surveys have reported a
decline in corporate allegiance as consumers shift their concerns from
patronage to price. |
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SALES & MARKETING - POWERED BY SANDLER TRAINING
Sometimes the best price is none at all |
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From
minor league baseball teams letting kids eat free to banks making a
$100 deposit into new checking accounts, merchants are realizing that
giving recession-battered consumers something for nothing can be a good
way to get them to buy something else.
Read full article from MSNBC
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Everybody's blogging, but is anybody reading? |
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A story
from the New York Times suggests that 95% of blogs are virtually
abandoned with only 5% being updated in the last 4
months. This begs the question of whether blogging is
really an effective way to promote your business - or spend your
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| How to keep your best customers in a tough economy |
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Your
loyal consumers are your best asset and will help you weather the storm
during tough economic times. Ultimately, it is this group's experience
with your brand, products, and people that will keep them loyal and
encourage them to tell others about you.
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Turn web traffic into foot traffic |
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A
solid web presence is essential - even for the smallest
brick-and-mortar businesses. By following these guidelines you can
convert more clickers into visitors and more visitors into cash
customers. |
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The five P's of social media |
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You're
probably familiar with the 4 P's of marketing: product, price, place,
and promotion. But in order to develop your social media
strategy you first have to understand a new set of P's:
profiles, propogate, produce, participate, and progress. |
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