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5 Ways Small Businesses Can Avoid Social Media Panic The notion of getting into social media might seem overwhelming for any small business. Spending time upfront before launch to create a plan with goals that includes how to translate that social media presence into dollars will go a long way toward achieving success. Read Full Story Continue reading Other People’s Recycled News | Jan 30- Feb 5 A Smart Business Builds Loyal Customer Relationships With Loving Customer Service
Over the years, Jim has created a brand as being Canada’s Huggable Car Dealer. It’s what he and his company are known for. They not only talk about it in their print, radio and television advertising, they actually live it each and every day. Continue reading Do You Have Love Affair…With Your Customers? Business Owners – Your business will benefit from time spent on the sales floor and in your officeI recently spoke to a group of independent toy store owners at the NETS (Neighbourhood Toys Stores of Canada) annual conference in Toronto. During the Q&A part of the presentation, one of the attendees asked about my guideline for time spent working in the office and on your business, versus the amount of time spent working on the floor and in your business.
It should be the goal of any business owner to have staffing, systems and processes in place so that they can be (almost) completely independent from having to work on the floor. I suggest that your goal should be to have it so that you actually never really have to work the floor. You should do it regularly to stay connected to your customers, your community and your front line staff. However, you should always have the freedom to walk away from the floor at any time you feel it’s beneficial for you to step back, and work on your business instead of being forced to be on the floor working in your business. Continue reading Get Up and Out on the Sales Floor How Loyalty Programs Reward Your Customers and Your Successful Business
Their loyalty program was relatively standard, but effective. For the Scooter Girl, once you are in their system, for every dollar you spend, you collect a point. Once you collect 250 points, you can redeem the points for 20 Scooter Girl Dollars. This was of course advertised using a clever round shaped chalk board type of sign behind their checkouts. Very personable. Continue reading Keep ‘em Coming Back for More Obama thinks big for small business President unveils tax-credit program designed to kick-start hiring to the tune of $33 billion (U.S.). Appearing today at Chesapeake Machine Co., in Baltimore, Mr. Obama put in a pitch for legislation he is seeking from U.S. Congress to provide tax breaks for small businesses that hire additional workers. 5 Important Web Video Lessons for Small Business Owners There are 25 billion videos watched each month in the US alone. That’s billion, with a “B.” So it should be no surprise that web video offers an important opportunity for small businesses to connect with a wider audience. For small business owners, online video represents a chance to reach thousands or potentially millions of people using a relatively simple and inexpensive format. All it takes is a video camera and a little time, and your message could very quickly be spread to a large number of new customers. New entrepreneurs may lack marketing skills The number of entrepreneurs and self-employed Canadians rose steadily in the past year as people became their own bosses following layoffs, but now those risk-takers are realizing they may not always have the marketing skills to make their ventures successful. |
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