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The Genius Of Persistence
Every time we plug an appliance into the wall, it’s because he figured electricity out for us. His incandescent bulb changed our world. He literally spread the light of his genius around the world.Thomas Alva Edison.150 years have passed since he was born.What is the most remarkable thing about him is that he was not the most technically brilliant mind of his time. He was, however, an astute businessman who knew how to make sales.In fact, Nikola Tesla considered his technical ability rather dimly.Here is his comment on Edison. ``If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after s

How to Write that Press Release Masterpiece?
The press release is a wonder drug when it comes to website promotion. Yet it’s one of the least used tools for new marketers.Press releases can be submitted just once to one place but suddenly appear in many publications in different locations using different media channels to millions of readers. All it takes is for one or two journalists to run with your press release and before you know it, you’ll see it in many publications. That sort of exposure is just what your site needs.A well written press release can do wonders for your traffic and business. As soon as your press release is published it generates attention to your website or business. A press release can cost you

What's better than making a dollar in revenue today? How about making a dollar today, and then another dollar next month, another dollar the following month and so on? Smart businesses focus not on one-time sales-the transactional approach-but on building long-term customer relationships-the relationship approach. You might call this "annuitizing" your business. An annuity is "a sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance." In other words, an annuity is a sum of money that you are paid on a regular and consistent basis.

Here's an example. A couple of weeks ago my husband was in Dallas for a business trip. At the end of his trip he had to stop by a gas station to fill up his "midsize" rental car-a Ford Excursion believe it or not (I would hate to see the "fullsize" car)-before he dropped the car off at the airport on his way out of town. His gas bill was about $50 but chances are he will never be back to that gas station again. So his "Lifetime Customer Value" to that business is exactly that--$50.

In comparison, there is an AM/PM station within about 5 minutes of our home that we frequent. Though we often buy gas other places, this store gets the majority of our business. When you figure that we spend perhaps $100+ there any given month, our Lifetime Customer Value to that gas station gets pretty big. For example, over just 5 yea

The Right Projector Screen Can Save You Money!
At the LCD Projector Center we concentrate very much on LCD projectors, so why am I writing about projector screens? Quite simple really. Buying your lcd projector in isolation from the screen without considering how they work together is likely to cost you more and give you less than perfect results.How can picking the right projector screen save you money?One of the biggest challenges when choosing an lcd projector is getting the right brightness for the room you are going to be using it in. For home use you can usually darken the room. This means you can buy a cheap lcd projector, often saving many hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.But often darkening th

ps-the relationship approach. You might call this "annuitizing" your business. An annuity is "a sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance." In other words, an annuity is a sum of money that you are paid on a regular and consistent basis.

Measure for Measure
Can you imagine playing hockey without a goal? Basketball without hoops and nets? Football without a goal line? Golfing without holes or greens?There may be leagues where it doesn’t matter whether anyone is keeping score, but not the big leagues. Champions of the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup, the Masters can only be determined when there is someone keeping score.In hockey, keeping score means counting the number of times the puck gets into the net. In golf, keeping score means counting the number of strokes one takes over a defined course.Keeping score means identifying objectives and giving points to those who achieve them. Why is it that so many businesses do n

and consistent basis.

How Can I Make Money With Surveys On The Web
Do Online Surveys Really Pay?Anyone and everyone seem to be making a "paid surveys" website now-a-days. Not that it is difficult to make one, it is just a matter of some basic skills and a few hours of time, and they are raring to go. Most of these websites have single most intent – to make you pay to be a member, so that they would render you the service of pointing you to other URL's, where you can find and fill out surveys that pay. If you fall for them, you will find that they lead you to URL's of companies that have long ceased to exist or to websites that would ask you to pay again to join their websites.These websites charge anywhere between $30-$100 in fee for accessi

re he dropped the car off at the airport on his way out of town. His gas bill was about $50 but chances are he will never be back to that gas station again. So his "Lifetime Customer Value" to that business is exactly that--$50.

Will YOU Be A Lawsuit Target This Year
The USA is home to over 75% of world's lawyers and 90% of the world's lawsuits. We’ve all seen those disgusting television ads urging audience members to file claims and lawsuits. One out of every five people in the U.S. will be involved in a lawsuit, and if you’re a business or property owner your chances go up considerably to one out of three.WHY SO MANY LAWSUITS ?Some say it’s because we don’t spay and neuter trial lawyers and that’s why they’re ‘overpopulated’. Others blame it on the American cultural penchant for blame and finger-pointing over life’s unfair outcomes. Whatever the reason, it just makes sense to reduce the

ut 5 minutes of our home that we frequent. Though we often buy gas other places, this store gets the majority of our business. When you figure that we spend perhaps $100+ there any given month, our Lifetime Customer Value to that gas station gets pretty big. For example, over just 5 years we will likely spend $6,000 there ($100/month x 60 months). As you can see, this is significantly more than the fifty dollars that my husband spent at the gas station mentioned earlier.

In many ways your business is just the same. As wonderful as it is to get business from that customer the first time, it will be better yet if that customer comes back to you on a regular, consistent basis and spends an equivalent amount of money monthly or at least several times a year. In other words, you are "annuitizing" your business and each customer is adding significantly to the value of your business. For example, let's say that the focus of your scrapbooking business is home-based retailing. When someone comes to one of your workshops or seminars and buys some scrapbooking products, do you simply say "Thank you very much" and then never contact them again? Or do you treat this as simply the first of many visits to your "store" and then go about devising ways to develop a relationship with that customer and give them reasons to come back to your "store" to spend more money? This latter approach acknowledges the long-term potent

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This article highlights how employee morale and customer satisfaction can be improved through the use of experience rewards (kayaking trips, hang gliding, in-home wine tasting event) and incentives. By gifting employees and customers innovative and memorable experiences as a reward or incentive - rather than traditional and impersonal gift cards, plaques, etc. - companies can create positive buzz and satisfaction. In the article, gift expert Kim AuBuchon provides recommendations on how companies can implement an experience gift incentive program, and the benefits of doing so.

We have all heard that location is critical to success in the retail trade. If you are considering opening a dollar store know that those who make that claim are correct. A poor location can create so many problems that it may be impossible to successfully operate a business. Likewise a great location can help to cover for other problems and downfalls that occur in a business.

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