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Management Recruiting
It is essential for any enterprise to be sufficiently staffed. An organized and methodical approach must be adopted to make certain that the right people are selected. This is referred to as recruiting, and it requires a lot of time and careful attention to locate individuals who have a strong work ethic and are right for the vacancy. The recruiting procedure is not simple and involves a number of obstacles created by both internal and external factors that influence an organization.Management recruiting or searching for potential managers is

they hadn’t made the connection between customer care and answering their phones!

3. Confused – Why on earth would any business owner spend the time and effort involved in creating a first rate marketing piece only to "blow it" when a potential customer shows interest? It boggles the mind.

4. Surprised – I completely understand that many small businesses do not have the sophisticated phone systems like the big guys. No problem. I am more than happy to leave a message if all of the phone lines are busy (but I will say that if this is a regular occurrence, they should consider adding more because there are still folks who will hang up if they don’t re

Is Just Over Broke Where Most Americans are Financially
How many times have you been driving down the road and looked up at that large house on the hill and thought how did they do it? Their life must be so laid back and easy going, they must be enjoying their financial stability driving around in their Mercedes or BMW. They come home after working to an inviting hot tub on their back patio overlooking the city. Wake up!!!! Reality is not what you may think it is or as it appears.The truth is most Americans spend almost all if not more of their earning on comforts, and lavish items like plasma big

Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft "Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning."

Years ago, when I was in graduate school, I enrolled in a course titled, "Services Marketing." Among other things, my professor required that we document three positive and/or negative customer experiences we had each week to share with the class.

We were asked to include the following:

1. Describe what happened.

2. How did this make you feel?

3a. What should they have done to make your experience better?

3b. What did they do that exceeded your expectations?

At first, I viewed this as just another task on my "to-do" list, but soon discovered what a valuable learning exercise it turned out to be! I continue documenting my experiences in a log book (it’s a lifesaver when I want to provide concrete example that help illustrate a point) and recommend this activity to all my clients.

As part of my preparation for this article I decided to randomly select an entry I’d included. So, I pulled out my log binder, shut my eyes, opened it up and pointed my index finger anywhere on the page.

Here’s the one I selected:

1. Description: My company is getting ready to participate in a trade show so I decided to but some "trash and trinkets" (giveaways) personalized with our company’s logo. Remembering that I had recently received a direct mail piece from a local company I decided to give them a try. I located the letter and was immediately impressed with their ad copy. It contained all of the "right stuff" such as:

* Great features translated into wonderful benefits

* Powerful headlines

* Plausible testimonials

* Strong offers

* "Customer First" Platitudes

* Promises of quick turnaround times

Thrilled to have such a seemingly awesome company so close by, I hauled out my corporate credit card, ready to buy.

The first two times I dialed their number I got a busy signal. Since that’s a rarity these days, I figured I had entered the number incorrectly. After double-checking, I redialed. This time my call was answered by "robot man", or so it seemed, who said, "Hi, you’ve reach Company X. We’re not here now but you know the drill. Leave a message and we’ll call you back."

Question: How Did That Make You Feel? Answer: Not Warm and Fuzzy…

1. Annoyed - I had to dial their number three times before I even got through to their voice mail system.

2. Disappointed – Their advertisement had created a picture in my mind of a professional company dedicated to delivering quality products and superior customer service. Apparently they hadn’t made the connection between customer care and answering their phones!

Will Your Brand Take Root This Spring? - Part 2
Marketing refers to everything a business does to promote itself in the marketplace, and to create or strengthen its reputation in the minds of consumers.Advertising is just one method or strategy in an integrated marketing plan. While it’s important to communicate a consistent message to consumers through the various pieces of your integrated marketing plan, advertising typically is very time sensitive and very specific in the message that’s being delivered. Two clear examples of advertising are an ad in the phone book (promoting a solution

-do" list, but soon discovered what a valuable learning exercise it turned out to be! I continue documenting my experiences in a log book (it’s a lifesaver when I want to provide concrete example that help illustrate a point) and recommend this activity to all my clients.

Here’s the one I selected:

* Great features translated into wonderful benefits

* Powerful headlines

* Plausible testimonials

* Strong offers

* "Customer First" Platitudes

* Promises of quick turnaround times

Thrilled to have such a seemingly awesome company so close by, I hauled out my corporate credit card, ready to buy.

Question: How Did That Make You Feel? Answer: Not Warm and Fuzzy…

1. Annoyed - I had to dial their number three times before I even got through to their voice mail system.

Performance Begins With an S
Performance and behaviour in many organisations are not managed well. The common missing ingredient in managing performance and behaviour is the absence of enforced standards.We are confronted almost daily with stories of IT project overruns and outright failures, public service procedural errors with dire consequences to individuals or quality and service errors resulting in unhappy customers. We are also confronted with examples of poor behaviour from sports people struggling with fame to senior executives defrauding their

ith our company’s logo. Remembering that I had recently received a direct mail piece from a local company I decided to give them a try. I located the letter and was immediately impressed with their ad copy. It contained all of the "right stuff" such as:

* Great features translated into wonderful benefits

* Powerful headlines

* Plausible testimonials

* Strong offers

* "Customer First" Platitudes

* Promises of quick turnaround times

Thrilled to have such a seemingly awesome company so close by, I hauled out my corporate credit card, ready to buy.

Question: How Did That Make You Feel? Answer: Not Warm and Fuzzy…

1. Annoyed - I had to dial their number three times before I even got through to their voice mail system.

Looking Back
There is a marked difference between the quick-service companies that are celebrating an anniversary this year and the foodservice products that are doing the same. To wit, little has changed about the Tater Tot since it first appeared in grocery stores 50 years ago. Quite a bit has changed at Burger King during that same time span. Buffalo wings might have undergone a few evolutions since 1964—new flavors, boneless chicken, fried versus baked—but those modifications are nothing compared to what's happened at Arby's over the last 40 years. Beloved s

at’s a rarity these days, I figured I had entered the number incorrectly. After double-checking, I redialed. This time my call was answered by "robot man", or so it seemed, who said, "Hi, you’ve reach Company X. We’re not here now but you know the drill. Leave a message and we’ll call you back."

Question: How Did That Make You Feel? Answer: Not Warm and Fuzzy…

1. Annoyed - I had to dial their number three times before I even got through to their voice mail system.

Foreign Language Learning For Business Success
If you understand a language then you will understand to a large extent the culture that goes with it, and if you understand the culture you will pick up on subtleties that you might otherwise miss. In any negotiation or business relationship the more you understand about the needs and wants of the other party the more likely you are to be able to reach an advantageous outcome (for both sides). This is well recognized, but less widely taken into account is the favourable impression that speaking another language gives about you, and this is what I

they hadn’t made the connection between customer care and answering their phones!

Question: What should they have done to make the experience better? Answer: Change their greeting, at a minimum!

I should have heard something like this, "Hi! Thanks for calling "AAAA Company". Your call is very important to us and although we strive to answer each and every call personally, occasionally all of our consultants are busy assisting other customers. However, please leave your name and number after the tone and we return your call today. We understand that you have lots of choices, so we’re thrilled that you called us!"

Bottom line?

The "AAAA Company" wasted money.

The "AAAA Company" lost a sale.

The "AAAA Company" lost a referral.

The "AAAA Company" gained a detractor.

The "AAAA Company" lost profits.

The "AAAA Company" missed the opportunity to get a new customer.

The "AAAA Company" missed a chance for a repeat purchase.

Moral of the Story? Every single time you communicate with a prospect or customer, it counts. Small things may be worth a fortune!

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