If you’re like a lot of small business owners, you find social media confusing. How often should you update your status, what would you tweet about, and what in the world is Pinterest? More importantly, will anyone even care what you post, tweet, or pi …
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Believe it or not, the New Year is just around the corner, just beyond the hustle and bustle of seasonal activities and holidays. Is your business ready? Now is the time to outline your marketing plan for next year so that you don’t miss valuable oppor …
Read more of Tips for Creating A Marketing PlanKnow Your Audience. And Speak to It.
Before coming to Gravity Group, I worked in the sales and marketing department of a large company and had the same responsibility as many of our clients: marketing the company’s products and services to its target audience. The problem was that we did …
Read more of Know Your Audience. And Speak to It.The Key to Increasing Sales: Ask Questions
Too often salespeople are so anxious to close a sale that they don’t take the time to determine what their potential customer needs. What should they do? Ask questions. There’s a story about a sales trainer who was interviewed by Johnny Carson. Carson …
Read more of The Key to Increasing Sales: Ask QuestionsYour undivided attention – five steps to active listening
When is the last time you gave a customer or client your undivided attention? One of our most crucial professional skills is the ability to listen. And it seems like so many people don’t know how to listen anymore. Maybe it’s a symptom of our hyper tw …
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