Appreciation Station

Partner Up!

2009-06-25T15:33:00.000-07:00

Partnering up with a power partner can be a great way to give both businesses a lift. For example: A realtor might partner up with a house cleaning service. The realtor could offer a prearranged discount to her client that has just purchased a new home. This is a win- win - win for everyone.The realtor looks like a hero for helping to pay for their clients new home to be cleaned. The house

This week's challenge -

2009-05-18T17:05:00.000-07:00

Our society today has embraced the social networking rage that has hit the Internet. We FaceBook, LinkIn, Plaxo, and Twitter in an effort to reconnect with people from our past or maybe make a new connection.I recently attended a meeting and a young gentleman spoke up and said that he was afraid that people were going to become so attached to their computers that they would forget the value of

Re energize your customer relationships

2009-03-29T15:18:00.000-07:00

Tough economic times can sometimes present a struggle when trying to grow a client base. I recently read a great concept called "inside-out marketing". Inside-out marketing takes advantage of the strong relationship your company has with its existing clients by encouraging them to introduce your products and services via word of mouth. As we all know word of mouth is one of the best ways to

Relationship Marketing

2009-02-04T17:17:00.000-08:00

During an economic slowdown, businesses often reduce, or completely eliminate dollars that are spent on marketing and advertising. To compensate for the slack, it becomes more and more imperative to build quality customer relationships and create a vast referral network<. Here are three tips from Karen Saunders, owner of the design firm MacGraphics Services (macgraphics.net). Consider these

2009-02-03T08:26:00.000-08:00

How did he do it?

2009-01-23T16:50:00.000-08:00