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  • Does Your Business Understand Relationship Marketing?

    Does Your Business Understand Relationship Marketing?

    Does Your Business Understand Relationship Marketing? It’s estimated that, for the average company, less than 20 percent of their customers will return for another sale. Customer retention can be tricky, and a lot of organizations don’t do it right. So how do you keep customers around, and even get them to tell their friends about…

  • How to Generate the Best Possible Mortgage Leads

    How to Generate the Best Possible Mortgage Leads

    Whether tapping your own ingenuity, utilizing the Internet’s resources or trekking time-tested and proven marketing avenues, there’s a bountiful supply of mortgage leads to win over. The best possible leads will be qualified parties interested in your services, your products and in you. On that account, you will need all of the preceding skills, tools and strategies…

  • Effective Ways to Follow-Up with Prospects and Clients

    Clients are more concerned than ever with hearing from your company after you make a sales pitch or complete a transaction. The most effective customer retention strategies utilize follow-up communication in an eye-catching way. If you want to stay ahead of the competition, employ these effective follow-up strategies to boost business. Be Quick Following-up immediately after your meeting…

  • Essential Customer Retention Advice for Small Business Owners

    Essential Customer Retention Advice for Small Business Owners

    Attracting new customers is an important part of maintaining your company, but repeat customers are the key to long-term business success and profitability. Apply the following concepts and techniques to your customer retention strategy and you’ll see more familiar faces coming back for repeat purchases. Establish a customer retention program: Industry experts estimate it costs…

  • Increase Brand Awareness with a Viral Video

    Increase Brand Awareness with a Viral Video

    For businesses looking to boost brand awareness and gain more leads, online video has the potential to provide an explosive increase in the number of potential customers who are familiar with the company and its offerings. A viral video can spread brand awareness to millions of viewers across the United States and internationally. Even simple…

  • Metrics that Help You Measure Your Inbound Marketing Success

    Inbound marketing offers companies dozens of ways to assess whether or not a campaign is working. Depending on what you’re trying to accomplish with your inbound marketing techniques, you could measure success by the number of new addresses gathered, the number of Facebook followers, or the number of downloads of your content. In the context…

  • B2B Sales Lagging? Get More Referrals with these Strategies

    In the context of B2B sales, generating leads and getting referrals is just as important as in B2C selling. When dealing with other businesses, however, a B2B sales professional has some different but effective B2B referral strategies that can be brought into play to increase the number of leads and referrals.? Build your social media…

  • Get More Leads by Utilizing Mobile Marketing

    The proliferation of mobile computing means there is a staggeringly large number of these devices in use today. Smartphones, tablets, laptop computers–all keep users constantly connected while on the go, and smart marketers recognize how deep this pool of potential leads can be. Here are some ways to use mobile marketing for lead generation, and…

  • Spend 20 Minutes a Day Generating Leads from LinkedIn

    For today’s social media-savvy professionals, LinkedIn provides an effective online platform for networking, job searching, and staying in touch with colleagues. For marketers, LinkedIn also offers a bounty of leads and potential customers who may respond to their products and services. Here are some techniques for effective LinkedIn lead generation in only 20 minutes a…

  • Are You Using Email Marketing to the Fullest Extent?

    Email marketing is an economical and effective way for companies to stay in touch with their customers, make announcements and promote their products and services. But what’s the best way to maximize this marketing strategy? Use the following tips to make your email marketing as effective as possible.

  • An Effective Customer Referral Program Uses These Strategies

    Your current base of loyal repeat customers will provide a significant portion of your company’s income, but they could also be an important source of new customers. An effective customer referral program will allow you to expand your business with new customers while also improving relationships with existing clients. Here are five ways to make…

  • How to Make Your Customers Come Back for More

    A steady stream of new customers is vital to your business, but don’t lose track of the customers you already have in the search for new ones. A loyal and satisfied base of repeat customers will ultimately be more valuable than even a large number of one-and-gone buyers. Here are some effective ways to build…