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  • Creating a Client Follow-Up System That’s Genuine and Works

    Creating a Client Follow-Up System That’s Genuine and Works

    As much as we might want sales to happen immediately, customers often don’t respond to sales and marketing efforts on the spot. For multiple reasons, they might not be ready or able to commit to a purchase.

  • Effective Ways to Improve Customer Relationship Marketing Efforts

    Effective Ways to Improve Customer Relationship Marketing Efforts

    The best customer relationship marketing systems provide a systematic and gradual way to build the one-on-one customer relationships that increase sales, solidify loyalty and prompt your customers to recommend you to others.

  • Email Marketing Basics: Best Practices for Kick-Starting Your Campaign

    Email Marketing Basics: Best Practices for Kick-Starting Your Campaign

    An email marketing campaign is an efficient and economical way to get your message out to many people at the least cost possible.

  • A Priceless Marketing Tool — A Quick Client Interview to Focus Your Strategy

    A Priceless Marketing Tool — A Quick Client Interview to Focus Your Strategy

    A successful marketing program is fueled by knowledge and information. You must thoroughly know your products and services, and you must know the general trends and needs that drive business in your industry.

  • 3 Tips for Successful Lead Generation on a Limited Marketing Budget

    3 Tips for Successful Lead Generation on a Limited Marketing Budget

    Finding high-quality leads can consume a substantial portion of your marketing resources. If your budget’s limited, you’ll need to search for strategies that can promote lead generation while leaving you with enough funds and resources to pursue other marketing areas.

  • Reasons Why Direct Mail Marketing Still Works for Many Industries

    Reasons Why Direct Mail Marketing Still Works for Many Industries

    Marketing through email, social media and other electronic venues is highly effective in today’s business environment. However, the physical presence of a direct mail marketing piece in a potential customer’s mailbox still works to spark interest, generate leads and convince customers to buy on the spot.

  • 9 Marketing Tools to Consider Adding to Your Company’s Arsenal

    9 Marketing Tools to Consider Adding to Your Company’s Arsenal

    Internet marketing continues to evolve and advance at a blinding pace. Here are nine marketing tools and trends that can be useful to your current and near-term online business development efforts.

  • Your Marketing Plan and Strategy Should Go Hand in Hand

    Your Marketing Plan and Strategy Should Go Hand in Hand

    At any stage of a business, careful planning is necessary to establish and meet marketing, business development and growth goals.

  • Tips for Effective Lead Management and Follow-up

    Tips for Effective Lead Management and Follow-up

    For every business, a steady source of leads is vital to the ongoing success of the enterprise. Good leads should not be considered a one-and-done source of sales. Effective lead management and follow-up will ensure both a steady source of new leads and repeat sales with high levels of satisfaction from your existing customers.

  • Three Opportunities for Cross-Selling HVAC Services

    May 2013 Issue Three Times When Cross-Selling HVAC Services Comes Naturally Existing customers can be a gold mine of new business, but one that too often goes untapped. The good news is that your current client relationships provide many reliable opportunities for cross-selling HVAC services and up-selling new products, add-ons, upgrades or service and maintenance…

  • Inbound Marketing and How It Differs From the More Traditional Outbound Techniques

    Inbound Marketing and How It Differs From the More Traditional Outbound Techniques

    As the World Wide Web has evolved and advanced, so have the techniques used to attract, convert and serve customers. Traditional outbound marketing techniques that once worked well have given way to newer inbound marketing processes that are more creative and more likely to appeal directly to a company’s target market.

  • Improve Email Marketing Open Rates and Click-Throughs With These Tips

    Improve Email Marketing Open Rates and Click-Throughs With These Tips

    Even the best designed and carefully crafted email marketing message won’t help you if it doesn’t get opened and generate click-throughs to your website or product page. Here are some suggestions for improving the open rates and click-throughs for your next email campaign.