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Business planning

SWOT Analysis: Knowing the Business Realities

Situational analysis is simply what it says: analyzing the situation. Before leaping into any action, the sales manager must analyze the business realities to determine what the best action would be. Additionally, after the action has been completed, another analysis must be done to determine the impact of the action on all […]

Sales

Guidelines on Setting Goals when Selling

A goal is “something toward which effort or movement is directed—an end or objective.” Customers’ goals always involve either achieving a positive result or avoiding a negative one. One of your primary sales responsibilities is to motivate customers to understand their goals. Making goals measurable provides customers with that motivation. Goals […]

Shopping

What Are Web Malls Good For?

Web malls have generally been unsuccessful on the Web with very few exceptions. Although they seem like a great idea—after all, they work well in local geographical areas—they have not been able to attract much attention on the Web. Therefore, I don't see them as a significant force in ecommerce. […]

Marketing

How do I Sell Products Produced by Others?

The short answer is indirectly, and with a very light touch. We have all hit sites that seem like nothing but a catalog of stuff being sold. Flashy, blinking banners. Bellowing sound, if you allow it. I don’t know how they can sell anything. I run quickly without even a thought […]

Marketing

Can You Risk Supporting an Affiliate Program?

There is an over-abundance of affiliate programs available. All eagerly invite you to participate. If you like, visit AssociatePrograms.Com. Allan Gardyne has the most comprehensive list of programs I have seen. Almost 3000 of them at the last count I noted. And he reports thoroughly on each, as information becomes […]

Services

Best Online Tools to Proofread Your Writing

It is tough finding the best proofreading tools online, mainly because the ones that you have to pay for are often not worth it, and the free ones appear and disappear from the Internet without warning. Here are a few of the best online tools to proofread your writing. GrammarBase […]

Management

Basic Elements of an E-business Model

The emerging e-business market affords companies of all sizes and types the opportunity to leverage their existing assets, employees, technology infrastructure, and information to gain or maintain marketshare. For example, in the telecommunications industry, service, rather than technology, is now the key differentiator. With lower barriers to entry, new competitors […]