Whilst this graphic illustrates the 2015 three major small business challenges for business owners they are pretty much timeless and universal: How to increase turnover (revenue / sales) How to increase business profit Hiring the best people I go through a number of solutions below… Increasing sales revenue Ideally business owner want more profit but […]
Did Google Send A Letter To Your Business?
Why is Google using direct mail (post) media instead of the Internet? Below is a letter I received at my business promoting Google’s advertising services. Surely an internet company would high-tech and use email or some other technology. It goes to show that direct mail is still a viable media strategy that works! About […]
How To Make Your Business More Valuable
What would entice someone to make you BIG offer to purchase your business? Besides making cash-flow profit – another potential benefit is a large CAPITAL GAIN when you go to sell your business. However – many small businesses are not worth anything. Long hours and a low hourly rate (often much less than what the […]
$8,000+ In Net Profit After Sending 97 Letters
Direct mail is a beautiful thing once you have a well-crafted letter written in our style of marketing. Our client, Brad Podmore of Coffee & Tea Supplies WA, sent 97 copies of the letter we wrote for him and picked up a new client worth more than $8,000 in net profit per year! Brad’s Giovanni […]
FREEING UP YOUR TIME – why use video?
These days, most business owners use computers and technology. For example, you would have a computerised bookkeeping system in your business. Now we know that you will have say some very specific instructions for a certain bookkeeping process. Or, for that matter, ANY SOFTWARE PROGRAM your staff may be using. Wouldn’t it be great to […]
Building Your Business Asset – How Much Is Your Business Worth?
Bumped into one of my colleagues in the business broking industry – John Denton from Performance Business Sales. It’s always good to chat to John as he has the ‘finger on the pulse’ regarding the business sales market goes. One particular statistic that I’m always interested in – is the ROI multiples for particular industries. […]
How To Get More Customers Using The Internet And Social Media Marketing…
Maximising your online presence using a keyword bank How do you search for suppliers on the internet? How do potential customers find you? It’s a different process… rather than open the index page of the Yellow Pages or thumb through the local newspaper, consumers find services and products by the use of keywords and keyphrases. […]
Mobile/Internet Shopping – How Will It Affect Retailing?
What do you think about the above article from the Wall St Journal? It’s an important shopping trend not only for US consumers but for Australian shoppers as well. Retailers, resellers, wholesalers, manufacturers and anyone that sells a ‘product’ will be affected by the growing trend towards researching and even purchasing online. Once wary and […]