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Talking About Money – How To Discuss Budget
Budget. A necessary conversation for every new enquiry yet one that can sometimes feel difficult to have. For many, talking about money is a taboo, but that need not be the case. Altering your perspective away from “awkward interactions” to “invaluable insights” can dramatically affect both your anxiety toward budget discussions and the outcomes of […]
The Importance Of Testimonials
Nothing can match glowing testimonials for potential positive impact. As a customer, it’s one thing hearing about how amazing an experience can be, or how great an impact a solution can have, from the provider. Of course they’re going to say that. Yet receiving that exact same message, this time from a happy client, takes […]
How To Capitalise On A Retail Resurgence
Say it quietly, but there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. Showrooms have reopened, customers are flocking back and with their return will come the long awaited retail resurgence. The latest report from the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) indicates a strong improvement across the board. All the signs are looking […]
8 Tips To Take The Pain Out Of Reporting
Reporting is here to stay. Love it or loathe it, reporting forms a critical part of any successful operation. Helping business in evaluating progress and identifying focus areas for the weeks and months to come. On a personal level, effective reporting, and interpretation of the insights, can be the difference between hitting or missing your […]
5 Ways Effective Enquiry Management Increases Sales
Effective enquiry management enhances your ability to turn great fit prospects, into great fit customers. Of course no single aspect of the sales process can be siloed. You need to be consistently vigilant across every stage in order to understand your overall direction and performance. However, the devil is so often in the detail. Enquiry […]
How To Achieve Business Sustainability
Sustainability equals longevity. Through every aspect of life and every facet of business, you should seek to be as sustainable as possible. Not solely in an environmental sense, but in an economic and efficient manner, conducive to protecting the future of your organisation. In order to establish yourself and encourage growth and development, you need […]
The Benefits Of CRM For Improved Customer Relationships
Whether you’re an emerging start up or a long established household name, customer relationships matter. In fact, creating and maintaining strong relationships is arguably the most important piece of the business puzzle. Finding prospects and converting them into clients is no mean feat and even when they sign on the dotted line, that’s only the […]
3 Tips To Organise A Disconnected Workforce
Running a team isn’t always smooth sailing. Unexpected obstacles can often arise resulting in even the best laid plans suddenly going awry. Problems truly begin to bubble up when a workforce becomes an organisational mess. A lack of coordination and order across a company can render a fast decision making process obsolete. Removing the ability […]
Why A Consistent Process Is The Best First Impression
First impressions count. Whether in our personal or professional lives, we’re intrinsically wired to judge people, for better or worse, almost immediately. A study from the Harvard Faculty of Communications found that… “It only takes seven seconds for you to make a first impression”. Harvard Faculty of Communications When it comes to your customer facing […]
Why Accessible Insights Are Actionable Insights
Powerful insights exist to guide our business decisions. They define our actions by providing accurate data, grounded in lived experience and fact. But in order to act on information, you first need to be able to access it. You can have the all the best intentions and drive to revolutionise your business through data. But […]