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Guarantee the Customer Experience – Remove Price and Worry from Buying Decisions

Most guarantees put a limit on the time customers have to return a product after its purchase. That enforced timeline creates a transaction-based relationship with customers, as they measure happiness one purchase at a time. Zane’s Cycles in Branford, Connecticut decided to guarantee the…

 

 

My Conference Line Introduces Affordable Conference Calling for Small Business Owners

Austin, Texas (PRESS RELEASE – September 10, 2009) – Businesses everywhere now have access to a conference calling service they’ve been yearning for. With robust features like emergency backup numbers, virtual hand raising, volume control and many more, My Conference Line users…

Campaigner Announces StartUp! Email Marketing Services for Small Businesses

Ottawa (PRESS RELEASE – September 1, 2009) – Campaigner (www.campaigner.com), a leading email marketing solutions provider, today announced its new StartUp! Services to help small businesses and entrepreneurs launch an ongoing email marketing program that strengthens customer…

When Governments Kick Small Businesses to the Curb

A month ago their small business was humming along. Today, Carl and BJ Streko, husband and wife owners of Supplies-Supplies Inc., are faced with the crisis of their business lives. They are worried about their business surviving – due to one decision by the State of New Jersey. Their business…

Business Clarity Book Provides Practical To Would-Be Entrepreneurs

HOBOKEN, (PRESS RELEASE – August 2, 2009) – A business advice book for would-be entrepreneurs by Jerry Carter, who founded and grew his payroll processing firm to $8 million in annual revenues in just five years, is now available. “Business Clarity: Clarifying The True Meaning of…

Diversify or Die

Do you know a business owner who is lamenting the current state of the economy? Are they talking about how their business is on life support and they don’t know what to do? Are you one of them? Lee Iacocco said, “In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep…

Sell More by Seeing Your Store Through Customers’ Eyes

How often have you entered a store. . .  And observed two clerks continue to chat instead of turning to smile at you?  To find that the order you called in the day before is not at the counter, ready for your quick pick-up and payment, because the clerk said she “got busy with other…

Sage North America Today Announced Sage SalesLogix Today

Scottsdale, Ariz. (PRESS RELEASE – March 23, 2009) – Sage North America today announced “Sage SalesLogix Today,” a new rapidly-deployable CRM offering for small businesses. Sage SalesLogix Today is a specially configured Sage SalesLogix system on an intelligent server from…

5 Small Retail Industries Suffering This Holiday Season

The year 2008 is turning out to be a tough one for small florist businesses. Sales are down nearly 15%. The average florist is losing money this year, with average net profit margins of -3.27% in 2008.  Florists are not the only ones hurting. Sageworks Inc., which provides an analysis platform…

Are You Ready for Cyber Monday?

While online retail will not be immune to economic challenges this holiday season, Forrester Research projects that overall online holiday spend will reach a “healthy” $44 billion in 2008.  What’s more, Forrester estimates that one in four consumers expect to spend more online…

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