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e-ret@iler
October 2000

Sent at your request by Profits Plus Seminars & Tom Shay
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What you will read in this month's issue of the e-ret@iler:
1. This month's article on the Profits Plus Seminars website
2. e-ret@iler advisory of the month
3. The resource library available to you
4. Your free subscription to the e-ret@iler
5. Contacting Profits Plus Seminars & Tom Shay

1. What's new on the Profits Plus Seminars website
Each month we post another "take-action" business management article on the website. Our October article is entitled, "Here's Looking at You". The article suggests ways in which you should be looking at your business to see if customers are being exposed to the maximum number of purchasing opportunities.

With many e-mail programs, you can click on the link at the end of this sentence to go immediately to that page on our website. Here's Looking at You

2. From Herman Group;
Technological innovations in retailing are influencing how we shop.

Pricing questions. Stores now have kiosks with scanners. Scanners on shopping carts.

Buying patterns. Frequent shopper cards are given frequently to shoppers. (Subway in D.C.) Customers save a few dollars, and information helps stores create more efficient in store promotions

Personalization. This is the next step. Coupons sent for their store only. Coupons bring you back to store or website to build relationship and build brand loyalty.

In store promotions. Kiosk will say hello, invite customer to insert frequent shopper card for that day only coupons for their favorite items and a related item.

Check out. Automatic self scanners, customers don't wait for a clerk. Kids love this technique.

3. Your free subscription to the e-ret@iler

The subscriber list to the e-ret@iler is shared with no one. Period.

4. Contacting Profits Plus Seminars & Tom Shay
Thank you for inviting us onto your desktop, and taking the time to read our newsletter. We trust you have received some business building ideas from it, as we look forward to seeing you again next month.

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Tom Shay

 

APRIL 2024
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Small Business

AdvisorieS

"What's your score"? is the name of the April Small Business Advisory. This provides an introduction to our return on investment calculator. It is a great way to understand how well the investment you have in your small business is working for you.

Small Business

News

Top Story

We believe Thursday, April 25 is an important annual celebration for small businesses. While the name of the celebration has varied over the years, the focus is for us to take kids to work with us.

 

This is important for the kids to see what it is we do. They definitely are not going to learn about it in school. Reading the April Small Business News you will see an example from community pharmacists that emphasizes it is up to us as small business owners to introduce kids to what we do.


Article of the Month

While titled, "If not price", the April Article of the Month is asking the question about the focus of your small business in attracting and keeping customers.

 

If there is not something very special about your business, then the only attraction to your businessis that of a low price.


Book of the Month

"The plan as you go business plan" is the April book of the month. The author is Tim Berry who has also created software on the same topic.

 

I do not agree with the concept of "fill in the blank" or "create the plan as you need it" because my experience has been that you do not have as strong as a connection and understanding to your business plan unless you do it yourself and you dedicate the time to create it.

BOOK US

With over 25 years of frontline experience Tom Shay is America's leading Small Business Management Expert. He's a "Must Have" for your next event.

Small Business

Advisories

"What's your score"? is the name of the April Small Business Advisory. This provides an introduction to our return on investment calculator. It is a great way to understand how well the investment you have in your small business is working for you.

Small Business

News

 

Top Story

We believe Thursday, April 25 is an important annual celebration for small businesses. While the name of the celebration has varied over the years, the focus is for us to take kids to work with us.

 

This is important for the kids to see what it is we do. They definitely are not going to learn about it in school. Reading the April Small Business News you will see an example from community pharmacists that emphasizes it is up to us as small business owners to introduce kids to what we do.


Article of the Month

While titled, "If not price", the April Article of the Month is asking the question about the focus of your small business in attracting and keeping customers.

 

If there is not something very special about your business, then the only attraction to your businessis that of a low price.


Book of the Month

"The plan as you go business plan" is the April book of the month. The author is Tim Berry who has also created software on the same topic.

 

I do not agree with the concept of "fill in the blank" or "create the plan as you need it" because my experience has been that you do not have as strong as a connection and understanding to your business plan unless you do it yourself and you dedicate the time to create it.