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December 1999 Sent to you at your request by Tom Shay and Profits Plus Seminars Visit our website at www.profitsplus.org In this month's issue of e-ret@iler, we will show you how to improve your one on one sales with a double-digit increase. On
the Profits Plus Seminars website this month, we have added a new article
entitled, A Piece of the Pie. It doesn't teach you anything new about
how to conduct business. We just thought it was a timely article as
we just complete Thanksgiving to express how we can appreciate what
we do. New on the Profits Plus website: It is not quite the game of solitaire, but it is fun. We now have a 20 question, multiple-choice test designed for the retail trade. When you visit the page, you will have the opportunity to answer each of the questions, and then click the submit button. You don't leave your e-mail, or any other personal information. But, as soon as you click the submit button, you will receive your grade, as well as see any of the questions you answered incorrectly, and the correct answers. Play as often as you like. It is free for you to enjoy and improve your retail knowledge. Business Knowledge Test Back to the question we posed at the start of the e-ret@iler. When you are waiting on a customer there are two things you can do, each of which can provide you with a double-digit sales increase. The first step is in showing an item to a customer; hold it just above waist high and in a manner as if to hand the product to the customer. By doing so, the customer is more apt to take the item into their hands. If they do, you are 14% more likely to make the sale. The second way of increasing your sales by double digits, occurs when the customer has decided to buy the item. You now have the opportunity to ask, "Is one enough, or would two be better?" Studies have shown, you have a 19% chance the customer will take the second item. If you have received this edition of the e-ret@iler by way of someone passing it on to you, you can add your name to the free subscription list by clicking on the link in the upper corner of the page. Thanks for allowing us to visit your computer this month, 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. Get
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Small Business
"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
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.
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.
"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.
