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The top 10 things to say to customers

1. I want your business
2. We will take care of it right away
3. Thanks for your business
4. We want to make you happy
5. What else can I do for you?
6. We will do this for no charge
7. I haven’t spoken to you lately and just called to say hello
8. This is my home phone number. Call if I can be of assistance.
9. Here is a free sample, please try this new product.
10. Can I take that to the car for you?
11. You have my undivided attention
(There is 11 on the list, because you should always give more than you promise)


Click on Bottom 10 to see the expressions customers usually hear

Click on Instructions to see the explanation of how to play the Top Ten/Bottom Ten Sales Skills game

 

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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

Hopefully there are few small businesses that are operating with handwritten documents. Whether you have a point of sale (POS) system; Curstomer relationship management (CRM) system; or anything digital that helps you better operate your business, there remains a question.

 

Are you using everything that you bought? That is the focus of the February Small Business Advisory.

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Top Story

As small business ownerss we are sure to disagree on many aspects of business management and ownership. However there are two items that I will always insist on.

 

The first item for you as manager and owner of a business, you must inderstand financial information. You cannot leave it to an accountant. The second item is you have to invest in educating your staff regarding their responsibilities within your business.


Article of the Month

Most every small business has inventory. It may be inventory used as a part of your services. It may be inventory for items used in your business. The article of the month shares ideas of how you should control the inventory. This is important because you do not want to run out of the necessary inventory, and you do not want too much of your money sitting in more inventory than you need.


Book of the Month

You cannot beat your competition unless you know what they are doing. The February book of the month is, The Everything Store, written by Brad Stone and Jeff Bezos.