Sales is any type of interpersonal communication, usually one-on-one, that leads to the close of a sale, or a signed contract. Most often sales are the interactions with prospects or leads, which are the direct product of marketing. The strategy behind sales is to “push” with a concentration on …
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What is a Sales Commission?
A sales commission is the amount of money that is gained by a salesperson based on the amount of sales they have achieved. A sales commission could be a flat amount per sale or a percentage of total sales for a period of time. It’s common for a salesperson to receive a sales commission in addition …
What is a Seasonal Business?
Often a seasonal business is thought of as business that is incrementally more busy during a holiday season. For example: a florist sells more flowers during Valentine’s Day. But a seasonal business is technically, any business which gains incremental sales during any measurable time period. Like a …
6 Reasons Not to Use Social Media
Social media has seemingly become the go-to marketing method among many business owners these days, and many feel it is a must have. However, like any good marketing tool, there are pros and cons. While there are a ton of articles out there detailing the reasons you need to be on board with social …
Why Your Small Business Should Sell Online Gift Cards: An Infographic
This infographic, submitted by Chris Landry, Managing Director at Colourfast, explains the stats and trends related to online gift cards. In the past, people bought gift cards as presents if they were struggling to think of something better to buy and they needed to buy something quickly, but the …
Tips for Perfecting Your Elevator Speech
I belong to a couple of different groups on LinkedIn, and every once and a while a discussion will pop up asking people to describe what they do in five words or less. While this isn’t always an easy task, it is interesting to read some of the responses. Sadly, most of them aren’t memorable and I …
