Twas the end of December and all through the land, Lots of creatures were stirring, children, woman and man. The hustle and bustle of the holidays are here, And nearly everyone is attempting to be of good cheer. The retailers are hoping to rake in more bucks, While...
Some consumers make purchase decisions based on relationships and some make them purely on price. They are referred to as either Relational or Transactional customers. If your business sells on price alone, this information may not pertain as much to you. If you would...
All of your suppliers have a vested interest in your success, and most of them have access to extraordinary marketing funds and resources beyond traditional co-op to help you sell more of their products. With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it’s your chance...
The top 10 busiest shopping days typically account for about 40% of all holiday shopping visits to physical stores. (2019 was 46.5% of the total season’s brick-and-mortar traffic whereas in “2020 COVID”, the busiest shopping days accounted for 35.2%). Source: Forbes...
In less than 2 months it will be 2022, nearly two years since the American Lifestyle was disrupted due to a mysterious virus we call Covid-19. The pandemic and our response to it created a acceleration of certain changes that were happening but at a slower pace. For...
In last week’s article and podcast episode which featured material from my SoundADvice newsletter, I mentioned that when all things are equal, the decision we use to determine who we purchase from is based on… perception! And that perception is, who’s better, who’s...
In the world of selling products and services, when all things are equal, the decision we use to determine who we purchase from is based on… perception! And that perception is, who’s better, who’s more trustworthy, and who’s more reliable! In most cases, many...
How are the feeling right now? Are you: Happy? Sad? Excited? Scared? Hopeful? Hurting? Melancholy? Enthused? No matter what you said you are feeling right now, it's okay. I just randomly came up with 8 possible emotions that you could be feeling at this moment and if...
A decade ago, I took a break from working in radio to work full-time for a website development firm that had some cutting edge technology back in 2011. My job was to find companies that needed website upgrades and introduce them to our platform so we could bring them...