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Real Life Business Lessons from Labor Day Weekend

My wife and I went shopping for a new bed over the holiday weekend, which just happens to be a big time for furniture sales. We went to a couple different furniture stores, both of which had friendly and helpful salespeople. In fact they were both so friendly, it really brought to mind my recent article about befriending customers as I watched them reach out and do just that. Good Sales Practices

Signs Are Cost-Effective Ads

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Top 5 Marketing Methods for Brick and Mortar Businesses

Customers want convenience, good deals, and not to have their time wasted. Think about these three things before rolling out any marketing campaign. That said, the following marketing methods will get customers in your door.1. Local SearchMore and more people are turning to the Internet rather than the phone book to quickly find local businesses. It is extremely important for you to be able to be found easily.

Get Customers in Off the Street

Getting customers to physically come into your store isn't quite as easy as getting visitors to your web site. With the Internet, there are endless marketing possibilities from SEO and link building to social media, email marketing, etc. I'm not going to delve into all of the methods of direct marketing, but for any brick and mortar store, you have to grab people's attention when they are in your area. How do you get passers by to take time out from wherever they are headed to come into your business? Location