http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:09:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I received an email today requesting help with marketing to real estate agents. The writer was having a hard time selling them on the idea of giving a gift basket to a new home buyer as most agents preferred to give Lowes gift cards. I told her that there was no ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2008/08/12/real-estate-agents-like-giving-lowes-gift-cards/ Whether it's talking to your teen about sex or drugs, your spouse about finances, your employee about attendance, or your customer about late payment, the prospect of undertaking a difficult discussion is horrifying to many, if not most, people. Since many of us dislike tackling unpleasant tasks anyway, we tend ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2008/07/06/handling-difficult-discussions/ Since rebuilding the website and making it a Wholesale Gift Basket Supplier Directory, I've been going through the pages of the site and "cleaning" things up. I used to maintain an articles directory and blog separately. Since that seemed more work than necessary, I decided to combine the two. The article ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2008/07/05/myths-and-misconceptions-about-starting-a-gift-basket-business/ by Neil Sagebiel The other day I was writing a sales brochure for a West Coast manufacturer. As I got to what I’ll call the “proof” section of the brochure, I was rummaging around for testimonials. The company already had a full-blown Web site and a solid PowerPoint presentation. So I ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2005/12/27/4-reasons-why-you-need-testimonials-to-sell-more/ by Phillip Davis Naming a business is like laying the cornerstone of a building. Once it's in place, the entire foundation and structure is aligned to that original stone. If it's off, the rest of the building is off, and the misalignment becomes amplified. So if you have that gnawing ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2005/12/27/eight-mistakes-to-avoid-when-naming-a-new-business/ by Dave Keegan Are you thinking about starting an on-line business? Maybe you have a vague idea of what’s required – maybe you haven’t a clue. This article outlines three basic, non-negotiable things that you will need. 1. Premium web hosting I suppose it is possible to make a modest ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2005/12/27/starting-an-on-line-business-%e2%80%93-three-things-you%e2%80%99ll-need/ by Kevin Eikenberry We attach significance to the turning of the calendar, and when the calendar turns to a new year, it means more than learning to change a digit when we write a check – we’ve started a new chapter. It is instructive for us to think about how ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2005/12/02/ten-things-to-do-before-year-end/ by Melody Campbell If you're a small independent business owner it could serve you well to take a birds eye view of your entire money making process for your business. Looking at this year's activity and make sure you've identified your most profitable customer - profile the characteristics that help you ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2005/12/02/wrapping-up-business-at-year-end/ by Jeff Baas You study your website stats and see the amount of traffic coming through. Nice numbers. But when you compare your traffic against your sales, what do you get? A small fraction of 1%? Wouldn't you love to see those conversions grow? But how can you get them to ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2005/12/02/does-your-copywriting-trigger-what-makes-your-visitors-buy/ by Jennifer McCay Did something catch your eye in a direct mailing this past week? Have you recently gone to a website and encountered something entirely new that you'd like to try out? Did a friend of yours try out a new marketing idea and generate a few thousand dollars of ... http://giftbasketwholesalesupply.com/wordpress/2005/12/02/6-simple-ways-to-determine-which-marketing-ideas-are-best-for-your-business/