Guest post by Michelle Strassburg (learn more about Michelle at the end of this post) Winning new customers is often easier than keeping them. Not too dissimilar from other types of relationship business or personal you must work hard on the relationship to make sure the other party is content. When it comes to retaining customers, keeping the other party content will directly … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2009
Draw To You Want You Want
Post by M.J. Ryan, contributing Women On Business writer Last time I wrote about the danger of focusing on the problem rather than the solution. There’s another reason why focusing on the road instead of the hole is important. It’s got to do with what The Secret is about. Say what you will about that massive bestseller, but there is a kernel of truth there as far as I … [Read more...]
Do You Have Passion for What You Do?
Guest post by Anna Dworaczynska (learn more about Anna at the end of this post) Do you wake up each morning with a clear picture of what you want to accomplish today and can’t wait for the day to begin? One of the ways to find out if you are pursuing the right career is to ask yourself whether you would you continue working for free or with little compensation. In 201 … [Read more...]
The Economic Power of Women in Relation to Women Owned Businesses
Post by Amy Blais, contributing Women On Business writer As a women’s business organization we are constantly getting questions about the relevance and importance of women owned businesses. And, as an organization with a mission to connect women owned business with business opportunities, access to contracts and relationships with corporations, there are many different … [Read more...]
Is Speed of Service an Added Value?
Customer service sometimes means how we approach our business...how we "do" our business. For our businesses to be profitable, we need customers and clients so we devote much time and attention to promotion and advertising. Another big percentage of our business is our interaction with our customers and clients in the buying and selling or product and service interface. A … [Read more...]
Add a Little Kick, or Stretch, to Your Day
The weather is turning and the days are getting shorter. Now the excuses of not having enough time to do a workout during your day seem even more justified. Working long days, raising a family or any other number of priorities can send us waving the white flag when it comes to our exercise goals sometimes. But did you realize there are plenty of ways that you can get in … [Read more...]
Winning at the NEW “Mommy Track”: The Rise of the “Mompreneur” Part IV
Developing an advisory council for your business. This week, we continue to look at unique ways to reach out to your Powerful Connections list to build and strengthen your relationships. Having the opportunity to pick the brains of others in business while getting their honest feedback of you and your business is something you don’t want to pass up. Develop an advisory … [Read more...]
Want to fatten up your press page? Read this…
A solid press release gets the attention of the media. A press release could be one of the most cost effective tools any business owner can use. Press releases could be used to leverage more media attention - a feature story, an interview or a bylined article if you like to write. Content and formatting are both imperative when it comes to a press release. You want to make … [Read more...]
Why Me, Why Now?
Looking back at my own corporate career, I can see clearly some of my mistakes, and mis-steps, as well as successes. Hindsight is always 20/20, right? But one thing is really clear to me and that is I would have benefited greatly from reading Her Place at the Table by Deborah Kolb, Judith Williams, and Carol Frohlinger before I accepted some of the promotions offered to me … [Read more...]
Breaking the “Instant Response” Cycle
Perhaps it's because of women's hard won reputation as excellent multitaskers. Or perhaps its because we all panic that if we don't put in our two cents instantly, we'll be ignored. But whatever the reason, too many of us have gotten into the nasty habit of being "overly responsive." As soon as our Blackberrys vibrate or we hear the ping of a new email arriving in our … [Read more...]