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Articles by Howard Howell

Why Humor Sells
January 13, 2010 – 1:54 pm | No Comment
Why Humor Sells

A funny thing happened on the way to posting a follow-up after my Weekly Sales Call on the topic Humor Sells.

This tweet goes across my screen: What’s your marketing HQ (Humor Quotient)? How To Be Funny: Why Humor Sells from @CatsEyeWriter. Her follow-up is better than what mine would have been, and she wasn’t even there.

Qwick-Tip – Sensible Social Networking
January 12, 2010 – 8:29 am | No Comment
Qwick-Tip – Sensible Social Networking

Social Networking in plain English.

Common Craft Video explains it with simplicity – easy to understand video

I Can Get It Somewhere Else For Less
January 11, 2010 – 2:43 pm | 5 Comments
I Can Get It Somewhere Else For Less

Do your customers often tell you they can get the same thing for less elsewhere?

Of course they do. This is sometimes referred to as a price objection. But, they are NOT necessarily asking you to lower your price.

How should you handle price objections so they won’t be throwing their money down the toilet?

My selling process changed
January 8, 2010 – 4:18 pm | No Comment
My selling process changed

I changed MY mind, rather than trying to change the CUSTOMERS mind.
And, that increased my sales.

It was an important lesson that affected my selling process.

Qwick-Tip – Caller ID?
January 7, 2010 – 1:58 pm | No Comment
Qwick-Tip – Caller ID?

Dial *67 before you dial out and Caller ID will show as “Private”.

Tweet Sensibly
December 12, 2009 – 8:12 am | 2 Comments
Tweet Sensibly

50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business

The Original by Chris Brogan. Chris mentioned that someone stole this post and re-published it as THEIR original content. I like Chris and want to share his ideas with you. They are good and he deserves credit. Thank him on his blog.

Got a Blog? What Now?
December 8, 2009 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Got a Blog? What Now?

Now that you have a blog-site, it’s time you start using it to grow your business.

If you receive plenty of inquires, request for proposals, and calls generated from your website, there is no need for you to read further. But if your site just sits there, now might be the time to turn it into a marketing asset for your business.

The Secret Of Subtle Marketing
December 7, 2009 – 3:54 pm | One Comment
The Secret Of Subtle Marketing

How can you promote yourself without appearing to be too pushy and self-promotional?

Create opportunities for others to talk about and promote you. One easy method is to ………