January Partner:
Alden Gardens of Waterford, Senior Living Duplexes; &
Alden Courts of Waterford, Memory Care & Assisted Living.
These family run communities treat our aging parents like royalty. When my kids choose my home I hope it is an Alden property. Floyd Schlossberg and his team are committed to help individuals live healthy and active lives. They are also committed to provide the care, comfort and personalized service our loved ones deserve. The reasons for the many smiles on residents faces range from the pretty landscaping to the comfortable, sunny rooms to the restaurant style fine dining. When I asked their community liaison, Kathy Beedle, why consider Alden, she replied without hesitation, "the family atmosphere and the awesome food."
Business After Hours Networking Event:
January 28, 5-7 pm: After Hours Pre-Super Bowl Party sponsored
by Alden of Waterford. Why wait until Super Bowl Sunday to network,
hang out with cool people and watch commercials? Sales Kitchen has
teamed up with Alden of Waterford on a Thursday to celebrate. There will be raffle prizes as well as lots of that awesome food, beverage and
activities designed for everyone to make new contacts.
Here's a great chance to check out The Lakes at Waterford Senior Living Duplexes as well as learn 10 ways to heat up your sales in 2010. Do it for Mom.
Click or call Kathy Beedle at 630-585-8047 to RSVP. Wear your favorite team's jersey and be eligible for a gift certificate.
January 28; Thursday; 5-7 pm.
1825 Audra Circle, Aurora. Just north of Ogden & Montgomery.
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Ways to Organize
Deal with your desk.
File it or toss it; don't stack it.
Buy a large trash can.
Start a 'Current' project folder.
Time management.
To do list; carry it always.
Combine contact management with appointment calendar.
Pay bills on line.
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Reasons Why You Should Tweet on Twitter
~ Twitter is a learning and communicating tool.
~ Learn something new from other experts in your industry.
~ Tell your customers what is new and exciting.
~ Drive customers to your business.
~ Test the effectiveness of different marketing tactics.
~ Monitor your competition.
~ instant notification of news and local events.
~ Locate area networking opportunities.
These are just our thoughts. For more info check out Duct Tape Marketing's 24 page guide, "Using Twitter for Business."
If you don't Tweet, Click here and sign up today.
If you Tweet, click here to follow us, and we'll follow you...
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Greetings!
Happy New Year!
We are so very grateful 2009 is history. February was 92 days long and summer was a Tuesday. Good Riddance.
Father
time has passed the torch to another new year filled with more of the
same stuff: people buying stuff and people selling stuff.
The theme of this newsletter is 2010 Sales Planning. Hopefully you have a good sales plan complete with specific goals, action steps and a way to measure your progress.
In the article The 5 Biggest Sales Management Blunders, 'no sales plan' is number 2.
Do you have a plan to Heat Up Your Sales?
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Why You Should Have a Sales Plan
You keep saying next month you'll write down goals; it's January again.
Your sales plan is written on the back of a Costco receipt.
The sales team is waiting for the order; should arrive any day now.
Sound familiar? Keep going, there's more...
There's no accountability for poor results.
You haven't heard from one of your sales reps in four weeks.
There are just a few prospects in your pipeline.
Dozens of key prospects are lost opportunities after just one phone call.
Negotiating always ends in lowering your price.
Some of your best customers haven't ordered in weeks.
Sales meetings turn into gripe sessions.
Sales potential is not maximized.
You know you need a sales plan. Without a plan you may be successful; but chances are you're missing a lot of low hanging fruit that can make the difference between an OK year and an awesome year.
Find someone you would like to work with that will cook up solutions to make your sales smokin'. Set your objectives, hustle and give your professional best.
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2010 Resolutions
Twenty-ten. How are you going to make 2010 a perfect '10?
Here's the top 10 from the chief cook and bottle washer:
1 Create a sales plan. Most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do planning their business.
2 Spend more time with family and friends. Nobody ever said, "I should have spent more time at the office."
3 Tame the bulge. Get fit with fitness. Buying bigger clothes does not solve the problem.
4 Quit smoking.
5 Enjoy life more. Jump out of a plane or go visit Maine (in August).
6 Measure your success. Don't
wait until December to see how you did on your resolutions; measure your
progress every month.
7 Get out of debt. Easy money saver: stop by
the library, grab a dvd, start the fire and snuggle with your sweetie.
8 Learn something new. Twitter. Linked-in. Come golf with me; one of us will learn something...
9 Help others. Become a referring machine.
10 Get organized. Deal with your desk. Read 'Ways to Organize' in the left column of this newsletter.
Heat Up Your Sales in 2010. Set yourself up to start
the year strong.
Do you have a sales plan?
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Sales Kitchen: We can help you cook up 2010 planning solutions that heat up your sales.
We have solutions to: Sell Better. Sell Faster. Sell More.
 Mike Cooper earned
the Naperville Chamber 2009 Rookie Ambassador of the Year Award.
Chamber President John Schmidt and Ambassador Committee Chair James
Lohse present the award to Coop at a recent chamber event. Lohse exclaimed, "Mike is a true professional and his enthusiasm is contagious. He is a great asset to the Ambassador Committee."
Sales Kitchen ~ call us at 630-548-9723
We hope you enjoyed this newsletter. Happy New Year!
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