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April 2009
In this issue
►Welcome
►Ways
Technology Saves Money
►Use
Testimonials to Win Sales
►The
Tale of Two Dogs
►Meet
the Team
►Just
for Laughs
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Welcome
It’s
Spring Cleaning Time! Time for a Technical
Assessment of your Computer Network. One of our
senior engineers will perform a thoughtful SWOT
(Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats)
analysis of your current network and let you know if
anything needs “cleaning”. Call by May 31 and
receive 10% off a Technical Assessment.
Also of
note, Windows XP Professional has passed its support
retirement date—so if you haven’t migrated to Vista
yet, call us today!
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7 Ways
Technology Saves Money
reprinted with permission from the
Microsoft
Small Business Center
By Jeff Wuorio
Every small business owner
knows that new technology can be pricey.
But technology can also pay
in the form of significant savings-particularly over the long haul.
Savings from technology
isn't just a matter of plugging in a new gizmo and watching the cash
roll in. You have to evaluate your priorities and choose the right
technology that meets your operating and budgetary requirements.
With that approach in mind,
here are seven ways that technology can save your small business money:
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Use Testimonials to Attract Prospects
and Win Sales
By Kendra Lee
In
today’s economy you need every advantage in your sales kit. Prospects
are scrutinizing all requests for their time and each purchase decision.
You want to pass their piercing investigation but the sales tools you’ve
used in recent years aren’t cutting it. You need something more, and
testimonials are the answer. They can be the difference maker in not
just winning opportunities but also in attracting attention in the first
place.
Testimonials are your
clients’ stamp of approval. They provide an independent perspective that
gives prospects insight into how you work, how effective your solutions
are, and the results others have experienced through engaging you.
Recently, a client we’ve
worked with over the past 5 months was at a conference where I was
speaking. He’s highly respected among the community and people stop and
listen to his suggestions. He’s been so pleased with the sales training
and consulting support we’re providing his sellers and managers, that
every time he saw me, he walked up and expounded on it to the people
nearby. He went on and on about his team’s comments and results he’d
seen. He ended by telling people that they needed to hire us, too.
The business his
testimonial drove was huge, all because of his effusive endorsement. You
can get the same results by exposing your prospects to your delighted
clients. They’re dying to sing your praises, and see you and your
company excel, if only you’d ask.
Here are 4 Quick Steps to
adding exuberant testimonials to your sales kit:
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The
Tale of Two Dogs
A reminder about the benefits of positive
reinforcement
Used with permission of Joel H. Weldon &
Associates, Inc.
http://www.SuccessComesInCans.com
As a first time dog owner, he
failed. He would call, “Ginger!” but Ginger wouldn’t
respond. She continued wandering and sniffing bushes, as
dogs are wont to do, and only return when she wanted to,
which was neither soon nor quick enough to suit him. And
when she did come back, he was furious. He would grab her
collar, shake her and yell, “BAD dog! You come when I call!”
But she gradually became even less inclined to respond and
he grew more frustrated, until one day he left the dog on a
friend’s farm where she could run free.
Read more
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Meet the Team
“What
character from a television show would you want to
be?"
Colin:
Mike Rowe, Dirty Jobs
Corinne: Chuck, Pushing Daisies
Craig: Ari Gold, Entourage
Jay: Emerson, Pushing Daisies
Jennifer: Starbuck, Sci-Fi’s BSG
Joe: Sonny Crockett, Miami Vice
Mary: Jill Munroe, Charlie’s Angels
Stephen: Kermit the Frog
Tarah: Catherine Willows
Tim: Urkel
Trevor: The Bachelor
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The
pessimist sees difficulty in
every opportunity. The
optimist sees the
opportunity in every
difficulty.
--
Winston Churchill
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