Alameda Business Blogs:
How to Get More Reviews for Your Business
This title is a misleading. It’s easy to get more reviews you just have to stink at what you do. People are always more apt to give a negative review than a positive one. But those aren’t the kind of business reviews you want. You want more positive reviews. To achieve this, you have to…
Read More...How to Take Your Customer Relationship to the Next Level
Do you want to wow your existing customers? Are you ready to take your “relationship” with them to the next level? Then it may be time to grab your data and do some personalized marketing. What You Need To get your customers’ attention, you need to have tools in place to measure things like buying…
Read More...Simple Tips to Improve Your Time Management in the Work Place
By taking control of your time, you’re able to stay focused on the task at hand. This leads to higher efficiency and stronger momentum. Implementing a time management plan can do wonders for your work environment as well as your personal well-being. Managing time means less stress, more time to do the things you love,…
Read More...Don’t Open a Business Before Answering These Questions
These days a lot of people are considering business ownership. Whether you buy into a franchise, lease some space and start your own thing, or log onto the internet and begin building an ecommerce website, doing it on your own has never been more alluring. But just because you have an incredible skill or access…
Read More...Courting the Millennial Customer
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / EpicStockMedia If you are in a traditionally “cool” business, like a coffee shop, indy bookstore, or juice bar, it’s likely you have scads of skinny jean-wearing (or is it mom jeans now that are on trend?) young people around your store. But if you’re reading this article, most likely you don’t but you know…
Read More...Take the Friction Out of Doing Business with You
Do you want more customers? Then you need to remove the friction behind doing business with you. Even if you have great customer service, support, and sales, you may have unknown friction that exists before you see the face of your customer. Luckily, you can smooth that out with content. Here are two problems you…
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Targeting Your Ideal Customer
No matter what your hobby, there are tools of the trade. If you fish, you match the type of bait you use to the kind of fish you want to land. For knitters, there are specific needles to use for different kinds of stitches and patterns. Golfers employ clubs specific to the kind of shot they…
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5 Selfies You Need to Take for Your Business
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / philipimage Selfies are no longer the domain of duck-faced teenaged girls. (That’s not an insult. It’s a description. Google it.) They’re just as popular among adults and businesses. Selfies are a way of showing customers and potential customers a “behind the scenes” look at your business. They also are an effective…
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5 Types of Effective Storytelling for Your Business
Do you watch America’s Got Talent? Or how about American Idol? The Olympics? The MLB All-star Game? These competitions all have something in common. They tell stories. If you watch them, none of them are solid, hours upon hours of broadcasted competition. Mixed in with commercials and the performances, the producers choose to interlace storytelling…
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