With
a new year comes new responsibilities and opportunities. From a business
perspective the beginning of a new year is a great time to assess and implement
changes that may need to be made to your company. So let’s take a look at how
to start the new year off right!
How
Much Do You Know?
1. It’s
a good idea to review your past year before planning your new year.
a. True
b. False
2. Most
small business owners are unable to…
a. Delegate
work
b. Get
focused after the holidays
c. Keep
employees
3. Making
___________ a weekly event can be vital to business success.
a. Customer
reviews
b. Planning
c. Employee
complaints
4. It
can be beneficial to set _______ goals.
a. High
b. Realistic
c. Low
Get
This…
Many businesses can’t tell you where their performance level is. Especially in the realm of
finances. The problem with this is that you don’t know if you’re making
progress if you don’t know where you are starting from. That’s why beginning the year
by reviewing the past year is always a good idea! If you have a growing business looking into a CRM software (customer relationship management) to help manage your finances could be a good decision. For tips on choosing a CRM that fits your business use this link: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7838-choosing-crm-software.html
For a couple more quick tips on managing your business's finances check out this website!
Can
You Answer This Question???
About ________ percent of consumers trust online
reviews as much as a personal recommendation.
A. 74
B. 84
C. 87
At one point in time people went to their neighbors
for reviews and recommendations on companies and appliances. Nowadays more
people are using the internet for their reviews, and it is shown that about 85%
(B) of people trust online reviews as much as friend and family
recommendations. This has the potential to be detrimental to a business, but
why not take these online reviews and spin them into a positive?
Get
The Facts!
Another thing that can easily be overlooked in a business is promotion and advertising. There are so many ways to
advertise that it can be tricky to decide what is best for your
company. Here are some low-cost ideas for advertising your business:
1. Promote
through communication: Whenever you communicate via e-mail, mail, ect. include
your business name, logo, and contact information. You can even add links on
Facebook and other social media sites so that viewers and recipients can
contact you!
2. Promote
through social media: Use all forms of social media to get the word out about
your business and special offers.
3. Write
to promote your business: Getting articles published in blogs, newspapers, and
magazines can be a great way to promote your business. This also showcases the knowledge that you and your employees possess.
4. Have
fun to promote your business: It seems simple, but anything you do can be
turned into an opportunity to promote your business. For example, if you love
to play soccer ask your team to wear shirts with your company’s name and logo
on the uniforms, you can even offer to have your company sponsor the team!
5. Consider cross promotion: Buddy marketing can
be a great inexpensive way to promote your business. It’s as simple as adding an
extra paragraph in a flyer or putting a small ad along the side of your blog. In return the company you are promoting will also promote your business!
This can help you reach potential markets that you have a hard time breaking
into or don’t know about.
What do you think is
important for businesses to keep in mind going into the new year? Let us know
in the comments, we want to hear what you have to say!
…So
Call
Start your year off right; if you have any questions relating to your material handling
needs give us a call or shoot us an e-mail, (513) 842-2012, omega.rockett@yahoo.com!
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