Comments on: Five Tips to be Winner during Recession. http://wisdomtalks.com/five-tips-to-be-winner-during-recession/ Let's Talk Wisdom Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: monica http://wisdomtalks.com/five-tips-to-be-winner-during-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-643 monica Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:06:18 +0000 http://wisdomtalks.com/?p=384#comment-643 :) good one. :) good one.

]]> By: Godwin Ogene http://wisdomtalks.com/five-tips-to-be-winner-during-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Godwin Ogene Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:35:13 +0000 http://wisdomtalks.com/?p=384#comment-198 Very interesting tips : What is the best CRM system I ca use to matain records of customers follow up, prospects and lead? I rum a recruitment and staffing consultancy and have recently developed a new account. I'm trying very hard to build relationship with this new client and get repeat orders and have sent feedback questioner asking the client to comment on our service level but receive no reply. I have also recently requested a client visit but the client have not acknowledge receipt of my email. I am trying to pay close attention to this new customer. How can I get feedback and get my service better for this customer? Very interesting tips : What is the best CRM system I ca use to matain records of customers follow up, prospects and lead?
I rum a recruitment and staffing consultancy and have recently developed a new account. I’m trying very hard to build relationship with this new client and get repeat orders and have sent feedback questioner asking the client to comment on our service level but receive no reply. I have also recently requested a client visit but the client have not acknowledge receipt of my email. I am trying to pay close attention to this new customer. How can I get feedback and get my service better for this customer?

]]> By: Bola Rotibi http://wisdomtalks.com/five-tips-to-be-winner-during-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Bola Rotibi Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:13:45 +0000 http://wisdomtalks.com/?p=384#comment-152 You raise some interesting points and suggestions that make a lot of good sense and should be considered as much during the good times as in the bad times when funds are tighter. The problem is that during the good times businesses generally tend to spend more, some might even say that they over spend and not necessarily wisely. During the good times when funds are more easily accessible, many organisations aren't perhaps as diligent with accounting for the value that they are getting for their investment. They don't look too closely. Like the price correction that has happened during the housing market as a result of this economic downturn, we should not be surprised of a spend correction happening in corporate budgets. The problem as you so rightly highlight is when that spend correction either goes too far, too low or when it is a knee jerk reaction that is based more on herd mentality than sensible and pragmatic strategy. Unfortunenately, sensible and pragmatic are not characteristics that are generally in abundance in the business world, or in the wider world at large. If they were, then perhaps we wouldn't necessarily be in this awful mess. Being innovative is not always a good thing (we now know that too much innovation in the financial markets has brought world economies collectively to their knees - not surprisingly there wasn't also lot of sensibility or pragmatism either ). But I do share your belief that now is a time of great opportunity providing you are sensible and pragmatic. You raise some interesting points and suggestions that make a lot of good sense and should be considered as much during the good times as in the bad times when funds are tighter.

The problem is that during the good times businesses generally tend to spend more, some might even say that they over spend and not necessarily wisely. During the good times when funds are more easily accessible, many organisations aren’t perhaps as diligent with accounting for the value that they are getting for their investment. They don’t look too closely. Like the price correction that has happened during the housing market as a result of this economic downturn, we should not be surprised of a spend correction happening in corporate budgets.

The problem as you so rightly highlight is when that spend correction either goes too far, too low or when it is a knee jerk reaction that is based more on herd mentality than sensible and pragmatic strategy. Unfortunenately, sensible and pragmatic are not characteristics that are generally in abundance in the business world, or in the wider world at large. If they were, then perhaps we wouldn’t necessarily be in this awful mess.

Being innovative is not always a good thing (we now know that too much innovation in the financial markets has brought world economies collectively to their knees – not surprisingly there wasn’t also lot of sensibility or pragmatism either ). But I do share your belief that now is a time of great opportunity providing you are sensible and pragmatic.

]]> By: Frank Tecca http://wisdomtalks.com/five-tips-to-be-winner-during-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Frank Tecca Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:37:03 +0000 http://wisdomtalks.com/?p=384#comment-150 I totally agree with you. We just have to use our marketing dollars wisely. I received data stating that promotional products are an excellent alternative to more expensive advertising. A survey conducted by the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) found that the average cost per impression of an advertising specialty (Promotional Item) is $0.004. Promotional items like calendars and grocery bags actually have a lower cost per impression at about $0.002. I like grocery bags with a company logo imprinted on the front side of each bag for two reasons. One, many grocery bags are eliminating the need for plastic bags every time we purchase items at the grocery store. Two, grocery bags have a large imprint area allowing the logo to be viewed by many patrons. I also like calendars because they are inexpensive (many are less than $2.00 each) and your logo is in front of potential customers 12 months out of the year. The average cost of $0.004 per impression make promotional products a worthwhile investment for marketers. I totally agree with you. We just have to use our marketing dollars wisely. I received data stating that promotional products are an excellent alternative to more expensive advertising. A survey conducted by the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) found that the average cost per impression of an advertising specialty (Promotional Item) is $0.004. Promotional items like calendars and grocery bags actually have a lower cost per impression at about $0.002. I like grocery bags with a company logo imprinted on the front side of each bag for two reasons. One, many grocery bags are eliminating the need for plastic bags every time we purchase items at the grocery store. Two, grocery bags have a large imprint area allowing the logo to be viewed by many patrons. I also like calendars because they are inexpensive (many are less than $2.00 each) and your logo is in front of potential customers 12 months out of the year. The average cost of $0.004 per impression make promotional products a worthwhile investment for marketers.

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