By Lance Winslow | On January 13, 2006 | In Sales | Rated 
There is a new trend in the way wood decks are constructed; composite decks and railings. Recently had the opportunity to go on a bidding job with a deck cleaning contractor to bid on cleaning and treating a large deck. When we got there we found out the deck was not made of wood at all; it was made of composite.
By Lance Winslow | On January 12, 2006 | In Sales | Rated
Many mobile car wash owners believe that when they get started they need lots of contracts with companies, buildings and property managers to get exclusivity to wash cars.
By Lance Winslow | On January 12, 2006 | In Sales | Rated
When attempting to secure new clients for a mobile car wash business you will have to pound the pavement and do so on-site sales. There is no substitute for this, you cannot send a brochure, do not waste you money.
By Lance Winslow | On January 9, 2006 | In Sales | Rated
The most important thing for an auto detailer to do is to gain expert industry knowledge. Since auto detailing sales have a lot to do with educating the consumer, it pays to understand the industry. So let’s start with the types of waxes used on cars, boats, aircraft and recreational vehicles. There are many types of waxes and all have different properties, come from different places and must be used slightly differently to get the expected results.
By Lance Winslow | On January 9, 2006 | In Sales | Rated
Certainly by now you have seen those new ultra-long SUV type shopping carts, where the kids sit in the plastic car in front and pretend to steer down the isles? They are excellent for Store Managers as it keeps kids from pulling items off the shelves.
By Lance Winslow | On January 9, 2006 | In Sales | Rated
Increasing Sales by using Coupons. Will it help your business? Well, the Promotional Marketing Association’s (PMA) “Coupon Council” shows that 3.8 Billion coupons were redeemed in 2003. Consumers saved over 3 billion dollars. 79% of American’s used coupons last year. There are many Coupon Franchises out there with quite a track record. Here are a few of them: Val-Pac;
By Lance Winslow | On January 8, 2006 | In Sales | Rated
We all agree one of the most important parts of any business is Sales. We also know that to get sales we must advertise to let potential customers know of our offerings. When writing a business plan you must have a clear and concise picture of how you will generate sales for your business if you are to attract favorable loans and proper capital to succeed.
By Lance Winslow | On January 5, 2006 | In Sales | Rated
Because of corporate downsizing, many people have been laid-off or voluntarily taken early retirement packages and/or incentives. This happens when times are good due to mergers and acquisitions or when the economy is in the dumps and corporations are working to cut payroll costs. Almost all of these people have absolutely had it with corporate life; they feel burned and unappreciated. They realize that there is no such thing as job security.
By Lance Winslow | On January 4, 2006 | In Sales | Rated
If you really want to secure government contacts at the county level; there is a lot more than just getting on a list and bidding on a solicitation. Government even at the country level is a little corrupt and insider-ish. You can complain about the evils, backdoor deals and wasting of tax payers money or you can remember that the imperfect system is run by humans and what goes on in generally what should be expected. No difference than the shenanigans of the Catholic Priests.
By Richard Lowe | On January 4, 2006 | In Sales | Rated
Over the last couple of months, I've been working on a major project at my day job. I have decided that it's time to replace our backup system with what's called an enterprise backup solution. This means we want to be able
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