It's great to be recognized for a job well done. In coming days, we will be listing individual and team achievements for you to celebrate as well as appreciate!
Team Pure Intent is here for the youth giving them the understanding of ownership, responsibility and more importantly the mindset to create a legacy for their families.
Sonya Michele is a woman with passion and compassion for
others. With her energy and smiling face she draws people from far and near
truly branding herself as a relationship building individual. Since being part of Team Pure Intent she has
been motivation to the team as well as an instant inspiration to others. Her
expertise in web building and graphic design has allowed her to expand her
services into multiple industries including local government entities, local
and out of state businesses as well as recently chamber of commerce
organizations.
Is there anything in the last 20 years that you would do over again? Would you make different adjustments to your education, to your diet, your business relationships, personal relationships (some would probably say I wouldn't marry this person again), or would you make those same decisions over again?
One of my first business ventures was selling knives. The company is called Cutco. It's still around today and I can vouch that those knives are the best I've ever had. As a matter of fact, I still use them today and have only sharpened one knife in 20 years. So I guess this is a plug for them. Yes! I still use them and they have truly added value as a product. Sold it for a while to parents, cousins, and friends who bought them and still have their set today. Indeed, this product was consumable but it wasn't something that I was totally passionate about for a "business."
I went on to market a telecom company because I did like technology and phones. Later, I went into the nutrition industry and had a blast there and on to other companies were I made so very good income, but I still wasn't hitting my mark. Does the above sound like "doing what you're asked to do and not what you want to do?"
So I ask, "are you doing what you're doing because it sounded good at the time?" Did the compensation plan seem strong? Are you just working it to see what may come of it? Or have you finally found something that you know can truly add value to the people you'll be sharing with? What do you value most about yourself and your business? Here's a great resource survey from Sharon Presley at the "Resources for Independent Thinking" website. She really helps give a thought provoking description on value to better assist you on understanding what you value. It's a free tool but if you value the information she has put together, you'll donate to her nonprofit organization.
Let's game change this week by learning more about your value and prioritizing what's most important to you and your business!
When you look for
longevity in companies and the reasons why they continue to stay around and grow you look at how often they continue to mature in their respected market with bringing innovative technology to the consumer. Send Out Cards in the greeting card
industry is once again trailblazing the path for the future of its customers and distributors. Oct 5th
we will have a fully functional application for IPhone and Droids!
This application will allow you to choose a REAL card, add
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instantly load it onto your card. Send a gift with your card click send and we
Print, Stuff, Stamp and send the card out with your gift right from your phone. We continue to innovate and that’s why we're the leaders in our
industry.
So I wonder why you're not trying out our system right now.
Click the video below for a sneak peak at whats to come!
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This is not just another company for the week but a company with a product
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Find out why Team Pure Intent is growing at rapid speed. TPI has vision, compassion and most of all
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We're Truly Game Changing!
That's why We are the Netflix of the Greeting Card industry!
Go Out and Network
Networking works for all professionals in many fields, but there's more to networking than passing out your business card or placing your business in a directory. Networking involves consistency and communication. To benefit from networking you must be organized, proactive, and your business should have a chosen target audience to market to with your products and services.
Inspire & Motivate Them
Give talks related to your area of expertise. You would be surprised at how many people would be interested in all that you know. Talk to libraries and industry associations to get placed on their list of presenters for meetings. This can be a process so make a plan and stay diligent. Write articles about what you know and specialize in. Contribute to web sites, blogs, and newsletters. Create you own network and look for other professionals who serve the same clients as you but who don't compete directly with you. Create a time to share business tips, referrals, etc.
Follow up on Leads
All the leads in the world are worthless if you don't follow up on them. Make notes on the back of business cards to help you remember specific contacts. Make the phone calls or send the information you promised. Basically, just to stay in touch. Marketing is following up on leads. It isn't a one-time hit-or-miss proposition. Building a successful practice takes patience and ongoing marketing.
P.S. Don't forget to ask for the business. Like it or not, selling is part of any business.
#4 Listen
Most of us don't think there are similarities with business relationships and personal relationships. Listening to those you are in relationship with is just as important as telling or talking to those you are in relationship with. Listen more than you talk so that your client or audience feels that you are truly interested in their opinions or feedback. In actuality, being a good listener creates an atmosphere of trust therefor making more opportunities for you to be "the expert." Create Two-Way Communication using Tools like your Web site, E-newsletters, Customer Surveys, Forums and Blogs to capture feedback from your customers and a place to stay in contact with them responding to their questions or concerns. Apologize and clear things up with your customers quickly and use the rule: Honesty is the best quality. If a customer leaves a negative comment on your blog, try your best to use it in your favor if the comment is not too negative. Show your customers that your business is not perfect but that you are willing to work most situations out.
#5 Enhance Your Customer Service
What kind of perception does your customers have about your business? Are you reliable, speedy, or trustworthy? Take time out and make a list of customers important to your current and future success. Identify those relationships that are the most valuable to your business and try a simple task: write a sincere thank you note. When you go the extra-mile to acknowledge how important your customers are to your business and how much you appreciate them for choosing to do business with you it will help you build repeat business, create positive word-of-mouth and increase sales from new customers as a result.
It's important that people see your business as the expert in the field
Here's a great way to enhance your customer relationships through writing Thank You Cards! Send Out Cardsis a great resource to engage and build relationships with current and new clients.
You Are My Special Guest
Invite your customer to attend an event and plan to meet face-to-face. This will deepen the relationship naturally as you get to know your customers better. Encourage them to bring a friend and/or colleague. Networking events are a great setting for building those business-to-business client relationships. Create special events for your customers to come and meet-and-greet with you. If you are a brick 'n mortar business, hosting an event where you showcase your products and services while your customers experience live music or food is a great way to learn more about your customers needs as well as giving your customers and opportunity to get to know you and your business outside of normal business hours. If your business is solely online, hosting events at a cafe' where customers can mingle amongst other customers over coffee and something sweet make great opportunity for more sales and a chance for your customers to share testimonies.
Basically, if you don't have any kind of relationship with a customer, they're simply not going to be a customer. Consciously build a relationship where your customers know who you are, then give them an opportunity to tell you if they like what you do or voice their opinion on what you can do better. Always let them know you are here to help them. These are great topics to discuss in a face-to-face setting that build trust and solidify relationships.
Offline to Online: Social Media
Implementing social media into your face-to-face strategy seems a bit silly but how else do you get the word out and then allow those who were not ale to come to experience the event? Social media is a fabulous platform 'express & experience' your company and it's brand in a matter of clicks. Take a look at this video on how a brick 'n mortar business takes a offline experience online.
Last week we talked aboutcommunicating Frequently with clients and personal connections by doing the following: writing handwritten thank you notes, remembering birthdays, and educating Your Clients. We also encouraged everyone to try the 30 Day Gratitude Challenge. This week we are going to move forward with strategies 2-6 on building relationships. Here's strategy #2: Offer a Rewards.
In the great world of network marketing, we have the opportunity to meet a lot of people and learn new skills of this profession. There is no other industry out there that gives you the satisfaction of personal development and making an income of your dreams. However, what road do some tend to travel in order to make it a successful journey or a journey filled with demise?
I'm sure you would agree that our success depends on how we treat the people we come in contact with. However the element that tends to hurt us is not having enough patience after the official introduction to the business and the team. Taking time to help that person develop, like we did, is necessary to truly leverage your time. In the traditional world we are taught to work more despite overtime and make more money. In our profession if we take the time to develop each other and be authentic, we will have everyone working a small amount of time and making a whole heck of a lot more money. We must not treat anyone like just another number.
In this profession learning leadership skills is essential to ones growth and success in the industry. However far to many times these tools are not studied, or there over looked or not duplicated. If leaders before us set the pace on how to create success within our group, it makes our job much easier to be successful as well as duplicatable. Let's look at some of the characteristics that defy those avenues to success.
Characteristics of A Leader
Ability to pull a group of people together to help assist, teach, and motivate them
A Teacher
Ability to add value to those they are mentoring
Creates time to help a person develop their skills
Leverages their time
Never treats a person as if they are a "number"
Knows the importance of teamwork
Reaches out to those that really want to learn and develop their skills
Knows how to cultivate a learning environment for those they are mentoring allowing them to learn at their own pace
My mentors over the years have showed me the importance of teamwork, reaching out to those that really want it as well as those that have the ambition to learn the skill. If you know the most unique thing about a team member is that everyone learns at their own pace, you will be successful no matter the business type. You will have the 30's, 60's and the 100's. Ones that will grow as time goes but are excited, ones that just need the extra push, and ones that are self starters. One thing is for certain... We all need to be given the right attention to succeed and never be left to our own demise.
Communicate Frequently with clients and personal connections by:
Handwritten Thank You Notes
Remember birthdays
Educate Your Clients
Take the 30 Day Gratitude Challenge!
No one really talks about the challenge to be grateful. Authors have published books, Cd's, and have held seminars on the importance of this subject. When was the last time you have shown appreciation to someone just because? Have we become so much of a "microwave society" with sending emails and texts? Don't get me wrong, these tools are viable to our various ways of communication, but they are not genuine to relationship building. The most powerful way to gain better business partners, clients, more customers, and retain customers is through a single act of kindness One strategic way to build better and solid relationships is through gratitude...take the 30 Day Gratitude Challenge.
Many of us in the world today are striving for something in life. It may be that scholarship, a degree, job promotion, or seeking a different lifestyle. Whatever it may be, everyday there is a necessary reason to go the extra mile for what we believe in...after all, what good is a goal if you don't have a dream attached to it right?
Have we become so much of a "microwave society" with sending emails and texts?
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We're on the forefront of touching people’s lives by helping you send personalized, printed greeting cards and gifts with our greeting card service as well as living healthier and ultimately wealthier lives with top notch wellness products.
Together we are transforming well-deserved lifestyles and businesses.
Join the movement... Become a Game Changer! 87:13 .
