Thursday, November 19, 2009

14 Questions That Will Grow Your Business on Thoughtful Thursday


1. Based on your results this year how goal-oriented are you really?

2. What is your marketing mix for the Blink Buying process people are now in?

3. How well do your employees know the features and benefits of the products you sell? Quiz them to find out.

4. How accurately did you determine your costs for this year? How are you adjusting your projections for better accuracy next year?

5. How do you plan to position yourself in social media in the coming year?

6. What are your profit improvement strategies for the coming year?

7. Instead of eliminating programs, where can you find the money to fund those programs?

8. What profit center is lagging that could be a strong contributor next year?

9. How do you plan to shift that attitude in toward that profit center?

10. How are you using online video to promote your business? How well is it working?

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, how well would you rate the Seven P's of your company: Product, Price, Place, Promotion, Packaging, Positioning and People?

12. What does your perfect customer look like?

13. How are you building rapport with your customers so you become indispensable?

14. How many different ways can you sell your product? How many of them are you employing successfully?