Stop Taking Notes, Start Taking Orders

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You attended a seminar at a recent trade show, and now you’re ready to take action.

Now comes the hard part — putting the information to work.

Review your notes, browse through the handout, and devise a plan to sell to clients, purge your records, install and manage new software, or master whatever else you learned at the hour-long event.

The bottom line is to turn what you learned into a productive system. That’s what will separate you from other gift basket retailers, making your workload smoother and easier and generating orders that seem to magically appear because you’ve taken care of the small details.

Last month, before the trade show season began, I listened to an online seminar that discussed how to create a success blueprint by placing Post-it notes on a wall to document each of my projects. The idea seemed so simple that I wondered why I hadn’t thought of it on my own.

I now have three projects mapped out in step-by-step format. Seeing this visual blueprint every day in my office has taken these ideas from “wish I could” to “I’m getting it done.” You have the same potential after attending a seminar.

This is not an economy where you can delay working on any part of business. The newspaper is filled with stories about layoffs and business closings. You did not enter the industry to become a casualty. Make your new-found knowledge generate dollars and sense today.

If you’re ready to stop spinning your wheels, next week I’ll introduce you to the Golden Basket Club so that you experience giant leaps rather than small or no gains.

Jan

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How to Increase Sales, Buy Baskets, Drop Shipping

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CREATE A GARDEN OF GROWTH

I remember when I thought my promotions weren’t helping my business. Nothing was working. All of a sudden, the phone rang off the hook, and sales seemed to be coming from everywhere. Did my clients wake up from a long nap, or were the seeds I planted months ago finally sprouting?

Wednesday’s newsletter plants seeds to inspire you to market every day in whatever method works in your region. I can tell you, from personal experience shared in the newsletter and above, that your efforts will not be in vain.

“B” IS DEFINITELY FOR BASKETS

All week you’ve been reading about baskets, the favored industry vessel that anchors most designs. Articles have centered around where to buy, how to add accents, designing with value in mind, and more.

Here’s the last entry, all about wrapping difficult shapes, and at the bottom you’ll find links to an entire week of ideas.

DROP SHIP SHORT CUTS

Drop shipping is here to stay. There’s lots of pro and con conversation about working with these firms and making sure they deliver what’s promised.

I just answered a question at Ask The Gift Basket Expert on how to choose a drop shipper. Read what I suggest, think about your experience, or consider my advice before selecting a drop ship company.