Takis Athanassiou's Blog, page 74
May 24, 2017
4 Proven Ways to Encourage Repeat Business
How To Build A Loyal and Consistence Clientele
Running a continually successful business endeavor isn’t just about getting customers to buy once or twice, it’s about building a consistent clientele that repeatedly comes back to your products or services.
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A business is much more financially stable when a significant portion of its profit is coming from repeat business because the routine buyers will account for a huge chunk of the company’s revenue. When it comes to get...
The Features Your Laptop Needs If You Are An Entrepreneur
How To Select The Right Laptop For Your Job
As an entrepreneur, you are someone who is constantly working on your ideas and goals in order to create a successful business. With that said, there are a number of tools that are essential to you. One of the most important tools you’ll need is a computer or laptop to work on.
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Laptops tend to be the more popular choice since they give you the flexibility to be mobile.
If you’re at the stage where you are ready to shop for a...
May 22, 2017
How to Win a Tough Negotiation: Strategies and Tactics
The surrounding reality is now always benevolent, especially when it comes to relationships in business. Entrepreneurship is always about interpersonal interaction and negotiations, and to get th...
May 19, 2017
4 Ways You Can Use NetGalley to Promote Your Books!
Writing books is probably one of the most fulfilling ways to make a living. However, being a professional writer alone does not guarantee that you’ll start earnin...
May 18, 2017
First Impressions Count
Anyone that has been in business a while knows that first impressions count, whether it’s a report that you submit that has to be free of spelling mistakes, or the suit that you choose to wear for an important meeting. But how can you harness the power of first impressions to work in a positive way for your business?
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Read on to find out.
Your Dress CodeGetting your corporate dress code’s wording is something that has a major impact on the first impression that the em...
May 17, 2017
4 Tips on Building an Awesome Brand
Creating and building a brand for your company involves so much more than simply creating a logo. It’s important that you consider everything, from your color scheme to your tagline.
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You should also go further than the visual side of things with a memorable brand name, a strong message, and all the necessary legalities, for example getting trademarked. But, it doesn’t end there – that’s just the beginning of your branding process. We’ve put together some top tips to h...
Could Podcasts Generate More Leads for Your Business?
Finding the right marketing mix to deliver great results for your business isn’t easy. When it comes to websites, for example, the ever-changing principles of SEO algorithms mean that you must continually work on creating website content that helps to boost your search engine rankings to obtain organic traffic to your website.
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When it comes to email marketing, this world is constantly changing too. Not so many years ago, it was fairly easy to get people to react to yo...
3 Crucial Budget Marketing Tips For Small Businesses
Getting your name out there in the big wide world of business can be like trying to swim out of a ball pit with your limbs tied. One of the largest obstacles for a small business is that it has a fixed budget, which if exceeded, leaves it vulnerable.
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The reason why going over budget can be poisonous to a small business is because, more than likely it won’t have a pot of resources to fall back on, i.e. the funds to stay afloat. Financially speaking, going from the blac...
May 16, 2017
Business Velocity: Tips To Keep Your Company “Up To Speed”
For you, your employees, and your business, the goal is simple: more customers = more revenue = more traffic = more money. That may be a little too on the nose, but that is really what we need. Every startup, every SME, every Nike, McDonalds or Apple needs to generate more custom so it can continue to innovate and drive traffic to the websites, so products are purchased.
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It’s a simple cycle, but we are now bogged down in the finer details; and for your business, it...
May 15, 2017
Operate Within the Right Market Segment
It is not easy to run a business! Most of the times you find yourself to become a solopreneur without anyone to support you in the various things you have to do.
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And on the top of it, you need to find more time to do, all the things you have to do. How that’s sound?
Are You Operating in the Right Market Segment?Making business is not always so easy at it first looks. Most people believe that a great idea can produce a great business. But this is not always true; no tr...