tampa4u's Blog: MARKETING stuff

Quick: what's the best gift to give your clients this holiday? Last year we gave clients $20 to $50 gift cards to Panera Bread and Starbucks. We haven't decided what to give them this year...and.. we're 2 weeks away from the day. Any ideas?

We stumbled on the best closing gift this year: GPS. They just love it.

You spend all this time and effort optimizing your website to be one of the most visible site for your respective keyword(s)... but.... if you don't answer your phone when leads come in, you've just wasted your efforts.

This goes the same for emails. How you respond to emails is also important. Prospects are not stupid. They can tell a canned response from a real response. You are most likely to get a response back if you respond from the heart. If you programmed an auto response ... you may as well not have responded to begin with.

We've tried all sorts of response to emails. The best gauge for this is YOU. Read the email you're about to send and ask yourself... if I receive an email like this... will I respond to it? If the answer is NO.... Don't send…