Essentials Guide

12 May 2008

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Quick Pointers

Do you need to spend hours travelling to every meeting?

Consider using an online video chat application like Skype. It’s free to call other users and a great way to stay in closer contact with clients all over the world.

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Do you know the secret to marketing success?

The ‘secret’ to successful marketing communications lies in understanding your sales process, and the psychology behind why your customers buy (or do not buy) from you.

To understand your sales process you need to consider how you sell your product or service. Any sales professional will tell you that no marketing tool or supporting sales patter will help to close a deal if your offer doesn’t suit the customers ‘needs’. To truly understand customer needs, you need to put yourself in their shoes and ask ‘what do they want from the deal?’

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How to make your PowerPoint presentations better than your competitors!

Thanks to Deborah Carlier for this suggestion (and we hope you enjoyed the Hotel Chocolat prize!). Deborah’s suggestion struck a chord with us, as it’s something we frequently see clients struggling with.

We’ve all sat through meandering PowerPoint presentations which leave us feeling uninspired (if not asleep!). So what makes a good presentation? Here’s some key pointers:

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Need to redefine your competitive advantage?

Essential Marketing is the company bhehind Essentials Guide. We are a creative consultancy who designs the marketing tools which help businesses redefine their competitive advantage, communicate clearly with their target market and focus on growing sales.

To find out how you can make these tools work harder for your business, give Ryan or Eva a ring on 0117 907 9930 or drop us an email.

Tourist Inspiration

Click below to see what’s been inspiring the Essential Marketing team this month.

Son of Rambow

Wi-Fi

Gallop

Font Game

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