{"id":830,"date":"2011-07-25T11:42:58","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T15:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/?p=830"},"modified":"2011-07-25T11:42:58","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T15:42:58","slug":"stand-up-in-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/stand-up-in-your-business","title":{"rendered":"Stand Up In Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we live and work in a very competitive world.\u00a0 Whether you are a brick and mortar retailer, an information marketer, an internet marketer a small business owner of any kind, you need to find ways to stand above your competition an all areas of your business.\u00a0 There are probable many other business owners who have products \u2013 services and niches similar to yours.\u00a0 Here are 5 tips to Stand Up in your niche and separate yourself from all others\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/stand-up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-831\" title=\"stand up\" src=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/stand-up-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/stand-up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/stand-up.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>1.\u00a0 Provide clear solution for your clients and help <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">them<\/span><\/em> achieve their goals.<\/p>\n<p>The challenges of running and maintaining a profitable business can inherently cause you to be self focused.\u00a0 It\u2019s more important to focus on your client\u2019s needs and focusing on providing quality solutions to what they want.\u00a0 Invest time learning the key objectives of each of your customers.<\/p>\n<p>The more you can help them achieve their goals the more valued you will become. Always under-promise, over-deliver. We\u2019ve all heard it before and as old as this expression is, it is still one of the best ways to stand out and stand up in your business and niche. Many business owners make commitments to their customers with good intention but fail to deliver as promised. While most customers will forgive every now and then, developing a habit, whether intentional or not, will certainly drive customers to your competition.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Be creative and innovative.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t become part of the \u201csame old \u2013 same old crowd.\u00a0 Don\u2019t become complacent.\u00a0 Be innovative and creative.\u00a0 Your customers will enjoy doing business with you if you mix it up a bit.\u00a0 When things are going well we all have a tendency to keep everything the same until there is a crisis or emergency.\u00a0 Constantly look for new ways to be a leader in your niche.\u00a0 Lead \u2013 don\u2019t follow.\u00a0 You know what they say, \u201c If you\u2019re not the lead dog the view is always the same\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Reward your clients occasionally &#8211; surprise them.<\/p>\n<p>Think of little ways you can reward you client now and again.\u00a0 Maybe you occasionally send them a gift card or donate to one of their favorite charities.\u00a0 Extending good will and rewards to your clients will make a great impression.\u00a0 They will probably never go anywhere else when you show you care.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Develop a personal touch.<\/p>\n<p>Very few people keep in touch on a regular basis with their customers.\u00a0 Sending a personal card or postcard on occasion is definitely an effective strategy.\u00a0 A thank you card \u2013 handwritten \u2013 works wonders when a customer invests in your product and service. You can also send them helpful and practical tips to improve their business or life; this can be set up quite easily electronically.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Reward your customers by holding a special event.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/rewards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-832\" title=\"rewards\" src=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/rewards-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/rewards-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/rewards-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/rewards.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0You can organize a VIP event or a customer appreciation event. Invite your customers to an open house.\u00a0 I have a client in the printing business.\u00a0 Every year she invites all of her premium clients to the shop where they eat and network.\u00a0 If you have an online business, you might consider complementary teleseminars or events.\u00a0 The more you give to your clients \u2013 the more you will receive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we live and work in a very competitive world.\u00a0 Whether you are a brick and mortar retailer, an information marketer, an internet marketer a small business owner of any kind, you need to find ways to stand above your competition an all areas of your business.\u00a0 There are probable many other business owners who&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:italic; text-align:right; font-family:Georgia;\" class=\"readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/stand-up-in-your-business\"class=\"readmore red-clr underline\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,1],"tags":[29,148,171,13,184,10,12,185,167,43,168,44,31],"class_list":["post-830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles-marketing","category-uncategorized","tag-business","tag-business-owner","tag-clients","tag-complete-marketing-systems","tag-creative","tag-diane-conklin","tag-gail-saseen","tag-innovative","tag-personal-touch","tag-relationship-marketing","tag-reward","tag-small-business","tag-small-business-owner"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":834,"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830\/revisions\/834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}