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><channel><title>Life In Car &#187; Business</title> <atom:link href="http://www.lifeincar.com/category/business/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.lifeincar.com</link> <description>The Automotive Blog</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:43:31 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Business Training and Development</title><link>http://www.lifeincar.com/2010/10/business-training-and-development/</link> <comments>http://www.lifeincar.com/2010/10/business-training-and-development/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:10:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>bill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[as the economy recovers]]></category><guid
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/> </a></div><p>Getting ahead of the competition may seem like a fantasy to many companies who are just trying to keep afloat. Dealing with one financial or client crisis after another can distract companies from important functions like <a
href='http://www.dalecarnegie.co.uk/uk_courses_subject_list.jsp?courseSubject=OD'>organizational development</a> . While a few companies are conducting organizational assessments to determine how best to stay in business, there&#8217;s an opportunity to make changes in management, values, procedures, and company structure to position the organization to succeed in the newly evolving economy rather than just weathering the storm.</p><p>Training will continue to be a key element for companies who want to grow and succeed <a
href='http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=13202437'>as the economy recovers</a> . In order to be in a position to thrive, companies will need a highly skilled and efficient workforce that is savvy in both keeping up with new ideas and trends and flexible enough to adjust to constant change and evolution. This includes a knowledge of where the cutting edge information on industry trends is published and an ability to network effectively in the new age of <a
href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&#038;linkCode=qs&#038;keywords=0470638842'>social media</a> and web communication. Online seminars, on demand workshops, and webinars are an important part of modern day training and companies need to master these forms.</p><p>Sending some of their top people to <a
href='http://www.dalecarnegie.co.uk/uk_courses_subject_list.jsp?courseSubject=SSM'>management training</a> and investing in team building programs are other steps companies can take today to prepare for the next business boom.</p><p><a
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/> </a></div><p>While it is true that sales are changing, and the way we do sales is changing, there are still some fundamentals that should be taught in any <a
href='http://www.dalecarnegie.com/search_courses/select_subject.jsp?courseSubject=SSM'>sales training</a> course. The problem is that many trainers assume that sales people already know these things because they are so basic. What you will want to do is make sure that you always have a plan, build rapport with your customers, and keep making goals. Without these things the rest of your sales techniques are lost</p><p>When you have a <a
href='https://www.microsoft.com/business/smb/en-ca/smallbiz/products/howto/salesmarketing.mspx'>plan</a> for everything from the customer who walks into the store, to the customer whom you are going to call, you can keep on top of the sales as things change. Don&#8217;t end a sales meeting or call without agreeing what the next step is, even if that just means saying that you will speak more about the topic at a later date. Set the date and time, put it in your calendar and be available for them at that time. For someone whom you are going to call, make sure you have a plan for what you want to do in that meeting and move into business quickly.</p><p> <a
href='http://www.myarticlearchive.com/articles/7/023.htm'>Building rapport</a> is one of the hardest things anyone can do. Your goal should be to become the go to guy not just the person whom they are buying from. Set up relationships that aren&#8217;t built on sales but are built on knowledge. Know everything about your customer&#8217;s business and give them advise even if it&#8217;s not something that helps you out. When they need something else they will come to you. Eventually you will be able to tell them about products you sell that are perfect for them. This will also mean that if you change jobs your customers are likely to follow you.</p><p>Having <a
href='http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/goal-setting-tutorials/smart-goal-setting'>goal</a> s is the thing that will take you to the top. It lets you know where you are headed. Every week make a goal and meet it. One of the top sales people at a gallery might choose a piece of art each week and decide that they are going to sell that piece of art to someone. These sorts of goals help you to choose the next steps in your plan for sales. Someone in sales of another product might make a different goal but it should affect the same kinds of plans and behaviors. Making goals should also apply to each relationship, conversation and sales meeting. Make a goal and spend your time when working with those people getting toward your goal. If you have a large goal break it down into smaller steps so that it will feel like you are getting something done with each meeting.</p><p>Once you have learned how to do these things you can move on to more advanced tools that you might learn in <a
href='http://www.dalecarnegie.com/'>sales training</a> . Just remember that they will do you no good if you forget to do these things however.</p><p><a
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/> </a></div><p>While the amount of business and various originations that are becoming further based on the Internet continues to grow, one of the fundamental necessities that has developed is directing traffic to their sites as well as maintaining interest in them. This is similar to standard real world and live business structures oriented toward keeping themselves in the public eye or becoming incorporated into the collective social consciousness, such as associating the brand name <a
href="http://www.kleenex.com/NA/Default.aspx">Kleenex</a> with facial tissues. And while this is a major social symbolic achievement, remaining constant in specific business associations is a fundamental element in successful online existence.</p><p>With this in mind, being able to direct and/or attract attention and visits to your website means that an understanding of the <a
href="http://www.topsemtips.com/2009/11/swift-rank-by-optimizing-page-speed/">swiftrank</a> ratings and Internet structure connections are essential to staying afloat online. The best web page may never be visited or even known to exist if it doesn’t show up on search engines and it is never enough to simply rely on <a
href="http://www.womma.org/main/">word of mouth</a> visits. This is one of the reasons many sites will also include a list of other websites that they support or are supported by for users to link to.</p><p>There are various ways to establish your website as a top visitor’s attraction and to optimize your search engine capacity. There are also a number of companies that are specifically oriented to assist websites in obtaining search engine optimizers that will greatly benefit businesses and increase their online visibility as well as website traffic. This is frequently a secondary realization when companies go online and it is a rude awakening to realize that your expensive and professionally created beautiful website is worth nothing without visibility and traffic. For this reason, it has become important for website developers to also educate their clients on the nature of Internet business and search engines as well as optimizing traffic potentials.</p><p><a
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