BLUE THING #3: Amazing New Facts and Statistics

BLUE THING #3: Amazing New Facts and Statistics

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Following is a veritable cesspool teeming with trivial items to use in pick-up lines in bars, to fill awkward silences in credit committee meetings, and to forward (via email) to the spam filters of Oprah, Bill O’Reilly, Bono, Paris Hilton, Harry Potter [either one], any member of the board of directors of Bank Of America, the president or prime minister of your home nation, or your many friends, family members and people who have far to much time on their hands.

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November Facts

November happens to be
► Tobacco Awarness Month

► NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month

► National Beard Month

► Diabetes Awarness Month

► National Native American and Native Alaskan Month

► On the first Tuesday in November, Australians can look forward to the Melbourne Cup horse race.

► November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days.

► The Latin translation of "novem" is nine, for it was originally the ninth month on the Roman calander.

► The birthstone for November is Topaz

► The flower that represents November is the Chrysanthemum.

► November begins on the same day of the week as March every year and also February except in leap years

► Winston Churchill, Prime Minster of England was born November 30, 1874

► November 5th, 1959 the National Football league was formed with 8 teams: the Houston Oilers, New York Titans, Buffalo Bills, Boston Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders, and Denver Broncos

► In Finnish, November is called marraskuu, meaning "month of the dead"

► President Polk and President Harding were both born on November 2nd, but 70 years apart!

► In Xhosa, November is called ngeyeNkanga, meaning "month of the small yellow daisies"

► November in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to May in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa

► November 17th is National Take A Hike Day

► On November 22nd, 1957 Simon & Garfunkel performed on the “American Bandstand” Show as “Tom & Jerry”.

► The Saxons called November – “Blood Month”, because they sacrificed many animals to their gods in that month so legends say

► Around November 17, the Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak

► World War I ended on the 11th day of the 11th month (November) at 11PM, in 1918

► The dictator Francisco Franco died November 20, 1975

► The infamous Berlin Wall began to come down on November 9, 1989

► The first women police officers began working in Britain on November 27th, 1914

► November 18th, 1963 Bell Telephone Company introduced to the public the push button phone

► On November 5th 1935, Parker Brothers introduced the game Monopoly to the world



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NET-TECH REPORT: 7 Ways To Leverage Technology and Stay In Touch With Your Customer

Net-Tech Report with Chris Kauza

It's often been said that the cost to maintain and gain new sales from your existing customers is often significantly less than the cost of gaining new sales from brand new customers. Personally, I think you should do both - and here are a few quick tips on how you can too, without a lot of extra time or effort.

You can use these four, low-cost ways to strengthen your relationship with your existing customers:

• Newsletters - these can be sent out on a pre-determined schedule. I tell my clients that they should send out shorter newsletters with more frequency, rather than longer ones only once a quarter. Why? If you remain "top of mind" with your customers, they will be more likely to reach out to you when they have a question. What should you include? News about your company, information on trends that affect your customers, new products / services you may be investigating (and asking for their input), announcements of success that your customers have achieved...you're only limited by your imagination. And while you don't always need a professional copywriter, you should consider working with one. You know your business than anyone else, but a professional copywriter knows how to communicate that to others better than you do.

• Coupons and "Specials" - everyone loves to get a deal on something, regardless of the product, service or price point. Are there certain times when your business is slower than others? Consider publishing a special for existing customers only through different channels - include it with a monthly invoice, use a special "email blast" to your customers, or Tweet about it on your company's Twitter account (you've set that up already, haven't you? If not check out these earlier posts where we discussed some of the benefits of using Twitter in your business).

• Conference Call and/or Webinars - a well-used vehicle in the halls of Corporate America, the ubiquitous "concall" has now come to the rest of the world. There are a number of companies and services that can provide your business - regardless of size - the power to simultaneously reach hundreds of customers. Many companies use them to introduce new products or services and "pre-sell" their customer base prior to the product's or service's launch. You can also use them for monthly or quarterly focus groups (sometimes called Customer Councils).

• Your existing phone system - do you have tips on how to better use your products or services? An upcoming appearance or webinar that might be of interest to your customers? A limited promotion you are running for your product or service? Make this your "on-hold" music while your customers wait to speak with you.
  

What about attracting new customers? As bad as things might be for your company now, this is a temporary lull with new opportunities right around the corner. There are trends building right now, for which you can position your company to be the expert. How do you find these? Here are three sources to start with:

• The U.S. Federal Government -Did you know that in 2003, Americans spent approximately 8.2 billion hours and $320 billion filling out paperwork and complying with government regulations? Here's how you can put some of that investment back to work for your business. Look through their statistics pages and research how things are changing in your markets. Look for new markets where your products or services might be better positioned.

• Universities - a great source for demographic data is CensusScope, a University consortium that compiles and provides demographic data. They've done all the work for you - all you need to do is to read it and apply it!

• Your Local Library - specifically, the Reference section of your local public library. Ask for the Reference Librarian on duty; you will be amazed at how much they want to help you! Ask them for their help in accessing the "Reference USA database". This is a free information resource that is provided in partnership with InfoUSA - the largest provider of list information in the United States. You may have used them if you have used InfoUSA, SalesGenie, etc. to generate any kind of prospecting list for your company. The information you will find here is generally dated (by about a quarter) - but it's free and usually "good enough" for most companies - regardless of size or budget. While you will be limited to a certain number of downloads per session, you can use it to generate targeted lists of hundreds of prospects for your business very quickly - and all for free!

All of these technologies can be applied with little or no additional expense, and are very easy to use - but you have to make the decision to use them. Pick two to start with this month and apply them to your business. The information is there - you just have to act on it.

Do you have a business-related question but don't know who to ask? I can help! Contact me at Chris "at" AskABusinessGuy dot com, or follow me on Twitter at @ChrisKauza.


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MASTERING THE MEMBERSHIP MAZE: Paved With Good Intentions?

Mastering the Membership Maze with Glen Gould

Don't you love statistics? What I especially appreciate about statistics is how reliable they are. You can learn a great deal about things through the numbers.

We all know that a large number of statistics are made up on the spot. Ask Google what percentage are made up on the spot and you'll find that number seems to be made up on the spot as well. With such reliable statistics, I submit for you the following statistic:

Seventy-five percent of the readers of this article will have given up on their New Year's Resolution by the time this article is published. What's more, less than half of all Americans (forty-five percent) will make even one resolution this year. Statistically speaking, we are not very likely to make a New Year's Resolution, and we are even less likely to stick with it if we do.

Which is why this article is so important to your success in 2009.

Resolving now to improve networking and relationship building skills and following through will put you light-years ahead of the competition. With a depressed population and a slumping economy, many people will resolve to accept less this year. You shouldn't be one of them. Ninety-nine percent of the people you encounter each day will want to do business with you if you show them that you are interested in them (O.K. I made this statistic up but it's close).

Many networkers resolved to attend more events with regularity this year. Some even resolved to do a better job following up with the people they meet at these events. And some even invested in new computer software, CRM systems, and follow-up training to ensure they will do a better job this year through networking. By now, seventy- five percent of these people have failed at their resolution.

Which means that right now is the best time to be your best. Only forty-five percent of your competition realized they needed to change and resolved to do so and now, seventy-five percent of them have failed. Most of your competition has failed and will be back to their old habits of trying to get more people to be interested in them when they should be getting more interested in the people they meet. Only being interested in others can result in truly helping them and thereby helping yourself. When you find interest in others they will find interest in you and you will develop a friendship. People do business with their friends.

The best news is that it is never too late to start. Right now is a great time to change. Set aside a few minutes today to evaluate your networking. Are you attending events regularly? Are you meeting new people and keeping contact with those you have met? Are you connecting the people you meet with others in your network? Are you receiving leads and referrals regularly? And are you developing new friendships? The answers to these questions will lead you to the actions you need to take right now.

Interestingly, I could not find a statistic on how many people make resolutions in the third week in January. That must mean that it isn't that many. Resolve to be a better networker in 2009 and you will weather any economic storm. Friends don't let friends go without business.

Glen Gould

glen@inspirationagents.com

770-745-5102

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