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#Restaurant #Restaurants #clothing #shoes #boots

Have you ever seen that show Kitchen Nightmares?

Every week a failing restaurant calls in world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to help them.

Over the course of the episode, he tears apart everything from the decor to the management to the menu itself, and then he re-opens the restaurant to the general public.

While this makes for great TV…

I have heard it’s actually terrible for the restaurant owners!

Not only do they get embarrassed on national television…

Many also wind up losing their business after the fact anyway!

4/5 restaurants, I read, featured on the show closed – and most of them shut their doors within months of Gordon coming through.

There’s a MUCH better way to help local restaurants – and with my method, you can make recurring monthly income in the process!

Let me explain…

Thousands of birthdays are celebrated every single year in your local area.

That’s why focusing on birthdays is an incredibly effective marketing strategy.

But most small business owners are completely blind to this.

Have a fishbowl to collect name & address for sending greeting cards on their birthday and other special occasions…..(emails & cell to create lists for daily/weekly specials) but on the cards, then also offer them a #FREEGIFT of some sort!

Not (what most business owners think) 15% off your meal for your birthday – which says they HAVE to buy something) but something TOTALLY FREE.

(another tip, don’t make it that day only, many people have plans w family or whatever, give them a week)

Like a FREE desert, or even meal…..(same not requiring anything though!

That is the catch!

Most business owners don’t want to do it…..just incase some cash in, and a few might…..BUT

when you add a requirement on top of a GIFT, it is NO LONGER a gift!

Many people, like me, you get a card/coupon like that in the mail, you maybe hold on to it, in case you decide to use it, if it is something you really like but many times, you just simply throw it out!

Now, granted, most times, if you give someone a #FREEDESERT or even a #FREEMEAL they are probably not coming in by thierself or only getting that, so they will spend more money w you anyway, but the key is, it wasn’t required!

You didn’t #NEGATE the #GIFT

So now, the restaurant will make more money from the sale for the extra effort. And with my Cards program, the restaurant could become an #affiliate and earn $ referring their clients too, that choose to sign up, when they get a birthday card, maybe they see, they should send cards to their clients in their company, and so on

This actually happened to us personally w a #Boot company, sent us a totally no strings gift card – we could have spent just that amount, but of course my husband went online and found something he wanted that was about 10x’s the amount of the gift card that store “gifted” us….Think they thought it was worth it?

So clothing & shoe stores and other shopping can use this same idea as well!

This is one of the biggest things, I teach, coach, and train, and do business consulting with many major corporations….And it is one of the techniques I have used in running the several businesses I own, to be VERY successful over the last 30+ years…..

.If you have questions, contact me!

Laurie 931.626.0280

Did You Make This Mistake With Your Holiday Budget?

It’s the time of year when businesses examine and cut costs on their budgets for the holidays. You see, the holidays are a perfect time to focus on goodwill with your customers and build relations with prospects you wish to do business with in the new year! Here’s the #1 item you should NOT cut while holiday budgeting. Holiday cards! If you did make this mistake, there is still time to reconsider! Here are 10 reasons why sending holiday cards is a must:
1. People love receiving cards in the mailbox, especially during the holidays.
2. It’s a perfect way to show appreciation for current and past business.
3. A very affordable way to market your business and stay top-of-mind.
4. It adds a personal touch to cold marketing.
5. Holiday cards are an effective way to brand you and your business.
6. Greeting cards offer an opportunity to connect and reconnect with current customers and customers with whom you’ve lost touch.
7. Printed holiday cards help you stand out from your competition and leave a lasting impression that far outweighs the cost.
8. Holiday cards and messages get directly into the hands of your customers and prospects and create customer loyalty.
9. Holiday cards have a 100% open rate and are kept and appreciated throughout the holiday season.
10. Printed holiday cards mean considerably more than spammy digital cards through email. Now you know why cutting holiday cards from your holiday budget would be a mistake. Do holiday cards seem like a daunting task? It doesn’t have to.
www.SendOutCards.com/1999
BONUS: Starting with this 2022 Holiday Card Sending Checklist will make it easy!
Join us through November and December for Holidays Made Simple webinars:
Sending cards for Thanksgiving?
Need a little more help? Consider a virtual assistant to take this daunting task off your lap and get the most bang for your buck with holiday card marketing.
A virtual assistant can help with:
- Organizing contacts
- Card design
- Sending the cards And much more, let a VA set it so you can forget it!
- Gratefully Yours,
  Laurie

How to Attract Abundance by Following Your Inner Promptings

I have a gift for you today so make sure to read to the end! Today’s mail is about the best kind of prompting. An Inner Prompting *“A gift that comes from within.”* Most of the time, a prompting is a thought or feeling that inspires you to: Do something Reach out Say something Share something Whatever the reason, your inner prompting motivates you to act. Promptings are gifts to us human beings that should be recognized and acted upon quickly (like within 60 seconds) if possible. Otherwise, it could be too late and a missed opportunity to make someone feel special or positively change a person’s trajectory. Let me ask you… Have you ever felt the disappointment of a missed opportunity from the dreaded: Should’ve, Could’ve, Would’ve Disappointment comes from NOT acting on your promptings. On the flip side, abundance comes from acting on Promptings! Attracting abundance by following your promptings is a simple process: ActAppreciateAttract Learning to recognize inner promptings begins within yourself! So, my gift to you is *“The Promptings Process Ebook;”* click the link to download yours for free: I’m so excited that you are one of the first people to receive this Ebook! This Ebook will guide you to fulfilling your purpose and attracting prosperity into your personal and business life by perfecting, recognizing, and acting on your inner promptings. Enjoy the Ebook, Laurie P.S. I always respond, so feel free to reply and ask any questions you have; I love to help guide people to act on their promptings.

If you’re feeling defeated in sales, try this

The difference between being “interesting” or “interested” makes all the difference regarding customer influence.

Dale Carnegie was a talented American writer who specialized in lecturing and training business people on how to influence a prospect by improving:

Interpersonal skills
Salesmanship

Dale says:
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” ~Dale Carnegie~

Let me ask you…
Do people perceive you as being:

Interested in the people you meet?
or
Consumed with being interesting?

If you’ve been more “interesting” than “interested”, here are 4 actions you can take to turn that around and influence the people you want to do business with:

Be a great listener.
Remember, words matter.
A smile goes a long way.
Show random acts of kindness.

These 4 small actions bring big rewards, not to mention great referrals!

Greeting cards are a great strategy to accomplish all 4 actions.

Most people use greeting cards for personal reasons. But think about the influence you’d have on a person’s perception when they receive a smile in their mailbox from you.

In fact, greeting cards are how the top 1-3% of salespeople encompass all 4 actions to stay undefeated!

The good news is, there is no reason to feel defeated!

Check out my favorite way to take action to influence your customers and prospects by showing you are genuinely interested in them:

https://socgreetingcard.com/1999/

Showing you are “interested” takes action, and I have many ideas to help you do that efficiently and inexpensively!

Ready to take action?

Let’s connect,

Laurie

P.S. If you need a little help showing your customer relations that you are interested in them but are short on time, Stream VA can help you with that!

10-Fold Your Business by Coupling Relational Marketing with Transactional Marketing

Transactional Marketing vs. Relational Marketing has a very different value in today’s marketing.

Here’s the difference: Transactional Marketing targets a customer to make a one-time sale, where Relational Marketing aims to build customer relations to retain customers long term.

Undoubtedly, Transactional Marketing is a needed skill in sales to acquire customers.

However, I’ve learned that customers can sense a transactional mentality, leaving you vulnerable to your competition swiping your customers with a simple transactional exchange.

But, when you start with or add a Relational Marketing tool to your sales toolbox, the game changes 10-fold!

https://www.sendoutcards.com/holiday

When you start with Relational Marketing or couple your Transactional Marketing with Relational Marketing, you build brand loyal connections inspiring your customers to keep coming back and bringing their referrals.

Answer these two questions:

Are you providing reasons for your customers to remain loyal to your brand?
Are you delivering a unique brand and client experience?

Remember, you are your brand!

So turn your Transactional conversations into Relational interactions and your business will change 10-fold.

https://1999.socpro.app/presentation/video.how-to-send-a-card-tutorial-1.3389d841fe7648b9cb5687d284f8b6bb0738aa29

Are you looking to 10-fold your business relations?

Try it today, I can walk you through the system, and do a F-R-E-E coaching call how it can help you in your business best.
I can also create custom cards for you and your brand – message me!

Blessings,
Laurie

P.S. Are you looking for self-development to build a better you, business, and a life of infinite abundance?

If you said yes, then check out Prompting U

https://1999.promptingupro.com/presentation/video.prompting-u-promo-video.4ce73ec43588939fd1069dd542c6af419da6ce02

Here is a sneak peek of some courses inside of Prompting U.

https://1999.promptingupro.com/presentation/video.dr-anastasia-chopelas-prompting-u-instructor-introduction.30ae9e754338ac394470f11aff9f43fb4a43dba4

Let me know if you have any questions!

Do what your competition is not, for major success

Are you tired of working to find new customers to replace those that get stolen by your competition?

Indeed it’s time to do something your competition isn’t!

Here’s what your competition isn’t doing…

Sending Thank You cards!

In fact, did you know the salespeople in the top 1-3% of sales in any industry send Thank You cards to their customers?

Hence, not only is this why they are in the top 1-3% of sales, but it’s a start to building Loyal Customer Connections.
This is what has helped me to run several 6 figure businesses for many years, and what has kept me with this company almost 19 years now!

Loyal Customer Connections increase:

Repeat customer retention
Word of mouth referrals
Long-term brand loyalty

In other words, keeping a customer long-term is much easier than finding new customers.

Plus it’s simple to do.

SendOutCards has an automated plan to build Loyal Customer Connections for the long haul ‘Connections Made Simple.’

www.SendOutCards.com/holiday

The Thank You card is a must after a sale or first encounter with a potential new customer

But what’s even more powerful is sending at least five cards yearly to keep your customers as Loyal Connections.

Here are some examples of what you could send throughout the year:

Thank you
I appreciate you
Happy Birthday
Holiday Greetings
Thinking of you
Congratulations
Hint: If you’re looking to make an impression, turning one-time customers into long-term, then add a gift to their birthday card.

When you build Loyal Customer Connections, they will stay loyal to you, freely give word-of-mouth referrals (without asking!) and remain faithful to your brand no matter what your competition offers.

Are you ready to win over your competition?

Then click the link above to try out SendOutCards or reply to this and let’s connect; I have some great ideas to get you started!

Let’s chat!
Laurie

P.S. No extra time to spend sending cards? I can help with that too!

Stream VA has the time, so let them put more time on your plate by sending the cards for you 🙂