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July 13, 2007
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Happy Friday the 13th...
I have been a long time member of a
couple different local Chamber of Commerce organizations. I
truly believe much of our 18 year run has come from the many
relationships I have built through these Chambers. Last year a
new association was put together called the Downriver and Detroit
Business Association (DADBA). At the time
DADBA was brought
to my attention, I had felt that I was already stretching myself to
thin with all the other organizations I was part of.
I am a firm believer if you are in
these organizations you MUST participate for them to work - so I put
off joining DADBA. Over the next year, It seemed like every
where I turned, every business relationship I had was telling me how
great DADBA has been for them.
So I finally joined DADBA this month
and attended my first breakfast meeting. The meeting was small
(around 20 people), but these 20 or so business owners seemed
motivated and glad to be there.
My point to all this is - don't
just join chambers and networking groups then never participate.
You must show your face, get involved to reap the rewards of these
types of organizations.
I've seen it time after time, people
join chambers or other networking groups only to complain that they
never received any business from them. When asked did you go
to and of the meetings, do you participate in the bulletin boards or
chat rooms, do you buy from other members? - 99% percent of the time
I found they did not.
You have to be in it for the long haul
- I recently received an order from a gentleman that I have known
for about 8 years through the chamber. He never had a need for
my services and I never hard sold him - we always had great
conversations at the chamber events - low and behold, he called me a
few weeks back and placed a great unexpected order.
So join a location chamber or any
networking group in your area, join two or even three, buy from it's
members, participate as much as possible and you will be rewarded
sooner or later.
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July
July Anti-Boredom Month
July Fireworks Safety Months (starts June 1st)
July National Baked Bean Month
July National Bison Month
July National Blueberry Month
July National Culinary Arts Month
July National Hot Dog Month
July National Recreation and Parks Month
July 20th National Ice Cream Day
July 20th Special Olympics Day
July 22nd Rat Catchers' Day
July 23rd Leo astrological sign starts
July 25th - 31st National Salad Week
July 27th Parents DayAugust
August Cataract Awareness Month
August Childrens Vision and Learning Month
August National Immunization Awareness Month
August National Inventors Month
August Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
August 1st - 7th World Breastfeeding Week
August 1st World Wide Web Created -1990
August 2nd National Mustard Day
August 3rd Friendship Day
August 3rd National Kids Day
August 3rd Sisters Day
August 4th Coast Guard Day
August 5th National Night Out
August 6th National Fresh Breath Day
August 9th Sing-Out Day
August 9th UN International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People
August 12th UN International Youth Day
August 15th National Relaxation Day
August 19th National Aviation Day
August 17th - 23rd National Friendship Week
August 17th - 23rd National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
August 23rd Start of the astrological sign Virgo
August 24th Vesuvius Erupted 79 AD
August 26th Womens Equality Day
August 27th Mother Teresa's Birthday (1910)
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A major medical insurance company wanted to help promote awareness
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chosen because it is flat easy-to-mail and very economical. The
magnets were shipped direct to the mail house where the magnets were
attached to a card and mailed out to the database of the insurance
company. The mailing was a success and the order was repeated the
following year at twice the original quantity.
Business Card Magnet - 30001
A pizzeria in California wanted to provide its customers with a
product that would put their phone number in front of them to help
increase their takeout business. They decided a business card size
magnet would be an economical and useful solution. They placed an
order for 2,500 magnets in a colorful two-color ad. Their hope was
that those who took the magnet from their countertop at the
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The pizzeria has seen business increase and they continue to place
repeat orders for the magnets.
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A well a known motorcycle company (Oink) wanted to promote a new
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Sales Performance:
How To Measure The Effectiveness Of The Sales Department by Sam
Miller
The performance of the sales department of your organization is
probably tied to such measurements as the total revenue or sales
revenue per product. You may even have geographical information such
as revenue from the Northwest or the Gulf States. But in truth, the
revenue is not a totally effective tool to measure the effectiveness
of the sales department. As with any key performance indicators,
there need to be a combination of measures which take into account
by the scope and the quantity.
Calculating the revenue produced with the existing sales department
is simple. It's a mathematical calculation. But, by drilling down in
the key performance indicators for the sales department, you begin
to get a better picture of the effectiveness of the sales
department. For example, if the only performance indicator used for
the sales department is the revenue for the company, the changes in
revenue may have nothing to do with the sales department at all. It
could be the effectiveness of the marketing campaign, or it could be
the fact that the only other supplier of the product just went out
of business. Perhaps the niche group that you're selling the product
to just became much larger, such as a product which targets people
over the age of retirement.
The point here is that measuring the revenue is not a complete nor
necessarily accurate measurement of the performance of the sales
department.
However, if you were to measure the number of new leads developed by
the sales department during as specific time period, or the ratio of
leads to sales, then you begin to get a more accurate picture of how
well the sales department is doing. Once you have developed
measurement tools to help you define such statistics, then it is a
fairly easy step to defining how effective the sales department is
in doing the job of selling.
While isolating performance indicators so that you're measuring
performance in the person or department where the responsibility
lies is critical, the company can't lose sight of the fact that many
elements may operate to make a successful overall business.
In setting key performance indicators to measure the company's
progress toward reaching its goal, it is the process which is as
important as the results. Using concepts such as the Balanced
Scorecard process especially the modified versions which have become
popular in the last decade is an excellent tool to first define and
agree on goals and objective, then to define the measurement tools
which will be used to determine if the objective is being met.
In the above example, the marketing department may be responsible
for increasing the visibility of the product by a marketing
campaign, but it is up to the sales department to take those leads
and convert them to sales. Neither department would be effective
without the expertise of the other, but at the same time, each must
be measured by the effectiveness of what they contribute to the mix.
About the Author
If you are interested in sales performance, check Sam Miller new
web-site.
http://www.strategy2act.com/solutions/sales_metrics_scorecard_excel.htm
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The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued six driver's
licenses to six different people named Jesus Christ.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike each year than all the
Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
People in China and Japan die disproportionately on the 4th of each
month because the words death and four sound alike, and they are
represented by the same symbol.
Chicago is closer to Moscow than it is to Rio de Janeiro.
Dogs have two sets of teeth, just like humans. They first have 30
"puppy" teeth, then 42 adult teeth.
In 1950, President Harry Truman threw out the first ball twice at
the opening day Washington DC baseball game; once right handed and
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