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Dealing with A Bad Client
A client with a creative business called me one day and asked the following question. It's a question I get asked frequently, so rather than write an entire article, I decided just to tell you exactly what I told her.
Q: Kirstin --
Do you...
How to Take Your Stalled Projects to the Finish Line
Q. I have several projects going at once -- but I never seem to finish them! I'm pulled in so many different directions -- and I end up with nothing to show for my efforts!
A. While you're in a creative mode, you're most likely to be swamped...
Innovation Management – does the idea fit with the firm?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.
There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea...
Team Success with “Innies”: Why You Want Them on Your Team and How to Help Them Excel
Everyone knows, works or lives with “innies.” Who are they and what can they do for your team? Let’s find out! “Innies” are those quiet, reserved folks who take time to think before they comment. You will find that they adore being by themselves,...
The Magic Word
This magic word has helped thousands, no, more like millions of people achieve success in one form or another throughout history. It makes sense, once you know the word. Thomas Edison's name would not be written in the history books had he not...
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Simple Steps to Increase Your Sales by up to 400%
Wouldn't it be just fantastic to be able to offer your website visitors exactly what they wanted each and every time?
One of the greatest selling myths is that you only have one product to sell. Even if you have an entire range of products or services or packages – the illusion is still singular.
That however, is not the case. One product or package can easily be turned around to represent over half a dozen products just by utilizing a little creativity.
Let me explain….
Let's say that on your site you advertise an accommodation weekend holiday package for the Friday and Saturday nights. (You might be tempted to think, “I sell accommodation, people either want it or they don't”).
That's great for the 3 out of 10 visitors who want to take a quick holiday weekend, but not for the seven others. Using creativity and by placing additional pages on your site targeting the other visitors you could easily increase your bookings rate by as much as 300 – 400%.
How about offering a Corporate Retreat package? It's the same deal, but maybe with a slightly different hamper – whatever, it's greatly accepted by busy business people looking for that nice relaxing weekend.
What about a Family Fiesta! Same deal once again but offer a movie pass for the kids or tickets to a local tourist attraction.
Parents Pleasure Weekend? Free Babysitting.
Students Study Retreat – Free Internet access.
Wine Lovers Diary – Free bus to local wineries….
See where this goes, it's always the same package, and your goal is to fill beds – all you need to do is add that extra something special.
The key to success here is to offer a completely separate page on your website that targets the marketplace your potential customer is in. If that means having ten pages offering the same deal to ten different
types of people (but with different incentive), great – go for it.
The only thing that stops you is your imagination.
And as a final guideline, when you set out each page make sure that both the sales copy and the search engine functionality are also focused towards the individuals target market niche.
That simply means use words that they understand, put forward the benefits that they want to read about. Make sure that the description meta tag is optimized so they read what they want before they click to you on a search.
Make sure the headline grabs them by the neck and reels them in. Also be sure to offer them a “value added” incentive – never a discount. Plus, make sure that you ASK THEM to book with you.
It's really that easy.
Paul Barrs
P.S. This is probably the shortest article I've ever written before, but there isn't really too much to say. You've got to learn to be creative.
This past week I received by mail an offer to subscribe to a very well known business magazine. I'm still very tempted to order that subscription even though I've never read the magazine before in my life.
Why?
Because they are offering a FREE sports watch with every new subscription!
The thing is, I don't need a watch – I've got a beautiful $1000 gold watch sitting on my wrist right now – but I still want to order the subscription.
Why?
Because I WANT that FREE watch!
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Creativity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Creativity For Life |
An exploration of creativity in everyday life, with articles, quotes, reviews and other creative resources to awaken creativity in daily life. |
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AdCritic.com: Commercial Ads |
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National Curriculum in Action - Creativity - |
Ordering Creativity packs: print and video materials. This website gives practical ideas on how to promote pupils' creative thinking and behaviour. ... |
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Ten Steps for Boosting Your Creativity |
Experiments performed by the JPB Creative Laboratory show that watching TV causes your ... a weekly report on creativity, ideas, innovation and invention ... |
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Category:Creativity Techniques - Mycoted |
This is a general category of Creativity and Innovation Techniques, ... I like to think of these creativity techniques as tools in a toolbox in much the ... |
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Creativity at Work: The interplay of business, art and science |
A resource for training and development in creativity and innovation in organizations. Has a newsletter, and some articles and essays by 'Corporate ... |
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Crayola Creativity Central |
Crayola Creativity Central offers kids arts and crafts ideas for rainy day fun. We also have coloring books and pages, art and craft projects, games, ... |
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Pages tagged with "creativity" on del.icio.us |
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Creativity Web - Resources for Creativity and Innovation |
Creativity Web Home Page Resources for Creativity and Innovation ... The Creative Process · Multiple Intelligences · Idea Recording · Your Creative Space ... |
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gapingvoid: "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards": how to ... |
So you want to be more creative, in art, in business, whatever. ... Companies that squelch creativity can no longer compete with companies that champion ... |
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Creativity Quotes | Creativity Quotations | Creativity Sayings ... |
Quotes on Creativity - part of a larger collection of Wisdom Quotes to challenge and inspire. Find Creativity quotations and links to quotes on other ... |
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Ideas by Creativity Pool |
A free database with new ideas and possible inventions. Add your own, or bring an existing idea to life. |
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CREATIVITY |
Creative problem solving depends on using the right tools, tricks, ... Search for the latest books on Creativity (or anything else) in the Quantum Books ... |
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Creativity Tools, Creative Solutions & Creative Problem Solving ... |
This page explains a wide range of techniques which can help you generate creative solutions to your problems. |
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The 6 Myths Of Creativity |
A new study will change how you generate ideas and decide who's really creative in your company. |
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CreativeClass.org |
Richard Florida's "The Rise of the Creative Class" examines creativity and its effects on economic development. |
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TIP: Concepts |
The relationship between creativity and intelligence has been always been a central concern of psychology ( Guilford , 1950). Much effort has been devoted ... |
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American Creativity Association (ACA) |
An incorporated non-profit organization promoting personal and professional creativity. Association membership is represented by four multidisciplinary ... |
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CREAX - Portal for creativity and innovation |
A resource for links on creativity and innovation on the web. A selection of 690 links is divided into 67 categories for the visitors convenience. |
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