First of all—what is an irresistible offer? An irresistible offer is something that is specific, tangible and has a very, very clear benefit to your dry cleaning prospect or customer (if you’re selling them something). It has to be so incredibly exciting that it captures the attention of your potential customers. You want to make [...]
Continue reading...13. January 2012
This email came in from one of my members: After 12 years in business where I was still a one man operation. I have been with the Colosi group for almost 2 years and have 4 bag droppers. Next week I am out of the van and I become a marketer. I start training a [...]
Continue reading...13. December 2011
You’ll love this article, I did! Go here and get it: 12 Things Happy People Do Differently!
Continue reading...3. November 2011
As you probably know, Steve Jobs biography came out last week–all 600+ pages of it. I finished reading it a few days ago and his ideas have been floating around in my head and I’ve come up with 5 of his principles that I think you and I could use in our dry cleaning businesses. [...]
Continue reading...28. October 2011
This is inspiration Friday! What other way is there to be? Would you rather be a pessimist? What will that get you? Being a pessimist will get you no where. I’ve never met a pessimist I liked. I never met a pessimist that had a successful business. You might not be a pessimist, but you [...]
Continue reading...19. August 2011
This is inspiration Friday. I’m going to start inspiring you on Fridays to challenge you to reach further than you ever have with your dry cleaning business. And what I’m going to do is pick an inspiring quote and write about it. How does that sound? And I’d love your comments. I’m sure you’ve [...]
Continue reading...18. August 2011
If Not, You’re Letting New Customers Slip Through Your Hands That’s right. You are letting sales slip through your hands if you don’t have a big, bold guarantee. You should be guaranteeing everything you do. And I don’t mean the… “I-Guarantee-My-Work-Guarantee,” either. That’s what most every dry cleaning business does. It’s so over used and [...]
Continue reading...23. July 2011
Are you thinking about changing your name? Or are you starting a route business and want to name it? Or like me, changing everything to maximize personality marketing and search engine marketing (see this stuff towards the end of this post, you’ll love it)? With everything I’ve learned in my 31 years of starting and [...]
Continue reading...21. June 2011
I was recently rejected by the golf company FootJoy. It’s been a while since I was rejected. I’ve been on a roll with only success. I used to be rejected everyday. Well, this brought me back to my roots and I’m getting back to basics. This was not a good feeling, but a needed feeling [...]
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17. January 2012
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