Relationship Marketing Tip: Trade Discounts or Gifts for Social Medial Check-ins By Josh Hinds

Relationship Marketing

A simple, yet effective way to build positive mind share with your customers would be — provided you run a restaurant or retail store (you can certainly adapt this idea to other types of businesses as well) would be to offer a discount or free gift / item in return for your customer agreeing to check-in or post a Facebook message or tweet mentioning they are at your particular business.

It is worth keeping in mind that whatever you offer, you need to make sure your numbers work out OK — meaning you don’t want your discount / or gift to have an adverse effect on your bottom line.… Read the rest of the article

Advice on Building a successful business with Relationship Marketing

Relationship Marketing

Most folks know I speak and teach on topics related to motivation and human potential, but I’m also very passionate about business, entrepreneurship, sales & selling, and particularly relationship marketing (i.e. how to go about creating amazing, more profitable, long term customer relationships).

Recently I was a guest on Kerry’s Network Talk Radio (you can listen to the interview in its entirety below). The show is geared towards those in business, entrepreneurship, and sales professionals, but I imagine you’ll also get a lot out of what is shared in the interview even if you don’t see yourself as a “business person”…

Here are a few of the questions I was asked included:

* Exactly what does relationship marketing can mean to the success of your business?… Read the rest of the article

Helping Others to Work Through Grief and Loss By Josh Hinds

Motivation

I offer these thoughts not as some self proclaimed expert, but rather as someone who has had the unique experience of dealing with the loss of loved ones thrust upon me at a relatively young age.

In junior high school my grandfather passed away, then just shy of high school graduation one of my best friends was killed, and then just a few short years later my father died unexpectedly. I’ve also experienced varying degrees of loss along the way.

First off, I’m not here to compare any loss I’ve experienced to anyone else.… Read the rest of the article

Just for Today By Josh Hinds

Motivation

Just for today choose to slow down just a bit. Make the decision to watch a sunset — or if you’re an early riser, a sunrise. Decide that during this time you will block out any
apprehension you might be feeling for what’s going on in your life, just long enough to fully be in the moment.

Encourage and Inspire Others…

Make the choice to reach out to the person who appears to be alone — you might make a new friend or trusted colleague.… Read the rest of the article

The Unseen Benefits of Doing Good By Josh Hinds

Motivation

I dare say that every day brings with it the opportunity to share a kind act with another. Yet, if we’re honest with ourselves we can all recount a time where we have neglected to do so. With life moving so fast, and all the demands it can place on us it is no wonder we end up forgetting to pass out those kind gestures from time to time.

Unfortunately, if we neglect to do so we also miss out on the many benefits which are afforded to those who take the time to do so.… Read the rest of the article

As You Do, You Become By Josh Hinds

Motivation

People often ask me how to get started in a particular business or endeavor they want to pursue. To put it simply, my advice is to get started, to begin at least to some degree, as quickly as possible — even if they don’t have all the specifics figured out exactly right to begin with.

My rationale for this thinking is actually grounded in sound life experience. I have seen time and time again, in not only my own life, but those of many others that it has amazing way of filling in the details or supplying the people and or resources when they’re needed for the person who chooses not to let perfection get in the way of their trying a thing or undertaking their endeavors.… Read the rest of the article