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by Ken Harrington, Ken

Look at you. You've made a sale. Great! Now what? You're not just going to sell a product to your new customer and then walk away from them or vice versa, are you? Definitely NOT when you are marketing on a tight budget! In order to successfully build your business, you have to use the customer who is standing right in front of you. How do you do that? You must have a successful referral program in place!

Believe me, referrals do work! Word of mouth advertising is the most powerful kind of advertising available. Some of the largest companies in the United States have reduced their advertising budgets and have redirected that money towards generating positive public relations and a "buzz" or good word of mouth advertising for their products.

How can you build a word of mouth program that is going to be successful for your business? Just ASK!

There a lot of little tricks of the trade that you can use such as offering your customers a discount on the next item they buy from you if they refer someone to you. Many companies already do this, but not many want to publicize this fact. You should make very sure that your customer knows that you value and need their business. Just ask them to talk to their friends and family about your product or service.

Make sure that you give your customer a good reason to make a referral. Treat your customer courteously, charge a fair price, deliver good service, and, above all, make it worth their time to send a referral your way. You will find that if you give your customer a discount for bringing a referral to you, that your original customer comes back to give you more business!

What is it that makes your company so different? Why will your customers remember you? Is it your service? You product? Most likely it's their overall impression with you. Treat you customers right. Treat them like they are your only customer. Then follow up with those customers after the sale. That will make the biggest impression of all!

In a small business you could never outspend your competition, but you can, by all means, outsell them just by getting your own customers to work as your sales force. How do you do this? You use an excellent word of mouth referral program. This referral program has almost no upfront cost and the potential for bringing you business is huge! Believe me; the time invested in creating such a program will be well worth your while.

And what if a program existed that would automatically follow up with every single customer you had. And what if that program could guarantee your customers satisfaction with you and your business. And what if that system would create a flood of referrals for you. And what if all of this could be done on completely on auto-pilot. Wouldn't that be worth it's weight in gold?

Well, that system does exist. And it's helping businesses, just like you, every single day.

Every business wants to be successful. Success comes with great profit, and loyal happy customers. In order to obtain either one, your business needs to advertise effectively. A promotional mug is a great way to do that. You can design a mug with your company name or business logo that is versatile, and durable. A well-designed mug will do all the walking and the talking for your business to advertise in a very effective way.

A promotional mug can speak for your business anywhere. When someone uses a promotional mug, it is as if they are seeing a commercial, or a magazine advertisement of your business. A mug has a way of reaching those who do not watch television or read. Your product or service may appeal more to woman, or mothers. Advertising your business on a promotional mug allows the husbands and fathers to become acquainted with your business as well. From the conception of your mug, to the receiving of the mug as a gift, hundreds of people have seen your businesses name.

Depending on how your customer chooses to use the mug, it could constantly be working for you. You could design a mug so unique, that it would become a conversation starter. A receptionist at a front desk drinking out of a mug your business created will expose your company to many new faces day after day. The real estate agent, soccer mom, or vacuum cleaner salesperson, can all be working for you. With all the different styles of mugs, like plastic, china, or steel travel mugs, your mug can be seen all over the world. Everybody uses a mug of some kind. The key is to design a mug that will convince them to use only yours.

Choosing what to say on a promotional mug is important. Your company name tells the world who you are. You can also use a promotional mug to tell the world what you do. You can ever declare your company to be the best of the best. You may only get one chance to attract that new face with your promotional items or gifts. Imagine a customer of yours taking the promotional mug they received from you on a bus. Sitting next to him or her is a new customer looking for the particular service you offer. What do you want that customer to see that will reel him in? Hello, my name is Corporation XYZ may not work as well as ?save you a lot of money? can. You can also choose a design or a picture that speaks for your company without any words. A picture of a person surrounded by bags of money can speak wonders.

Which design you choose, and what you decide to say can greatly benefit your business. It can bring in new customers. It can travel the world and advertise for you. It can let a potential customer come to you. A promotional mug says, my business is here, we are good at what we do, and you need us.

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