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    How to Connect with Your Clients

    http://www.sweetsurvival.com/blog/nfblog/2008/03/28/how-to-c...
    240 days ago in Gift Basket Business · Authority: 5

    Yesterday, on the Solo Business Marketing blog, I encouraged business owners to begin looking at their calendars and scheduling lunch meetings with selected clients. Take a look at the posting and start thinking about who in your client list qualifies for this type of invitation. How can you capitalize on sales at a lunch meeting? *Show your client a sample piece of new cellophane or ribbon to adorn their baskets (read more about cellophane and ribbon). *Learn about new customers that your client is pursuing, and tell her how your gift baskets will seal the deal. *Set up a meeting to show several gift baskets at their office, or provide her with a link to a page on your Web site with information on what you suggested during the lunch. I know, with your experience and knowledge about clients, that you’ll think of more ways to make the lunch productive and profitable. What if, because of your own schedule, you’re unable to meet a client for lunch? *Meet them for breakfast. *Create a lunch-and-learn informational postcard or newsletter. *Make a CD that includes gift basket selections along with a coupon for a free sandwich and/or beverage from a popular specialty chain to enjoy while watching. If this is a good way to connect with clients, you’ll find a solution to sell at lunch or alternative option if lunch is not appropriate. Extra: Visit Ask The Gift Basket Expert for this week’s question, Do I Need a Contract? © 2008 Shirley George Frazier. All rights reserved. Shirley Frazier is author of How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business and The Gift Basket Design Book. Visit GiftBasketBusiness.com for videos, CDs, reports, tips, a free online newsletter, and much more to learn, grow, and profit with gift baskets.