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Our sales target is a nightmare. We keep dropping the price but it seems we’re still far from reaching our goals. Any tips?

How does the offer ‘Pay nothing and get two’ sound like? Keep dropping your prices and that’s what you most likely will end up offering to your customers. Using discount to close deals may be due to one of three problems or a combination of them: ...read more

1. Your pricing strategy is too high compared to your direct competitors.
2. You are desperate to get your commission or to avoid corporate pressure.

Almost for the entire retail market, summer season means sale, discounts and promotions. The financial crisis forced us to lower our prices below the norm. We can’t afford to go lower one more time. And if we don’t, competition will. We’re stuck. What do you think? ...read more

Steve Jobs and the iPad © AP photo

Steve Jobs is a master in presenting with passion.  He comes across as a genuine geek who changed the way many people and businesses on this planet live, work and play.  Not a bad line to add to one’s CV.  However, Job’s presentation skills are not the topic of discussion.  It’s Job’s presentation structure for the iPad. If you’ve seen the Apple Keynote presentation for the iPad, you’ll notice that Steve Jobs and his sidekick presenters demonstrated the product’s features and benefits very well.  They told us what the iPad does, its technical capacity and about all the collaborators onboard.  Yet, I was left wondering, “If I already have a MacBook Pro and an iPhone, what is the iPad good for? And if I buy one today, what can it add to my lifestyle or business?” ...read more