Increase Sales

Lower Your Prices by 10%

18 June 2019

Lowering your selling prices will increase sales when your product or service has an elastic demand curve i.e. when you slightly lower your prices, volume goes up substantially. This will be a profitable strategy if lower prices produce greater gross profits due to increased sales volume even though the profit per unit has fallen.   …

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Upselling

21 May 2019

Upselling can involve marketing more profitable services or products, or just exposing the customer to other options that were not considered. Upselling is more successful when the up sellers know more about the individual customer and understands what the customer values and wants. This information includes the customer's background, budget, preferences, interests, and previous buyer…

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Calculate the True Value of a Customer

2 April 2019

By calculating the true value of a customer, or potential customer, it places a value on the total sales and profits generated by the customer over their lifetime with the business. The actual numbers can be astounding. For example, although the initial sale may only be $100, the value of repeat sales over a 20-year…

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Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating Services

1 November 2018

  Business Profile   Businesses in this industry install, repair and maintain ventilation, air conditioning, heating and refrigeration systems. Key Benchmarks Cost of sales to turnover is the key benchmark for this industry. Annual Turnover Range

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