subject: Getting Business Sales Numbers Higher [print this page] For people that are are old hands as well as newbies to business, getting your sales to go up is always important. Don't think that there is nothing new for you to try and do this. There are many different things that you can do that will work well for you. Some new ideas are right around the corner.
For new business, referrals are probably the best thing that you can get. You can use some tempting promotional products to entice referrals from your existing customer base. Generally the customers that you have are happy with what you have been providing and therefore will be your best advocates to getting new people interested. Giving away some decent things for these is a smart move.
Getting your staff to do some cross selling is a good idea. If they are shy about it then you can get some promotional t-shirts that have info about other products and services that you want to get people interested in. You could even have hats and pens made up to. That way the customers will notice that and they will ask questions.
There are some really lovely items that can be customized to fit your business. These can really be anything that you want and of course the handier the better. You can have these items as giveaways to people that buy certain things or that spend a certain amount of money. For instance if someone is purchasing a full set of patio furniture you could throw in a nice rolling cooler to clinch the deal
These are just some simple and easy methods to work your sales up a little higher. There are tons of different things that you can do, these are just some easy ideas. You won't have to go over budget or do anything that is too complicated to get the attention that you are after.
