http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:46:13 Retail Profit Growth Consulting Articles http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11216 http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/articles/Are-you-creating-your-customers-bad-spending-habits?.html It’s that time of year again, the end of financial year sales are back with us. Stocktake sales are everywhere. This year the discounts being offered by retailers seem to be bigger than usual. I heard the other day a retailer complain that “50% off” has become the new “30% off” offer. Customers are getting used to huge discount percentages at this time of year, so retailers are trapped... http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10930 http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/articles/Understanding-and-implementing-guarantees.html You are about to discover the most potent business principle used by successful businesses and entrepreneurs the world over. Used as described, you will be able to revolutionise your business results overnight. Without question, offering real and extraordinary guarantees is the most powerful way to turbo-charge your results in any area of your business. Let me ask you, how do you know if someone truly believes in what they are... http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10932 http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/articles/How-to-Create-a-Unique-Selling-Proposition.html As the founder and CEO of Abraham Group, Inc. in Los Angeles, California, Jay has spent the last 25 years solving problems and significantly increasing the bottom lines of over 10,000 clients in more than 400 industries worldwide. Jay has seen and dealt with every type of business you can imagine. And he’s studied and solved every kind of business question, problem, challenge and opportunity. Jay has been acknowledged as a... http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10942 http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/articles/Getting-people-to-give-you-FREE-gifts-to-add-value-to-your-customers!.html One of the most potent secrets used by successful retailers is Value Adding. Value adding refers to the art of adding value to your offer, generally lots of value, at little or no cost to you. If you are able to do this, it will give you an “unfair advantage” in the market place. Quite simply, if you and your competitor are... http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11080 http://www.retailprofitgrowth.com.au/articles/Simple-five-step-plan-for-just-about-everyone-and-everything.html This article by Marketing Guru Seth Godin, recently caught a lot of peoples attention.  It is powerfully simple and to the point. Simple five step plan for just about everyone and everything The number of people you need to ask for permission keeps going down: 1. Go, make something happen. 2. Do work you're proud of. 3. Treat people with respect. 4. Make big promises and keep them. 5. Ship it out the door. When in doubt,...