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Carlton’s Successful Reseller Secret # 9
100 Ideas
By. J. Carlton Collins, CPA

There are numerous hints, trips, and ideas to make your consulting firm more successful, I've listed a few of them here, and I've assigned them to different categories as well. Check the list and see how well you are doing.

  Strategic Relationships Sales & Marketing Support Training Facilities Resources & Equipment Image People Billing Rates Existing Customer Base
1 Attend the annual reseller conference 1     1       1    
2 Have lunch with your past customers once a year   1 1       1     1
3 Ask customers to complete a survey rating your firm's services             1     1
4 Send everyone to training every year       1       1    
5 Conduct a continuous marketing campaign   1         1      
6 Hire a full time marketing person (attractive)   1         1      
7 Yellow page advertisement   1         1      
8 Build relationship with local newspaper and television, be quoted as an expert   1         1      
9 Hold seminars   1               1
10 Publish articles   1         1 1    
11 Place ads in newspaper   1                
12 Develop relationships with CPAs 1   1       1     1
13 Develop relationships with local computer vendor 1       1 1 1     1
14 Meet one on one with vendor's management 1                  
15 Get to work early     1         1    
16 Voice mail   1 1       1 1    
17 Live receptionist   1 1       1      
18 Dedicated telephone support person     1       1      
19 Provide sales reps with fast demonstration computers   1       1        
20 Provide sales reps with high quality projection systems   1       1        
21 Support multiple products, including 1 entry level product             1      
22 Luncheon meetings   1         1 1    
23 Informative web site   1 1              
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