by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
The pandemic has resulted in many businesses closing. Many are hanging on by a thread. Others have been turned upside down. And many more have lost customers and sales. What can you do about it? Some may advise you to advertise more. That can be effective. But there... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Interview
“But all my friends thought it was so cool.” That’s the usual lament we hear from the producers of failed products. Why? They fell in love with their product, so much so that they actually thought success was based on the product itself. Probably the most important... MUCH MORE THAN CUSTOMER SERVICE
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
In most large companies, the customer service department is strictly for complaint resolution. Companies usually relegate customer service to the bottom of the corporate structure pyramid because they’re seen as some kind of a clerical call center. They’re... THERE’S NO FREE LUNCH!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
With all the recent scandals about how your personal likes, clicks, shares, and the groups you’ve joined are being used as products for sale to advertisers, political activists, and even foreign agents, are you finally ready to pay for social networking? “Well,... “I PAID TO LISTEN TO AN UPSELL?”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Would you pay $299 or more to attend a two-day conference to listen to 10 speakers selling products from the stage? We wouldn’t and there’s a growing audience rebellion brewing out there that agrees. In the future, it will become harder to fill your conference seats...