Can you believe that we are in November already?

I’m still wondering where in the world ARIL went… seriously! (had to leave that type-o… guess I know why I don’t know where Aril went – sheesh. 😉 )

I know I have said it before, but it’s true. 😉 The older I get, the faster time seems to fly by – we have less than 2 months of 2011 left! I say that if you haven’t thought about your 2012 business strategy, now couldn’t be a better time!

I’m planning to dig into this deeper in the weeks to come… but, I wanted to offer you some general thoughts to consider as you make your 2012 plan.

1. FOLLOW UP from what you are doing right now.

If the holidays are a hot selling season for you (if you are selling toys, you will be very busy over the next 4-8 weeks!)… NOW is the time to develop a plan for how you plan to follow up with all of your customers come the New Year.

*SIDE NOTE* I know many of you are selling toys this holiday – so I’m going to stick with this as an example; however, even if you are selling something in another market, the principles below can apply.

If you are selling toys for Christmas… it is likely that when the New Year comes, the same people aren’t going to be so interested in buying toys again.

So – how can you follow up and keep in touch with this customer base? You know your audience best; however, the question to ask is:

“What else are these people interested in?”
“If they were interested in TOYS, then they will also be interested in… what?”

Can you believe that we are in November already?<\/p>\n

I’m still wondering where in the world ARIL went… seriously! (had to leave that type-o… guess I know why I don’t know where Aril went – sheesh.<\/em> \ud83d\ude09 )<\/p>\n

I know I have said it before, but it’s true. \ud83d\ude09 The older I get, the faster time seems to fly by – we have less than 2 months of 2011 left! I say that if you haven’t thought about your 2012 business strategy, now couldn’t be a better time!<\/p>\n

I’m planning to dig into this deeper in the weeks to come… but, I wanted to offer you some general thoughts to consider as you make your 2012 plan.<\/p>\n

1. FOLLOW UP from what you are doing right now.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If the holidays are a hot selling season for you (if you are selling toys, you will be very busy over the next 4-8 weeks!)… NOW is the time to develop a plan for how you plan to follow up with all of your customers come the New Year.<\/p>\n

*SIDE NOTE* I know many of you are selling toys this holiday – so I’m going to stick with this as an example; however, even if you are selling something in another market, the principles below can apply.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you are selling toys for Christmas… it is likely that when the New Year comes, the same people aren’t going to be so interested in buying toys again.<\/p>\n

So – how can you follow up and keep in touch with this customer base? You know your audience best; however, the question to ask is:<\/p>\n

“What else are these people interested in?”<\/em>
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