NewBase 19 April 2024 Energy News issue - 1717 by Khaled Al Awadi.pdf
Improving and developing your business
1. “Improving and Developing Your Business”
Every new day gives you a chance to move forward from your present situation
Presented by Shabbar Suterwala
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8. Business - Traditional v/s Today
• Customer Service
• Prices
• Facilities
• Advertising / Marketing
• Communication
• Team Effort
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9. The way you
Takes the shape of the Context
Think, Feel, See and Do
Context Content
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10. Types of Business
Trading
Proprietor
Distribution
Industry Shopkeeper
Supplying
Public Cos Bakhda
Manufacturing
Pvt. Ltd. Door-to-Door
Karkhana
Freelance
Professionals
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11. What is Business Improvement?
Changing the Context
Innovating and Diversifying the Content
12. 1. Accounts / Book Keeping
• Khai-pi-ne Maja
• To understand the Cash
flow
• Capital / Revenue and
Profitability
• Inventory / Logistics
• Tax & Return Filing
• Computerized A/c
• Smart Purchases
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13. 2. Marketing and Advertising
• Brand & Royalty
• Word of Mouth
• After Sales…
• Expo-Seminar-Exhibition
• Value Added Services
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14. 3. IT – Systems & Processes
• eMails
• Websites
• Mobile
• SMS
• Processes
– Purchase / Sale
– Invoicing / Payment
– Inquiry & Follow up
– Customer Loyalty
– Communication
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15. 4. Value Add v/s Time Spent?
Have you added one new idea / customer / product / networked or …TODAY?????
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17. 6. Attitude Makes a Difference
• Smile
• What you say & How
• Indifferent Behaviour
• Courtesy
• Customer is never
Wrong
• Flexible Policies
– Ex: Medical Store
– Ex: Joon Collection
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20. 9. Retail Store Tips
• Be Purchasing Agent for the Customer rather than
Distributing Agent for the Manufacturer
• Make Customer feel Special
• Promise Less – Deliver More
• Appearance Does Matter – You & Shop
• Display Merchandise & Prices Attractively
• Controlled Inventory - Get rid of old inventory
• Make it easy for the customer to move and shop
• Hire the Right People & Train them
• Time – Customer Management
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21. 10. Typical Sales – Model
Advertisement to
10,000
people
100 people
Respond
10 people
Buy
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22. Sales – Model to Double your Sales
Double your Sales Team
Advertisement to
10,000
people
100 people
Respond
10 people
Buy
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23. Sales – Model to Double your Sales
Double your Advertisement
Advertisement to Advertisement to
10,000 20,000
people people
100 people 200 people
Respond Respond
10 people 20 people
Buy Buy
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24. Sales – Model to Double your Sales
Follow up the 90%
Advertisement to
10,000
What happens to the
people 90 people
who do not buy now….?
100 people
Respond They were interested but they
were just not ready to buy at
this moment…
10 people
Buy
Don’t sell when you want to sell, Sell when the Customers wants to Buy..
Keep following up with the 90 people who did not buy today..
After 6 follow ups most of them buy.. People can say “NO’ six times
25. 11. Four ways to Capture Market
• Be BETTER
– Falooda
– Airlines
• Be DIFFERENT
– Maggi
– Johnson Baby
• Be FASTER
– Dominos Pizza
– Aaj Tak
• Be CHEAPER
– Big Bazaar
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28. Sharpen the Axe
What to do?
Why to do?
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How to do?
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29. Make Decision & Take Action
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30. This questionnaire is designed to help you grow your business, close more sales, make more money, and
close
help you be more successful.
• What are the 3 most important things you should be doing every day?
day?
• On a scale of 1 - 10, how would you rate your success in doing each of these 3 things every day?
things
• What are 3 things that if you could do them better would dramatically improve your business?
dramatically
• If you could do them better, how would your business improve?
• What are your 3 biggest challenges in growing your business?
• What are your 3 top goals you want to accomplish in your business over the next 6 to 12 months?
business
• What is the value to you if you accomplish them?
• What are your personal financial goals?
• How much did you make last year? How much do you expect to make this year? What do you want to
earn next year?
• What would you need to do differently so that you could double your income?
your
• If you are a corporation, what are your company's financial goals?
goals?
• What would you need to do differently so that your company could double its profits?
• What changes would you need to make in your business planning or activities so that you could
double, triple or quadruple your income in the next year... without increasing the number of hours you
without
work or hiring more people?
32. Other Inspirational & Motivational Resources
http://shabbarsuterwala.blogspot.com/ Pearls of wisdom
http://leaders-workshop.blogspot.com/ Inspirational Motivational Videos & Presentations
http://time-managementor.blogspot.com/ Time Management Tips, Tricks & Suggestions
http://training-and-trainers.blogspot.com/ International Trainers & their Sharing
http://nlp-sharing.blogspot.com/ NLP stuff and video
http://seeandgetinspired.blogspot.com/ Inspirational & Motivational Posters
http://bust-the-stress.blogspot.com/ Bust the Stress - Stress Busters
http://business-training-online.blogspot.com/ Business Training Online
http://quotes-for-the-day.blogspot.com/ Quotes for the Day
http://communication-skills-material.blogspot.com/ Communication Skills
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