Passion Power

Selling is really quite simple and not nearly as scary as some people think. You get a list together of why your service or product is of value to your prospect and are willing to promote it. What’s in it for them? How are you going to make their life wonderful? Many people think about telemarketing and all those relentless calls you get at home when they think about selling products or services. It can be lawn maintenance, newspapers, carpet cleaning or just about anything else that you might find annoying to talk about after a full day of work. Usually the calls happen on your way out the door or when your right in middle of making dinner or, God forbid, relaxing for 5 minutes. You want to be naturally confident. That energy comes from knowing what you offer has value. You pull it off something like this: “Here's what we offer. This is what we do really well and this is what is excellent about our products. Here’s the value for you. This is how much it costs.” I...

I felt annoyed when I could no longer receive cash back at Mac’s Convenience and was pointed to the back of the store. I find it no coincidence this happened right after the new Manulife ATM bank machine was installed and confirmed with Mac’s head office this was a corporate decision. Banks profit from fees charged for merchant debit machine rentals, for each credit card and debit transactions and ATM customer usage fees. I’ve heard of double dipping before but this is triple dipping. Banks really don’t care about you or your money and customer service is laughable. They are becoming experts at cash grab. (There’s an expression) Non-interest income amounts to 44% of bank revenue’s. Now it appears they’re dictating to merchants to drop value added service such as cash back. Cash back is quick and convenient. I can go anywhere to buy milk, bread, or gas. Banks are a sales organization. It seems you only here from them when they want to sell you insurance, credit card or loans. ...