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Geoffrey James of BNET posted an article about sales strategies for uncertain times. Whether we’re headed for a double-dip, finding a new normal, or heading back up, these sales tips are useful.
STRATEGY #1: Cultivate Your Inner Sales Guru
STRATEGY #2: Reaffirm Your Firm’s Viability
STRATEGY #3: Recraft Your Corporate Message
STRATEGY #4: Retune Your Solution Message
From Seth Godin’s blog:
Most existing systems (organizations, cities, careers, governments) are resilient to external shocks. If they weren’t, they wouldn’t still be here. Earthquakes, edicts and emergencies come and they go, but the systems remain.
And yet, it’s the emergencies we pay attention to.
No single event demolished the music business. It was a series of slow changes over the course of two decades, all the way back to the CD.
Smoking killed far more people than terrorists ever did. It’s just not as dramatic.
Nighttime behavior law considered by Seattle City Council: In an effort to curb public nuisance behavior at bar closing times, the city council is considering authorizing the police to enforce behavior standards. read more
Small Businesses being targeted by Smash-and-Grab burglars: South end businesses are being targeted by a group smashing storefront windows, and going straight for the cash registers which are then removed. Most of these nearly two dozen burglaries happen between midnight and 5am. read more
The Multicultural Biz Wiz Conference, on September 9th, is the place to learn about small business resources and effective cross-cultural communications, while networking with other small businesses and leaders in our business community. The deadline to register is August 27th. OED Acting Director Steve Johnson; Mayor of Bellevue Don Davidson; Javier Palmera, the Executive Producer at KUNS TV, the Univision affiliate in Seattle; Amrita Srivastava, the founder and principal lawyer of Auxilium Lawand; and Assunta Ng, the founder and publisher of the Seattle Chinese Post and Northwest Asian Weekly; are just a few of the speakers at this conference. Sponsors of the event include Opening Latino Doors, Sea Beez, the City’s Office of Economic Development, and Washington CASH.
Learn more about the Multicultural Biz Wiz Conference
Register to attend
CHBA member Cinny Burrell, the artist for our wonderful directory covers, is showing at the Wallingford Art Walk Wednesday the 4th of August, 6-9 pm. Her art will be on display at 4426 Burke Ave, the office of Naturopath Amy Wells.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a survey of Seattle area economic activity. SMBC has been asked to circulate the survey. Responses from the survey will support a broader public discussion about local business conditions.
Join the community and Seattle Parks at a design planning meeting for the Crown Hill Park Skatedot.
Monday – August 2nd, 2010 6-8pm at 9250 14th Ave NW
As you may have read on either CrownHillBusiness.org, MyBallard.com, or in the Ballard News Tributne, the Crown Hill Business Association received a grant from the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development to paint five signal boxes in our business district. These boxes are the large silver metal boxes located at intersections with traffic signals. In our case, the five boxes we’re permitted to paint, and their themes are:
Signal Box Location Theme
Bogart, Bremmer and Bradley Crown Hill History
Walgreens Flowers and plants
Grocery Outlet & Petco Dogs and Cats
Soundview Building Animals and plants
Carkeek Park Vet Clinic Birds and plants
The designs and style will be in keeping with the Crown Hill Visioning document created with another OED grant in consultation with a team from the University of Washington. This document was developed as a guide to help build a local identity to the Crown Hill business district, helping us gain visibility with consumers and our city government.
The boxes, once painted, will be covered in an anti-graffiti coating, as is the pipe-wrench mural at Crown Hill Hardware. This coating greatly facilitates the removal of tagging.
We plan to paint in late July and August. We are inviting you to participate as much or as little as you would like in this project. Our Project Manager for this is Catherine Weatbrook who can be reached at Catherine.Weatbrook@gmail.com 206 372-2033 if you would like to help.
July 21, 12 noon, Restaurant Michoacan: Lunch, update on ongoing projects, signal boxes and mural painting, share ideas!
August 18, 12 noon, Swanson’s Nursery Cafe: Lunch, update, visit Swanson’s-major employer in Crown Hill,
August 31, 5:30pm, Outdoor End-of-Summer Social, between new Pizza Time, A Perfect Fit, and Edward Jones on 15th Ave NW for CHBA members/perspective members
September 11, Saturday, time TBA, Mayor visits Crown Hill
September 15, 12 noon; Lunch, details TBA
September 25, Saturday, 1:30pm; Grand Opening of new Fire Station # 35!!
October 20, 12 noon; Fire Station # 35 Tour for CHBA members – more details TBA
Swanson’s Nursery Cafe: Lunch, update, visit Swanson’s-major employer in Crown Hill, generate ideas for End-of-Summer evening social
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