Most businesses go through times when sales are low. During those periods it\u2019s good to have plans ready to increase activity and keep the business moving forward.<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of the most important things to remember is to focus on those customers giving you the most attention. There\u2019s no point trying to convince customers or clients who aren\u2019t likely to, to buy your products \u2013 focus on your core market.<\/p>\n If you have a customer database, consider sending out a promotion or information on what\u2019s currently available. Look at your 50 or 100 most loyal customers, and set up a loyalty program that will invite them back to buy more.<\/p>\n If you have a sale or promotion coming up, then let customers know a couple of weeks beforehand. They\u2019ll appreciate having the inside knowledge and will come back \u2013 and maybe even buy some more while they\u2019re there.<\/p>\n Look at your staff. If your employees aren\u2019t doing the best they can to attract sales, then it may be time to reconsider who you\u2019re hiring. You want dedicated, hard-working staff who won\u2019t let sales opportunities slip away. Ensure they treat clients with respect, go the extra mile to order products that may not be in stock, and keep in contact by calling or emailing when their item is available.<\/p>\n You may want to consider raising your prices, although this is difficult to pull off and may turn customers away. However, also be very wary of discounting, as this can put pressure on your margins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most businesses go through times when sales are low. During those periods it\u2019s good to have plans ready to increase<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}