1. The article of the month on the Profits+Plus website: Consulting with other Dealers
2. e-ret@iler advisory of the month: Wants are not Needs
3. The August 2002 e-ret@iler contest and the prizes
4. New Products coming from Profits+Plus
5. Our Power Promoting Idea of the month:
6. Your free subscription to the e-ret@iler
7. Contacting Profits+Plus Seminars and Tom Shay

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1. Doing Your Market Homework
Our August article on the Profits Plus website is entitled,
"Consulting with other Dealers".
Meeting someone at a trade show or conference, or just sitting down to have a bite to eat or a cup of coffee, if you utilize these ideas with another dealer, you will find this can be a very wise investment of your time. The article of the month talks about how this can work in your business.

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2. August 2002 e-ret@iler advisory: Wants and Needs
Think about a customer that calls you, or walks into your business. They ask for a product and you ring it up at the register. What was it that you sold them? The answer is, "Absolutely nothing!" You sold them nothing because they asked for that product, or service, and you delivered it. There were no sales skills what so ever in that transaction.

If instead, the customer was asked why they selected that particular item and what their expectations were, you might have found that what they were asking for was not what they needed. There is the definite possibility that after they use that particular product, they will return it to your business telling you that it is defective.

While we know it is not defective, we do have to lay the blame for this situation at the feet of the person who did not ask the necessary questions of that customer. In addition to your not wanting an unhappy customer and unnecessary return of a product, the best reason for your asking your customer about their selection is that the "needed" item is most likely to be a more profitable item for you than the item that they "wanted."

We found a good article on the Internet about selling things. It is written by Pam Danziger and is entitled. "Why People Buy Things They Don't Need". Click on this link to visit that page on the Internet. (The article that this link is referring to has been deleted from their website)

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3. Our August e-ret@iler contest and the prizes: What's the missing number?
If you own a copy of our blue book, "100 Ideas for Power Promoting", then you are surely going to want the newest book in the series, "100 More Profits+Plus Ideas for Power Promoting". This book, it is red, takes up where the last one ended with an entirely new batch of unique promotional ideas you can use to get your customers to return time and again without having to use the traditional advertising methods.

To win your free copy of "100 More Profits+Plus Ideas for Power Promoting, send an e-mail with your name, mailing address, and correct answer to this question:

We have a new presentation which is entitled "__ Piece Toolbox for your Business". How many pieces are in the toolbox?

Our ongoing special edition contest from Profits+Plus:
We are looking for photographs taken in and out of your business. We need them for two reasons, the first is that we need some photos of store layouts and merchandising ideas so that we can add them to some of our presentations that we are creating for 2003. Of course the photos we will be using will come from businesses that are doing a correct job of merchandising as well as those showing bright and cheerful team members within your business.

The second reason we are looking for photos is that we are working on a new product that we hope to release this winter. It will be a screen saver for use at your home or business. As we figure you are probably tired of "Flying Toasters" and other varieties of screen savers, we are creating one that is specific for a small business. The photos we are looking for will be a part of the background. This contest will be ongoing for several months, and each month we will award two prizes. The prize for this contest will be a complete set of tools from Tom Shay - over $113 worth of tools for your business.

Your entry can be sent electronically or by mail. The mailing address is PO Box 1577, St. Petersburg, Fl 33705, and the e-mail address is
Please note that in submitting your photo you are giving us permission to use your photo in the merchandising presentation and/or the screen saver.

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4. New products from Profits+Plus
We are thrilled to announce that there are two new books available from Profits+Plus. If you have purchased the first two books in the series (the blue and green books - Power Promoting and Power Managing, respectively) then you will want to get the next two in the series.

The third book in the series (the red book) is 100 More Profits+Plus Ideas for Power Promoting, and the fourth book in the series (the gold book) is 100 New Profits+Plus Ideas for Power Managing. Visit our Resources page to order yours today. If you are online now, here is a link to that page.
Resources Page

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5. Our Power Promoting Idea of the month: Happy Birthday!
One of the businesses attending our presentations, shares that they make a point to get the customer's birthday as well as their name and address. Each year on their birthday, they send the customer a card along with a small gift certificate worth a couple of dollars off of their next purchase. Another option would be to have a small gift item that is given free to the birthday customer.

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6. Your free subscription to the e-ret@iler
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7. Contacting Profits+Plus Seminars and Tom Shay
Thank you for inviting us to your desktop, and taking the time to read our newsletter. We trust you have received some business building ideas from it as we look forward to seeing you again next month.

Make an effort to locate and do business with other small businesses! Let's keep our money "in the family".

God Bless America!

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