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Sales Conversion

Is sales a dirty word to you? Well, if you’re an entrepreneur, get over it. You can’t have one without the other. In this final day of our Million-Dollar Success Series, Sandra Yancey and her guest, Lisa Sasevich, put the fun back into sales conversion.

Sales is Your Friend

Sales conversion starts from a place of giving. The days of telling your prospect all about YOU are over. Client-focused is the way attract loyal customers. As Lisa Sasevich says on the Million-Dollar Success Series call, “Be the client you want to attract.”

Lisa calls herself, “The Queen of Sales Conversion.” This makes sense given that she has grown her sales consulting business to a multi-million dollar company.

Million-Dollar Takeaways

In this call, you will learn the 3 components to creating a mindset around money, how to get people to take action and what you can do to create and leverage an irresistible offer.

Take Action

As Sandra says, “Don’t wait until you’re ready to take action. Take action to be ready.” There’s so much to learn from these 2 ladies, so watch and listen to their wisdom and learn to take the selling out of sales.

Joseph Ziba, founder of Fountain of Victory Ministries, is hosting a “Success Summit” June 17-18.

The renowned Malawian-based international preacher Joseph Ziba of Fountain of Victory Ministries will be holding a “Success Summit” in Lilongwe June 17 to June 18.

“The main focus of this year’s event is to ensure that we look at the life of an individual as a whole. Fountain of Victory had a similar summit last year which focused on financial breakthroughs and I can assure you that a lot of people gained from the summit, but this year we are looking at the complete life of an individual,” Bishop Medram Chirwa told the media.

Bishop Chirwa urged individuals to be part of the summit to experience change in their lives.

“I am personally extending my invitation to each and every individual to come and attend the summit. I am assuring you that your life will never be the same,” Bishop Chirwa said.

Fortune Harawa, the chairperson of the organizing committee, said the Fountain of Victory Praise Team will bless the congregants with soul-touching music.

Some reports already indicated that people are registering for the event in large numbers. The event is free. To register, go to www.fovevents.com.

Ziba is known by his message that focuses on being successful in both the spiritual and physical life.

“Giving to God is the secret of multiplying the little that is in man’s hands. If you have a certain talent, ability to care, love, money, time — something too small in your eyes and you give it to God — see how much it is going to grow,” Ziba said.

Fountain of Victory Outreach Ministries is a non-denominational ministry whose membership is drawn from an umbrella of different denominations of the Christian faith.

The ministry is built on the very foundation of common understanding among its members that the Bible is God’s infallible word of truth whose core message “man’s salvation and relationship to his maker can be shared and championed without particular emphasis on any denominational ideology.”

By Patricia Redsicker Published November 15, 2011 

Do you own a small business? Are you tired of hearing how big businesses are succeeding with social media?

If so, Social Media Examiner has some exciting news…

But first, much has been said about big companies such as Red Bull and Cisco, and how they harness social media to drive massive traffic to their sites and generate enormous sales.

But when small business owners are asked about social media, many have no idea how to use it in a practical way that can impact their business goals.

And frankly it’s hard for small businesses to get ideas from the big guys that seem to have unlimited resources.

Small Businesses Thriving With Social Media

Not knowing “how” to leverage social media is a huge problem for small businesses, because they typically get most of their customers through word-of-mouth referrals.

Savvy entrepreneurs are tapping the power of social media marketing.

Take Curtis Kimball, for example. In the Mission district of San Francisco where he’s known as the Crème Brûlée Man, Curtis uses Twitter to advertise his daily specials, “secret menus” and specific locations where his cart will be parked.

Curtis, who says he has no marketing budget, currently has more than 20,000 followers, many of whom literally follow him around from neighborhood to neighborhood to get a taste of his delicious custard treats.

And then there’s the story of Alex Morrissey. He leveraged Facebook to garner 500,000 fans and a very successful business called JamaicansMusic.com.

Responding to his social media experience, Morrissey said, “It’s better than traditional media or even advertising.”

What about you? Has your small business really tapped into the massive opportunities presented by social media marketing?

Small Business Social Media Stats

Here’s evidence of the opportunity for small businesses:

Mass consumer adoption of social media: There are more than 800 million active Facebook users, 80% of all Americans use a social network and Americans spend more time on Facebook than any other U.S. website (Nielsen). Your customers are there.

Small businesses see big results with social media: A significant 61% of small businesses are landing new customers through social media activities (CrowdSPRING). Plus, more than 70% of small businesses using social media see increased traffic and more than 60% improve search rankings (2011 Social Media Marketing Industry Report).

Smaller businesses find social media costs very low: Nearly 60% of small- and mid-sized businesses spend less than $100 to market via social media (Marketing in a Digital World, Zoomerang).

Are you “all in” with your social media activities? Want to fast-track your success?

Social Media Examiner Announces Small Biz Success Summit

Acknowledging the massive need to empower small businesses, Michael Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner) said, “It’s time to help ultra-small businesses really thrive with social media. Heck, we’re really small ourselves and I just don’t see anyone focusing on the needs of the small guys.”

Mike and his team recruited 25 of the world’s top small business experts with strong social media backgrounds for a brand-new summit: Small Biz Success Summit 2012.

If you’re not familiar with these events, they’re large online conferences (so you don’t need to travel).

Typically, thousands gather at Social Media Examiner Success Summits to discover new social media tactics, network with peers and discover how other successful small businesses are using social media.

Here’s what’s unique about this summit:

100% small business focus: No big businesses and no speakers who target big businesses. This is fully for the tiny business.

This is totally new content: Broadcast new media, Google+, video marketing, blogs plus search and much more. Social media is always in flux and this event will cover what you need to know now about Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. If you’re working off what you learned six months ago or longer, you are ages behind.Need more??

Social Media Examiner’s biggest conference ever: Study the line-up—25 speakers. If you learn some useful new tactics, then it pays for itself.

Every presenter is a small biz owner. This is highly customized for you.

There's a free sample class if you click above and look for the yellow box near the top right.

All the speakers are themselves small business owners who are deeply entrenched in social media marketing. They include:

John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing

Anita Campbell of SmallBizTrends

Jesse Stay, author of Google Plus for Dummies

Hollis Thomases, author of Twitter Marketing: An Hour a Day

Michael Stelzner, founder of Social Media Examiner

Mari Smith, co-author of Facebook Marketing

David Siteman Garland of The Rise to the Top

Joe Pulizzi, founder of Content Marketing Institute

Brian Clark, founder of Copyblogger

Ramon Ray of SmallBizTechnology.com

Lee Oden, founder of Top Rank Online Marketing Blog

Amy Porterfield, co-author of Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies

Ed Gandia, co-founder of International Freelancers Academy

Marcus Sheridan, founder of The Sales Lion

And many others

Because this is a fully online conference, you don’t have to worry about missing a session. If something comes up and you’re not able to attend, transcripts and recordings are provided!

There also will be plenty of networking opportunities via LinkedIn and you’ll have access to thousands of people who are expected to attend.

Justifying Your Expense

Are you worried about getting funds to pay for the summit? It’s a valid concern.

Can you really afford to not give social media marketing a try?

If you land just one or two customers as a result of attending the summit, the investment may have paid for itself.

Even if you don’t need the summit for yourself, it would make a very special Christmas gift for a friend, son or daughter who owns a small business.

Here’s what Paul Rodriguez, an attendee at our previous summit, had to say:

“If you’re using social media to promote your business (and you’re crazy if you’re not), this summit is a must. The instructors and content were excellent!”

Tickets are currently on sale for 50% off if you act now. Click here for details.

What do you think? Is your small business struggling with social media? Share your story in the comments box below.