December 2002 Issue 2216                  "Keeping Businesses Moving Towards Success"

Sales and Marketing Strategies In This Issue:

Top 10 Things Between You
and A Great Life

Tis The Season For Customer Appreciation

Email Helps You Make The Sale

Easy Ways To Keep Customers

"Don't predict the future. Create it."

Helpful Links:

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24,000 die of hunger each day.  Help The Hunger Site -    

The Hunger Site

Help fund mammograms for underprivileged women -

  The Breast Cancer Site

Help save the rainforests - 

 The Rain Forest Site

Directory of

Resources:

Marketing Support -

 creativeBUSINESSworks

Group Health  Insurance Services -

F J Zaviska & Assoc.

 Health  Insurance Resources -

Center For Health Care Rights

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Printing  -

 Free Business Cards

Today's News -

 CNN

Business Travel -
Special Flight Deals on Orbitz!

Great Benefits Attract 

Great Employees

In today's tight employment market, it's more important than ever to offer a superior packet of benefits to your employees - especially to those whose performances most affect the success of your business: top executives, sales leaders, talented key employees and you!

Executive benefits are a highly efficient way to recruit, reward and retain high-impact employees.  By offering valuable protection and retirement benefits, you can tie select employees to your business and help secure their financial futures.  

For the most comprehensive information on insurance benefits for your employees contact Frank Zaviska at 1-800-882-6061.

Updated Information on health benefits for employees:

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act .  What is HIPAA?

Creative Business Works conducts various  surveys for their clients on various topics of interest relating to business. 

 Here is this months results:

 Market Research Results for Group Health Insurance:  

Does your company expect a rate increase in it's medical coverage: 

 YES - 67%  NO - 33%

Is your company planning on accepting bids on its group medical coverage?  

YES - 33%  NO - 32%  UNSURE - 35%

What is the primary factor for choosing a broker/agent?

RATES - 33%  

SERVICE - 26%

BENEFITS - 20%

QUALITY OF COMPANY 13%

NO PAPERWORK HASSLE - 5%

OTHER - 3%

We hope you enjoy your issue of our marketing newsletter – "Business In Motion".  Each month you will find marketing tips, sales strategies, and business services that will help you succeed in your business endeavors.  Good luck and enjoy!  Please feel free to forward  this page to an associate.

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FUN FACTS & TRIVIA:

• Ronald Reagan was the oldest President to be elected into office.

• Vanilla is one of the ingredients used to make chocolate.

• It would take about 7 billion particles of fog to fill a teaspoon.

• The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.

• If you stretch a standard Slinky out flat, it measures 87 feet long.

• If you could drive to the sun at 55 mph, it would take roughly 193 years.

If you’re an experienced HR professional, you probably think coaching is just another name for what you’ve already been doing for years helping managers and executives increase their capabilities and knowledge in dealing with people. If you feel this way, I encourage you to think again. The skill of coaching, as taught and practiced today, has the potential to revolutionize the HR relationship with organization managers and executives.

What is Your HR Coaching Role?

Marketing Tip of The Month: Always present yourself and your business in a professional and ethical manner.  Potential customers look at your image as an extension of the product or service they might be purchasing.