Catalog of Articles by Debbie Allen
Sales & Marketing Expert

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Self-Promotion Month

• October is Self-Promotion Month    (Featured in Chase’s Calendar of Events and Celebrate Today)

Business Image Improvement Month

• International Business Image Improvement Month (May) & Business Card Quiz

Articles on Marketing and Promotion

• More Than Your 15 Minutes of Fame

• Marketing Opportunities Lost When the Phone Rings (990 words)

• Shameless Success with Your Advertising (547 words)

• The Science of Self-Promotion – How & Why It Works To Build Success (1,317 words)

• 5 Marketing Mistakes You Can’t Afford To Make (633 words)

• Shamelessly Successful Internet Marketing (1,464 words)      

• Website Design and Internet Marketing Secrets (1,510 words)

• See Your Business With New Eyes (1,617 words)

• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Selling Your Business (1,140 words)

• Building A Unique Brand (1,403 words)

• You Cannot Not Market (1,567 words)

• The Amazing Power Of FREE (930 words)

• You Can't Beat Self Promotion (poem) (329 words)

• Seek Out and Act Upon Opportunities (473 words)

• Make Sure You’re Holding The Right Cards (1,138 words)

• Third Party Testimonials are Powerful (452 words)

• 5 Secrets To Saving Your Marketing Dollars (1500 words)

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Articles on Successful Team Building

Creating Your Dream Team - A step-by-step structured training plan

• Creating Your Dream Team: A step-by-step structured training plan (1,630 words)

• Hiring, Training And Retaining A Winning Team (643 words)

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Articles on Strategic Business Growth

• Failing Forward Successfully (943 words)

• Magnify Your Profits (390 words)

• Strategic Planning: Your Blueprint To Success (695 words)

• Using Customers’ Ideas For Your Strategic Growth (1,456 words)

• How to Grow Your Business Through Networking (676 words)  

• 7 Ways To Boost Your Business Image (402)

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Articles on Customers and Service

• Convenience is Key to Greater Customer Service (507 words)

• Your Business Is On Trial And The Customer Is The Judge (1,842 words)

• Who's Your Customer? (2,001 words)

• Understanding The Nature Of Service

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Articles on Personal Growth

• Successful Goal Setting Tips (621 words)

• 5 Reasons To Journal Your Goals (597 words)

• Leadership Begins Within: 7 Ways to Make a Difference (791 words)

• Develop Gutsy Goals That Make You Stretch (350 words)

• Dad’s Gift of Self-Belief  (703 words)     

• Keep a Positive Attitude and Contagious Enthusiasm (373 words)

• Lessons Learned From A Career Change (1,521 words)

• Water Works! Motivational Story Of Change (487 words)

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Articles on Authoring

• Fame, Fortune, and Your Name in Print (1,594 words)

Articles on Retail

• What’s Your Sign? (515 words)

• 5 Lessons Learned From the Grand Bazaar (614 words)

• 7 Ways to Magnify Your Retail Profits (320 words)

• Low Cost Marketing Ideas For Retailers (1094 words)

• Motivating Your Retail Sales Staff In Slow Times (700 words)

• Hypnotic Retail Selling (493 words)

• Thriving in Today's Retail Environment (502 words)

• Retail Entertainment – X-Citing Promotional Events (1,396 words)

• Success in Retail Today: Changes, Challenges and Choices (1,935 words)

• Flexing Your Buying Muscles (814 words)

• Wearing Lots Of Hats: A Retailers Guide to Better Time Management (968 words)

• Retail Business Miracles: Science and Psychology (540 words)

Articles on Sales Success

• Secret Triggers That Motivate Customers to Buy

• How Do Your Sales Service Habits Measure Up? (890 words)
   Take This Sale’s Success Quiz and Find Out!

•  6 Steps to Easily Achieve Your Sales Goals (729 words)

•  Boost Your Sales Confidence (345 words)

•  Are You Making Excuses or Are You Making Sales? (1,107 words)

•  Manage Any Customer Resistance (1,288 words)

•  Trigger Enthusiasm for Every Prospect (827 words)

•  Successful Salespeople Expect to Succeed (661 words)

•  Positively Fearless Selling (1,573 words)

Articles on Internet Marketing

• Build Your Online Expertise With Great Writing (984 words)

• Never Throw Business Away (1145 words)

• 5 Ways To Get People To Discover YOU Online (503 words)

• How to Create Expert Status Online (465 words)