What Are You Reaching For?

Lillian Coury is a keynote speaker at the Tempe Chamber of Commerce’s May 25 Women in Business Conference and Trade Show. Lillian Coury is a certified executive coach who founded Pegasus Pathways after two decades in sales and marketing. Join her as she shares her experiences and the strategy that has enlightened and motivated so many business professionals to soar to their greatest achievements – achievements that are fulfilling, express their unique contribution and give meaning to their hard work.

How to Keep Fit When Marketing Gets Lazy

Last week I had a client on the phone with some bad news to deliver: sales had been down the past few months and, as a result, his marketing budgets were being cut back by 25%. This got me thinking, and I sent out a tweet: “Cutting marketing when sales are down is like cutting out exercise when trying to lose weight.”

In Business Magazine – Tips on Success, Tempe Chamber

I really feel that our partnership with In Business Magazine is paying off for our members. In this month’s issue I just read about bank incentives, how to turn a profit in a price-driven economy and a lot of great blurbs.

Whale Hunters – A New Approach to Sales

Tempe Chamber of Commerce has partnered with The Whale Hunters to help you grow your business by teaching you how to land bigger deals with bigger customers. With powerful content, actionable tools, and a proven nine-step business development process, The Whale Hunters accelerates your growth by transforming your sales process from the inside out.”

Bridging the Generation Gap

Although it may be tempting to assume that members of an age group all share the same traits, it is important to remember that each generation contains millions of members and that general ideas about each group will not accurately reflect on each individual.

Vickie Bouffard Presents “How to Sell in the New Normal”

Vickei Bouffard will be the Tempe Chamber of Commerce’s special instructor at this Thursday’s Hot Topics luncheon where she will share profit-increasing secrets on how to sell in today’s market.

Free Business Solution Clinic Offered by Tempe Chamber

The Tempe Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Business Solutions Clinic to provide complimentary business counseling sessions with industry experts.

Listen Up For More Sales

Most of us, especially in this economic climate, find ourselves in a selling situation at some point or another, even if it isn’t in our job title. And, while we usually have more than five minutes to talk with a potential customer in a meeting, many of the same tenets apply.

You don’t have to Participate in a Bad Economy – Work on Generating Referrals Instead!

Referral marketing expert Victoria Trafton, owner of Referral Institute of Central Arizona, will present a seminar on using proven techniques to find new and lucrative sources of referrals and sales on June 18.

Tempe Chamber Annual Luncheon – 21st Century Marketing

The 2009 Annual Luncheon is themed “21st Century Marketing: E-Sales Secrets and Finding the Time”. We will re-energize your marketing and sales efforts and help you find the time to use technology to your sales advantage.