Digital Wallets
This week, we're looking at a technology that could completely change the retail and business landscape as much as the Internet has already done - the digital wallet.
View ArticleReplace Your Cash And Cards With A Phone
This piece by futurist Peter Cochrane sets out the vision for how a digital wallet can replace our existing payment systems. In Asia, these are already commonplace, but they're taking a while to catch...
View ArticleDigital Wallets – the Facts and Figures
comScore's recent study on digital wallets is essential reading for anyone who needs to know the in-depth details about this new technology.
View ArticleWho’s Going To Win the Digital Wallet Race?
Short answer - we don't know yet. This is going to be a huge market - probably bigger than the current credit card market - and there are a lot of players who want a slice of that.
View ArticlePayPal vs The Rest
Following yesterday's post about who's who in the digital wallet business, let's look at the market leader, PayPal. For a decade, PayPal has been the go-to solution for making mobile payments without a...
View ArticleDigital Wallet Smartphone Apps
So have you been convinced by the concept of a digital wallet yet? Then you'll need a wallet app on your phone.
View ArticleHow Would You Like To Pay For That?
The battle between the credit card companies for control of your wallet is moving into a new dimension. Digital wallets threaten to make credit and debit cards obsolete, and replace them with...
View ArticlePhone Shopping, 21st Century Style
When it comes to shopping on a mobile phone, there isn’t a clear line between pure online shopping and traditional retail. Recent research from Google presented at an online seminar in May 2013 shows...
View ArticleAttending A Trade Show
Do you do trade shows? Even in this day and age of webinars, emails, online presentations, and e-commerce, trade shows, conventions, conferences and expos are an unbeatable way to do business.
View ArticleTen Top Tips For Managing A Trade Show Stand
This piece from Fresh Business Thinking is a great starting point for anyone running a stand. It covers all those practical things that seem completely obvious, but are all too easily forgotten in the...
View ArticleDo’s And Don’ts Of Running A Trade Show Booth
Let's keep it simple - here's a great checklist of do's and don'ts. Make sure that every one of your staff is aware of these rules and sticks to them.
View ArticleTen Tips for Working a Trade Show
Carol Tice reports that despite the growth in webinars and other electronic communications, trade shows are as effective as ever when it comes to making sales, networking, and building business.
View ArticleGetting The Most From Attending Trade Shows
Most of this week's links are aimed at staff manning a booth, but even when you're just a delegate, there's an art to trade show success.
View ArticleBooth Babes – Should You Use Them?
When you go to a trade show - almost any trade show - you can't help but notice all the gorgeous girls.
View ArticleTrade Show Survival Tips
As you'll know if you've ever worked a trade show, they're exhausting.
View ArticleHow Can You Spot A Difficult Client?
After a while, you develop a sixth sense for which clients are going to give you problems.
View ArticleFour Types Of Difficult Customer
Not all difficult customers are the same. 99U identifies four main types of difficult customer, the Naysayer, the Answer Man, the Linebacker and the Xenophobe.
View ArticleMaking The Impossible Sale
Dave Kahle has superb advice on the impenetrable account: those customers who are firmly entrenched with a competitor and aren't really interested even in hearing from you.
View ArticleStrategies For Dealing With Difficult Clients
Most of the material about dealing with difficult clients is about handling customer complaints.
View Article105 Tips For Dealing With Difficult Clients
We've saved the best for last. Over at Carol Roth, they've assembled a list of 105 superb tips from entrepreneurs, salesmen and industry leaders on what to do when faced with a difficult client.
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