Posts Tagged ‘proactive’

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Are you the person who brings your significant other a blanket knowing they will be cold?

Are you the person who brings your significant other a blanket knowing they will be cold?

Have you noticed that a great waiter, in any restaurant, knows when you want service; anticipates your needs; pours and serves before you ask?

  • I really thank to one who wrote this article. I have always been reading and writing texts like this in blogs. Also, I, as a daily writer, present my respects to everyone. I just watched videos like this in izlesene. I research in all areas. I think people must first research before writing.
  • David Ander says: "we should really stop categorizing ourselves as hunters and/or farmers in this business". I must respectfully disagree. The processes of direct marketing are very much like fishing and hunting (acquisition), crop and livestock farming (CRM/sales/...) and livestock maintenance (retention/loyalty/...). The aspects of care, anticipation, nurture and attention are all very much a part of good farming and ...
  • The skill of anticipating is not only valuable in client relations, but in marketing in general. Many successful products tapped a consumer need of which consumers weren't previously conscious (classic case = the Walkman). And while some marketing communications are necessarily reactive (customer service response), the truly business-building messages are proactive and stimulate interest or demand or purchase. Personally, ...
Monday, August 13th, 2007

Waiters

A summertime shorty…inspired by actual events……

What business are we really in?