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Convention Gifting
One area of corporate gift giving that has probably not been explored by the UK gift basket industry is conventions. There are so many...
Jayne Groenewald
Sep 9, 20153 min read
Budget Designs For Corporate Accounts
While many gift basketeers start out small, their long-term goals might include snagging high-volume corporate accounts. Corporate...
Jayne Groenewald
Sep 9, 20153 min read
Spreading The Word With Networking
Everybody loves word of mouth advertising, but most will concede that it is not easy to get. One effective route is to network. ...
Jayne Groenewald
Sep 8, 20154 min read
The Huge Gap in Corporate Sales The You Can Capitalize On
Throughout the country basket business awaits. The problem is that thousands of those that would buy corporate baskets haven't been...
Jayne Groenewald
Sep 3, 20157 min read
9 Ways To Use Gifts To Sell
Could a £5 - £10 investment make a big difference in your business? If you invest it on a warm call gift, you can bet it will! Warm call...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 30, 20155 min read
Effective Follow Up
We can't stress this enough, most of your sales will happen after follow up. In most instances you will not make a sale on your first...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 28, 20155 min read
Customer Service Tips and Skills
Most businesses big and small offer great customer service, even start up businesses. However how do you know if you will deliver the...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 14, 20159 min read
Making A Habit Of Confident Speaking
Speaking with confidence is something that you can learn to do, however in order for it to be effective you should make a habit of...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 13, 20158 min read
Speaking With Confidence
One of the very first things you need to know, when moving into the corporate market, is speaking with confidence. Naturally, you need...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 10, 20154 min read
Better Business Cards
The power of a business card is all too often underestimated. But consider the vital role the card plays in your business. (first...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 2, 20153 min read
You Need A Website
While setting up a web site may be getting easier, making and maintaining a good one is still hard work. It has been said that 95...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 2, 20154 min read
Improving Your Portfolio
When attending meetings with corporate clients it is not feasible to take all of your basket designs with you, firstly it would be...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 2, 20155 min read
Targeting Corporate Clients On A Shoestring Budget
You’ve got a small budget, a big dream, lots of ambition, and you’re ready to start building a gift basket business. Friends and family,...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 2, 20155 min read
Dressing For Success - First Impressions Count
You spend countless hours designing and creating gift baskets. In the process, you come out wearing glitter, adhesive, ink, confetti and...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 2, 20156 min read
How To Create Your Own Sales Script
One of the hardest challenges we face is getting that sales call just right. We may be creative when it comes to creating our gift...
Jayne Groenewald
Aug 2, 20152 min read
Creating Corporate Gift Baskets
There is a slight difference to the way you would create a gift basket for a corporate client. Unlike your regular customers, who may be...
Jayne Groenewald
Jul 29, 20154 min read
Best Practices For Business Networking
Business networking is one of the best ways to find corporate customers. Not only are you meeting on a level playing field, you get to...
Jayne Groenewald
Jul 24, 20155 min read
Innovative Ways To Stay In Touch With Prospects
Knowing how to stay in contact with prospects without trying to sell to them on each contact is hard to do. Of course you want to sell...
Jayne Groenewald
Jul 22, 20155 min read
Corporations - Who Are They?
As you may know I have been mentoring a couple of gift basket businesses, and although they learnt a lot, on my journey with one of them,...
Jayne Groenewald
Jul 7, 20153 min read
Facts About Chocolate
Chocolate comes from the fruit of the cacao tree. The fruit is called a pod. A seedling tree generally must mature for five years before...
Jayne Groenewald
Jul 2, 20153 min read
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