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Create relationships with corporate buyers for more sales

When things change quickly and when corporate buyers face great uncertainty, they want to deal with a company and people they know and have…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Aug 5, 2014

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Go to your buyers -- don't wait for them to come to you

When selling books through bookstores, your book sits among competitive books on a shelf, waiting for prospective buyers to come to them. M…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Jul 30, 2014

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Increase your profitability

As you know, the lower your unit cost the greater your profitability at the same selling price. In special marketing you print to fill orde…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Jul 29, 2014

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Think minimum instead of maximum

Do not look at special sales as a big project requiring you to change your business model overnight. Instead, what is the minimum you can d…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Jul 25, 2014

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Prepare your sales presentations by knowing your audience

Preparation for a book-sales presentation is not about your book, it is about your prospect. And since every prospect is different, with in…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Jul 24, 2014

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Use your book as a premium -- for yourself

A premium is an item given away to attract, retain or reward customers.  It may also be provided as an incentive to purchase a particular p…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Jul 23, 2014

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Don't forget the emotional buying criteria

Corporate book-buying decisions are made on emotional and rational criteria. You can simply show up at a sales presentation and spontaneous…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Jul 17, 2014

APSS Staff

Lower your book’s unit cost

The greater the quantity in which you print, the lower your unit cost will be. Therefore, some publishers print books and hold them in inve…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Jul 16, 2014

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Sell in non-bookstore markets for greater total sales

You can sell more books to an entirely new market segment simply by using a little creativity. Amy Schoen’s title, Get it Right This Time i…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Jul 15, 2014

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Get recurring revenue.

In special-sales marketing, your customers may place a standing order (a given number of books to be shipped automatically on some predeter…

Started by Brian Jud

0 Jul 14, 2014

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