http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jerry+Robertson Sports Jerry Robertson Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=278811&ca=Sports Successful coaching in volleyball is like any other sport. It not only requires using your best players, with proper practice and game playing, but being prepared in other areas. For example, the diet and physical fitness of your volleyball team is critical to your team’s success. Motivation and tea... Career Jerry Robertson Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=145021&ca=Career Many professionals want to be able to help others in business to reach their full potential. Consultants and Coaches are two professions that are able to do this. The Consultant/ Coach use their expertise to help the business owner/ manager solve their problem. What is the difference between a coach... Business Management Jerry Robertson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=64602&ca=Business+Management Being a retail consultant, there is a comment many business owners used. It is “I'm not giving away my inventory". It is most common among store owners that business is in bad shape. It is too bad that most retail owners don't understand about inventory. Inventory does two things. It eithers makes y... Business Management Jerry Robertson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=142877&ca=Business+Management Testimonials are a powerful selling tool for all businesses especially in pet stores. If the pet store has services such as dog training, testimonials are even more powerful. New shoppers to your store are more likely to make a purchase after reading testimonials about your business. Testimonials bu... Business Management Jerry Robertson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=142880&ca=Business+Management There are so many things that can prevent a retail store from being successful. We have listed 14 obstacles to retail success. Any one of these can be harmful to your retail business, but it only takes one to be fatal. They are not listed in any particular order. 1. Selection of Products- Many reta... Business Management Jerry Robertson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=142887&ca=Business+Management How can that be? If you allow refunds, you are losing sales. The short-term answer is perhaps. The objective of every business is to increase profits for the long - term. If you have a no refund policy, many customers will either not make a purchase or buy less merchandise. These customers are reluc... Business Management Jerry Robertson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=142919&ca=Business+Management Every management person should be striving to constantly be looking to improve employee relations. Keep employees happy will lead to increasing productivity and morale. This should lead to increase sales. First, you must show interest in employees. They want to be more than a body. Most employees w... Business Management Jerry Robertson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=143113&ca=Business+Management Making your customers smarter will help them and your store. Educated customers are more likely to make a purchase in your pet store. Yes, a few customers may pick your brains and then make purchases with the competition. However, in the long-term you will pick up many more new customers leading to... Business Management Jerry Robertson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=143116&ca=Business+Management Most independent pet stores in the United States don’t offer services to their customers. These services could include grooming, dog training, aquarium maintenance (personal / commercial), and delivery to name a few. Besides delivery, the other services can produce a high gross profit margin for yo... Business Management Jerry Robertson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=143118&ca=Business+Management High Impact Promotional Sales can do many great things for your business. They can create fantastic cash flow, move old inventory, give great customer perception about your retail store and increased your sales and profitability long-term. The key to having a high impact promotional sale is to be pr...