95% of women say they would prefer to do business with a company or professional who has been trained in understanding the unique needs of women.
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He Buys, She Shops: Study Reveals Fundamental
Shopping Differences between Genders
Women Encounter More Problems, but Men are Less Forgiving
– Roughly half of all customers experienced problems during their most recent shopping experience, according to, “Men Buy, Women Shop,” a first-ever study looking at gender differences in the retail shopping experience, released today from the Jay H. Baker Retail Initiative at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania;…
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Selling to women expert Delia Passi honored among Florida’s top women business owners
Hollywood, FL () - At the helm of one of the nation’s leading selling to women training, marketing and research firms, Medelia Inc. CEO Delia Passi was honored this month at the Fourth Annual Top Women-Led Businesses In Florida Awards Ceremony and Luncheon.
Presented by the Commonwealth Institute of South Florida & the Center for Leadership at Florida International University, the Top…
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Delia Passi is a nationally recognized and highly regarded businesswoman in marketing and business development and considered a leading authority on selling to women. As President and CEO of Medelia Incorporated, she supports companies in their efforts to gain market share of women consumers and target markets. Medelia Inc. is the recipient of several awards including Best Woman-Owned Business, Best Diversity-Owned Business, a Stevie Awards’ two-time finalist and Ernst & Young’s Best…
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Pace BMW is proud to participate in the WomenCertified® program, which aims to give women car-buyers the tools they need to buy or lease a new or preowned car with ease and comfort.
All DCH Auto Group BMW dealers maintain active membership in this organization. We fully believe in giving our customers the tools to buy BMW cars and SUVs that suit their individual needs, even if they’re not experts in the automotive industry. Involvement in this organizations means that all of our customers…
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Monthly Training Supplements
WomenCertified is not just a one-time training event – it’s a way of doing business every day. That’s why we’ve created this downloadable tool that you and your sales team can use to support your ongoing success in selling and marketing to women.
SALES AND MARKETING SUPPLEMENT
Find and Leverage your Referral Champions
CALL CENTER SUPPLEMENT
The Telephone Game
Referrals from satisfied customers are the best way to grow your…
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2010 Every month is the month to make CONTACT!!
In many cases, women do not make purchases on the spot – at least not in the literal sense. Studies show that women tend to have 13 points of contact with a brand before making a purchase. Even “impulse” buys are often influenced by several previous encounters that influence her decision to buy.
Want to speed up the process and start making more contacts with prospects? Fall is a great time to reconnect. Here are 10 ways to get on her…
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Developing the skill and know-how to attract and retain female customers has never been more critical to success—annually, women consumers spend $3.7 trillion, women business owners spend $1.5 trillion, and women make or influence over 94 percent of all purchases. You need her business to succeed. If you don’t get it, someone else will.
Yet to many sales professionals, understanding women customers is a daily challenge: the way women interpret behavior, hear unexpected meanings, take…
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October, 2010
This is the month to Enhance your Online Presence!
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn may be all the rage in online marketing right now, but they aren’t the only places you should be building your online presence. In fact, we have a hunch that many of you haven’t taken care of the very basics of your online identity quite yet.
Here are 5 ways to enhance your online presence TODAY.
Issue a press release:
Doing something big or newsworthy?…
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Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 24, 2010 at 5:13pm —
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Northwood Univ. mandates WomenCertified for graduation
.Northwood University, which offers the leading curriculum in Automotive Retail Management has made the WomenCertified program a requirement for all participants in its automotive marketing program. The full text of the Northwood press release can be found here.
We are thrilled that Northwood made our program central to their curriculum. It was through the unanimous concensus of the students that sampled WomenCertified(R) in…
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What is WomenCertified?
WomenCertified is the solution for women in search of a better buying experience. WomenCertified was created by a woman dedicated to showing sales and service organizations how to sell to women by learning to pay attention to their preferences, priorities and communication styles.
First and foremost, WomenCertified is your shopping resource when planning an important purchase. At WomenCertified.com you can find the best salesperson in your area for the…
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Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 24, 2010 at 5:08pm —
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Active Listening Exercise: The Telephone Game
How good is your team at active listening and communicating details? This children’s birthday party game can
help you figure it out!
The Telephone Game
1. Have the members of your team stand in a line, side by side.
2. Have them whisper two different messages, several sentences each, down the line – the first message
starting at one end, and the second message starting at the opposite end.
3. Turn on some music or…
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Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 22, 2010 at 8:18am —
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Monthly Training Supplements
WomenCertified is not just a one-time training event – it’s a way of doing business every day. That’s why we’ve created this downloadable tool that you and your sales team can use to support your ongoing success in selling and marketing to women.
SALES AND MARKETING SUPPLEMENT
Find and Leverage your Referral Champions
CALL CENTER SUPPLEMENT
The Telephone Game
Referrals from satisfied customers are the best way to grow your…
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Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 22, 2010 at 8:17am —
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Clearwater, FL, October 16, 2010 --(PR.com)-- WomenCertified today announced that Pinellas Comfort Systems has earned the WomenCertified Seal and is specially qualified to provide an extraordinary level of sales and service to women.
Pinellas Comfort Systems is your source for indoor comfort solutions in Southwest Florida. They work hard to exceed their customers' expectations, and have served thousands of residential and commercial customers.
The WomenCertified Program is…
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Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 18, 2010 at 1:04pm —
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Contrary to popular belief, women’s communication styles aren’t impossible to decode. Some tips:
•If she says she needs to think about it, she means it. Be sure to give her all the information and literature she needs to make an informed decision, and let her know when you’ll be available to answer any questions.
•Tangents, though seemingly irrelevant, are often full of information that matters to her at that moment. Don’t tune out; listen for bits of info that clue you in to her…
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Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 13, 2010 at 2:06pm —
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October, 2010
This is the month to Enhance your Online Presence!
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn may be all the rage in online marketing right now, but they aren’t the only places you should be building your online presence. In fact, we have a hunch that many of you haven’t taken care of the very basics of your online identity quite yet.
Here are 5 ways to enhance your online presence TODAY.
Issue a press release:
Doing something big or newsworthy?…
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Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 7, 2010 at 3:38pm —
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Congradulations to the Toyota dealers who recently earned the WomenCertified Seal of Approval through a Toyota corporate pilot program designed to enhance the sales and service experience for women. Through this program Toyota is demonstrating a commitment to becoming a brand of choice among women. Recently certified dealers include: Lynch Toyota, Toyota of Wallingford, Gault Toyota, Autoland Toyota, James Toyota. SUSAN HAIR 561-309-7078
Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 6, 2010 at 11:28am —
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Developing the skill and know-how to attract and retain female customers has never been more critical to success—annually, women consumers spend $3.7 trillion, women business owners spend $1.5 trillion, and women make or influence over 94 percent of all purchases. You need her business to succeed. If you don’t get it, someone else will.
Yet to many sales professionals, understanding women customers is a daily challenge: the way women interpret behavior, hear unexpected meanings, take…
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Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 6, 2010 at 11:26am —
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Contrary to popular belief, women’s communication styles aren’t impossible to decode. Some tips:
•If she says she needs to think about it, she means it. Be sure to give her all the information and literature she needs to make an informed decision, and let her know when you’ll be available to answer any questions.
•Tangents, though seemingly irrelevant, are often full of information that matters to her at that moment. Don’t tune out; listen for bits of info that clue you in to her…
Continue
Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 6, 2010 at 11:26am —
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September, 2010 Every month is the month to make CONTACT!!
In many cases, women do not make purchases on the spot – at least not in the literal sense. Studies show that women tend to have 13 points of contact with a brand before making a purchase. Even “impulse” buys are often influenced by several previous encounters that influence her decision to buy.
Want to speed up the process and start making more contacts with prospects? Fall is a great time to reconnect. Here are 10 ways to…
Continue
Added by SUSAN HAIR on October 6, 2010 at 11:25am —
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