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A Dozen Ways to Increase Revenue in a Down Economy Here at Crossroads Development Group our experience tells us there are opportunities to not only survive, but even grow in the current economy.  The key is take action.  To that end, we offer 12 ways to increase revenue in the current down economy.  They represent proven strategic and tactical lessons that our clients have learned, adopted and practiced, particularly in economic downturns.
1. Protect your core business at all costs   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
2. Put your troublesome customers on probation   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
3.  Become “easy to do business with”   ,[object Object],[object Object]
4.  Identify and exploit competitive weaknesses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
5.  Cross sell existing customers   ,[object Object],[object Object]
6.  Expand your horizons, but only where you already have a start   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
7.  Slow longer term new product development   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
8.  Develop a lead qualification program   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
9.  Increase direct customer contact personnel   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
10.  Recruit and upgrade sales personnel   ,[object Object],[object Object]
11.  Shift advertising to Web 2.0   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
12.  Intensify communications   ,[object Object],[object Object]
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