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Expert Profile: Pattie Simone
Pattie Simone is president of Write-Communications, a consultancy delivering solutions on strategy, positioning, branding, sales and marketing through training, mentoring and writing. She is also the founder of WomenCentric, a sassy women's speaking group devoted to empowering executives and entrepreneurs through workshops, seminars and keynotes. Simone has been a featured radio and TV expert, appearing on FOX5 and ABC TV, and has published bylines in various print and online venues.
Pattie has answered 27 questions

Answers By Pattie Simone


What is the average contact to sales success ratio in direct brochure mailings?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Advertising & PR 7 days ago
How do I keep in contact with customers without being annoying?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 7 days ago
How effective of a marketing strategy is it to recruit guinea pig companies to try out my service?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 28 days ago
How can I use social networking sites to boost my sales?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 35 days ago
How much do I charge a client for a marketing plan?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 71 days ago
How can I get my product on QVC or HSN?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 71 days ago
How do I introduce our company to a new region?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 85 days ago
Do I need a portfolio of past projects to start marketing my consulting business?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Starting Up 101 days ago
What's the best way to advertise within a downtown area?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Advertising & PR 108 days ago
How do I secure key licensing partnerships?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 108 days ago
I do a great job running my business, but not marketing it--what should I do?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 127 days ago
How do I revive my business's public reputation after a bad partnership?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Advertising & PR 220 days ago
How do I publicize an event that would make a good story to the media?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Advertising & PR 220 days ago
Even if a business doesn't require me to dress a certain way, what should I wear as a sales person?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 220 days ago
How do I close a sale when I haven't closed one yet?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 259 days ago
How do I choose products that will be most profitable for my store?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 259 days ago
Where can I finds tips on how to go about distrbuting or selling a video production to the masses?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 266 days ago
What is direct marketing?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 282 days ago
What is network marketing?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 282 days ago
What should I pay an independent sales person?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 282 days ago
How do I connect with and market to the wealthy?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 305 days ago
What is the best type of a marketing for a new day spa?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 324 days ago
What are the best places or methods to sell gel candles?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Home Business 339 days ago
What kind of music can increase sales in a bar?
Answered by Pattie Simone   |   Posted in Sales & Marketing 339 days ago


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