Every day in a newsagency, or any retail business, the owner or manager is interrupted by people who should not have easy access. Some do it because they know the can term their way to some business with most the interrupt.
Here are some ways to reduce these interruptions, if you do want to reduce them:
- Stop answering the phone. Have someone else do it and take the calls you want. If you have no one to answer, consider using a machine to vet calls.
- Have a no appointment no meeting policy with all reps.
- Black list emails from suppliers you don’t want emails from. You can do this through your email server.
- Put all unsolicited marketing mail into a separate pile for you to review at a time that suits.
Reducing the noise from and attention grabbing by unsolicited reps and businesses can de-clutter your time and this could help you focus on what really matters to you in your business.