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1181. 5 Steps to Massive Profits - A Business Marketing Tip By Steve Majors
      Here's a business marketing tip to gain maximum profit from any product or service in your business marketing lineup, and how you will gain extreme profits when you follow these 5 simple, LAZY steps;1. Look not at what you are offering through your business marketing efforts - look at WHO WILL BUY your product/service. Make a picture of your 'typical buyer' - who they are, their age, what they like to do, etc.This is often known as the 't…



1182. 5 Ways to Give Your Web Site a Big-Company Look and Feel By Alexandria K. Brown
      We all DO judge a book by its cover, and the same saying goes for Web sites. I’ve seen many entrepreneurs offer great information on their Web pages, but compromise their image dramatically with a few amateur mistakes that can be VERY unforgiving.If you want to attract high quality clients and customers, and convey that you’re a legitimate, credible, and sought-after business, these five points are a great launching pad to give your site that “…



1183. Is A Marketing Plan The Same Thing As A Communications Plan?
      How does a marketing plan relate to an organization's communications plan? What are the differences? Is the marketing plan just one aspect of the communications plan? Should one consider combining them into a single document?A communications plan is a PART of your marketing plan. A communications plan is a focused strategy you use to get the word out about your business, product or service.You may use a variety of communications tactics such as p…



1184. The Relationship Between Marketing Bang and Company Image By Mary Eule
      Today’s small business owners are smarter than ever about strategic and tactical marketing. They are becoming more and more comfortable with its cumbersome terminology and are familiar with concepts such as customer “touches”, or contacts.Unfortunately, however, many small- to medium-sized business owners are spending way too much time concentrating on the frequency of their messages, rather than developing the right message.For example, how ma…



1185. Sound Marketing Advice: Be Careful Not To “We” All Over Yourself By Ron Abbott
      Building a small business from initial concept to successful money making machine is a daunting challenge. One of the most difficult tasks an entrepreneur faces is finding and keeping loyal customers. Most of their time and money is spent on trying to convert the prospects who have the power to make or break the business.Without these prospects becoming valuable customers, it’s extremely difficult to keep the bills paid and the doors open. Thi…



1186. 6 Simple Ways to Determine Which Marketing Ideas Are Best for Your Business By Jennifer McCay
      Did something catch your eye in a direct mailing this past week? Have you recently gone to a website and encountered something entirely new that caught your attention? Did a friend of yours try out a new marketing idea and generate a few thousand dollars of extra business overnight?As a small business owner, it's all too easy to get caught up in the hype of new marketing techniques that promise quick rewards for little cash. I'll even admit tha…



1187. No One Gives A Damn About Your Business. Unless You Give 'em A Reason To By John Follis
      The good news is that there are thousands of people looking for what you offer. The bad news is that those people are extremely tough to attract not to mention that your very livelihood depends on it. It's a scary thought when you think about it. And many don't. Some are simply ignorant to the marketing realities. For others the expense and complexity associated with any kind of formal marketing effort is simply too intimidating. They rely soul…



1188. Using a Marketing Calendar Template By Nick Smith
      Owning a small business isn’t easy, especially if you are running it alone. Between moving products, taking orders, paying bills, and taking care of family, it is easy to lose track of everything you need to do. Using a calendar template to organize and manage your marketing strategy will ensure you don’t drop the ball with one of the most important parts of your business.Developing a Marketing StrategyFirst, research and identify who your targ…



1189. Are You Sabotaging Your Marketing Success? By Debbie LaChusa
      What?!? Sabotage your own success? Who would do that? Well, you'd be surprised how many small business owners think they are effectively marketing their business, when in fact they are cutting their own throat.Yes, they may be running ads that are pulling in leads or customers. And yes, they may be writing a regular column for their local newspaper so they are perceived as the expert in their industry. And yes, they may even be doing a pre…



1190. 5 Tips For Profiting From Private Label Content
      Private Label Content is becoming increasingly popular as people join the rush to fill their websites with high-quality information. Admittedly, you can have articles written by freelance writers at sites like Elance or Rentacoder, but it gets expensive. For those who are not yet generating a high income through AdSense or affiliate sales, Private Label Content (PLC) provides a welcome alternative. === What is Private Label Content? === PLC gener…



1191. The Changing of the Guard: Four Key Exhibiting Strategies for Generation Y By Susan Friedmann
      Survey the crowd at any trade show, and one trend immediately makes itself apparent. Attendees are getting younger. The infamous Baby Boomers are preparing for retirement, and Gen X’ers have moved into upper management positions. Now we’re exhibiting for Generation Y. The members of Generation Y were born between 1977-1994. It’s a huge demographic, with over 68 million individuals, 40% of which are already employed full-time. While it’s always…



1192. Neuromarketing: Smart Marketing Or Jedi Mind Control Trick? By Priya Shah
      In the international bestseller "Blink," Malcolm Gladwell explains why our decisions to choose brands, select a mate, sue our doctor or make choices that decide Presidential elections, aren't as simple as they seem.Why we often let unconscious biases affect our opinions about people who are taller or have a different skin colour. And why we find it even harder to explain them when asked.I consider "Blink" essential reading for all marketers. I …



1193. Marketing Techniques: What Works & What Doesn't for a PC Repair Business By Jim Shutes
      Following are techniques that I tried, how they failed or succeeded, what works and what doesn’t and why. I show many different ways of advertising your new PC Repair Business, and what to avoid. I also show several unique types of advertising that get good results, which you may have never heard of before, but they work! There is a lot here to read, but you won’t regret learning everything that I have to show you. Don’t make the same mistake I…



1194. The Testimonial Writing Machine By John Jantsch
      Almost every small business marketer knows that they should gather testimonials to use in their marketing materials.The problem though is that getting your clients, the ones who know your greatness, to sit down with a blank sheet of paper and crank out a glowing testimonial can be a bit of a chore. It isn't that they don't want to do it; it's just that there are other priorities calling to them as well.I accidentally stumbled on a way to get cl…



1195. Starting Small Business Promotional Campaigns
      So you’re starting a small business. You figured out what you wanted to sell or do and went out and got it all set up, had your DBA framed and on the wall and now all you need is for someone to buy your product or use your service. Right? How are you going to go about getting your public to know you even exist? Promote! Promote! Promote! Well that all sounds simple, but say you’re a financial specialist, a boat builder or llama farmer. They proba…



1196. Marketing Operations Elevates Public Relations and Communications Professionals By Gary Katz
      Is your marketing department taking advantage of MOM and MRM? Do you have BAM and DAM systems in place? Do you know how to measure NPV? Do you even know what I'm talking about?If so, you may not be a "Quant" (a marketing scientist or specialist in marketing analytics) but you're certainly ready to seize a leadership role and spur your company into the new world of Marketing Operations.Marketing Operations (AKA MOM or Marketing Operations Ma…



1197. Helping Your Prospects Overcome “Buying Fears” By Using Testimonials By Joe Farinaccio
      You DO use direct marketing for your small business… right? If so, you’re taking advantage of the most cost-effective means of advertising available. (Yes… I’m biased… I admit it!)Let’s talk for a minute about how you can make your sales copy and direct marketing more effective.One of the simplest yet most powerful ways to strengthen your sales copy is to include testimonials. The purpose of having testimonials is to add “objective” credibil…



1198. How To Bond With Customers So That They Stay With You Longer By William Siebler
      How many of your customers are loyal customers? More importantly do you know why they are loyal customers?Customer loyalty has been a buzz term in marketing for some time and with good reason. Estimates suggest it can cost 5 times as much to get a new customer as it does to keep an existing one.Think about your business as having a bucket of customers. The customers you lose leak out a hole in the bottom of the bucket. Understanding how big the…



1199. Celebrate this festive season with corporate holiday gifts
      Corporate holiday gifts are probably the most popular time of the year for any company to give gifts to its employees and customers, and there are a lot of great ideas out there for just what to give. Holiday gifts are often gift baskets of some kind, but they can also be seasonal items, home furnishings, or even gift certificates. You have a lot to choose from, so consider all options carefully and think about which corporate holiday gift woul…



1200. Simple Marketing Idea - Big Marketing Results! By Kevin P. Dervin
      Have you ever noticed how many times it's the simplest concepts that end up working the best?The same is so true when it comes to marketing. I'm constantly amazed at just how powerful some of the simplest concepts are. I've seen simple marketing ideas that cost next to nothing and really require little to no additional extra work begin to make a company an extra thousand or more a month - every month.Unfortunately, the problem with simple marke…



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