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Loosing My Virginity

“Loosing My virginity” is an autobiography by Richard Branson, chairman of ‘virgin group’. This title was choosen over other title like ‘Virgin Group’ or something similar to that would have bring a boring & very sober review and attention of readers. It is not that what lies beneath, that is equ. . .

Rising Postal Rates? Don’t Cut Down the Direct Mail

The United States Post Office in the past had some trouble with its finances and their solution was to raise the postal rates. Whether or not you agree with this approach to trying to stay in business, like the weather and government in general, it’s something you have to live with.Many companie. . .

4 Marketing Myths Threaten Your Sales

These 4 marketing myths can cause you to lose sales if you base your marketing decisions on them. But the related marketing tips I included with each myth will boost your sales if you act on them instead. Myth 1: People Always Buy Where They Get the Cheapest Price If this was true, only busin. . .

Outsourcing your Web Marketing

The online world is still very new, and constantly evolving. You may be thinking about outsourcing your Web promotion to an expert who is immersed in this world as their fulltime occupation, rather than trying to acquire this knowledge, and cope with the pace of change in-house.So, what should y. . .

How to Earn More by Visualizing Your Marketing Success

Did you ever imagine yourself lying on a beach enjoying the sun or spending the holidays relaxing with relatives? We all daydream and picture ourselves in places we'd like to go to, or doing things we enjoy or have always wanted to try. What do you do next if you want to make your daydream real? . . .

What's Missing From Your Marketing?

Holly called from Anchorage, Alaska looking for ideas on ways to increase advertising s.ales. She provides live traffic reports from her plane to six radio stations and wanted help selling the 15-second advertising spots she reads during the traffic reports.John called from Boston, Massachusetts . . .

The Future Of Email Newsletter

What are you doing with the Spam you receive? I'm sure you are not happy receiving it just like none between us . You have installed already a good Spam filter or you let your ISP to select your Spam and you receive it already into your "Spam mail folder" where from you can delete it easily.. . .

New Realities for E-Mail Marketing

Spam e-mail is no longer the mild irritant it once was - it's clogging corporate networks and ISP mail servers and has become a real productivity drain, forcing corporate and consumer e-mail users to spend 20-30 minutes a day dealing with this deluge of junk! According to recent figures, unsolici. . .

10 Phone Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

"I hate making marketing calls. I don’t know what to say and how to say it. I’ve been assigned to find new clients and in the past 4 weeks I brought in zero new clients."Do you ever feel this way?Are you tired of being turned down?Are you frustrated by your limited success selling on the phone?Ma. . .

The Marketing Person You Think You Aren't

Have you thought about starting your own business? Have you started one and are having challenges with marketing, fear of failure, fear of success…I could go on and on. Has the question, Now what? ever entered your mind? If so, I would like to share my story with you. A journey, from corporate to. . .

Why do many people fail in Affiliate Marketing!

Affiliate marketing has been around on the Web for quite sometime now, but there are still a lot of people who doesn't know much or even nothing about it. Most of the people that don't know about affiliate marketing and has just discovered it normally thinks that they can make a quick buck or two. . .

Interactive Marketing--Your Key to Success in 2005

Joe,You asked me the secret to marketing success in 2005. Here’s my reply.If you are relying on traditional market thinking and advertising for your business, you are going to be in trouble in 2005. The markets have moved beyond traditional thinking. I am not sure when this occurred or why. . . .

The Shocking 100 Million Dollars Secret Marketing Book That Few People Know About

Why Your Website Is Not Making Money And How To Turn It Around: Learn This Unique Nitty Gritty, High Octane Marketing “Secret” From A Little Known Guy Who Made 100 Million Dollars In 2 Yrs By The Age Of 28….Send a floodgate of traffics to your website and explode your sales.Hundreds of millions o. . .

Grow Sales Using Image Tactics

In my dreams, I envision being the marketing consultant equivalent of Oprah or Tiger Woods. Oprah, for her premise, “You’re a woman and only you are responsible for yourself.” Tiger Woods, for his ultimate dedication to the game. Respectively, this is what they’re known for or what their personal. . .

Easy Marketing Communications Planning Steps

‘Tis the season to be planning. Most business people are familiar with strategic planning. But what about your marketing communications program? Do you have a plan for that?For those of you with marketing communications anxiety, here’s a step-by-step guide to follow to create a plan.1. Begin w. . .

Common Exhibit Marketing Mistakes: Ten Tips on How to Avoid Them

The key to great exhibiting is marketing. But marketing is a very inexact science that leaves room for a multitude of errors to occur. The following are 10 of the most common marketing mistakes that exhibitors often make. Learn to avoid them and you will increase your chances for a successful tra. . .

The Truth About The Fallacy Of "7"

Ted Nicholas is a marketer with a proven track record. He has started, operated and sold 21 profitable businesses, and is responsible for the direct or indirect publishing of hundreds of books and publications. Ted Nicholas is a well- known and respected leader in the information marketing busine. . .

Stay In Touch With Leads And Get More Closes

How many leads have come into your business since the beginning of time that never closed? That is a salient question. Who knows how many, but I bet there are a lot.Whether a small company or a large one with a sales force, the leads that are always best are the ones that are easy to close. But w. . .

Affiliates Go To School!

It has been said that only 2% of affiliate marketers ever make any “real” money from their efforts. The rest struggle and flounder as they see most of their efforts fail. Rather like master archers hitting the bull’s-eye each time while the rest struggle to sharpen their arrows, draw the bow and . . .

Keeping It Real: The Only Copywriting Trick That Works

Much of today's accepted copywriting wisdom comes from old books written for a different, quieter world.For most of the twentieth century, widely promoting a successful message was expensive and difficult, requiring control of significant resources and substantial time commitments. Though the gen. . .

The Big-Pay Off -- Brand Value

Many CEOs and marketing directors find their time wasted evaluating marketing opportunities instead of acting on them. When every possibility is followed, a meandering trail of hit and miss effectiveness is the result. Despite significant expenditure of time and money, marketing tactics may not p. . .

Testosterone Free Marketing for Women in Business

Are Your Lack of Marketing Skills Holding You Back From the Success You Deserve?Secrets of Success for Women Entrepreneurs Who Would Rather Get a Bikini Wax than Market Their Home-based BusinessBy Denise Michaels, Marketing MavenDoes the thought of marketing your business drive you to chocolate? . . .

Don't Become Another .com Road Kill

Remember those Super Bowl and World Cup commercials where you saw talking hand puppets, scantily dressed women, cowboys herding cats and crude lettering on cardboard? Can you actually name one .com company that paid for these millions of dollar/eurodollars for brand awareness ads?Doesn't this typ. . .

The End Of Marketing

Working with top companies worldwide in all major sectors for 20 years, I've discovered that few of them come even close to achieving their potential results. A key reason is that their leaders "don't know that they don't know". They don't know that marketing as we know it has come to an end. A. . .

Marketing to Today’s “Distracted” Consumer

The average person today is exposed to a never-ending deluge of 1,700 marketing messages during a single 24-hour period. Look around you, we marketers have pasted, integrated injected and/or overlaid advertising in any possible place imaginable! Case in point, NBC will start to digitally insert c. . .

Satellite TV, Google, and a Stamp

Unless you’re building a baseball diamond in the middle of nowhere, the “If you build it they will come” principle simply will not work for your home business or online store. Driving customers to your store and visitors to your Website are essential keys to your success. This article explores so. . .

Improving Your Inter-Company Communications At No Cost

It's all very well having a flashy (and expensive) advertising campaign, backed up by a wealth of positive PR, but if your staff are not all pulling in the same direction this could be the biggest leak in your plan.Want a more in-depth guide to internal and customer communications, plus a CD-ROM . . .

Keeping your Business Alive

As long as you eat and breathe you will stay alive. But is that really living? In a crisis that may be enough. If your business is in crisis - deal with it. But the secret to keeping your business alive is growth. That is the litmus test of keeping your business alive. Look at nature. Everything . . .

Share Ad Expenses to Boost Profits

The challenges of the small business owner are well documented. They must battle for market share against larger competitors, run all aspects of their business, and even pay higher rates for advertising and other marketing related expenses. Small businesses generally do not qualify for volume dis. . .

Share Your Knowledge! Write It And They Will Come!

Are you looking for more visitors to your site? Of course you are!!! There are so many ways to promote your business. These days it's hard to decide which methods are best for your business. One thing that holds true to all sites is to write about what your most pationate about! No i'm not talkin. . .

Tips on Avoiding Scams

One thing I think we ALL agree on: There are way too many scams out there. Both online and off. Things like:Email from a "millionaire who needs help transferring large sums of money" This is one of the most popular scams online today.How about the "You`ve won the lottery!!" mails? You know that u. . .

PowerPositioning: WillYouAcceptThisRose.com

Positioning is a powerful concept in marketing. To illustrate, have you ever visited a fast food restaurant, and, in a rush to complete your order asked for a coke when you "perhaps" meant to order some other soft drink? The Coke brand and its owners have achieved a top of mind awareness. . . .

Your Book is a Business

Thinking of your book as a business will help you produce more sales. How do you do that?Think like a businessperson, not an author. Once the final draft is written, you're no longer an author. You're an entrepreneur with a product to sell, and it's critical that you start thinking that way. Ins. . .

Successful Marketing for Home Based Businesses

'A successful marketing strategy is not based on doing what you like but liking what you do...'Are you looking for information to build and grow a home-based business? If so, you are in the right place! Here you will find information on implementing a successful marketing campaign and growing you. . .

Forget Conventional Marketing - Embrace the Web!

Tactical marketing processes are once again undergoing fundamental shifts from traditional to web-based processes. Many traditional marketing firms/agencies are still touting the tried and true to their clients; i.e. Tradeshow attendance, Print, Traditional PR, TV and Radio. However, these conven. . .

Generate More Sales in ANY Affiliate Program – Part One

It is my opinion that the best AFFILIATE PROGRAM ever…is still the AFFILIATE PROGRAM YOU own. BUT… For those who are content in promoting other peoples programs…I will share with you a few of my strategies for FREE! But before I do that, let’s see why most affiliates FAIL in just about any given . . .

Maximum Marketing - Minimum Budget

Two years ago I started my small Virtual Assistant business with a non-existent marketing budget. I borrowed marketing books from the library, read countless articles on the Internet and joined a professional trade association of my peers. I learned hundreds of marketing techniques and one valu. . .

You Can't Direct the Wind but You Can Adjust the Sails

Dear Friend, Today I would like to provide you with a new perspective and new insights to help you define effective marketing strategies and tactics that will insure the growth of your online business. First of all, let's take a look at the meaning of the word "metamorphosis" and how it can possi. . .

Marketing a New or Small Business on a Budget

There are almost as many opinions and views on marketing as there are companies to market. The big names and multinationals will have an extraordinary amount of funding set aside in which to convey their marketing message to the masses. The process will involve an inordinate amount of people, mul. . .

Are You Marketing to Your Potential?

Many small business owners struggle to grow their businesses only to find themselves stuck in a morass of marketing, management and delivery tasks. As your business becomes more complex and time consuming, the original vision of the business usually changes or gets lost, and it can become increas. . .

The 3 Cs of Effective Marketing

Complicated definitions of marketing abound. However, when you think about what you are trying to achieve through your marketing activities, it is simply changing and then maintaining the behavior of your target market. You want to change their behavior from not buying your product or service t. . .

Your Business Card--Executive Pacifier or Marketing Tool?

Do you remember when you started your business or you got a new job? The excitement you felt when you the business cards arrived to match your new business or new position? The cards became your rite of passage. Now you realize business cards are part of every business boiler plate, one of the. . .

Get Viral...

Hey, using eBooks, eReports and eCourses is a fantastic way to build a list. You can use these things as an "incentive" for joining your affiliate program, as a "thank you" for visiting your site, a "bonus" when someone purchases a product/service from you. The possibilities are endless!! Many eB. . .

At Last - A Plain English Guide to Internet Marketing

Have you ever been horrified and intimidated at the convoluted, jargon-reliant information about Internet marketing available on the Net? Often it results in many companies becoming confused and therefore reluctant to put into practice what would be a valuable and simple business resource when un. . .

How to Gain Credibility and Sales By Writing Online Articles

Writing is one of the most powerful secrets you will find for bringing in new business and gaining credibility among your peers and potential clients. Writing articles in online publications that cater to your ideal client will put you heads and tails above your competitors. Most competitors feel. . .

Marketing vs Selling - Why There's A Difference

Marketing is something that we do to let people know what products we have to offer. Selling is something that we do to show people that the products we have to offer are of value to them.In the high tech world of today, much of what we consider marketing is very inconspicuous. Messages are movin. . .

Autoresponse Plus, The Email Marketing Solution To Increase Sales

Autoresponders in GeneralAutoresponders have been around for quite some time. The Internet is overflowing with companies offering them packaged up with various features at various monthly fee levels. As more and more people do business on the Internet, autoresponders will take a special place in . . .

Do You Make These Terrible Internet Marketing Mistakes?

I have been involved in Internet marketing since the world-wide-web began and I consider myself to be an Internet marketing expert. From my experience helping clients build successful websites, I have learned what works and what does not work when selling on the Internet. To help you avoid costly. . .

How to get an Internet Marketing Education Without Spending a Nickel

Do you want to create a passive income? Are you bewildered by all the educational Marketing products out there? Are you on a low budget or trying to escape from a huge debt load?Well, I answered a big "Yes!" to all the above, especially, the last oneMy job sucks. I can barely make ends meet and I. . .

The Words That Sell

What You Say, Who You Say It To, How you Say It:If you have or can get a list of people who are already interested or genuinely likely to be interested in your product or service then you are well on your way to being successful with your postcard marketing. Before that, you have to answer the ke. . .

Powerful Direct Marketing Numbers

Direct Marketing works! Why? It works because it's personal. It carries a message, answers questions and gets orders. Direct Response Marketing works because it is "conversation in writing". It works because, no matter what you have heard, read or believe ... most people look forward to personal . . .

The Key to Eliminating Objections and Increasing Sales

You're in a meeting with a promising prospect. You review the project and the services you provide and then, just when you're hoping to get the okay, the prospect raises an objection. They may tell you:"I haven"t got the time right now.""Send me a written proposal and I'll think about it.""We alr. . .

Chill Out With A Summer Time Marketing Plan

Is your business experiencing a summer time slump? Traditionally only industries related to travel enjoy a boost in business during the warmer months. The rest of us tend to take vacations, clean up our desk and while away the time playing computer games while we wait for business to pick up. . . .

Marketing Strategies to Put Yourself Out of Business

Want to learn how to lose a billion dollars?Just follow the marketing strategies used by GM, Ford and Daimler Chrysler. Yes, some of the largest corporations in the world are missing some basic tenants of marketing and it's worth taking a look at what they're doing wrong so you don't make the sam. . .

Web Site Marketing Techniques Rated

There are many ways to market your web site, both online and offline. Which ones are worth it? This article will rate several popular methods on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the absolute most effective, and 1 being worthless.High search engine rankings - rate: 7-10, depending on which search en. . .

Reach vs. Frequency: Is it better to reach 25 People Four Times or 100 People Once

Reach and frequency are terms generally used when planning advertising campaigns. However, the concept of reach and frequency applies to any promotional activity you undertake: direct mail, direct selling, and even networking.Reach is the number of people you touch with your marketing message o. . .

How To Find Deep Discount Pro Online Marketing Tools

You can't row a boat without an oar or build a house without a hammer. And, you can't build an online business without essential Internet marketing tools. Sadly, thousands try (unsuccessfully) everyday. Those who do use online tools are generally paying far too much for them because they haven't . . .

Building Downlines and Keeping Them

You know the scenario: You join some program, work your butt off to promote it, to get signups, and you feel like you`re hitting a brick wall. After a few months, you give up, and try something else, or give up completely. Know what`s missing? Active, helpful sponsors/uplines. Have you ever trie. . .

What Can Apple's iPod Teach Us About Marketing?

Apple Computer just announced that their earnings from the last quarter more than quadrupled mainly due to robust holiday sales of the iPod digital music player. More than 10 million iPods have been sold since it was introduced in 2001.There are some important marketing lessons to be learned from. . .

More Marketing Dope

Direct marketing can make you very successful, but you’ve got to understand the basics. Here are some more gems of the industry that can take you from being a diamond in the rough to the luminous bling-bling.When advertising your product or service, honesty is not only the legal and ethical path,. . .

Why Most Marketing Videos Don’t Work

Every now and then I will meet someone who has commissioned a marketing video that did not work for their company. It is a sad state of affairs and it is avoidable.Over the years, I have been given many failed corporate communications videos to watch and have found that they all suffer from one o. . .

Customer Lifetime Value - The Key To Maximizing Your Profits!

The greatest asset to your business is your Customer, specifically, your Customer Lifetime Value. In my many years in Sales and Marketing, I've met many CEOs and business owners who don't have much clue as to what Customer Lifetime Value is, much less its importance and the impact it has on their. . .

An Often Overlooked Strategy for Getting Your Foot in the Door

Most companies are constantly seeking efficient and cost effective marketing and promotions strategies. It’s likely they are also seeking strategies to increase sales through obtaining key information. Regardless of the industry, almost everyone has heard or read arguments saying sales and market. . .

What Santa Knows About Marketing

What's that ringing sound you hear at this time of year? It's the sound of store registers ringing up the sales generated by Santa Claus. Just because he's old, overweight, long haired, unshaven and dresses funny, don't overlook his marketing success. Santa is a marketing expert and you can becom. . .

Your Business Deserves a Second Chance!

When you started your business, you dreamed your customers would love your products and services. They would be excited. You would make money doing what you love. Then reality set in. You put lots of time in your business. You got fewer profits. Now you compete with every Tom, Dick and Harr. . .

How to Successfully Promote your Business to an International Audience

Breaking into the international marketplace can catapult a company into increased profitability and growth more rapidly than when selling to a domestic market.But how do you market your company successfully to overseas buyers? What can you do to provide the right information to prospective clien. . .

Taking E-mail Marketing To The Next Level

Many types of Internet advertising don't work as well as they once did. People have gotten used to banners and don't click on them. Some ezines have failed to keep their readers' interest and ads sometimes get less response. Search engines are overflowing with submissions. Getting your site liste. . .

Forget The Hype!

So you`re new to the internet, and want to learn everything you can about internet marketing. Or at least the essential basics, and you want a place to go to find the answers to all of your questions?I hate to tell you this, and I`m really sorry, but as far as I know, there IS no one-stop source . . .

Secure Fall Speaking Opportunities Now

Summer is a great time to line up fall speaking gigs. Public speaking is a great way to generate new business. However, it's not a time for a sales pitch. If you're able to share your inside secrets about your expertise in an organized fashion, with a confident and vibrant tone, you'll indirectly. . .

Everybody Loves Raymond....You Should Too!

Popular TV Series Provides a Powerful Marketing LessonSmall Business owners spend a great deal of mental effort and time trying to dream up the next big marketing idea for their business. I’m all for that. It’s a good time investment for any small business owner to think about ways to promote the. . .

12 Reasons to Market With Postcards

If your marketing activity doesn't include postcards, you're overlooking a highly effective and very low-cost sales tool. Here are 12 of the many reasons postcards should be part of your marketing program... 1. Postcards Work for Any Business Postcards can produce all kinds of sales activity for . . .

El Marketing, Das Marketing, Le Marketing

While reviewing site stats, I noticed 18 foreign countries as domain origins. This prompts my curiosity. Should I hone my marketing efforts to serve these visitors effectively in their native tongue? My college age daughter studies French, German, and Spanish simultaneously. The Word "marketing" . . .

Dumb Money And Smart Money

One of my goals online is to give you the total picture and tell you everything you need to succeed in your own Internet Marketing Business. This internet marketing "stuff" has been a God send for me and it can be for Anyone of you who will apply yourself and be very, very serious with it, not ge. . .

Overcoming Objections to Price

How much more could you earn if your prospects didn't object to your prices? You'd close more sales and be more successful. Like most service professionals and small business owners chances are you struggle with objections to pricing on a daily basis. You lose business because prospects get stuck. . .

Smart Marketing Secrets Revealed

Don’t you just hate junk mail that screams at you about supposed secrets to success that can be yours for a mere $9.95, $19.95, $99.95 or whatever? Well, here are some real “secrets” for you – and there’s no price tag attached.Ever wonder how other companies keep their sales momentum going? Smart. . .

Great Brands Depend on Attention to the Brand Architecture

Do you have the architecture in place to make sure each and every brand contact sends the right message?Thinking in terms of architecture, a building that looks great and catches your attention is probably designed so that each component looks perfect and enhances the overall effect of the buildi. . .

No Logo? Launching a Business Without a Logo Can Sabotage You

No Logo? Launching a Business Without a Logo Can Sabotage YouInitial lack of customers and cash flow often causes a small business to put off designing a logo and marketing materials professionally “until [they] got a few clients” or “until [they] get started.” Designing their own marketing mater. . .

Marketing Your Shows the 4 C's Way

Traditional marketing is changing: Customers are more sophisticated and price sensitive. They expect products and services to be delivered faster and more conveniently. And they have no qualms about switching to competitors. At the same time, traditional marketing tools are less effective than in. . .

Building a HUGE List of Loyal Opt-in Subscribers

First of all, subscribers are not just subscribers, they are YOUR customers! If you treat your subscribers well, they will be your customers for life. What does this mean? We'll ezines are all about 'one to one marketing'. One to one marketing is relationship marketing. Your job is to continu. . .

How to Add Warmth, Color & Texture to Your Advertisements

"…A powerful agent is the right word…" --Mark TwainAnd what true words those are! Your marketing efforts have the ability to succeed…or to fail…based on the words you choose to represent your products, services, and yourself in your ads.You have the ability to choose any words you desire. The pro. . .