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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 elements every direct mail piece should have
- Don't want your direct mail to end up in the trash with the rest of the unread mail? Studies show an effective direct mail campaign should draw a .5 to 1 percent response. These 10 tips will help you get the results you want:1. A clear, bold headline. On the envelope or front of the mailer there should be one central message. The best way to achieve that is with a bold, clear headline that'...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The art of writing classified ads
- The writing of good classified ads truly is an art that needs to be learned and perfected. Depending on the type of business you run, the development of a good classified ad can boost your annual sales by an average of £5,000 to £20,000 or more.You must first of all forget any notion of selling products from your classified advertisements. Instead you n...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hold onto what youve got
- You probably spend a great deal of your time looking for new customers or clients. However, are you sure your doing enough to hold onto the ones you've got. One of the least costly ways to grow your business is to get customers to come back and buy more of your product or service.How many customers have you lost this month? I'm sure it's not something you want to think about too much, howev...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Online communities - a marketers wildest dream and worst nightmare!
- Online Communities are all over the Internet and attract lots of visitors which make them ideal for marketing. People participating in these communities share information about whatever they want under various topics. Some of these discussions get very heated while others go by nearly un-noticed. Spammers have made their mark in these communities by making many of these forums unbearable to legiti...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Telemarketers dont like them? heres an idea for ya!
- Telemarketers... ooohhh... I'll bet we've all got a nice story to tell about these guys & gals don't we?Well here's a story i'll never forget and I'll show you how to turn a sales call into a sale for you!So I'm sitting in my office one day and mind you at the moment I didn't have a helper to screen my call for me and don't you know it, I get a telemarketer.See, I used to be i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing business newsletters: avoid the ?me, me, me? mistake
- Effective customer newsletters find the right mix of promotional and 'real' content to maximize readership.It's that time of year when the old college roommate sends 'round his or her annual holiday newsletter. Admit it, you're happy to hear from them, but it's usually too long and it's all "me, me, me."The same is true about too many customer newsletters ? printed or elect...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bridging the chasm from lead to loyal customer
- Bridging the Chasm from Lead to Loyal Customer: A Step by Step Guide for Developing Awareness, Building Credibility and Acquiring CustomersHave you ever watched a documentary about climbing Mount Everest? If so, you will undoubtedly remember one specific segment of the journey where the climbers cross a chasm, one carefully placed step after another, using aluminum ladders strung end to end...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Networking basics turn yourself into a profit making giant
- I would like to introduce you to one of my brick and mortar business I run. It is called AFM Computer Repair. This business takes me about 5 hours a week, yet I usually make a few hundred dollars cash in my pocket spending money a week. Now I know what everyone is thinking, "How the HELL do you run a brick and mortar business with only 5 hours of your time a week!". Well its quite simple. Its call...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The information publishers secret resource guide to blow customers away!
- Have you ever heard the saying, "Give and you shall receive"?Well, with information publishing, this saying is one of the most important you will ever hear. Let me explain:Whether you are providing your information product in a book, an e-book, a manual, or a video, if you want your customer to buy from you again, you must provide in your product value that he or she can directly app...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - New years revolution
- No, that's not a typo in the title. Resolutions are easy; most of us make them at least once a year. A revolution, on the other hand, is something you may not have made since you started your business.Starting a business is actually quite revolutionary. When you began yours, there were probably many details of your life that changed. Some of those changes were intentional, others accidental...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lack of business isnt always the problem
- When you're just starting out in business, it's a safe bet that you need more clients. But what if you have been up and running for a while, and you're still not making as much money as you would like? You may be in the habit of thinking that attracting new clients is the answer, but this isn't always the case.There are many reasons why a professional services business might not be earning ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Breaking the voice mail barrier
- Even if you never place a cold call, you still have to reach people by phone. That customer who was so interested last month never called you back, and now you must call her. You call once, twice, three times, but you can't get her in person. How can you manage to close a sale if all you ever get is voice mail?Doing business in the age of voice mail can be extremely frustrating. While it is...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Marketing smarter to earn more
- An accountant once told me that he never met anyone who didn't want to make 30% more money. Whether you want a better lifestyle or to take more vacations, buy a fancy car, spend more time with your family, send your children to college or to give it all away, you could always use more money.If you sell services, your primary limitations on earnings are your costs and the number of hours in ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top seven marketing mistakes
- In my view, nearly all government statistics about reasons for business failures are nonsense.Undercapitalization, inexperience, or poor management are usually blamed for all business disasters.Of course, there can be one or several more causes that result in a business going "belly up."However, from what I've seen, marketing mistakes are by far the primary reason businesses d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to start a mail order business
- The Mail Order business is not a business of itself, but is another way of doing business. Mail Order is nothing more nor less than selling a product or service via advertising and the offers you send out by mail.Therefore, to start and succeed in a mail order business of your own, you need just as much, and in some cases, more business acumen than you would need in any other mode of busine...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make your prospects say yes!
- 6 Secrets to Stellar Sales PresentationsEvery sale is won or lost in the presentation. Regardless of product, industry, or market every sale has the same basic components: A prospect who wants a product, a product, and a sales person who will or will not help that customer buy. These 6 secrets will help you make presentations that build your customers understanding and excitement to a point...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Good vibes/ bad vibes
- Have you ever walked into a store or business and felt uncomfortable there for no apparent reason? Have you ever walked into a store all happy and left quite frustrated? Have you ever wished your house could feel happier? The process called energetic clearing can make a significant improvement to any location.There are many kinds of energy all around us. They effect where we live and are pr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 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 clients that is informative and engaging? How can you stand out from the crowd?The most common ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why most marketing videos dont 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 or more of the following problems.1. A poorly written scriptThis would have to be o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The secret to good writing
- Skilful business writing involves getting your message across simply and quickly. This often means writing in a style that is easily read and understood by a broad audience.Yet, writing simply is often difficult for most of us.Why? The answer lies in our school education. We learnt that if we used big words and complex sentences, we were more likely to get an 'A' by our English teach...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase your profits through customer loyalty
- The job of convincing your existing customers to spend higher and more often can be an extremely tough task. There are many ways of achieving customer loyalty. It can be far more profitable to market existing and new products to an established customer base, than to try and attract new buyers. Offering incentives such as: loyalty discounts, increased order discounts, attractive credit terms, bonus...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase repeat business and referrals with direct mail
- So you have been writing mortgages like crazy now for the last few years. You have a pretty big database of customers and hopefully you have been getting and keeping full contact information for them. An organized database is the first key to customer retention.The next step is to put together a direct mail campaign to keep these customers thinking about you when they think about mortgages....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The marketing secret every child knows
- Little Kids Ask Until They Get What They Want.Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, can I have an ice cream? Can I, Can I, Can I, Can I? Please, Please, Please, Please. I'll be good for a whole year. I promise. Just give me a dollar. I won't ask again for a long time. Pleaseeeeee!Regular, repeated mailings are the way to create big predictable results. When you mail every 30 days for a year you will c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 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 key question, "Who should I send my postcard offers to?"After that is answered, your next problem...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to really get your customers
- What Really Makes Your Postcard Mailing Successful? The biggest single factor in the success of your postcard mailings is who you send your postcards to.You need a list of people or businesses to send your postcard offer to.This can be a list of existing customers or prospects who have inquired as a result of any of your marketing efforts or a list which you purchase.The list ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Postcards work
- What's the fastest, simplest and cheapest way to promote just about any business?The answer is postcards sent by direct mail. You can get your message to a targeted group of prospects or to your existing customers for a cost of about 25 to 30 cents each including postage. You can actually send someone a postcard every 30 days for only $3 a year. Postcards Work.You can generate leads,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Key marketing strategy - you need to stay visible!
- If you want to get consistent results from your marketing, you need to stay visible to clients and prospects. But, how do you do that?It's not going to do you a whole lot of good if you produce a bunch of great marketing stuff and nobody ever reads it. And, it's pretty hard to keep the ball rolling if someone hears about you once and then you disappear after that.Lots of people are "...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Database marketing: secrets to skyrocket your online profits using database marketing
- What is database marketing?Database Marketing is the gathering and storing of specific information about your prospects or customers.This information is usually stored in a database program on your computer.You would then use the information to market and advertise to them.It can save you time and money because you can target your promotional efforts to your best prospe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Building credibility for your business
- Small companies that rely on business-to-business sales often find it difficult to be seen as credible in the eyes of larger companies. If this is true for you, then this assessment might help you determine where you need to focus your attention in order to build your credibility. Rate each item from 1 to 5. 1 = low/bad. 3 = not good, not bad, just OK. 5 = high/great.1. Your History. What's...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Two steps to improving your marketing success
- Since the human brain seems to be able to focus on only one thought at a time, it's difficult to evaluate an advertising idea from the perspective of both a marketer and a customer. That's why it's necessary to use a two-step process when developing highly effective ads, sales letters, web pages, and e-mails.The first step involves creating a rough draft of your marketing message, while emp...