Use a business card as a note pad for recording important information.I am sometimes asked why I make such use of business cards. My reply is that they are easy to transport and I do not need an extra envelope. I particularly make use of others' business cards for taking... Read More
With the explosion of the internet and online businesses many business owners forget how important it is to market offline as well. One of the main pieces in your company's marketing should be a brochure. You should have a brochure for your online and offline marketing.Brochures have many advantages over... Read More
Think you can't afford to hire a copywriter? Think again. Here are seven ways a copywriter can contribute to the success of your business.#1 ? Save you time. Chances are, you have more than enough things to fill your day with other than writing brochure copy or freshening your Web... Read More
Are you struggling to find a new twist for old advertising or marketing campaigns? If you're a small business owner or a copywriter/coach/other creative professional, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Having to come up with new ideas for a long-term client (or even... Read More
Do you have a website? A Web Newsletter? A mailing list of e-mail addresses for customers? Do you track and test everything? You can use the web to get sales in lots of exciting ways which are dependant on technology that's available at the time. Whether you budget is £600... Read More
1. Your Most Valuable AssetA mailing list of valued customers is the single most important asset you have. Loyal customers will spend an average of five times more in your business than new customers. Plus it costs ten times more to acquire a new customer.When choosing a mailing list, first... Read More
Over the years as I have attended trade shows, networking meetings, chamber events and more; I have noticed a few things about the successful and the not so successful. First of all, do you have a business card? If you belong to a large corporation, you were probably issued... Read More
With direct mail, you can break even and still claim success. The reason for this can be understood only when determining the lifetime value of each customer brought in and the likelihood of those customers responding to subsequent offers. Here is a concrete example to illustrate my point.Joe's Civil War... Read More
What is Marketing? There are many text book answers to this but I like these two definitions the most.To be successful, you have to understand what marketing is, and how to advertise.Marketing can be defined a number of ways.Val Smyth, founder of Mentors In Motion taught me that Marketing is... Read More
Simply put the marketing people and the sales people depend on each other 100%. One cannot say that a marketing department is any more or less important then the guys who are closing the deals in the sales department. Indeed, one would not survive a day without the other which... Read More
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