7,171 articles on "marketing"

Marketing in Turbulent Times

May you live in interesting times. Is that ancient expression a curse or a blessing? I think it depends on how you define "interesting" and more importantly how you adapt to it. If you define interesting to mean unpredictable, challenging and threa...

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Make Huge Annuity Sales by Setting Your Marketing Plan - Learn How to Target Market

Directing your marketing to "everyone" but to "no one" as a target guarantees that your marketing will be ignored. Many insurance agents have failed to determine who their target market is, the demographics of their target market and how to reach the...

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The Gold Feature MRD Technique

In a previous issue of the 280 Insider (June 2004) we discussed how to use themes as a technique for writing MRDs (Market Requirements Documents) and keeping your team and product releases focused. Another powerful and useful approach is called the G...

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Trinkets, Lockets And Empty Pockets

Trinkets, Lockets And Empty Pockets by: Dean Phillips It never ceases to amaze me how many people set-up a website, without any type of plan or clue about how to promote it, how to write a sales letter, how to write an ad nothing! Even more ama...

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How To Get The Media To Cover Your Story

There are two big misconceptions that a fair amount of businessprofessionals hold about the media and their attitude towardsthose in the public relations field.The first misconception is that the media despises anyone inpublic relations. Some people ...

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Ad Writing And Tracking Tips n Tricks

A lot has already been written about writing attentiongrabbing, interest generating advertisements. Howeveras editor of a `free ad` newsletter, I regularlyreceive tons of `no pull` ads. Due to the criticalnature of this issue, I will walk you through...

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Inexpensive and Effective Advertising for Your Web Site

With so many businesses on the web and so many different ways ofpromoting your site it is easy to spend far too much onadvertising and get far too little in return. Here are sometried and true ways of promoting your business that are simpleand relati...

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Getting Lucky with Systematic marketing

Getting Lucky with Systematic marketing by: Charlie Cook In early-August, I got a call from Barbara at the Association of Management Consultants wanting to know whether I was interested in running a marketing workshop for their members. I asked ...

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Get Over Your Resistance to Sales

Get Over Your Resistance to Sales by: Audrey BurtonI have found that there are two best ways to eliminate your fear or resistance to sales. First, become so familiar with your product/service and any objections that might surface, that you simpl...

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HOW WILL YOUR BUSINESS RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE

Most new business owners expect to devote a lot of time and effort to getting their business established. Then, they plan to relax as the business "runs itself" and continues to grow. This was an achievable goal in the past. It isn't today. Aggr...

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