The Marketing Plan and the Four P?s

The Marketing Plan section of the business plan demonstrates how a company will penetrate the market with its products and services. The Marketing Plan should include "the four P's" ? Product, Promotions, Price, and Place.Products and/or ServicesThe first "P" stands for Product, but includes all products and services that the... Read More

Selling To Your Affiliates

While success with any internet marketing program falls on the head of the marketer, what the program offers in pay outs and products plays a big roll. What I am going to focus on is the product side of the business. The products that you sell make the difference on... Read More

Fertilizer For Your Grassroots Marketing

Looking for a great way to drive traffic to your business? No million dollar ad budget last time you checked? The solution may be to harness the power of grassroots marketing.Grassroots marketing is simply taking the unconventional approach to getting people interested in what you offer. It's driven by creativity... Read More

Most Wanted Response... How To Make It Work

"When I walked into the grocery store last Saturday, I was just 'browsing.' But... their MWR was obvious. Because,... I could smell the 'hot fresh baked bread' in the bakery department. They must have arranged to circulate that aroma all over the store. Yep... I knew at that moment, their... Read More

Arts Marketing : Suggestions for Students and Beginners

Many artists create art but when it comes to marketing and selling their work, well, that is another story. It may seem daunting at first but artists can do marketing easily if they just think logically and commit time to the effort.First of all, marketing is not selling, at least... Read More

The Exiler

THE EXILER (your search for true brand attributes ends here!)With the advent of new marketing strategies and techniques, many theories have sprouted up telling you many ways to impress your target customers and make them buy your product. But when it comes to practical implementation of the theories, most of... Read More

Celebrity Product Placement: A Primer

With more and more companies wanting to integrate their products into the lives of celebrities, now seems like a good time to take a closer look at Celebrity Product Placement, describe three common approaches, and outline what steps can be taken to guarantee results.The term "Celebrity Product Placement" is used... Read More

Powerhouse Marketing With Persuasive Postcards

The lowly postcard?it's more than just a "having fun, wish you were here" delivery system. This tiny billboard is actually a powerhouse of a marketing tool with almost unlimited uses. Harness this little dynamo and you'll find a surge of new business opportunities.Here are some reasons your company should consider... Read More

Making the Intangible Real

How do you make the intangible real? How do you take an idea or concept, something that can't be seen or touched, and convey its essence to others, quickly and easily?That challenge faces many of us in this age of information and knowledge marketing. In advertising and other marketing communications,... Read More

Business to Business Direct Mail Sales Letters Need an Offer (and Heres Why)

In direct mail, the offer is the incentive or reward that you dangle in front of your prospects to motivate them to respond to your mailing. In business-to-consumer direct mail, for example, a magazine publisher will offer a yearly subscription to its magazine at 60% off the newsstand price. The... Read More

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Why Target the Matures

The "Matures" are the generations that came along between 1909... Read More

Small Business Pricing Strategies

Think the best way to get more customers is to... Read More

Spike TV - Know Your Audience

What do Klingons, giant rubber bands, and monster trucks all... Read More

Measuring the Return on Your Direct Mail Investment

In direct mail lore, there's a rule stating that you... Read More

Networking, iNetworking, What Is The First Rule?

Networking on the Internet is the same as networking in... Read More

GoogSpy: Business Counter Intelligence for Everyone

So, you want to know what your competitors are up... Read More

Marketing to a Critical Mass

In "Developing a Marketing Plan", we covered the first steps... Read More

Take the Logo Litmus Test

Here is your C.I.T.T. (pronounced "kit")[Color ? Illustrate? Type ?... Read More

Direct Mail Postcard Rules

It's a fact that your customers are your best leads.... Read More

More Marketing Dope

Direct marketing can make you very successful, but you've got... Read More

Marketing Success Defined

How do you personally define success? High income? Substantial net... Read More

The Mighty Marketing Brochure

"Brochure" is French, and it comes from brocher, meaning to... Read More

Four Keys For Successful Foundation and Corporate Fundraising

Earlier in my career, I worked for a training and... Read More

Successful Surveys: 10 Tips for Better Results

Why would you use an email or online survey when... Read More

The Money Making Secret of The Toll Booth Position

I'm a marketing consultant and at one of my client-companies,... Read More

Writing A Marketing Strategy

It is my belief that if anyone is to suceed... Read More

How to Critique Your Own Yellow Page Ad

Forget what you know about your business Your goal is... Read More

Marketing as a Spiritual Practice II: Unearthing Your Potential

Marketing as we know it is over. Done. Finito.People the... Read More

Celebrity Product Placement: A Primer

With more and more companies wanting to integrate their products... Read More

Market Yourself as the Expert

As a small business how do you compete with the... Read More

Design, Design, Design

You need only one card, but make it noticeable. Make... Read More

Postcard Direct Mail Marketing Tips And Ideas

Postcards are perhaps the least expensive way of reaching a... Read More

How To Choose a Qualitative Research Market

Qualitative research, whether individual interviews, in-homes, focus groups, ethnographies and... Read More

Your 30 Second Commercial

This tip is so simple, that many people we've talked... Read More

Practical Advice to Generate Successful Campaigns Using Merged Lists

You could end up with poor results when designing a... Read More

Are You Marketing Backwards?

Marketing is like rowing a boat. When you know how... Read More

Where to Find New Customers Using B2B Direct Mail

The challenge in business-to-business direct mail is knowing where to... Read More

Collecting Customer Data The Easy Way

Market research is a critical component of any marketing strategy.... Read More

What Is Better Than FREE?

Oh come on! FREE is free. Zero, zip, nada, zilch.... Read More

Psychology of Setting Prices

Pricing is one of the four major components of marketing.... Read More

Build Relationships

Personal marketing makes it easier to sell, by building relationships... Read More

Mobile Marketing a New Age Strategy

More and more companies seem to be looking for new... Read More

Have You Sold Your Internal Customers?

You can make the sale. You know your core message.... Read More