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Web Presence gives your business a distince edge over your competitors, especially when you want to expand your current customer base. For exmaple, if Jane wants to find a real estate agent but she does not know who is the best in her area. Then she goes to the yellow... Read More
I had a telemarketer call me recently. Here's a rough transcript of the conversation.Think about it?(Telemarketer) Hello, Mr. Yuille? (Me) Yes?Mr. Yuille, it's Tracy from XYZ marketing (names changed to protect the innocent). Yes, Tracy,Mr. Yuille, I'm calling to update our mailing list. Yes,Can I just take a minute to... Read More
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It is well known that Thomas Edison was an inventor, a genius, and he never slept. Did you know that Mrs. Edison was a genius and never slept too? She was the marketing guru behind his engineering success. True, Tom had discovered what is today known as the light bulb.... Read More
Readers spend only a few seconds deciding the fate of your direct mail fundraising appeals. Either they open them on the spot, set them aside for later, or chuck them in the waste paper basket. Here are some creative ways to tease your donors into opening your envelopes.Hint at the... Read More
Generation X"--the 40 million or so people born between 1965 and 1976--understands it is living in a world of uncertainty where neither the governŽment nor private employers offer lifetime financial security. This is, however, the next generation of responsible adults, bright young people with families to protect and educate...and nearly... Read More
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