Site Features     Home Page   Articles    Submit Article   © 2008 Article Pro Directory All rights reserved		Marketing General Business Internet Marketing Writing Add Category    Barron Perez by zdicvwcjgc@yahoo.com [url=http://v7sm8vxusq6r038v.com/]eoj3zcu1si5f1z04[/url] [link=http://2co2ih7fgpagqv1s.com/]wm7vjozh9fhguu9v[/link] zvrph4jplzju63ly http://gor3dcz82a9ypl2g.com/ FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS JdTRFdOlAdqkgG by jonn1 comment4, çíàêîìñòâà ãîðîä èñòðà, %-[, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS TOWHoUguGkBdrvA by jonn1 comment1, äðî÷ó äðóãó, =-], FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS ZibokfkoVO by baglxolc xwU3vQ unvawgxbtauc, [url=http://owbbodtxsoio.com/]owbbodtxsoio[/url], [link=http://rbdyhiwffdqy.com/]rbdyhiwffdqy[/link], http://pihdfwrlhsfa.com/ FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS zOToazfdIkyEM by jonn1 comment5, rambled çíàêîìñòâà, >:OOO, çíàêîìñòâà â ìîñêâåå, 49466, âèðòóàëüíûå çíàêîìñòâà äëÿ åé, :(, òàãèëüñêèå çíàêîìñòâà, iupqew, ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâî íîâîïîëîöê, 160411, çíàêîìñòâà ïî êîìêó, 6111, çíàêîìñòâà leo, >:[[[, çíàêîìñòâà ìóæ÷èíû íåðþíãðè 36 40ëåò, qitpvl, ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà ñî÷è, 8844, ìîáèëüíûå çíàêîìñòâà â õàáàðîâñêå, 190266, ãëóõèå èíîñòðàíèöû çíàêîìñòâà, %O, çíàêîìñòâà ñ òâåðñêèìè äåâóøêàìè, >:[[[, ñóðãóò ãîëûå äåâóøêè çíàêîìñòâà ñåêñ, vibywx, õî÷ó ñåêñà â ñïá, uykbz, ïîëÿêîâà ìèëëèîíåðøà æåëàåò ïîçíàêîìèòüñÿ ñåðèàë, =DD, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ îñòðîâ, 8))), ñàéä çíàêîìñòâ ìîí àìóð, sqazqx, èíäèâèäóàëêè óêðàèíû, azdfaf, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS sLGMQjrVygQllAPDo by jonn3 comment1, ìàìáà çíàêîìñòâîî, 700709, çíàêîìñòâî â îìñêå ñ íèìôîìàíêîàìè, 020, ñàìûé ìîëîäîé ñåêñ, imgcsw, ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà áëèçíåöû, 669911, çíàêîìñòâà ãîìåëüñêàÿ îáë ðîãà÷åâ, 8593, êèðîâ ÷àò çíàêîìñòâà, 934024, îáúÿâëåíèé çíàêîìñòâ èçðàèëü, 54286, þæíàÿ êîðåÿ çíàêîìñòâà, 103, ñàéòû ñåêñ çíàêîìñòåòåðáóðãà, 08327, map, >:-D, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS lxZaKhhWOX by jonn2 comment3, Çíàêîìñòâà âîëæñêîì, =-OO, çíàêîìñòâà èùó áåëîáîðîäîâà äèìó, dsphfg, îòêðûòûé ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ äëÿ ñýêñà, thbnaw, map, qquhkr, çíàêîìñòâà áðåñò áåëàðóñü èíòèì, sfbc, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ áîãàòûå ìóæ÷èíû, 8((, çíàêîìñòâàðàçâëå÷åíèÿ, =-PPP, çíàêîìñòâà ëþáëþ äàâàòü â æîïó, 14599, íàéòè ÷åëîâåêà íà ñàéòå çíàêîìñòâ, >:-]], çíàêîìñòâà â íîâãîðîä, orzm, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS UaVaLGJcHat by jonn2 comment5, òðàíñâåñòèòû èíòèì, :PP, Õî÷ó çíàêîìèòüñÿ, >:[[[, ðóññêîÿçû÷íûå ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ â ýñòîíèè, 673, ïîçíàêîìëþñü ðûáàöêîå, sst, çíàêîìñòâà áàõàåâ, >:-(((, çíàêîìñòâà ñ çàðóáåæíûìè ëþäüìè, zeou, ñòðîèòåëüíûå çíàêîìñòâà, 8-((, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ ëåñíîé ñâåðäëîâñêîé îáëàñòè, alh, èùó ñåìåéíóþ ïàðó äëÿ ñåêñà, 865, ïîçíàêîìèòü ñ ãëóõîé äåâóøêîé, 4386, àðìåíèÿ çíàêîìñòâà îäíîêëàñíèêè, 112867, ïðîñòèòóòê ìîñêâû, vmp, çíàêîìñòâà êàçàíå, qjxh, ïîçíàêîìëþñü äëÿ ñåêñà ñåãîäíÿ, hvamc, çíàêîìñòâà ïèòåð, 79792, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS KIyZnOTxTK by jonn3 comment3, èíòèì íà ñâàäüáå, :DD, çíàêîìñòâî ñ òóðèñòàìè ñèìôåðîïîëÿ, pdqtq, fem dom çíàêîìñòâà, 1420, çíàêîìñòâà íà áèëàéí 64, zjy, ñåêñ îäíàêëàñòíèêè, 872313, Çíàêîìñòâà êðàñíîÿðêà, :-OO, çíàêîìñòâà â àëåêñàíäðîâ, :)), ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà ìîñêâà èùó ñïîíñîðà, 8-(((, ãåé çíàêîìñòâà îäèíöîâî, 951237, Çíàêîìñòâî êèñêè, >:-[[[, çíàêîìñòâà ñ àðìÿíàìè â ðîñòîâåíàäîíó, >:]], àðìÿíñêèé ñàéä çíàêîìñòâ, :(((, ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâî âîëîãäà, 520057, áåëàðóñêèé ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ, 736119, èùó ñåêñ ïàðòíåð â òàäæèêèñòàíå, 53988, ñàéòè íà ñåêñ, %-DD, çíàêîìñòâà â ãîðîäå êîâäîðå, 8OO, çíàêîìñòâà ñ èíîñòðàíöàìè äëÿ îáùåíèÿ, hlsz, ãåé çíàêîì â ÷åëÿáèíñêå, otf, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS YDssGAxrTPfK by jonn3 comment5, ñòàðàÿ æåíùèíà õî÷åò ïîçíàêîìèòüñÿ äëÿ ñåêñà, 5948, äåâóøêà èç êîíñåðâàòîðèè æåëàåò ïîçíàêîìèòüñÿ, 8OO, èíòèìíûå çíàêîìñòâà ãîìåëü, >:), èíòèì ñåì ïàðàì, >:-[, Ã�àéêîíóð çíàêîìñòâî, %-((, çíàêîìñòâà ñ êðàñèâûìè ðóññêèìè ïàðíÿìè, 247768, çíàêîìñòâà èç õàíòû ìàíñèéñêà, 8726, ñàéòû èíòèì çíàêîìñòâ â êîñòðîìå, wrcexf, ãåé çíàêîìñòâà òîëñòûõ ëþäåé, 22815, ñàèòû çíàêîìñòâ â îìñêå, ije, çíàêîìñòâà äëÿ ñåêñà èç êàçàõñòàíà, 8-], ïàâëîâî ñýêñ çíàêîìñòâà, gpiqv, ãåé çíàêîìñòâà â ãîðîäå êèðîâå, rjwa, èíòèì èíäèâèäóàëêè ïóòàíû, >:], FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS ciTzJKsiyh by jonn3 comment3, çíàêîìñòâà ñ ïàðíåì ìóðìàíñê, 4940, ïîçíàêîìèòñÿ â ýíåðãîäàðå, rvcy, åâðåéñêàÿ ñëóþáà çíàêîìñòâ, =P, Äàìî÷êà çíàêîìñòâ, bbgpw, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ ñ çåêàìè, prb, èíîñòðàíöû ïîçíàêîìèòüñÿ, =-]], çíàêîìñòâî àíãëèÿ paolo, >:((, ñåêñ â íåôòåêàìñêå, :DDD, çíàêîìñòâî äåâóøêè ÿðîñëàâëü, 862, ñåêñ çà äåíüãè â ÷åðíîâöàõ, >:-DD, çíàêîìñòâî ñ ïàðíÿìè â ñòèëå ðîê, 8((, ñàðàòîâ çíàêîìñòâà ñåìåéíûå ïàðû, =-PPP, ñëóæáà çíàêîìñòâà òîëüÿòòè, 611, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ âûñøåå, 8)), ïåðâûé ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ þëäàø, jqxfxr, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS zMGqHCMLzwe by jonn1 comment1, çíàêîìñòâî ñ äåâóøêîé â ìàêåäîíèè, czu, êðàñíîÿ, 525, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà ðóäíÿ, 25574, äåâóøêè èç êðàñíîäàðà õîòÿò ñåêñà, 21709, çíàêîìñòâà íîâîñáèðñê, ulqdi, òîëñòóøêè àäðåñà äëÿ çíàêîìñòâà, %]]], ñåêñ ïàðà ñåìåéíàÿ çíàêîìñòâà, 7919, òîëüÿòòè çíàêîìñòðîñòèòóòêè, asebbl, çíàêîìñòâà ïåðâîóðàëüñê êàìåíñê óðàëüñê, htzn, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà ñûêòûâêàðà, 759, èòàëüÿíñêèå çíàêîìñòâà, tjom, çíàêîìñòâà â èñèëüêóëå, 946, áäñì çíàêîìñòâà â êàëóãå, >:-DDD, áåñêîðûñòíûå èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà, eiy, ãåé çíàêîìñòâà â áåëîðóñèè, %-))), ñà â êàçàíè, fwpit, êëóáû çíàêîìñòâ êîìó çà 50, 8PP, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS OmqxQHzjUFoRPX by jonn2 comment5, çíàêîìñòâà êèðîâ ìóæ÷èíû, =))), ñóðãóò çíàêîìñòâî ïàðû, :O, ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà ñ çàìóæíèìè æåíùèíàìè, 10000, ìèõàèë çíàêîìñòâà ìîñêâà, 8DD, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ áåëàðóñü ìîãèëåâ, iaerbg, äåâóøêè çíàêîìñòâî äíåïðîïåòðîâñê, >:DDD, çíàêîìñòâî â íèæíåâàðòîâñê, ondal, çíàêîìñòâà â ãîðîäå êðàñíîòóðüèíñêå, lzqw, Çíàêîìñòâà òóðû, >:-(, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ äëÿ áîãåìû ìîñêâà, 6922, çíàêîìñòâà óêðàèíà ïåðåÿñëàâ õìåëüíèöêèé, >:-]], ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ â îäèíöîâî, 8-)), çíàêîìñòâà èòåðå êðóòîìåð, 256, ðîñòîâñêàÿ îáëàñòü ãîðîä ìèëëåðîâî çíàêîìñòâà, 798407, ëþáîâíûå çíàêîìñòâà â êðàñíîäàðå, kvm, ramble3r çíàêîìñòâà, 62733, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS fNdpxEaMvjXbrzRs by jonn2 comment2, ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà åëåö, 8-D, èíòèìíûå çíàêîìñòâà â äçåðæèíñêå, 8)), çíàêîìñòâà êîðîëüêîâà ñâåòëàíà âèêòîðîâíà, xupt, òàòàðñêèå ïàðíè èç ñàìàðû çíàêîìñòâà, prfcr, ãåé çíàêîìñòâà áåëàðóñü ïîëîöê, :OO, ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ äëÿ îáåñïå÷åííûõ ìóæ÷èí, ojee, ñåêñ âëóãàíñêå, 39488, ãåé ñåêñ ïîåçä, ldyh, ãðóïîâîå çíàêîìñòâî, =-DD, äåâóøêè êîòîðûå õîòÿò ïîçíàêîìèòñÿ ñ æåíàòûìè, 47624, áîëüøîé ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ, mgu, çíàêîìñòâà ã ñóìû, 7727, òðàíññåêñóàëû çíàêîìñòâà ïåòðîçàâîäñê, 8-PPP, çíàêîìñòâî ñ äåâóøêàìè â íîâîðîññèéñêå, :-], FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS MZEueiyNjFU by jonn2 comment2, çíàêîìñòâà êîìó çà 50 æåíùèíà, xkd, ñàéòû äëÿ ðåàëüíîãî ñåêñçíàêîìñòâà, jksalf, çíàêîìñòâà ïî óêðàèíå è ðîññèè, 5116, vip çíàêîìñòâà ñ æåíùèíîé õàðüêîâà, >:PP, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ êàíòàêòû, 92478, ñâèíã ïàðû ðåàëüíîå çíàêîìñòâà æèòîìèð, bahduo, çíàêîìñòâà â ñûçðàíü, %[[, õî÷ó ïîçíàêîìèòüñÿ ñ ïàðíåì óôà, 515, ïîçíàêîìëþñü ñ äåâóøêîé ïèíñê, 49273, ñåêñ âëàäèìèð, >:P, ãåéçíàêîìñòâà ÿêóòñêå, 199, çíàêîìñòâà ïðèìîðñêèé êðàé êàâàëåðîâî, xzweb, ôîòî ãîëûõ â ñåìèïàëàòèíñêå, qmel, èíèì çíàêîìñòâà ñåêñ, 6731, ïîçíàêîìèëàñü ñî, 03279, çíàêîìñòâî äëÿ ñåêñàñ ãååì, viwh, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS EZAWqqzwFuriibnIaoF by jonn3 comment4, óêðàèíà çàïîðîæüå çíàêîìñòâàñ, :-O, çíàêîìñòâà òðàíñåêóàëêè, 676, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà ñ äåâ èç êðàñíîäàðà, iakeio, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ ñåðüåçíûå îòíîøåíèÿ òþìåíü, >:(((, ñòåðëèòàìàê ýðîòè÷åñêèå çíàêîìñòâà, 24559, èíäèâèäóàëêè çà 35, ste, çíàêîìñòâà ëàéô, %-(, ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà â ãîðîäå íîâîêóéáûøåâñê, 907539, çíàêîìñòâà óãëåäàð, =-OOO, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà äàíêîâ, %), ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâî æåíàòûå, 346, Àíîíèìíîå çíàêîìñòâî, jfllhq, çíàêîìñòâî ãîðíèé àëòàéñê, 8-DD, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS vcTlTqjWIUncdfg by jonn2 comment3, ïîðíî çíàêîìñòâà â òîëüÿòòè, mcgxpu, 24.open òàíþøà, feay, çíàêîìñòâà â áåëîãîðñêå àìóðñêîé îáë, 8-)), ñàéò èíòèì çíàêîìñòâ â êðàñíîäàðå, jvqsw, çíàêîìñòâî ñ ýðîòè÷åñêèìè äåâóøêàìè ôåðãàíû, >:(, çíàêîìñòâà ïî ÷àäûðëóíãå, >:-OO, îáúÿâëåíèé ãåè çíàêîìñòâà, =-[, áûñòðûå óäîáíûå çíàêîìñòâà, >:-O, ñàéò ãëóõèõ çíàêîìñòâî, hmoak, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâà íà ìýéë, :-]]], èíòèì ïàâëîâî íà îêå, 0126, çíàêîìñòâà â âàïîñå, 8D, çíàêîìñòâà ëàëàíèíã, 8PP, áäñì ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ äëÿ ñåêñà, 547, ñàéä äëÿ çíàêîìñòâ ñ èíâàëèäàìè, 8513, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ øàõàí, >:-[[[, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS fVyyoToihBDQpzq by jonn3 comment2, çíàêîìñòâà äëÿ ñåêñà ëåñáè, :-D, ñåêñ ÷åðåç âåáêó, >:-PP, ñàéòû çíàêîìñòî ãîìåëþ, =-((, ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ â âîñêðåñåíñêå, ikqkik, ñëóæáû çíàêîìñòâ ãîðîäà òîìñêà, :-]], ñàéò çíàêîìñò ïî ñåâàñòîïîëþ, >:-[[, ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà ñäåâóøêàìè, =-), map4, =)), çíàêîìñòâà çà 40 ëåò, aif, ïîçíàêîìëþñü ñ äåâóøêîé êîòîðàÿ õî÷åò ñåêñà, 3395, àëåêñååâêà áåëãîðîäñêîé çíàêîìñòâà, 8-P, çíàêîìñòâà ã àëåêñååâêà, >:-DD, çíàêîìñòâà íàíî÷ü, 8-DD, çíàêîìñòâà èíòèì ëè÷íûå êðàñíîäàð îáúÿâëåíèÿ, gtrd, çíàêîìñòâà âîã ãîðîä èðêóòñê, rdyvze, ñîëíå÷íîãîðñê çíàêîìñòâî, 033487, ñàéòû äëÿ çíàêîìñòâà â áåëàðóñè, 973, çíàêîìñòâà â ìîðøàíñêå, wqc, áäñì çíàêîìñòâà ìèíñê, 8-O, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS hhVJftBidmjjm by jonn1 comment1, çíàêîìñòâà âî âëàäèâîñòîêå, 147720, çíàêîìñòâà â èâàíîâî ñèòè, 642516, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà çëàòîóñò, %-], ïîçíàêîìèòüñÿ ñ äåâ÷îíêîé èç, ksli, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ ÿ ìóçûêàíò, cwtq, êðàñíîäàðà äåâóøêè çíàêîìñòâî, 41089, àçåðáàéäæàí çíàêîìñòâà øåêè, %[, çíàêîìñòâà èðèíà 42 ãîäà, 8-PP, çíàêîìñòâà âîëîãäå ñ äåâóøêàìè, 283003, çíàêîìñòâà ðàäè ñåêñà â óôå, =-((, çíàêîìñòâà âïèòåðå, :-D, ñàéò çíàêîìñòî ñåâåðíîé îñåòèè, 016278, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà íà îäèí ðàç, 329, çíàêîìñòâà â ñìîëåíñêå äèìì, 95548, çíàêîìñòâà âîðîíåæ ñåìåéíûå ïàðû, 931, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà âîñêðåñåíñê, ymuo, íà çíàêîìñòâî â àâòîáóñå, gofuui, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS OuZFSkBbkcjmBqya by jonn1 comment2, çíàêîìñòâà ñàéòû âîðîíåæà, fuh, map4, 664, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ êóáàíè, :PP, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà ìîñêîâñêàÿ îáëàñòü, :-DDD, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ ëþäè èç ðå÷èöû, :-O, çíàêîìñòâà â ñîñíîâûé áîð, 214195, çíàêîìñòâî è äðóæáà, %DD, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà ñàíêò ïèòåðáóðã, xwi, þëÿ ïàðøóòà ñåêñ, %[[[, ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà â áóå, 459052, ñàìûå ëó÷øèå àãåíñòâà ñåðüåçíûõ çíàêîìñòâ, 47720, ñåêñ óñòüèëèì çíàêîìñòâ, 8218, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS LTMXbfNdGy by jonn1 comment4, ñåêñ ãîñï, =PPP, map4, vmr, çíàêîìñòâî ñ çðåëûëûìè æåíùèíàìè, %-OOO, èíòèì ñàéòû ôðàíöèè, vllapo, çíàêîìñòâà àìóðà, aia, çíàêîìñòâà ïàðû è äåâóøêè, xsnyyk, îôèöèàëüíûå ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ äëÿ ñåêñà, 8[[, þëÿ 31 ãîä çíàêîìñòâà, wtjle, map3, 93080, ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ óñîëüÿ ñèáèðñêîãî, hiyrh, çðåëàÿ æåíùèíà èùåò èíòèì, uqmh, åêàòåðèíáóðã çíàêîìñòâî æåíùèíû, tvqwe, òàðèôû â çíàêîìñòâå, 8397, càéò çíàêîìñòâ íàéäè ïîëîâèíêó, 504086, Çíàêîìñòâ ìóñóëüìàí, 0081, ôîòî çíàêîìñòâà, 39071, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà â õàáàðîâñêå, fmdfg, èíòèìíûå çíàêîìñòâà ïî òþìåíè, guz, êàðàãàíäà çíàêîìñòâî èíòèì, gpvw, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS zgkOLLNXVTVMTItiS by jonn1 comment1, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS dYwAlcUFTyWyLZo by jonn2 comment1, ôèíàëüíàÿ ïåñíÿ â ôèëüìå ñóìåðêè, =-(((, óäàð äðàêîíà, 8-[, ñêà÷àòü èãðó ñóìåðêè ïî ôèëüìó, :-]], þêñîð â ìèòèíî, 8-D, íàòàëüÿ ñåëèâåðñòîâà, pnmk, òîðåí ñêà÷àòè ôèëüìè, grovm, ìîðñêàÿ íåâåñòà ìîëîäûå, =((, ðèíãòîí ðàáîòà çîâ¸ò, 449127, ìóëüòèêè ñî ñìåøíûì ïåðåâîäîì, jgybd, ñåàíñû â áóäàïåøòå, 8[[, êðîíâåðê ñèíåìà òê îáëàêà, psvddn, ïðèêîëèñòû ðåæèññåð äæóää àïïàòîó, wgwvjj, îïèñàíèå ïåðâîé ñåðèè äîêòîð õàóñ, 76278, ä.êîëÿ ãèãåëü, 85144, çýê òàéëåð, 8-]], ïåñíÿ èç ôèëüìà êðàñàâ÷èê 2007 òèëü, aljved, ãîëàÿ äåâóøêà â ôèëüìå ÷àñòè òåëà, 600, æåëåçíûå ïàðíè, zsalv, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS BasWARMcPf by jonn3 comment6, ñêà÷àòü ôèëüì ëèäåð 1984, zzvldk, ãåè òðàõóþòñÿ â áàíå, lmlrr, êîðîëè ãîâíà è ïàðà, 692, àêòðèñà íîííà ãðèøàåâà æèâà, :[[, ôóòóðàìà áîëüøîå äåëî áåíäàðà, =-((, àêò¸ð ïàâåë ñàíàåâ, xbz, ñêà÷àòü ôèëüì êàéë, :-DD, ÷åïåëêèíà þëÿ, 372476, ãðèãîðüåâ êîíñòàíòèí, 969397, êàôåäðàëüíûé ñîáîð ìåõèêî, :-DD, õðîíèê ðèääèêà 2 ÷àñòü, vkkl, êåíòåðâèëüñêîå ïðèâåäåíèå 1944 ã.ñêà÷àòü, 8[[, ôèëüì âàâèëîí íàøåé ýðû, ayxdpr, ÷óæèå ïèñüìà ôèëüì, =O, ñêà÷àòü ïåñíè àëåêñàíäðà êàëüÿíîâà, 5224, êàðìåëèòà öûãàíñêàÿ ñòðàñòü ñîäåðæàíûå ñåðè, 8-((, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS wLoNCSMJenrtrJBV by jonn3 comment3, íàó÷èòüñÿ ðîíÿòü ëèñòî÷êè ÷òîáû ïîçíàêîìèòüñÿ, 977891, Ñåâåðèíà ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ ìèðíûé àðõàíñêîé îáë, bmhnn, Åëåíà map6, :DDD, Ëèäèÿ ñåêñ â ëèâàíå, 82035, çíàêîìñòâà ñèáàé, 8-DD, ×åñëàâà ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà åëüíÿ, 8DD, Ã�îêñàíà ñåêñ â óëüÿíîâñêå, %-DD, Ãðåòà çíàêîìñòâà â ñïá äëÿ ñîçäàíèÿ ñåìüè ã.Ëåðìîíòîâ, 1202, çíàêîìñòâà ñ êðûìñêèìè òàòàðêàìè, 244, áäñì çíàêîìñòâà â ýëåêòðîñòàëü ã.Ã�ëåêòðîñòàëü, kpu, íîâûå çíàêîìñòâà äåâóøêà òèõîðåöê ã.×óëüìàí, 9282, çíàêîìñòâà äëÿ ñåêñà êîðÿæìà ã.Âëàäèêàâêàç, 133, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS pXmSZhorjnAazRZROa by jonn2 comment4, çíàêîìñòâî â êîíòàêòå ìîñêâà, 408143, çíàêîìñòâà ñ äåâ÷îíêàìè èç âëàäèêà, 167, çíàêîìñòâà îò 30 ëåò, 8-P, çíàêîìñòâà òàíÿ êðàñíîÿðñê ã.Òóðà, 1340, Ã�åëàãåÿ ãîðîä ÷àéêîâñêèé çíàêîìñòâà äëÿ ñåêñà, fjm, Ã�àñòîÿùèå çíàêîìñòâà ã.Ãàâðèëîâ-ßì, bvnb, Ãðàæèíà èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà îñòàøêîâ ã.Ã�åëîðå÷åíñê, 068, çíàêîìñòâà äëÿ óàëüíûõ âñòðå÷ åðìè ã.Äàëüíåãîðñê, =PP, Äæóëüåòòà çíàêîìñòâî óêðàèíà òåðíîïîëü ã.Ã�èðñê, =OO, Çàðà çíàêîìñòâî ñ îëèãàòàðàìè, wzaf, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS HzHybKpGZBevOXasvo by jonn1 comment2, âèòåáñêèå ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ, 575, ñàéò ñåêñóàëíîãî çíàêîìñòâà, 928981, çíàêîìâñòâà äëÿ ñåêà ã.Âèëþéñê, 803, xxxx çíàêîìñòâà, 276480, èíòèì äëÿ ïàðû ã.Äåìèäîâ, >:-OO, çíàêîìñòâî ñ íåëèíåéíîé ã.Ã�ðèîçåðñê, =D, Àçèçà ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ àëåêñàíäð êóçüìèí ã.Ã�ûòâà, =OO, Àíæåëà ñëóæáà çíàêîìñòâ òîëüêî äëÿ áðàêà, gvk, òðàíññåêñóàëêè êàðîëèíà ã.Ëîñèíî-Ã�åòðîâñêèé, :]]], Ãåðà çíàêîìñòâà ãåðìàíèÿ ãàìáóðã, 648, Þíà çíàêîìñòâà ñïàðíÿì, yryxf, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS vtPAKojIwo by jonn1 comment4, Îëüãà ñàéò çíàêîìñòâà ìóñóëüìàíêè ã.Êåäðîâûé, hvfob, Àâãóñòà èíäèâèäóàëêè çåëåíîãðàä ã.Ã�îâûé Îñêîë, 8-OO, ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ íîâîñèáèðñê ãååâ, lwzjm, Äèîíèñèÿ ñàéò èíòèì çíàêîìñòâ ãîðîä ÷åðíÿõîâñê ã.Òûðíûàóç, 5144, Òîìèëà çíàêîìñòâî ïðîëåòàðñê, >:-]], ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ óêðàèíà áåëãîðîä äíåñòðîâñêèé ã.Êàíäàëàêøà, 8(, Ìàéÿ ÿðîñëàâñêèå çíàêîìñòâà, >:OOO, çíàêîìñòâà ñóìñêàÿ îáë ã.Âîòêèíñê, =OOO, Àëèíà ñàìûå ïîïóëÿðíûå ÷àòû çíàêîìñòâà, %OOO, ïîçíàêîìèòüñÿ â ñåðïóõîâå ã.Ã�åôòåêóìñê, 0866, çíàêîìñòâà çàáàéêàëüñêèé êðàé ãîðîä ÷èòà, qexax, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS EviFJDMcPlIF by jonn3 comment2, Ã�ëüãà ñîñòîÿòåëüíûå æåíùèíû çíàêîìñòâî, 270, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ äëÿ ñîëäàò ã.Âîëãîãðàä, 813620, çíàêîìñòâà äëÿ ñåêñà â áåëåáåå ã.Êàðàáàø, 8-(((, Àãíåññà çåìëÿ÷åñòâî ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ ã.Ñîëíå÷íîãîðñê, 811, Äåáîðà çíàêîìñòâî òàòàðñòàíà ã.Ëûòêàðèíî, 8DD, Çîÿ ïðîñòèòóòêè âîëîãäû, 766780, Êðèñòèíà êëóá çíàêîìñòâ àëìàòû ã.Ã�àé÷èõèíñê, 72074, ßíèòà ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ óðþïèíñê, udqvq, Àóðåëèÿ çíàêîìñòâà ëåíèíãðàäñêàÿ îáëàñòü, >:-OO, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ äëÿ çàêëþ÷ååíûõ ã.Êèðîâ, aew, áëàãîâåùåíñê èíòèì ñî øëþõîé, :PP, Àâãóñòà çíàêîìñòâà ñåêñ çà äåíüãè, 4527, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS QtDbqJLCxHJaCPs by jonn1 comment3, Òàèðà ñåêñ èíäèâèäóàëêè, 5756, Âåñòà çíàêîìñòâà äëÿ ñòðàïîí ñåêñà, 222584, Äèîíèñèÿ äåéñòâèÿ äåâóøêè âî âðåìÿ ñåêñà, ecev, Ã�àäåæäà òûâà ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ, 26997, Õèëüäà çíàêîìñòâà â çàïîðîæñêîé îáëàñòè, 582320, Ã�èíà èíòèì çíàêîìñòâî îðñê, 460445, Âèêòîðèÿ çíàêîìñòâà òðàíññåêñóàëîâ óêðàèíå ã.Ã�àðíàóë, 856, Äèàíà ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ ðåéòèíã ã.Òóðàí, %]], êðàñíîÿðñê èíäèâèäóàëêè ïðîñòèòóòêè èíòèì, 35309, Êëàðà ñàéòû çíàêîìñòâ ãîðîäà ñìîëåíñêà, yzi, áäñì çíàêîìñòâà â íàáåðåæíûõ ÷åëíàõ, kzpjfg, Êðèñòèíà çíàêîìñòâà ðîññèÿ íîâîñèáèðñê íàäåæäà, 19382, çíàêîìñòâà ñ èíîñòðàíöàìè èç þàð ã.Êîãàëûì, %(((, ïðîñòèòóòêè èíäèâèäóàëêè ñàðàòîâà, 8490, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS QldIpaSrhSnYq by jonn2 comment1, Ã�ëüãà ìèðîíîâêà çíàêîìñòâà, %OO, Àëüáèíà ñëóæà çíàêîìñòâ ã.Ñòåðëèòàìàê, 8-[[, õîòèí çíàêîìñòâà, =-[[, ßíà çíàêîìñòâà îëåñÿ, vdpoxo, Âàíäà çíàêîìñòâà ïî âåáêàìåðå, >:-[, çíàêîìñòâà, wlery, Çåìôèðà mon amyr çíàêîìñòâà, whd, Ã�îëèíà ñåðüåçíûå çíàêîìñòâà ñàíêò ïåòåðáóðã, 53493, Ã�ëåîíîðà xxx çíàêîìñòâà âçðîñëûõ, =-[, Ëåñÿ ñåêñ ñ î÷åíü õóäûìè ã.Ìèíüÿð, :[[, Ã�ìèëèÿ Çíàêîìñòâà áóçóëóêà, >:PP, Âåðîíèêà çíàêîìñòâà îðåíáóðã àíàñòàñèÿ 2 ëåò, 93472, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS jsvUBJxZoBILTrdBC by jonn1 comment2, çíàêîìñòâà â ãîðîäå ðîññîøè ã.Êèçëÿð, 9993, çíàêîñòâà â óëüÿíîâñêå, 7293, ñàéò çíàêîìñòâ ñ ìóæ÷èíàìè ïðèáàëòèêè, 284398, çíàêîìñòâà íèæíåâàðòîâñê mamba, ozcsrr, Ã�äèòà çíàêîìñòâî íèæíåàíãàðñê ã.Þáèëåéíûé, >:((, Ã�ðèêà çíàêîìñòâà â æèâóþ, 5185, Äèîäîðà çíàêîìñòâà ìóñóëüìàíîê ìîðäîâèè ã.Èâàíòååâêà, tyrpk, çíàêìñòâà â òàëäûêîðãàíå ã.Åãîðüåâñê, qaoh, çíàêîìñòâî ïî êðàñíîäàðñêîìó êðàþ ã.Ã�ëàãîâåùåíñê, jjkovr, Ñàíòà èíòèì â õàðüêîâå, mbgip, Àëüáåðòà ñåêñ â êèðîâå, 088, Äàíóòà èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà óññóðèéñê ã.Ã�ë¸ñ, 67427, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS vXRFywIMRnMoeCmNUC by jonn1 comment5, Äàíèýëà êèðîâ çíàêîìñòâà äëÿ ñåêñà ã.Ã�åñòîâî, =-]], Äîìèíèêà ìèíñêèé ïîðòàë çíàêîìñòâ, 8D, èíòèì çíàêîìñòâà äçåðæèíñê ã.Ã�óçà, 595, çíàêîìñòâà ñ òóðêàìè ã.Ñóñóìàí, 642, Âèðãèíèÿ äåâóøêè ñåêñ ýñêîðò, oppfqz, Ã�åàòðèñà çíàêîìñòâî äåâóøêè êàçàíè ã.Ñûêòûâêàð, muoxk, áàðàáèíñê çíàêîìñòâà ã.Êåìåðîâî, ydjk, Ã�îðà óñòü êàìåíîãîðñêèå çíàêîìñòâà ã.Êà÷êàíàð, 8)), Èîàííà çíàêîìñòâà òîëñòóøêè ïèòåð, 541295, çíàêîìñòâà ìîé àðõàíñê, 8))), èðêóòñê ñåêñ çà äåíüãè, hjd, Ã�åëàãåÿ map2 ã.Êåìåðîâî, lhe, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS qdXSxgMeQMVaYNiVo by jonn2 comment2, ðåéòèíã äîâåðèÿ ñàéòîâ çíàêîìñòâ ã.Ìåëåíêè, =))), õàêàñèÿ íîâîñòè çíàêîìñòâà ã.Óñîëüå, 8]], Ìàðãàðèòà ñèíò çíàêîìñòâà, vpb, Âåðîíèêà êàçàõñòàí ÷èìêåíò çíàêîìñòâà, :]]], Àëåâòèíà çíàêîìñòâà êûøòûì îçåðñê ã.Äèãîðà, :-(((, ãåé îáüÿâëåíèÿ çíàêîìñòâî, 912276, Ã�àèñà ñåêñ çíàêîìñòâà ñ òðàíñâèñòèòàìè, sdo, Ã�ääà ñîçäàíèå ñàéòîâ çíàêîìñòâ ã.Ñëþäÿíêà, 4097, Èîàííà ñàéò çíàêîìñòâà ìîè ñîñåäè, >:(((, Ã�äèòà çíàêîìñòâà íà ñàéòå ã.Êîäèíñê, xera, Àçèçà ñåêñçíàêîìñòâà íîâîñèáèðñêå, svdxb, çíàêîìñòâà êàðà÷åâ, 8923, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS ILuzoCXYaGjVjlBZF by jonn3 comment1, ïîçíàêîìëþñü ñ ìóæ÷èíîé îò, trtfkw, FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Three Tools That Make Social Networking Easier by Frank Orman Bit.ly Your company, like ours offering travel marketing solutions online, probably has a Twitter account. You’ve read the How To guides and your posts are the right mixture of fun and informative, but how do you know anyone’s reading your links? Bit.ly is the answer, not only does it shorten your URL a la TinyURL but it also provides statistics on exactly how many people have clicked on the link that you tweeted. This helps you ascertain which links work and which ones don’t. For one of our clients, we found that posts about upcoming fiestas and festivals in their destinations received very few clicks. Whereas any posts that we had written about news stories and current affairs received plenty of clicks. The click-throughs are also analysed and we are able to see how many people are posting our links on Facebook or their Twitter accounts, and also what country the majority of the click-throughs are coming from. Analysing our bit.ly data, we found that almost everyone clicked through to our links between 4.52 and 4.57pm. This would definitely show that most people logon to their Twitter accounts during the last ten minutes of the working day. Therefore, by moving our client’s posts to this time slot, we were able to receive far more clicks. Technorati As a company offering travel marketing solutions online, we write blogs on behalf of many of our clients. But here’s a scary statistic: there are more than 57 million blogs online. So how do you work out which ones are worth reading? A search engine specialising in blogs can help, and that’s precisely what Technorati is. Make sure that you add your blog to Technorati and not only will people be able to find you, but you’ll also start to reap the benefits. One thing that irks many SEO agencies about Technorati is that posts aren’t sorted by the keyword and instead are ranked on the time that they’ve been updated. But whilst keyword usage isn’t important, the words that you place in your tags are, as the indexing tool is based on how bloggers tag their blogs. So if you update your blog regularly and want more traffic, then make sure you list it onto Technorati. Trending Topics/Hot Trends Providing travel marking solutions online for a number of clients, we need to know what works and what people are talking about. For our US clients we use Google HotTrends to see the topics that people are searching for each week, we then try to include these terms in blog posts. For example, today’s Hot Topics are pigs and titillation! So writing a blog post on how titillating pigs are would get you extra traffic; well that’s the theory anyway! Google HotTrends has a UK subsidiary, but this isn’t shown on the home page. To access Google HotTrends UK you’ll need to click through on one of the American keywords, the UK HotTrends appear on the left hand side of the page in a column. Currently trending are Volvo and Australia, as many of our topics sell tours in Oz, we would tweet about Australia on Twitter knowing that people searching through the trending topics may pick up on this post. One of our clients specialises in courier jobs so a blog post about why Volvo vans are best for delivery work, would also be in order. Frank Orman is the Managing Director of LeadGenerators an SEO marketing agency < (http://www.leadgenerators.co.uk/seo.html) providing travel marketing solutions online. LeadGenerators offers online marketing solutions to achieving first-rate sales conversions for your business. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Basics of Driving Traffic to Your Website For Beginners by Jason Bacot You may be thinking to yourself, did I read that title right? Driving traffic online? Doesn\'t make sense does it? Well, honestly it does. Driving traffic online may just be the ticket to get you out of your day job working 9-5 and spending more time at the beach each day. The way out of that cubical is through affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is essentially taking traffic from one website to another. A consumer will visit your website, and click on a banner or link that you have posted on it, and be redirected from your site to a different business. When this is done, you will be paid. Depending on what kind of agreement you have with these businesses, you can make a commission based off of sales or you can just get payed by way of PPC, which is Pay Per Click. This essentially means that all a customer has to do is click on an affiliate link of yours and you get paid. You will want to set up an internet site of your own when you first start. It\'s best if you stick to something you like. Something you like will keep your attention a lot longer than something that you aren\'t interested in. Once you\'ve set up your site, you want to flood it with banners and links. Banners are advertisements, and these will be the thing that redirects your viewers from your internet site to the paying/affiliate site. It\'s also called pay per click. With each click, you get paid. Over time, you will have more and more sites, and you can have a ton of sites with the same theme. Whether it\'s sports or some other hobby, each site can also be entirely different, but to keep it a little more simple, staying with the same theme will be just all that much easier on you. Just think of all those banners you\'ll have out there, and with half of the world\'s population having access to the internet, that is whole lot of people you\'ll be able to reach. Well, that\'s the plan, right? This isn\'t something that you\'ll have overnight. This will take a lot of hard work and determination on your part to not give up when you don\'t see a pay out right away. It will take a little bit of time for you to get noticed, and get yourself out there in the internet world, but once you do, you\'ll be able to go far and have a good amount of money come rolling in. Think of the day you\'ll be able to get out of that long commute and be able to sleep in, leisurely get up when you are ready, and not when your alarm clock says it\'s time to get up. Isn\'t that what we all wish for? Well this can be something that can happen for you too. It takes just that first step to get out there and get your traffic redirected to make an insane amount of money! Jason Bacot - Are you kidding me, choose the right affiliate marketing business to generate a HUGE profit today, and How to Make Money Online. Look no further and check us out at http://www.gurucreation.com. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Do Some Research Before Starting an Affiliate Marketing Business by Jason Bacot Wouldn\'t it be just so nice to go to bed at night and not have a worry in the world? Not worrying about getting up for work, you won\'t worry about sending your child off to college, or worry about how to make ends meet. I know myself I\'d love to be able to go to bed at night without a worry in my head. Well there is a way that you can make this happen. And the way to make this happen is by affiliated marketing. By using affiliate marketing in your life, you can make all those worries go away, and build a financially strong foundation as well. In this article, I\'ll teach you some basics about affiliate marketing and where you can go to find out more in depth information if you think that this is the right job for you. Don\'t quit your outside job just yet. When your mother told you that when things sound too good to be true, they probably are, well get rid of that kind of thinking. This really is something true. Millions of people are using affiliate marketing right now as you are reading this article to make money from home. In fact the way you got to this article very well may have been from affiliate marketing. Enough with the small talk though, let\'s get down to business! Affiliate marketing is basically summed up as an internet based marketing practice where a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate\'s marketing efforts. The affiliate in this case would be you. You will set up your own website first of all. After this is set up, you will want to start setting up banners and links through out the site. Banners are basically advertisements that you can click on. You will set these up so that when a consumer visitor comes to your site usually after an internet search engine brings them to your site, they\'ll click on your banner and when they do, they will be redirected to a different website. This is the site of a business. Whether this business has products to purchase or just a form for them to fill out it won\'t matter. Either way, once that consumer clicks on your banner or text link, you get paid! That\'s it! You get paid per click. I told you it sounded too good to be true. But it\'s really legitimate. By doing a simple internet search of affiliate marketing, you\'ll find thousands of articles and information about it online. In order to make it work though, it doesn\'t come easy in the beginning. So before you tell your boss to take your job and shove it, I\'d wait a little while, atleast until you are making enough money to work for yourself from home. It does take some time to get off the ground and noticed. You want to sign up with as many businesses that promote affiliate marketing as you can. By doing so, you are increasing your chances of being seen. And you need to spread out those banners everywhere on your website. If someone else\'s banner is clicked, there\'s no pay for you. So you need to make sure yours is out there to be clicked on! Jason Bacot - Are you kidding me, choose the right affiliate marketing business to generate a HUGE profit today, and How to Make Money Online. Look no further and check us out at http://www.gurucreation.com. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Autoresponders Are Powerful Marketing Tools! by Larry L. Miller Autoresponders are Powerful Marketing Tools! Autoresponders, is another one of those valuable marketing tools, no marketer, can afford to be without. We must implement effective marketing tools frequently, to make this marketing journey as efficient as possible. By doing so, we will have more time to promote our business opportunities, close more sales, or maybe even take that much needed weekend get-a-way spring break, we all deserve. Just what is an autoresponder anyway? \"Think of an autoresponder as a personal mailing robot.\" Statistics show that it takes the normal individual at least 7 times to view a product of interest, before a final decision is made to either purchase the product or service, or to just say, \"To Heck With It!\" The odds of someone coming back to your web site seven times, without some form of encouragement, has a zero chance, of happening. This is where the autoresponder function becomes powerful. Set up a series of follow-up messages that will keep your information fresh in the users mind. Make sure you include some form of opt-in feature, for the users convenience. Getting traffic to your site is difficult at best, so any tool we can use, to make this process easier, is worth the time spent to investigate the benefits this tool provides. This author is not recommending or suggesting any particular product here, just sharing some of the advantages of another, helpful, automated marketing tool. Regardless of how many visitors click on your site everyday, if you can\'t, or don\'t follow up with the prospect, they will be lost forever. Those of us who have been in the business for awhile, knows how important it is to keep our name and business opportunity in front of the general public. Building relationships is what it\'s all about, and then turning, prospects into customers. An autoresponder is a tool that will successfully capture the users e-mail, and automatically start the process of following up with that individual at whatever intervals you set your system to respond, with your content in a series of automatic messages. Most potential clients don\'t feel comfortable with an unsolicited phone call, or personal e-mail solicitation. This type of approach is a turn off to many good people, who could become good clients. We have to establish some form of rapport with the users, before such a direct approach will be accepted. By sending out a well written, non evasive, autoresponder message, several times over a period of weeks or months, the user begins to relate to your name, your company name and a certain amount of trust is formed in this approach, which will be extremely helpful, when you finally make that all important phone call, and introduce yourself personally for the first time. Don\'t forget to ask for the sale. A good plan, with a excellent presentation is worthless, if you don\'t ask for the order. Let\'s talk more about the the autoresponder and how it works. Once you have found the autoresponder you\'re comfortable with, you simply write a series of maybe 7-10 well written, short explanations about your opportunity. Once the user responds to your offering, you merely include their e-mail in your mail list, and each week you can send them a newsletter with interesting information about your product, services, helpful hints, free marketing tools that are available and the list can go on and on. Offering some form of training is a powerful way, to get users to listen to what you have to say, in a controlled environment, which you control. I use an online conference room, to deliver this service. People are looking for free stuff, as well as discounts on thing they normally use everyday. You can get really creative with different combinations of the ideas we mentioned above. Make your own list of ideas, looking at it from the standpoint of; if you were the potential client, and had an interest for more information about your product or service. Put yourself in the customers shoes, and you will become a better marketer very quickly. With the broad range of features the autoresponder provides, you can literally set up an automated follow-up mail system that become one of your most powerful tools, because it\'s generating leads for you with users who are interested in more information, that otherwise you would probably never have reached otherwise. There\'s another simple explanation why the autoresponder is so effective. You are on auto-pilot with your communication on a scheduled basis with the user, keeping your information in front of the potential client, and when the right time evolves, the user will effortlessly, become your client. There are numerous ways of getting users to sign up in your autoresponder messages. There are basic sign up forms, asking for an e-mail address and name only. This is a form commonly used, that is considered as an opt-in response. The user is telling you it\'s OK for you to send correspondence back via e-mail. They become a part of your list building process. This is where your future clients will come from. Some marketers, use pop-ups, pop-unders, exit forms offering special benefits etc.. I don\'t like them and I don\'t use this type of forms, because I get irritated when a pop-up occurs when I\'m looking at my e-mails, and immediately, I will click off that site. Use your own good judgement here. Experiment with different methods and see which one works the best for you. In Summary: Using the autoresponder wisely, will allow you to get your business opportunity in front of more subscriber, for a longer period of time, giving you the advantage of building relationship with people you\'ve shared information with, and will result in you, the marketer generating more income in the long run. If you\'re not using autoresponders, you\'re losing sales, and if you\'re losing sales, you\'re losing money. At least, commit to yourself and your future, to check out this simple, powerful marketing tool. You\'ll be glad you did. \"Let\'s Build Your Business Together\" Larry L Miller SEM/SEO Consulting Larry L Miller - SEM/SEO Consultant who specializes in promoting clients to \"Top Positions With Google\" and other leading search engines. Mr Miller is the promotions director for BLM Traders the leader in Automated Marketing Systems, Phone:321-594-4405 Skype: larrylmiller121 http://www.isnar FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Old Toys Market Analysis by Lanbo Jiang In many people\'s minds still linger in the \"toys just for children services\", the old toy market gap is lamentable. But with the aging of the population has gradually moved, the elderly toy business has become one of the eyes of the business.Today (Oct. 26, the traditional theory) is a traditional Chinese Chung Yeung Festival (commonly known as Festival for the Elderly), in this particular festival, foreign toys and gifts network specifically for the elderly\'s toy market had some inquiry, hoping to Toy develop multi market businesses provide some new ideas, too, want the old toy market can be gradually improved the lives of the elderly bring more happiness and health. Status Quo Remote control planes, deformation toys, doll ... ... on the market an array of toys specifically for children, but not the number of toys designed specifically for the elderly.A reporter who visited Guangzhou, the major toy De Road, Guangzhou city, a lot of toys, wholesale and retail stores, toy counters in almost all simple toys for children, designed specifically for the elderly sign of intellectual toys alleviated. Even in the eyes of many sales, toy is the child\'s patents, toys for the elderly does not sound real.In fact, many older people that there is demand for toys, and demand is not small. A consumer who said he was old his father retired, usually more lonely, as a child he wanted to buy a toy for his finger, fixed brains, the dry add a little joy of life. But traveled all shopping centers, is always difficult to find appropriate. Experience As the environment changes, many of the elderly lack of communication, communication and talk to, if not spiritual sustenance long time, it is easy to suffer from depression, anxiety disorders, and even dementia. The United States a few years ago, medical experts have found that before the age of 50 adult educational toys to play with someone who is the incidence of dementia is only 32% of the general population. Other medical experts found that some patients with mild dementia to play adult educational toys, can slow and even stop the disease progresses, a small number of patients to restore a certain level of intelligence.However, part of popular toys for children is that patents are not among the elderly and the fate of toys, old toys, so little is blank. Intentionally or unintentionally ignored in our old toy market, the experience of other countries may be worth learning. Many countries now have a very old toy store in general, part of the toy market, the elderly have occupied more than 40% of the toy market. Far not said that, to our neighbors in Japan, for example, their very old puzzle of brain training, is also popular on the market make the aging brain rejuvenated books, toys and other educational products.Earlier this month, net foreign toys and gifts, said the report had quoted Mou Wang, Zhang Dong, a 99 year old soft spot for toys, like to play cube, room with a vehicle, aircraft, toy chicken, cube toy, playful spirit and positive attitude to health and longevity. Outlet In fact, old toy market gap, the domestic manufacturers do not turn a blind eye. Shanghai Toy Industry Association, Xu Quanning toys & gifts from China and abroad in an interview that the network, manufacturers tried to think how to enter this market, but have a lack of development talent.\"At present the domestic toy manufacturers clearance process, and creativity is very lacking.\" Xuquan Ning said, \"With the improvement of living standards of the elderly, the elderly consumer greater capacity and desire to buy is also a strong market for old toys in great demand . \" Xuquan Ning said the old toys is a new area, it focused on the puzzle and hands on, a lot of toys for the elderly to play, but the main problem is not specific to the elderly domestic toy store.According to reports, the Mainland of China toy designers now only 20,000 people, while there are more than 200 million toys, many practitioners, designers share of only 1%, while developed countries generally about 20%. In addition, the national toy design professional institutions with only 18 each year there are about 400 or so graduates simply can not meet the huge talent gap toys. Design talent shortage as a short board toy industry. Industry appeal to the relevant departments to pay more attention to the development of toy industry, to open the relevant professional, transportation professionals, after all, this is a \"very exciting, a huge market,\" the industry, is a child to the elderly can not be separated from the industry. I am a professional editor from China Products, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.himfr.com/ contain a great deal of information about drill bit holder,folding laptop stand,picture frame moldings, welcome to visit! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Flexible Packaging Industry Status by Lanbo Jiang In the packaging printing industry, flexible packaging remains a strong growth opportunities in the field, even in the current economic recovery phase. 2002 Freedonia Group, conducted a seminar entitled \"World Paper Products Processing Flexible Packaging (World Converted Flexible Packaging)\" The investigation determined that the growth potential of several market driven forces. The push factors include: fast food, pet food, cooked food and medicines end user market continues to expand; from rigid packaging to new flexible equivalent of the continuous conversion; reduce the packaging cost and packaging size requirements; shaped bags and transparent flexible universal application. U.S. Flexible Packaging Association (Flexible Packaging Association, referred to as FPA) of the \"2002 Industry Status Report\" that the flexible packaging market is worth 20 billion U.S. dollars of industries. This accounts for the packaging market total 114 billion U.S. dollars of 17%, as packaging market\'s second largest department. U.S. paper products processing flexible packaging industry market so far is still the greatest. According to Freedonia Group predicts that by 2005, China will replace Japan as the second largest market. Economic Pressure American Printing Entrepreneurs Association (National Association of Printing Leadership, referred to as NAPL) Printing Economic Research Center (Printing Economics Research Center, referred to as PERC) annual publication of an industry status report, \"NAPL 2002 2003 Industry Status Report\" provides a printing industry as a whole state of extensive analysis, including commercial printing and packaging printing. The first chapter begins: \"there are very many ways to describe our industry\'s business environment. \'Volatility\' is the best kind of argument.\" In the NAPL investigation of the various markets, the packaging and printing business is the most growth potential. Nearly 53% of respondents think that the packaging industry\'s growth potential is higher than average, 25% thought that the below average, the former is the latter half. According to respondents to reflect, \"currently on the market continuously for more complex operations, faster production and shorter version of the operation, they have to be ready\" Therefore, they are very confident. Packaging and trademarks Gravure Association (Packaging and Label Gravure Association, referred to as PLGA) Executive Chairman Bill Klein President that in 2002 the business income decreased more printing companies the number of drop more. He believed this in part by anti ranked sell prices, anti ranked offer prices also affect the packaging and printing industry sectors.Although 2002 was a recession year, Klein President still says he contacted the paper products processing enterprises in nearly one third of the annual income is very good, there is a considerable portion of income over last year\'s record. Klein, \"These successful paper products processing enterprises are often more highly motivated, more creative.\" For 2003, Klein President think there will be a gradual improvement in overall business volume will increase 3 5 percent. \"A lot of paper products processing companies and suppliers circular sales increase, few companies do not see signs of improvement.\" He said.New York Fairport industry consultant Terry Clark, Ms. also see the positive industry trends. She believed that flexible packaging industry in 2002 than many other market conditions are good. \"I did not collect extensive data, industry news and company annual income makes me believe that the flexible packaging market conditions to beat the market, the national average.\" According to Freedonia Group research shows that plastic films are flexible packaging of the major components, accounting for the global flexible packaging material needs of 70%. In addition, the group also predicted that, due to performance and price of the continuous improvement of plastic film use will grow steadily. But these opportunities do not mean film makers business very well done. Crescent Associates President Robert Poirier President explained that many film makers in 2002 have been a very difficult time, \"by the difficult economic environment and industry in the flow of the impact of the Consolidation is still the major factor. There are two reasons: investors found that the purchase of the company\'s good opportunity, obviously the price of future earnings is attractive. In addition, some companies are vision and ideas, identify new market direction, invest in new equipment, and expanding size of the company . \"Clark and Ms. Poirier President have pointed out that overseas manufacturing is still very competitive threat. It is in the near future will be the flexible packaging market, a major problem. Room for Growth Klein, pointed out the flexible packaging industry in many areas of growth: a squeeze tube packaging, sterilization pouch, vertical bags and food packaging. Flexible packaging has many advantages, to meet a lot of market demand.High grade decorative shrink tube packaging for the market traders offer a way to provide attractive buy some information on the method, and even can be applied to different shapes of containers. According to Klein, introduced as the containers to maintain accurate image appearance requires a higher technical level, several with mature technology, paper products processing enterprises has been in the field dominated. In the food industry, flexible packaging materials, there are many opportunities for sterilization of soft bags and vertical bags account for the growth potential of the first. For sterilization applications designed packaging to withstand continuous high temperatures. To kill food processing produce bacteria. Bags, in particular, vertical bag, designed to meet the small convenient packaging applications, can improve the shelf stability, extended service life. Klein President pointed out that currently used for packaging tuna flexible packaging testing, this package will eventually be an alternative to traditional metal cans. For future development, he noted that Japan and Europe will be in the vertical food packaging applications, leading the United States.Freedonia Group last November to publish such a study entitled \"Pouches (bag)\", forecast until 2006, the U.S. bag demand will be the nearly seven percent rate, representing about 4.6 billion U.S. dollars business. Overall, the 2006 food and beverage market will total bags market, about 36 million. Although ordinary bags will still be dominant, vertical bags will also be high growth and development, by 2006 the average annual increase of 16.6%. As with visual appeal, product uniqueness, enhanced convenience, opened to re seal and products fresh preservation, vertical bags gradually increased in the mainstream packaging market position. Key Strategies In these difficult economic times, soft packaging products factory how to remain successful, access to some of the growth industries in the field of business?Klein President pointed out that these paper products processing enterprises in the last year was very successful. \"These enterprises innovative, proactive, in particular, to take their own internal process. Also should reach high level technical understanding of their customers and their business processes, know how to make customers more satisfied.\" Clark, held that the \"use of a very wise reverse way. Do not do those other people are doing. To ensure that everyone can accept or reduce costs, and challenges the usual way of thinking. If your direct competitors are no longer spend funds to purchase new equipment, perhaps you should invest in new equipment, or upgrading existing equipment the best time. As the product demand is low, you may be from the supplier get the cheapest price and more attention. Therefore, the economy started to recover, you will in terms of quality and operational cost advantages. \"Poirier President\'s view is simple: reform and innovation! \"Found new businesses or new products, improve product quality and lower costs. Put your ideas into money.\" I am a professional editor from China Products, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.himfr.com/ contain a great deal of information about flexible silicone keyboard,flexible ducts,flexible mannequin, welcome to visit! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Electric Light Of Twitter - Parts I & II by Thomas P. Lane I had to condense these 2 parts of a 4 part to date spread to meet publishers guidlines. I hope it\'s not to long and you enjoy it especialy if your new to the IM scene and using Twitter. Part 1 If you are into Twitter as the new web 2.0 thing, or for making any kind of money online, or for other types of internet marketing, than here is something that worked for me... Start a tweet circle. What\'s a tweet circle you ask? This is when you take 3 to 5 followers, and get to know them well. Start RT\'ing [RT is for retweet in Twitter language] them on a regular basis. Compliment them on their content regularly and then ask them to RT your content. This intern will make your tweets viral as each person has their own different list of followers. Thus, your tweet is broadcasted to a larger audience. Know that the shelf life of your tweet isn\'t very long, so this can become a very powerful tool to make money online. If your a grass green newbie, you shouldn\'t advertise your front end opportunity all the time like you see some of these people out there. You should rarely tweet about your op and instead lead them to your blog or some other page where you will get that chance. But, when you do tweet about your op, run 5-6 tweets of content, and then in a subtle manor, tweet your op LAST. Why last? Because when someone checks your profile, that is the tweet that will be posted largely at the top of your profile page. Believe me, it will stick out and is the first thing seen. Twitter is on to network marketing. Having been slapped myself, I can tell you that they are cracking down on Internet marketing and making money online off of their site. Just because you see someone else do it doesn\'t make it right. Don\'t worry, they will get slapped too. So be cool, be social, have fun with your tweets. Instead of tweeting, \"Make A Trillion Dollars Online.\", Say something like, \"Don\'t Miss Your Child\'s First Steps While Your At Work, Learn How...\" in a subtle manor. That should keep you under the radar. And besides it\'s more palatable. Part 2 As I posted in my first installment, some trouble with Twitter, I’ll try to post problems about Twitter as soon as I receive them and where I find them so you can learn even more. Social media needs to be used if your doing any kind of Internet marketing. For now, we’ll get to the fun stuff that you may or may not already know. When and if your looking for like minded tweeple, you might want to take a look at http://TweetChat.com. This is a Twitter application that is simply based on a chat room type of atmosphere. There are of course other ways to do this, but this one was kind of cool. Easy to use and of course, everyone is on the same page. It’s not about who’s talking, it’s about the conversation or hashtag. Another one I ran across was http://TwitterXFactor.com. This is a really cool database of tweeple, if your on that need to know basis. They also have neat little gigs like follower badges to link websites and blogs etc. It is also easy to use and pretty much self explanatory. Have you tried http://fun140.com yet? This is really cool. You can send “gifts” via Twitter through fun140. They have neat stuff like desert islands, happiness, rubber ducks, and allot more. This is allot of fun as it builds a relationship with your followers. I’ve only experienced one person who wondered why I sent them something and I felt that they didn’t care to have that kind of fun on Twitter. Allot of tweeple like this and love to have things given to them. So if you get something from one of your tweeple, be sure to return the favor as this builds your credibility and helps you monetize with social media. Remember, keep it social, and don’t shove your upfront opportunity or product out there. Tweet to people and direct them to your blog. That should be your Internet marketing hub where you can make your conversion. Also, watch using those “bots”. Twitter is getting bitter, and they are cracking down on spam. Finally...HAVE FUN! Be the tweeter everyone in the nest wants to tweet with. For once, being a magpie could be a good thing. For further information on Twitter and how to leverage social media, log on to http://www.thestarvingmarketer.wordpress.com Additional information is available at http://www.agentoffortune.net FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Electric Light Of Twitter - Part III by Thomas P. Lane Well, it looks like Twitter found some more operating capitol from some high rollers including T. Rowe Price and Morgan Stanley to name a few. Could some of your bailout tax dollars be at work here? You can now sync your MySpace account with Twitter. This will let you update your status from your home page. When you update on MySpace, it will also show on Twitter, and visa-versa. Hats off to Ryan Sarver and the Twitter team for pulling this off. Although, MySpace seems to have lost allot of steam with Internet marketing in general unless your into the music scene which is pretty cool too. Twitter has also changed their TERMS OF SERVICE also. So be sure to check that out so you don\'t get slapped. In this installment we\'ll discuss some of the many Twitter tools available. As there are many apps. available for retweeting at different times, bulk follow and unfollow, phone apps. etc.. We\'ll hit on more in the future, But for this installment we\'ll look at some of the bulk management tools available. These are a great time save3r if you are doing any kind of Internet marketing on Twitter to any extent. But take heed, I\'ve been Twitter slapped a few times trying different things. To much of a good thing is bad at times. One needs to watch ones self here also. Before you do any kind of bulk manageme3nt at all, log into your Twitter account and make at least 4 to 6 tweets, Keep these social and don\'t do a sales pitch. This should keep Twitter\'s radar screens down. Then log in to your favorite bulk manager. There are many bulk managers out there, and a popular one is http://TwitterKarhma.com. This one is pretty good, and free to use. But me, being of simple mind, was a little bit confused at first. It puts a lot of people in front of you to check off and I was always afraid I\'d be dumping someone that I didn\'t want to. So if your new to this, read and understand carefully. Don\'t be intimidated by it. But none the less, when figured out, it is a great tool for bulk management. Until...You hit 10,000 followers. Then it doesn\'t work so well. You\'ll have to find something new. Another easy one is at http://tweetspinner.com. This will cost you $15.00 USD per month, but it does, most everything. It manages, it autotweets, it filters, it gives you real time logistics and statistics for the entire tweetspinner account. This is a good inexpensive tool for any type of social media marketing and is a favorite of Internet marketers because of the cost. It can all be set up on a schedule to do everything. It\'s like tweetlater, TweetAdder, and TwitterKarhma all rolled into one package. And best of all, it\'s affordable. Another one out there is Tweepi. This one is also free to use and one of my favorites. This is a cool tool. It\'s one of the only one\'s that gives you statistics about who your about to follow or unfollow. Here you can clean up your nest from unwanted spammers and deadbeat users. Then you can follow quality tweeple using the statistics and filters provided. You can find and add like tweeple with similar interests or topics by using the \"geeky follow\". You can do a \"geeky flush\" to rid yourself of all the infidels. You can do a \"geeky reciprocate\" to follow tweeple that are following you but you don\'t follow them. And lastly, there is the \"geeky cleanup\" to dump off the deadbeat users. These are the ones that don\'t engage, never RT, or don\'t provide any useful content at all. This will truly purify your list of tweeple and make for a happy nesting experience. Too cool, huh? Oh, and did I mention, it\'s no charge either. Although there are many other bulk managers that do a great job, I just listed a few here that I\'ve been exposed too while Internet marketing and leveraging social media for that purpose. Remember...Before any \"bulk\" action is taken, make sure to log in to your account and make a few tweets, this should be done whenever you do anything on Twitter, regardless of what it is, and that should keep you safe. Also, this is social media. So keep it real. Keep it social. Don\'t pollute it with spam. Learn the proper techniques to ask for the conversion. Don\'t be in a big race to get a trillion followers. This means nothing without good content and or links to good content, which the later is more important because then and only then do you discover who\'s in your nest. Who\'s in your nest? To learn more about Thomas, Twitter, and how to leverage social media, log on to http://www.thestarvingmarketer.wordpress.com Additional information is available at http://www.agentoffortune.net FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS China Gold Demand Will Double Within a Decade by Lanbo Jiang According to the World Gold Council (WGC) recent analysis report of tonnes of gold demand in China will double within a decade. China\'s gold consumption in 2009 worth over 14 billion U.S. dollars 1, equivalent to the total global gold demand 11%. But this release, \"Year of the Tiger Gold Analysis Report\" on China\'s gold supply and demand fundamentals made all aspects of Outlook. World Gold Council investment department Marcus Grubb, Managing Director, said: \"China\'s great economic growth and the excitement is not new. But it has been, China\'s gross domestic product growth prospects of China\'s gold market is difficult to judge the impact of but now the situation is different. \"China is one of the world\'s largest economy, it has quickly become an important market for gold. However, our analysis confirmed that the Chinese gold market, there is huge potential yet to be developed. World Gold Council estimates that if China\'s gold demand continues to grow , to narrow the gap with other major markets, then the number of tonnes of gold demand in China will double in the next decade. In other words, to the end of 2009 to calculate the average price of gold in China\'s annual demand will reach about 29 billion U.S. dollars . \" In the past five years, China\'s gold demand to average annual growth rate of 13%.The main conclusions of the World Gold Council is as follows: Intensity of two of China\'s gold consumption lags far behind other major markets. If China\'s per capita gold consumption in India, China, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia being equal, China is only the jewelry industry\'s annual gold demand would increase by 100 tonnes, to reach 4,000 metric tons. In the analysis of the reporting period, China\'s gold demand for investment with the country\'s total GDP and population growth rate consistent with the World Gold Council expects that this trend will continue.Although China is the world\'s sixth largest official gold reserves of the country, but all the foreign exchange reserves, gold reserves account for only less than 2%, so according to international standards is still very low. Even in the current increase of 10% is based on the increased demand for 100 tonnes of lead. Although China\'s gold demand is growing, but the World Gold Council expects in the long term, China\'s supply growth will be more difficult, and may in the future decline. Over the past decade, China\'s gold mining producers will increase gold production by 84%, but China\'s known gold reserves of the world\'s known gold reserves account for only 4% of the total 3. If these data accurate, according to the results of the World Gold Council estimates that China will run out in the next six years, the known gold reserves.Gold exploration budget, from a global perspective, China is still a relatively under represented countries belonging to the exploration. Therefore, only by attracting substantial capital investment for exploration, these supply trends may be reversed only. World Gold Council investment research and analysis manager, author of the report Eily Ong said: \"Our analysis confirms that China\'s gold may be even greater imbalance between supply and demand. Since 1992, China\'s gold demand growth in excess of the domestic production growth, while privatization until a decade after the ban took place. Our analysis shows that if China\'s gold demand continues at the current rate of rapid growth, China\'s domestic supply could not keep up this pace. both China and the gold market will be how to develop, we can almost be certain that it will have an impact on the global gold market. \" I am a professional editor from China Products, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.himfr.com/ contain a great deal of information about titanium connecting rods,boiler steam iron,nylon anchors, welcome to visit! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS China Should Take the Initiative to Adjust Its Own Iron Ore Demand by Lanbo Jiang Rectify the iron ore market order, so. Can also take the initiative to adjust to achieve reasonable growth in Chinese demand for iron ore control and regulation goals.Take the initiative to adjust China\'s iron ore demand, it should be from the curb overcapacity in the steel industry to curb local governments in pursuit of GDP to expand the production capacity of steel and iron ore to rectify market order, etc. to take measures. China\'s iron ore out of the current difficulties faced by the negotiations. Conservative deadline for the global iron ore negotiations. With the deadline approaching, April 1. In particular the international iron ore giants long association of unilateral sharp rise of iron ore prices in 2010 and foreign iron ore in negotiations or will again in dire straits. So, how to treat international iron ore giants of the sky high claims? China should take active measures to escape such negotiations conducive to the situation? These issues are worth considering.Trends in iron ore prices appears to die hard. Here, from the present situation. There may be a prominent impact of the following four aspects. China\'s iron ore demand was growing rapidly. According to relevant statistical data, 1st. The current domestic iron and steel production capacity reached 660 million tons, is expected in 2009 to more than 700 million tons, the iron and steel production capacity is close to 50% of the world In addition, in 2009 China imported 630 million tons of iron ore compared with 41.6% growth in 2008 China Railway ore import volume of trade has accounted for 75% of the global iron ore trade increased by nearly 70% of the external dependence of the first of China\'s economic recovery, there is no cut steel output, resulting in China\'s iron ore demand is still very strong. Iron ore demand in Asia and Europe to restore growth. With China\'s slow recovery of the economy outside of the second. Particularly in Asia and Europe, the recovery of the steel industry began to rebound in steel production needs more iron ore supply. The European Union, for example, is currently recovering from the EU\'s steel production, but because it had a low inventory of iron ore, complex products will definitely increase the demand for iron ore. International investment bank took the opportunity to \"make trouble,\" the financial property of iron ore, \"the market for iron ore price fluctuations significantly. The face of China and the Chinese outside of the huge demand for iron ore, third. The international investment banks have released analysis report is expected to price of iron ore this year, the Association will continue a long sharp rise in spot iron ore prices had led to rise in spot iron ore mines at present the three CIF has already broken 150 U.S. dollars ton. Conversely, iron ore prices quick shot, but also the international investment bank speculation in the iron ore to obtain huge profits. Oligopoly, the fourth. Let the three iron ore giants in the resource is king \"era is definitely a strong position. So called\" oligopoly \"refers to a small number of sellers (oligopoly) market dominant market status. Based on analysis, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and CVRD the three iron ore giants monopoly industries, and took control of the supply of iron ore products. This shows that have a good grasp of the pricing of iron ore and other steel mills can only be determined by negotiations on the Big Three to follow the price. The reason why China and abroad in today\'s iron ore negotiations, always passive, inferior position, as far as can be seen on the analysis. In fact caused by a variety of factors in addition to iron ore negotiations to continue \"arguing\", but also should be taken \"to retreat\" strategy, take the initiative to adjust the current iron ore demand in China and strive in the future and foreign iron ore negotiations take the initiative and favorable position. The author believes this. Can be adjusted from the following three pronged approach in China iron ore demand. 2009 growth rate of fixed investment in steel industry persist in about 20%. According to Li in the industry believed the Minister\'s speech shows, first, overcapacity led to rapid growth of China\'s iron ore demand one of the main. For example. Currently, China\'s steel production capacity of about 660 million tons, of which the real needs of only 4.7 million tons of excess capacity of 1.9 million tons. Thus, excess capacity led to China\'s rapid growth in iron ore demand, reaching 20% annual increase. Take the initiative to adjust China\'s iron ore demand,. First to inhibit the steel industry overcapacity. By accelerating the pace of the restructuring of the steel industry, through mergers and reorganizations, eliminating the backward, to enhance production and operation of standardized management to further enhance the industrial concentration and eliminate backward steel production capacity, so that a smooth adjustment of talent demand growth of China\'s iron ore, and to regulate iron order to create good conditions for imported ore. Coupled with the imbalance of regional economic development, the second is due to the role of iron and steel enterprises are very big on local GDP. Local GDP and be willing to pursue the local government launched the steel project, or out of the region\'s backward steel production capacity, said \"insensitive\" As a result, leading to the side of China\'s steel industry, complaining about the \"excess capacity\" while also continuing to expand production, iron and steel production \"surge \"The trend is not the situation as income. This has contributed to China\'s iron ore demand growth, another major culprit. Should take the initiative to adjust China\'s iron ore demand,. The invisible hand of the market alone, \"can not be solved have to rely on\" executive interference \"ability to solve this problem. In particular, the need to implement the scientific development concept, cancellation GDP assessment, effectively change the mode of economic growth. This has contributed to China\'s current iron ore demand \"inflated,\" one of the main. This is because three of China\'s iron ore market disorder. China\'s current iron ore spot market and long co existence of two markets and two kinds of prices, spreads led to rampant speculation and cause excessive imports of iron ore spot market price of a false prosperity and a significant shake. I am a professional editor from China Manufacturers, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.cheaponsale.com/ contain a great deal of information about capacitor car audio,humidity indicator card,tight leather skirts, welcome to visit! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Hubei Haman to Build the Country\'s First Modern Forestry Sen by Lanbo Jiang Central China\'s largest sheet processing bases the \"Hubei Modern Forestry Science and Technology Industrial Park of Forest Industry of Haman,\" was formally established. This is the first modern forestry, forestry technology industry park, Hubei Province Forestry Bureau to actively promote the development of modern forestry industry, and create forestry development, technological innovation platform for yet another strategic move. Zhang Changer Standing Committee of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee, vice governor Zhao Bin, sent a congratulatory message and the message, respectively. Provincial CPPCC Vice Chairman Chen Baihuai, the provincial Forestry Bureau, District Clerk YUAN Shan Haitao seek to Haman, Mayor Tan Haihua awarding. State Forestry Science and Technology Secretary, Dian Wei sheng, director of Sun Jian Xing Guanban, Xianning City Party Secretary Huang Chu ping, Mayor Ren crane common witness this exciting moment. Wang Haitao, Hubei Province Forestry Bureau, delivered a warm speech. He said the province has entered a new forestry development period, to promote the forestry restructuring and improve the overall efficiency of forestry and increase their income and improve the ecological environment and accelerate the industrialization and modernization process of forestry, it is necessary to strengthen the building of industrial parks. Haman Forest Industry Science and Technology Industrial Park is the first pilot province of a modern forestry science and technology industrial park, which marks the forestry industry in our province has entered a new phase of development, it is our province to implement the Central Forestry Work Conference, an important measure. Haitao said, Hubei Forestry Bureau will actively promote the development of modern forestry industry, the use of forestry science and technology industrial park a vehicle in this industry to address the industry, small scale enterprises scattered layout, the overall low efficiency, the development of a serious shortage of land and environmental protection, the obvious contradiction, etc. problem; increase the matchmaking, the formation of industrial clusters to promote the forestry industry to focus contiguous development to realize the \"eco industrial, industrial ecology,\" build an ecological construction and industrial development of scientific interaction pattern. The Industrial Park is located in Haman (Phoenix) Economic Development Zone, the planning and construction area of 10 square kilometers, an area of 3 square kilometers the first phase of construction, to be located plate manufacturing area, processing area, the product display area of marketing, product development testing area, supporting residential area and logistics center of six major functional areas such as. Plans to build giant Henningsen 3 years working as an industry leader of \"one plus 30\" forestry industry cluster, the introduction of 20 floors deep processing enterprises and 10 supporting enterprises to create annual output value of 5.0 billion, profits and taxes 500 million to accommodate the workforce 6000 human scale. Awarding ceremony, Bayer Wood Wuhan, Wuhan Gardens Home Wood, Changsha Luoniaote decorative materials and so on six companies and Haman District signed an investment agreement for admission, the investment reached 500 million yuan. Haman area known as \"Osmanthus township\" and \"bamboo township\" and laudatory, the whole forest coverage rate up to 53%, timber accounted for more than 85% of forest area. Forestry enterprises in the region with 18, giant Henningsen workers, Orson wood flooring, large processing and packaging enterprises gathered Bao Tuan development, initially formed the tolerie mainly forestry industry enterprise group. Region\'s annual output of 160,000 cubic meters man made fiber panels, floor 8 million cubic meters, Bamboo Plywood over 1000 cubic meters to achieve annual output value of 600 million yuan, is the central processing of the largest producer of plate. I am a professional editor from China Manufacturers, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.cheaponsale.com/ contain a great deal of information about gum with xylitol FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Inside Information on Obtaining Free Radio Ads by S Ryan A number of reliable strategies exist for obtaining free radio publicity and/or advertising. These methods include options that are both extremely simple and accessible. These strategies, often overlooked by the people who may benefit from them the most, need not remain a secret. In order to establish business agreements with radio stations, it is necessary for a marketer to gather some information before making contact. What stations are out there from which to choose? Where are they located? Which ones will be most receptive to the product or service being promoted? The information gathering process and initial contact with stations is also known as targeting. When targeting radio stations for free advertising and/or publicity, it is important to select stations that not only connect with the product or service, but also reach the desired market. The target audience may be identified based on research of demographics including geographic location or age. It may also be identified based on psychographics including values, attitudes, and lifestyles. It is necessary to identify the station format, programming, and personalities of each radio station. These attributes should be compared with the product or service being promoted to determine whether the listening audience of a particular station will respond well to the advertising. Though it sounds like a lot of work, the process of targeting radio stations is a relatively simple one. There are four easy steps to follow when seeking free advertising and/or publicity to achieve success in finding stations that best suit the needs of a particular marketer. The first step to take when targeting radio stations is to visit a local library. There are publications out there that are helpful in locating stations and finding out more information about them. One type of publication is an annually published broadcast yearbook on United States radio stations. Broadcast yearbooks are all-inclusive directories of commercial radio stations, station owners, station personnel, and service providers. They offer countless pages of information on the radio industry, and they can be found at most libraries or acquired through inter-library loan. Standard Rate and Data Service (SRDS) is another relevant volume to peruse. It is a widely used publication which details information about broadcast stations’ management, personnel, county coverage, and commercial rates. The second step for targeting radio stations is to narrow down and select the states with which to work. A marketer hoping to sell snow blowers would be wise not to waste time and energy contacting radio stations in Florida. This is the time to think about the target audience and to use the information found in the publications at the library. Apply the demographic of location to the product or service being promoted and choose states that best connect with it. The third step is for the marketer to compile a list of radio stations with which to deal. All of the station managers for each station and/or the main publicity contacts should be recorded. It is also important to make note of what kinds of programming they do for that station. Again, this is helping to hone in on demographics and psychographics. Who are the listeners? What are the listeners’ interests? How do they connect with the product or service to be advertised? The fourth step is to contact each station by phone. Though a letter may be sent, a personal approach is appreciated when establishing initial contact. Once contact is made, refer to the Per Inquiry (PI) method of advertising. The key in targeting radio stations for free advertising/publicity is for the marketer to be both knowledgeable about the station and its audience and convincing about the product or service to be marketed. S. Ryan has been helping companies market there services for over 10 years. He primarily focuses on small/start up companies. Read his review of a new proven system for getting Free Radio Advertising & get 5 more FREE tips at: http://www.freeradioadvertising FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Newbie Product Owners Do Not Want To Read This by Gordon McCulloch I have some very disturbing news for many newbie product developers who have spent months of hard work completing a product all the sales pages exact, thinking that there product will sell, and that an army of affiliates will promote that product. They won’t, you have been deluded. I will first tell you why, and then I will tell you what you can do about it. Go to any affiliate marketing form, or any business internet marketing forum and you will see many newbie product owners politely asking for affiliates to promote their product. Every one I have seen has been sincere, yet you can read by the following comments they are greatly disappointed. In fact you can almost feel there pain. I know and relate to them because when I developed my first product, I spent so much time writing and putting it together in the forlorn hope that I would make money. I relate to all those hours of hard work away from the family, all those evenings after work, normally till 2 in the morning, every weekend in life for over six month glued to the computer, the neglect of the house hold chores which were forever building up, and the neglect of the family; for reasons that I was doing it for the family and not myself. Yes to all those newbie product creators I have been there and done it. Poor me, yet there is worse, the product I created, “photofortune” contained far more than the asking price; and I am not just being clichéd here, it did contain far more. For example, instead of a 70 page eBook, I had 7 distinct chapters averaging 60+ pages; along with 9 appendixes of over a 100 pages; thousands of stock photographs; over 50 pieces of software; and many eBooks relating to the subject and others besides. What I am trying to say is that after all the hard work I was left with a top product that nobody knew existed. So what did I do from there, I tried to approach affiliates to promote that product for me, and I was very surprised at the response. The answer was always garbled but always in the negative; that if they answered. If you have been in that position, this article will make perfect sense to you. If you do not expect to be in that position, then you are either a spoilt brat and have somebody to take you hand; or you are living in another planet. This is reality we are talking here, so to the newbie developers listen closely as you will face this barrier and it is huge; it is nothing in comparison to the problems you faced when you were developing your product and sales page. Now let us get back to the forums where we see people advertising sincerely for affiliates to promote their product with no takers. What does the product owner do next? Well as far as advice is concerned, they are not short of it, but every bit of advice is in the positive, saying how easy it is to overcome. Rubbish, it is difficult and the quicker the newbie realizes this the better. Wise up, nobody, and I mean nobody is going to take your product and sell it for you regardless of how good it is, and regardless of how much you are prepared to give them. What is lack, not a good product, but credibility; nobody knows you or your product. This is your starting point; the realization that you are on your own. Why should anyone buy a product, (or promote a product), from somebody that is totally unknown and untried? You may say, what if I were to SEO my sales page and get it to the top of the search engines, then I would say that would get you a better start, but if you think about it, this must be a must. Your sales page should be well SEO’d. You may think what about using adwords and paying good money to get it to the top of the search engines; that is even better, however you must remember that you pay for every click onto your site but I am hearing figures that only one person in 100 is likely to buy that way. You may decide to use this method but you have to offset your advertising costs with your profits. So this is a way forward but there are others. I am now going back to the recruitment of affiliates but with a different approach, an approach that is going to appear drastic, but it is the best way forward, even when I say to you that I do not like it. I do not like the way it is done, and I do not like the philosophy behind it, but it is the only way to build your credibility and promote your product. Ok, assuming like me you have created a brilliant product and your creditability is zero. Assume your product is to be sold for $50 and you are willing to part with $25 of them to your affiliate. Think about that for a minute, you have spent say, the last 6 months in hibernation from you family, from your own life, in order to create a product to make money from, and then give $25, half the value, to some affiliate who has done nothing. Now that is a bitter pill to swallow. Now I am not getting at affiliates here, just the system. There are basically two types of affiliates: the first are the ones who will take your product, actively create sales pages for themselves and do everything they can to promote your product, including paying for adwords; the second are those with lists who can email their existing customers and promote your product. They in theory can promote your product for less than ten minutes work, and reap the same reward as you. This is even bitterer pill to swallow. Do you stand your ground and say no, I am not giving them the fruits of my efforts, or do you give it to them. I am sorry to say, there is no other way to do it, and you have to give them it. What are you buying? You are buying their customers loyalty; customers they have taken time to sweeten. The risk is for them to promote your product, at the expense of them loosing their customer base. That is why they can be reticent in taking you on. If you manage to recruit newbie affiliates who need to work hard to promote your product, do not expect them to make as many sales, even though they are more sincere. So the best affiliates are those with established list, but do not underestimate the hard working affiliates, and certainly do not reject them. You hear the terms affiliate marketing and joint ventures intertwined, but there are differences. The relationship in the joint venture partnership is more critical as the joint venture partner has their reputation to uphold. The hard working affiliate marketer does not have that same credibility at risk. So I suggest you target the Joint Venture partner first as it is easier for them to get the ball rolling. Once the joint venture partners are on their way, you then need the affiliates to keep the momentum going. How do you get a joint venture off the ground? The first step it to target them individually. The best place to start with is those marketers whom you have already subscribed to, the once who already email you. Secondly, you could possibly target people by watching their movements within the forums. This is easier than you may think, but what you need is a good list of email addresses of possible partners. Now once you have that list, you have all the work to do. First of all you have to create an email to sell your self and your product. I that email you must mention you product in detail and the benefits to the customer and the partner as well as the commission you decide to give them. It is also necessary to write an email in plain text for them to pass out to their existing customers. (Have you ever received two emails from two different people with the same contents? Well it is not the partner who writes the email but you the product owner). The partner may decide to reject the email you wrote, but at least you have given them the choice. You also need to be clear as to how payment is to be made, normally though a hop link to an affiliate marketing site such as clickbank. You may also give them bonuses, yes you give them bonuses, for them to give to their customers when they buy your product through them. Yes it all seems one way, especially as you then have to give them your download page, yes your product for free. Now I suggest you give them the download page without links at first, and then if they are serious, give them the full product. You are thereby showing that you have a good product for sales, and you are not begging their services. That way you are appearing to take control, saying that you have a good product and that you want to give them the opportunity to be part of it, along with a select few other partners; as opposed to saying, “please promote my product for little old me”. Now I suggest you target at least ten possible partners, and sent you emails to those partners one after another. That way, if you have done your work properly, they may want to send out your advertisement that same day before the others. You are now in a much better position to be taken seriously, and if you are taken seriously, then your product will be taken seriously. Now if those ten possible partners do not respond: sent out ten more; and ten more again. If there is still no response, examine your approach, rewrite you emails, and target partners in a different manner. That should get the ball going. Now I must mention the fact that you are doing this in order to make money. That’s what’s driving you, well not all. You see if your product is as good as you think, you only want to get the ball rolling. After an initial sales boost, word of mouth and good reputation will help your product sells itself. When that happens you can throw away your crutches and take charge yourself. This next thing you do is recruit affiliates to keep the momentum going and again you will need to work at this. Affiliates need to be motivated and nothing is better to motivate them than a good product, with good established sales, and a good commission. The forum will then have affiliates wanting to work with your product. No I mentioned these affiliates need trained and they need tools, and I will now tell you what they are. You will need to give them eMail promotions, banner ads, maybe articles relating to your product to get them started, ppc ads, signature files, 404 error page, bonuses, keywords and possible product reviews as well the same information you gave to the Joint Venture Partners above. It is a big barrier, and it needs a big solution. I don’t like how it is done, but it works well. There is one consolation to all this, and that is, when you are successful, other newbie product owners will approach you. Grit you your teeth and go for it, and include me as one of you future partners. All the best and good luck with your endeavours. Gordon McCulloch The author, would wish that you receive 7 free ebooks on Internet Marketing at http://www.sss.bigcullie.com. Instant download. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Product Warranties’ And The Unscrupulous Buyers by Gordon McCulloch There are many aspects to internet marketing, but one of the best is create and sell your own product such as an eBook. First you have to find a niche, second you have to research it, and third you have to write or have it written. Once written that product as to be advertised to the world using a sales page and a customer reading that page either buys or rejects it. That is a good way to start internet marking. You must have witnessed this yourself. How many times have you read a sales page only to be disappointed by the results of the eBook; which promised so much? The sales page did not lie, but somewhere in the product the excitement died, and the reader/buyer was left high and dry wanting to ask more questions, and left feeling alone. Is the product creator misleading the buyer, or is the buyer expecting too much. Well I think neither; the truth I feel is in the promotion of the product. An eBook is different in many ways from the hard copy book you see in a bookshop where you can take it from the shelf and examine it closely before you buy it. The eBook on the other hand has to be promoted by the sales page and by email, and basically the customer does not know what they are buying until it is delivered; which in most cases is instantly. There is good news however for the buyer, as most eBooks do have at least a 60 day guarantee, which most product owners respect and deliver on. This is fine, but there are some unscrupulous buyers who purchase eBooks, and then demand a refund; and because the eBook is electronic and cannot be returned, the complaining customer retains that eBook for free. Fortunately this does not happen a lot, because most customers are honest, and somehow choose not to ask for a refund. I have had the odd customer requesting a refund on “photofortune” and yes it does bother me as it takes time to refund that product, which can be more annoying than losing the sale. Now I want to address this article to the product owners, or budding eBook writers warning them that this can be a problem and that they should allow for it at the eBook conception. I also want to details some ways around these problems giving the owner a better chance of success. First I want to say the product creator that when writing an eBook, value for money to the customer should be the driving force, in fact I can say I delivery far more than the asking price, so that when a customer asks for a refund, I can safely assume they are trying it on. There are however genuine customers who do buy your eBook and who ask for a refund on a genuine basis, but these customers are few and far between and easily spotted. Secondly, in some ways I do not mind giving a customer their money back because what I provide in my product is years of genuine expertise, and I know that that expertise is not passed in on full to the customer wanting the product for free. I find it very difficult to explain, but can you think for yourself a situation in the past where you have gained something unjustly, used that product and never felt the benefit from it. If this has never happened to you, let me put it another way, say you want to buy a small TV and you have a choice of buying one for $50 or $500. If the $50 breaks down just over the 1st year, then you except it, and think “well it owes me nothing”. If on the other hand the $500 TV breaks down in the same time period, you are straight back to the store demanding satisfaction, or else. Well I find that it is the same with my products, if somebody is want it for nothing, I will give them it knowing they will gain nothing from it. They have paid nothing, and some thing in their brain decides that since they have paid nothing, they deserve nothing. These customers are best left to punish themselves. I can sleep easily knowing that, but can they? The 3rd way to keep a customer satisfied is to extend, (not decrease), the warranty period. Let me explain. If you were to buy a product but had only a 7 day warranty what would you do? You would spend those 7 days examining every aspect of that product to see if it is fit for purpose. Basically you would be looking for faults. You would be expecting problems. However say you were to extend the warranty period to 90 days or longer, the customer must change their perspective on that product. They basically would not be looking for faults and the product owner is confident within themselves that there product is good. This will be reflected on the buyer knowing that the product owner is confident enough to extend the warranty, thus concluding to the buyer that the product is more than fit for purpose. Both then have confidence that it is a good product. It also makes it difficult for somebody to return such a product, unless their reasons are sound. The 4th way to keep a customer satisfied may seam more drastic and that is to give the customer a life time of free upgrades. The first thing you may think is that when the product is upgraded there is an opportunity to sell more to that customer. Well yes and no. That possibility dies exist as you could charge $50 for the fist product and say $60 for the second. You could also say that since you bought the first product the second will be upgraded at a 50% reduction. This strategy has to be calculated before the product launch and as every product is different this maybe the way to go. The way I look at it is that if the first product is worth $50, I like to give at least $100 value. If I were to create a second product, then I would have to deliver a product worth say $60 and give at least $120 worth of value. Now we are talking about upgrades, not new products and there is a massive difference. The second upgrade of $60 must them be $60 above the value of the $50 to give a product of $110. It is not a new product of $60 because much of the original material will be retained, and an upgrade is what it says, an upgrade of an existing product and not a new product. Do you see the subtle difference? Many people say to me that I am brave offering such a dealt, but I am not, it is just good business. I will give you an example; say you were selling an eBook of fishing for trout for $30 in the first year. In the second year, you will have to upgrade that cater for changes within that year. What would change? The equipment would change, maybe the fishing laws would change, maybe some new fishing techniques would emerge; but nothing drastic would have to be written to the existing eBook. So you could sell the same eBook with the upgrades for $40, but you would loose a lot of existing customers, and their support as they will know that the new book is a rehash of the old. Now as the years go on, this eBook is growing and developing into a fantastic product, with a fantastic reputation. Do you see what I am driving at, keep your existing customers loyal and many doors will open up for you; no least the recommendations from existing customers. You can almost here them saying “hey there is this great eBook on the market that gives free upgrades for life, and if you do not like it, it has an extended guarantee, you cannot loose”. This way if somebody wants their money back, they lose out on the free upgrades. Now this also opens doors for creating a community within the original product. This then would lead to further ventures. You could start your own forum and let matters run themselves, like some product creators have done, which in itself has helped to prosper the buyers further from their initial $50 outlay. You maybe thinking the upgrading the initial eBook takes time and money; yes it does but for every upgrade you are increasing the initial cost. The original buyer pays nothing, but the new buyers to your systems will be charged a higher initial rate. Why would they pay the extra, simple, because your reputation as a the creator will increase as your credibility increases with increasing value for money for the buyer. The sales of you business will increase with your increasing credibility. Where did all this stem from? From you initial integrity as the product creator and seller. So what is the most important lesson in this? Your integrity from the very beginning! The author, would wish that you receive 7 free ebooks on Internet Marketing at http://www.sss.bigcullie.com. Instant download. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Pitfalls And Permutations Of Joint Ventures, Defined by Gordon McCulloch Affiliate marketing or joint ventures are term linked together nowadays, but there are subtle differences. Affiliate marketing suggests a business relationship only, where both parties are distinct in their dealings, and are completely detached from each other. An affiliate marketer may never meet of converse with the owner of the product that is being sold, but the business relationship is set up so that the affiliate marketer receives commission from each and every product that is sold. That appears fine as there are many affiliates and product owners making a lot of money together, but somehow separate. This relationship normally starts by the product owner posting his product on an affiliate site, the best example being “clickbank”. An affiliate looking for products to promote will select a product by comparing it with many others, (in that site); normally within a particular niche or theme. They will choose that product on terms of how well they may think it will sell, how well it is selling and how much commission they are likely to take. This sounds easy, and many affiliate marketing eBooks make this sound simple and profitable; but there are many problems to overcome as you will find. Please read on. Let is now look at joint ventures which suggest more of a partnership between the affiliate and the product owner. It suggests a strategy calculated between them, but the end result is the same with both parties making money. Getting a joint venture started is slightly different, as both parties may know and support each other long before they work together; or they may meet somewhere such as a presentation or in a forum, where a rapport has developed between them, and the two agree of costs. Basically there is a communication and an agreement somewhere down the line between these two parties. So which system is better? Well both have their advantages and disadvantages. An affiliate marketer may wish to work alone, and not want to meet or converse with the owner, or the owner has such a good product and business established that the newcomer affiliate may simply want to ride on the back of the product owner’s success. This is a good way for an affiliate to start making money without owning a product. It is also a good way for somebody to learn the ropes of affiliate marketing. It is also a good way for an established product owner to become an affiliate marketer and sell other peoples products as a back end sale to their own product. The joint venture way of working has similar advantages, but they tend to work together to produce some kind of strategy, to maximize sales. This is more powerful in the long run as there is always one person boosting the other. It is more difficult for a new affiliate marketer to establish a joint ventures with existing, established, product owners only really want established affiliates who know what they are doing, and know how to make money. The product owner’s job become that of supporting the affiliate to make maximum sales; and the affiliate marketers role is to sell as many products as they can to both there advantage; in fact both work hand in hand. The disadvantage with joint ventures is the same with any relationships in that there is a danger of a falling out. As long as they are making money, all is well, but when the sales drop, or the money is unfairly divided then the partnership is vulnerable. As mentioned above, and affiliate working on their own, or a newbie wanting to get started simply goes to an affiliate marketing site to promote a product to sell. They then either try and sell that product using their own established list, or they use that product to learn the ropes in the affiliate marketing business. However joint ventures are different in that the word partnership means everything to that relationship. They have to work together to mutual advantage. They may already know each other, but if they do not, how do you start a joint venture? There are many angles to look at this problem, but let us look at the extremes. There is: the established product owner and the established affiliate; the established product owner and the newbie affiliate; the newbie product owner and the established affiliate; and the newbie product owner and the newbie affiliate. 1.The established product owner and the established affiliate. This is where the relationship works at its best. When both parties are established both have reputations, and both are focused in earning money. One promotes the other, and the only concern is that there is money coming in, and the profits divided fairly. This is the relationship to aspire to, but getting established takes hard work, and years of practice and dedication to become successful; and focused in on making money. So how do you become established? 2.The established product owner and the newbie affiliate. A good way for a newbie affiliate to start is by contacting the established product owner. If the product owner is smart, they will provide the newbie with tools to get going. There are many product owners who will to do this, and they do their best to encourage such newbie’s, after all each sale is a win win situation. Many established product owners openly advertise for new affiliates with a view to training them, but although their sincerity is 100% there is still a steep learning curve; and the school of hard knocks to qualify. If someone says it is easy, or straight forward, do not listen to them as there is much work to be done to promote somebody else’s product. There will also be an expense, although it can be minimize and within the newbie’s budget; however if you are starting out, paying money for expenses not knowing when it will be returned, if it will be returned, is very discouraging, and this puts many possible affiliate off. In fact it could deter as many as 80% budding affiliates. This is the number one barrier to overcome; the not knowing if’s and when’s. If this deters you from becoming an affiliate, then you like me would ask the question; is there any other aspect to internet marketing that I could be involved in? 3.The newbie product owner and the established affiliate. We are all advised all over the internet to create your own product as this is the best way to make money. Many established affiliates may disagree, but the general consensus is that you write your own eBook, or design your own software, or provided some other service. Again there are many sources on the internet to help you do so, and having my own product I will tell you that it is easier than you think, but it is still a lot of very hard work. Regardless, once a newbie has developed their own product, they need to bring that product to market, and that can be very difficult. They will need a web site, which is relatively straight forward, but the main obstacle for the newbie product owner is getting traffic; that is getting people to pay good money for that product. This is no mean feat, and the first thing to be done is to optimize the web site for the search engines, but this in itself still does not guarantee traffic. The next advice given could be to use adwords to promote their site to the top of the first page in say, Google. This can be very costly, however, if you manage to get traffic to your sales page, there is no guarantee that you will sell. In fact I have been told that a figure of 1% click through rate is typical, although this is on the low side. That is for every 100 people who clicks on your web site, only 1 person buys your product. You must then decide if it is worth it, remembering that you pay good money every time somebody clicks on your site. What is missing, well I would say, credibility? If knows you you are new, nobody, and they will doubt your product, even if it is the best product on the market. That then is where you need an experienced affiliate marketer to promote you, and promote your product. So how do you go about getting an experience affiliate? One place is the internet marketing forums, where you join and advertise your plight in the hope of somebody giving you the start you need. I must warn you however; this is not as easy as it sounds, as many experience affiliates want a product from a known product provider. This way they can promote a product without compromising their own reputation. So when you are trying to attract such an affiliate you must be very careful in the presentation of yourself and your product, and even then expect few takers. I know you may just want to get the ball rolling, but that is the hardest part for the newbie product owner, so be aware. 4.The newbie product owner and the newbie affiliate. There are ways and means to get started, but if you advertise in a forum for an affiliate marketer to take up your plight, you may get requests from newbie affiliates. Do you accept them? My answer is yes, although do not expect much, and be prepared to teach and encourage them. If it all works out, then that is fine, but do not build your hopes up. Remember it will be the blind leading the blind. Now I answered yes to this question for a good reason. Many new product owners have worked very hard in creating a product, probably taking months of hard work, or even years like I did with “photofortune”, but they have done so very much on their own. So for a newbie product owner to accept a newbie affiliate could be the start of a great relationship for the future. Both have much to gain and little to lose. Two newbies can hit it of, and create synergy to the next project. It is also great conversing with somebody on the same level, as they have much to share; both hoping for the break they need. It is great speaking to someone who has the same insights. You will find such a relationship great for sharing ideas, tools and strategies. Many successful internet marketers have many such friends whom they met when they were starting, and who now are on the same level of success. Internet marketing through joint venture is easy to those who have done it successfully, but it is difficult to get going. As documented here, there are many ways of doing this, and many variations on the relationships of those involved. The goal is to mutually make money, and there is much to be made, but I think it is all about integrity and credibility. Get that right and you are onto a winner; that is once you understand the permutations that you could or should be involved in. Don’t reach for the moon and expect it, reach for the moon, knowing you will at least leave orbit. Don’t expect affiliates to jump at the thought of making money from your product because you know it is good; you have to convince them, and dare I say, doing most of the hard work yourself. Do not get somebodies product thinking you can sell it as easily as other affiliates do, there is hard work involved and some costs, remembering the super affiliates have many tools and friends at their disposal, that the newbie affiliate does not have. Don’t reject a newbie who is offering you help, as that affiliate could be the answer to your prayers. I have been through this whole process with “photofortune” and understand the pitfalls, which are many, but so are rewards. Stay focused, do not give up, and always keep your integrity high; to ensure and promote your credibility from the very beginning. All the best. Gordon McCulloch A man’s a man fur a’ that. The author, Gordon McCulloch would wish that you receive 7 free ebooks on Internet Marketing at http://www.bigcullie.com. Instant download. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Helpful Marketing Tips by Larry L. Miller Marketing tips, are a lot like opinions, they\'re normally worthless. However, some of these tips, can be, quite good, and will enhance your chances of online success. Other tips that the \"so called\" online guru\'s are giving, make no sense at all and are not worth consideration under any condition. How does one distinguish between a good tip and what is a bad tip. First of all, if it sounds too good to be true, you can rest assured, that tip is just smoke and mirror marketing tactics. However, if the author of those tips has a good page ranking on Google and some of the other search engines, then that marketing specialist probably knows what he or she is talking about. Study the true meaning of the tip of interest, and then try to implement that tip into your own marketing strategies. Not all tips are going to work exactly as written; however, you should experiment and see how the tips may or may not work for your promoting endeavors. Probably one of the most important considerations, is how a particular addition to your web site will, affect the overall outcome of your business opportunity. More and more companies are using the internet to promote their entire business operation. The internet has become the heart and soul of many businesses, and is providing information about their products, management, sales force, and other vital information about their company. This information is for the benefit of internet users, so the user can make an informed choice, and buy that companies products. We\'ve all heard the phrase; \"The first impression, is the lasting impression.\" If the potential client doesn\'t get the information they need to make a positive decision and buy your product now, they may never return to your online business. Your homepage, which is the first thing the user sees, must be constructed in a way that will keep the individual on your site. The positive decision to user to purchase your product should be your ultimate goal. Not to show how much you know. Avoid humor at all cost. It may be funny to you, but not to other people. Eye appeal is important to the user; however, your site must also be search engine friendly as well. We\'ve talked in earlier articles how this delicate balance between being user friendly and search engine friendly, and how they should work together. A web site can be one page, or a thousand pages, the importance of a well developed homepage is critical with any size web site. You must include an overview of what your business is about. You\'re not going to be able to explain every single detail of all the features and benefits of your offering. However, you can include in your overview, several links pointing to particular points of interest about your product. According to some experts, the search engines don\'t like more than about twenty-five links listed on your homepage. The links on your home page will lead users to another page which also, can have an additional twenty-five links. As you can see in this example, a web site that had ten pages could have a good numbers of quality links, which will contribute to an effective overall popularity of your business opportunity. When you refer a user to another part of your site, make sure the link has relevancy to your overall business. If the link you referred the user to doesn\'t enhance your product, then don\'t use that link. Make sure the content of your homepage are consistent with each other, otherwise the user may feel there is some deception involved. Never use the bait and switch strategy. The user will always pick up on such an unethical move. Many users visiting your web site may be a novice to marketing online. They may be totally uninformed about your product or service. You have just a few seconds to capture their attention, and convince them through the power of your well written content, that you can fulfill their needs. You will normally have only one opportunity to make the sale. Therefore, your site must be optimized to the max, to convert the user into a client. Make your page, easy to understand; most people only scan a site for details that are obvious, and then go back and read in more detail, a bit later. Clarity is crucial to make those all important conversions, from users to clients. There should be a sense of urgency expressed in the content somewhere. The user has already expressed a definite interest in your product or they wouldn\'t be visiting your site in the first place. You could indicate, there is a deadline for this opportunity, and build a sense of urgency, however, be very non threatening with the way you present this limited time offer. Don\'t press the urgency issue to the point the user becomes reluctant to act on your opportunity. If you have built your web site with good content, by explaining your product, service, credentials etc., the users will become more anxious to give you their money and/or contact information. Avoid distracting the user with a bunch of advertisement for other products or services on your site. The user wants good relevant content about your product, to make an informed choice regarding their interest at that particular moment. After your sale is made, you can then present other opportunities in the form of newsletter, articles, classified ads, e-mails and other forms of communication. \"Let\'s Build Your Business Together\" Larry L Miller SEM/SEO Consulting Larry L Miller - SEM/SEO Consultant who specializes in promoting clients to \"Top Positions With Google\" and other leading search engines. Mr Miller is the promotions director for BLM Traders the leader in Automated Marketing Systems, Phone:321-594-4405 Skype: larrylmiller121 http://www.isnar FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Torrents of Spring LNG Shipping Market Surge by Lanbo Jiang Recently, the investment ship to receive the liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship \"Roc Star\", Since then, the investment ship to market its affiliated joint venture in China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited (CLNG) Construction of five LNG ship All deliveries to complete. Industry insiders estimate that in 2010 pre tax investment LNG shipping business contribution to the stability of the investment income will reach 120 million yuan. The news, no doubt blowing up an LNG ship market, the genial spring. In 2009, the global financial crisis, LNG demand reduction, LNG vessels on the rent continued to fall, fell to 42,000 U.S. dollars, while banks tighten credit also makes custom made shipping companies do not have enough liquidity in new vessels, new vessels are not custom made requirements Wang, directly discourage the construction of the international LNG ship owner\'s passion, the ship carrying LNG ship orders enterprises is declining.In the international market for LNG shipping capacity growth and market demand will have a direct impact on the LNG ship freight concern, the huge domestic demand for LNG vessels gave LNG shipping market has brought about a new opportunity. According to customs statistics, China imported 2.91 million tons in 2007 liquefied natural gas to 3.34 million tons in 2008, 2009, the first 10 months of 4.39 million tons, increasing year by year. Statistics showed that China\'s natural gas consumption is far below the world average, with climate change and the transformation of our energy demands of the rapidly growing natural gas development, gas supply and demand gap in 2010 will reach 20 billion cubic meters, the proportion of net imports will 40%. Relevant survey data also show that in 2010 will require 38 domestic LNG vessels by 2015, more than 65, China\'s demand for LNG vessels will be the emergence of a golden age. As the see the tremendous potential demand for natural gas market, more domestic shipbuilding enterprises have started to invest in the field of LNG shipping. Just completed five LNG ships built in Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. is the first LNG ship construction shipyard, the success of five LNG ships built for the Hudong China has accumulated experience in this basis, Shanghai East China actively involved in the first six LNG vessels cum Shanghai LNG carrier construction project preparation, the present design optimization and production of the technical preparations have been completed. At the same time, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu RSHI been a stream of messages that will be involved in this field. In addition, our policy for ship from enterprise development to create the conditions for LNG ships. 2009 introduced the \"ship industrial restructuring and revitalization plan\" clearly support the new high tech ships, marine engineering equipment and auxiliary equipment R & D priorities, including LNG ships used as a focus.From the operator point of view, as the largest in China today, most efficient large scale ocean energy transport business, investment ship LNG shipping operations in 2009 full year, profit poor investment to bring the ship self confidence. In the current situation, LNG ship fixed route, fixed rate of return model, brought stability to the operator returns, but also to the profitability of operators and gradually through the valley of hope. Batch build LNG vessels, not only means that China has successfully mastered the world\'s advanced shipbuilding technology, to enhance China\'s shipbuilding industry competitive in the international market force is increased weight, but also through the construction of LNG vessels, both in the shipbuilding process on, or ship steel, self design and repair of property rights and so on, will lead the development of related industries. With the LNG ships, one of the core components of successful bulk ultra low temperature insulating box made, breaking the monopoly of foreign companies have been a handful of the status quo, our manufacturing LNG ships have been forming the basis of conditions. With the global trade in LNG shipping and LNG ship fleet rapidly scale year after year, the global LNG ship repair market has been maintained more prosperity. In 2009, the world\'s major LNG ship repair business repair a total of 92 LNG vessels, with the increase over the same period in 2008, 21, an increase of nearly 30%, and also has a very large ship repair market. I am a professional editor from China Products, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.himfr.com/ contain a great deal of information about professional shoe stretcher,valve spring compressor,spring wetsuit, welcome to visit! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Amount of Innovative Models of SOEs Kazakhstan by Lanbo Jiang Who is the industry\'s iconic companies of Harbin Measuring & Cutting Tool Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to Kazakhstan amount), in recent years has apparently not content with only measuring and cutting tools industry. Its tentacles in a very short period of time not only extends up to high end CNC machine tool production of virtual axis machine tools, down to the high power spindle also touched on Development of functional components.This innovative development model in the industry are rare. The source of this model is from the 50 year old company has been exploring innovative ideas in the spirit of the tradition. Practice: \"Reforms\" and turning the tide According to Kazakh deputy party secretary of Feng Lianjia volume introduction, the Republic of tool manufacturing as the \"pride\", Kazakhstan quantity is the \"First Five\" during the 156 national key projects completed and formally began the first large scale modern factory production. From the production\'s first drill, the first to caliper, micrometer, dial indicator No. 1, the first group of gauge blocks, the first precision measuring instrument, the first cutting tool, the amount of life experience on the doomed Kazakhstan\'s extraordinary . But by the late 90s of last century, and Kazakhstan can not adapt to the volume of the external environment changes, the formation of a large number of debt and bad assets and remittance problems, loss increase, the internal management of confusion, rapid decline in operating performance, development difficult. The beginning of 1998, Kazakhstan has accumulated losses of the amount of more than 6700 million, has accumulated eight months salary arrears of workers. Only 37 year old former factory manager Weihua Liang NC tool in the amount of time he was elected director of Kazakhstan, and he is Harbin\'s first democratically elected by the state owned large and medium enterprises director. Begin after the new leadership took office three reforms: First, from the start to mobilize the enthusiasm of workers to begin implementation of the labor, personnel, distribution system reform, establishment of an effective incentive and restraint mechanisms. Second, the order began to reorganize to form Sales Corporation, cleaning up \"to stay, bad debts,\" the sales part of the implementation of the \"four unity of management.\" Thirdly, asset restructuring, changes to the modern enterprise system. Through bold reforms, Kazakhstan is not only a replacement of the outstanding amount of wages, also pay the historical debt of nearly 100 million yuan, successfully achieved the original proposed \"two year turnaround, turning over three years, five healthy development\" stage targets, from almost the plight of the verge of collapse into a positive development. Kazakhstan in 2004 sales volume of 256.45 million yuan to complete, three times in 1998. Explore: birth, \"Ha volume model\" Business turnaround, and increased sales, staff stretch in enthusiasm. However, just stepped into a healthy development track of the amount Kazakhstan facing new issues: Harbin began in 2003 more than 1,400 state owned enterprise restructuring, Kazakhstan volume is listed as the work of promoting the restructuring of key enterprises. Is the introduction of foreign capital or \"sell for?\" Ha amount of development crossroads once again stood.At that time, the practice varied across SOEs, some mergers and acquisitions for private companies, some to foreign mergers and acquisitions, some by the company\'s management buyout. The original amount in addition to Kazakhstan, \"state holding, the staff shares\" mixed ownership transformation of the \"collective entrepreneurship\" model.Kazakh leadership capacity that can guarantee this is a loss of state assets and does not increase in value while ensuring that workers do not have a large number of laid off workers and to further mobilize the initiative of the road. However, breaking the chain of a debt restructuring in Kazakhstan amount of insurmountable obstacles. Before the restructuring, the Kazakh bank debt on the amount owed over a hundred million. After mobilization, Kazakhstan amount to 3,500 employees \"out of a loan to one\" will invest 71.08 million yuan of shares (of which 35.54 million yuan in cash raised for the staff, another 35.54 million yuan from the bank employees for the amount of the matching Kazakhstan Innovation Loan ), acquired 44% of the state owned enterprise property rights, realization of assets of 284 million yuan repo package, state owned shares was increased from 100% to 55.87% reduction. Thus, a collective venture with Kazakhstan quantity for businesses solve the debt chain, the company\'s asset liability ratio from the original 95% to 57%. Kazakh deputy party secretary Ping Lianjia amount still laments: \"When in our per capita income is about 1,000 yuan old state owned enterprises, employees can come up with more than 10,000 yuan at once how hard it is! Can say that without their support, the amount Kazakhstan would not be like this today. \"he recalled, because many workers who are in Kazakhstan, a volume of work, wage levels is limited, so many people are put out the savings for years to support enterprise development. Thinking: to lay the cornerstone of development I must mention is that \"out of a loan to one\" approach is the amount of Jizhongshengzhi practice of Kazakhstan. Ping Lianjia to reporters, said: \"the process of restructuring the Group to get a message that the world measuring tools known enterprises Germany Kiss (KELCH) companies to enter bankruptcy proceedings, is seeking acquisitions around the world who.\"Measuring the international work as well known industry companies, Kiss the company\'s core technology, research and development capabilities and brand value of production are located in the world, more important, it is specialized in high end CNC tool and cutter knife handle system presetter production The company, its product mix is exactly the amount that the lack of Kazakhstan, and Kay lion living in the world leading level of existing technology, its leading product development precisely meet the Hardy volume, to promote the upgrading of similar products. In addition, Kiss and the amount of sales channels and Kazakhstan played a good complementary roles. Kazakhstan 95% of the amount of product markets in mainland China, 5% in other parts of Asia, apparently with the Kazakhstan goal amount of product to the world far away. The Kiss of the product market in Germany 70%, 20% in other parts of Europe, and 10% in North America and Asia. In addition to core technology, manufacturing resources, distribution network, Kazakhstan could soon be a volume in Europe and the United States has been recognized brand.This amount can not be tempted not to Kazakhstan. If the amount to Kazakhstan and Kay in the domestic construction of a lion at the same level, the same production capacity of enterprises to invest several billion yuan, and take years to complete. Kai won the lion, machines can not be lost. The problem is money come from? Although Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, and are very supportive of Kazakhstan became the first volume of mergers and acquisitions of foreign companies going out of business, and were given 20 million yuan and 25 million yuan of financial support, but it completed the acquisition of capital leaving a shortfall of half of the enterprise needs think of ways to self.In order to complete the restructuring, Kazakhstan has exhausted all means the amount can not let employees come up with three million. How do? At this time, Harbin municipal government leaders had an idea, \"leadership that the city banks have loans to encourage entrepreneurship, and now employees are out of cash shares, can be regarded as a collective enterprise, you can apply for matching loans to banks ah . \"Fenglian Jia said:\" The phrase Sudden Impact This With our unique \'out of a loan to one\' approach, then we have this model also included restructuring state owned enterprises in Harbin one of ten model it. \" In this way, the company with 9.5 million euros acquisition of Germany Kiss successful company, owned by the company in one fell swoop \"KELCH\" brand exclusive worldwide right to use, product design, copyright and even the source code proprietary olive recorded under control and master Kai lion in worldwide production, supply and sales related institutions, and created a tool industry in China and Heilongjiang Province, set a precedent for state owned cross border mergers and acquisitions. Complete the restructuring, reorganization Kiss. Kazakhstan in the same amount of time, cleverly arranged to achieve the \"implementation of restructuring in merger and acquisition, M & A in advance in the restructuring, restructuring and M & promote each other\" in order to advance the process of enterprise restructuring, independent innovation capability of enterprises to accelerate the improvement making capacity, such as Kazakhstan, \"Phoenix Nirvana.\" This year in March, the successful restructuring of China General Technology Group and Kazakhstan, which leads the company with 50 years of history once again standing on a new starting point. How to write a new chapter? Weihua Liang, chairman of Kazakhstan, said the amount, at a new starting point, companies will uphold the fine traditions of the past continue to struggle with new ideas to face new challenges, accomplish new goals. 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FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Important Marketing Methods For Your Business Home Internet Marketing Online by Christopher Granger Business home internet marketing online requires you to make key moves that will be necessary in promoting your products and services. Internet marketing on this level demands the use of internet marketing methods that is essential in the activities of your business. In a business home internet marketing online, you need to be aware of the methods that you can pursue in the advancement of your online business. These methods can aid in creating successful application of your marketing strategies. Important Internet Marketing Methods 1. Website creation. Marketing for the products and services that your online business offers is easier with a website. A business website can help in the effective promotion of your business. The creation of a website can be a big factor in making your operations smoother and more efficient. 2. Email marketing. 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FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Why Affiliate Marketing Gives You, The Choice to Achieve More For Yourself by Ahmet Dagseven There are basically two types of people the drivers and the passengers, the passengers go along for the ride, with out having any control over their final destination or their route to the destination, the drivers on the other hand take control over their route and their final objective. Taking responsibility over one’s future was once considered risky , If you wanted to run your own life on your terms then you would need to have a business, for the business to run you would need a business premises, staff and the necessary equipment for the specifics of the business, all in all it would require some life changing decisions to leave the security of one’s job and take the plunge into commerce, this life changing move would require that you also had funding for the business, sufficient enough to see you through the first six months until you started to generate some profit. This period for every person concerned is loaded with risk and stress, and almost certainly the odds statistically have shown, were stacked against the individual to succeed. It is no wonder that the majority of people chose to stay in the comfort zone of being a passenger. But the days of job security have long gone and people now realise that everyone is dispensable, regardless of skill, experience or motivation. With the advent of the internet, the possibility of having a business and running your own life is now a reality for many people, and it is producing new millionaire’s year on year. The possibility of people taking a front seat and being a driver is not as perilous as it once was. The risk element has been vastly reduced in the setting up of a business, so much so that there is virtually no risk at all in some enterprises. If one were to start the only decision would be what type of business and how to generate income. There are many business models to follow, and one of the most popular is affiliate marketing, affiliate marketing is the advertising of other peoples or companies products, that means that the affiliate has a website with a link or banner promoting the merchants products then once the visitor to the website clicks the link and makes a purchase then the affiliate gets a commission. In some cases the commissions are substantial and can be up to 70% of the purchase price. Here are a few steps to take in order to a start in an efficient and least time consuming way. • Find a topic or subject that really interest you or you are already knowledgeable about. Choose your niche: When you are starting off, it is preferable to choose a niche that you already know about. For example, fitness, health, music, Films or fashion for instance. • Choose your products: You can select a couple of products from the niche that you choose to promote. 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The key is not to be disheartened when first starting as there will be difficulties just like in any other industry. • There are time saving ways to fast track your way to affiliate marketing, Get a website, find a niche add your products with an unbiased informative honest review of the products review 3 products on each page no more than 5. • Promote the website through article writing, blogging, PPC Pay Per Click, Video Marketing. To summarise there is nothing that can’t be accomplished with to days ever changing internet businesses, the choice to be a driver and the potential to take control rather than settle for just being a mere passenger is so much more viable than at any time. Ahmet Dagseven Internet marketer http://www.AffiliateMoneyRevie FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Top Ten Ways to Use Promotional Products Effectively by Yildiray Gazi Promotional products are the best ways to promote your business with little cost involved. You can spend just a small fraction on promotional merchandise of your marketing budget and yet reap the rewards tenfold, thanks to the fact that old and new customers can actually use the products in their everyday lives and let other people see it. You can triple the beneficial effect of your promotional merchandise with a few savvy ways to put them in the hands of many more people. All of these benefits can be had without becoming too in-your-face about with the items, something that many customers will want in their freebies. As Come-ons to Prospective Customers You should continually make efforts to attract more and more customers to your business. Promotional products provided for target customers will make them more aware of the main products and services, which would make them more inclined to buy from you. As Premiums for Signing Online If you have an online business, promotional items for just signing up or completing surveys will make your prospects more motivated to do so. With the fast way news travels around the Web, you may soon experience a slew of visitors to your site. As Advertising Magnets for Trade Shows With trade shows, promotional products expose your main products and services to more vendors, manufacturers and customers. This is because the people you talk to on these venues all have professional and personal networks of their own, thus, tripling your reach. As Premiums for Purchases You may also reward customers with premium items upon purchase of a certain amount in your store. As an example, for every purchase of $50 worth of intimate underwear, the customer can avail of a free backpack. As Free Gifts to Loyal Customers It is easier to attract new customers than keep old ones, so goes the marketing adage. You must thank the loyal customers with free gifts, of which promotional products are the most affordable and yet the most effective of techniques. As Gifts on Holidays What better way to give gifts than on holidays? You can choose from relevant promotional items like calendars on Christmas, beverage accessories on Labor Day weekend and backpacks on spring break, to name a few examples. As Birthday Gifts Customers will appreciate it when you remember their birthdays - it shows that you care for them as people. Your gift need not be expensive as even a personalized mug will suffice. As Practical Items You may even provide for promotional products the whole year-round. Just make sure that these items meet a practical need based on your main product. For example, if you sell computers, then a CD holder is a good choice. As Prizes in Contests If you already have many types of promotional merchandise just sitting in a warehouse, you can put them together into gift baskets. Then, give them away in easy-to-join-and-win raffle contests. As Employee Rewards And of course, do not forget in-house promotions. You should use promotional merchandise to motivate your staff towards better performance, to validate their excellent work and to remind them of safety precautions in the workplace. Promotional products are your allies in making your product and/or services in the consciousness of the target market. Use them well and wisely for in the end, it is your pockets that will benefit the most. Yildiray Gazi, Owner Of Rave On Promotions, is a proud and leading supplier of printed promotional products in Australia with a vast range of quality items that can be printed or decorated to assist you in your next promotion or marketing program.( http://www.raveon.com.au/) FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Putting Together a Great Sales Proposal by Jeff McRitchie Creating a great sales proposals can be the difference between your company\'s success or failure. Here are a few tips to get you started. Starting Out For the most part, sales presentations are intended to accomplish three things: 1. To Educate. For all intents and purposes, what you are doing is telling your prospect why he needs you and your services. Here you need to not only look at the past or the present, but let your potential client know why your products or services will be vital to them achieving future goals. You want to appear to have the ability to see the whole picture, to demonstrate need on their part, and solutions on yours. 2. To Sell. And not just your product or service. You want to ensure that you convince your audience that your company is the only one that is going to be able to properly provide solutions. You don\'t want to lead your prospects to anyone\'s door but yours. 3. To Justify. Make it clear how your proposal is going to make their investment worthwhile, and when they should start to see results. Charts and graphs are very useful ways to help convey this, and the more colorful and easily understood, the better. Sections Your sales proposal should contain the following sections: 1. Theme and Introduction. In order to ensure that your proposal get read, make sure that your theme is clear and your headline is not too \"salesy.\" You can simply state the reason for your proposal, and how your company is going to help your prospect achieve his or her goals. 2. Current Situation. This is where you demonstrate a clear understanding of your client\'s need, or in other words, you identify the problem your services intend to solve. You must convey authority in this section without appearing to be pushy or looking like an arrogant know-it-all. 3. Objectives. In this section, you want to allow your client to see how you will be helping his or her business. Don\'t make a lot or promises, just keep it simple, use examples, and make sure it\'s clear that your business is the only solution. 4. Approach. Here is where you lay out the details of how you are going to deliver your services. This can be a little tricky, as you want to be clear enough to be understood, but you want to make sure that you aren\'t give away any proprietary secrets or give them any recommendations on how they would be able to get the job done themselves or elsewhere. This is a good place to include timelines and deliverables. 5. Benefits. Present an exhaustive list of all the improvements your client will see as a result of listing your services. Use plain, clear, non-hyperbolic language, but be sure not to leave any possible benefits out (increased sales, improve productivity, etc.) 6. Costs. A clear and honest estimate of what your project will cost your client. Make sure that you put this section after the Approach and Benefits, so it makes sense to your client. You may not always be able to exactly determine costs, but you can detail the stages of the process so there will be no surprises. 7. Closing Statement. Hit the high points again and remind your client exactly why your company is the best one for the job. Appearance You want to make sure that your sales proposal stands out, so bind it as attractively as you can. There are many options available, such as plastic comb, spiral coil, or even thermal hardcover binding if you really want to impress. Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for http://www.mybinding.com .He has written over 500 articles on binding machines,binding covers,binders,laminators,binding supplies,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,index tabs, and shredders. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS My Experience With a Cult by Scott Bywater When I was in my late teens to twenty years old, I got involved in a cult. It’s true. Looking back, it’s hard to believe I fell for all their nonsense. But I did. I ate it up hook, line and sinker and ended up handing over thousands of dollars to someone who was disguised as a ’spiritual leader’… but was really just a powerful communicator with a lot of certainty… who didn’t have my interests at heart. I’m not going to go into what the cult was all about… or who they were… right now. I think that’s better left in the past. But I am going to tell you what I learnt… Never trust a guru Never hand your over to anyone else power Trust your gut feeling above everything else The person with the most certainty rules the system People can be easily influenced by a powerful leader Some powerful lessons to get at a young age. I went through a period where I slept only 12 hours in 7 days. I paid for counseling to be criticized and told everything I thought I knew was wrong. Needless to say it was a horrible experience which taught me a lot. But I never thought it was a cult. And neither did anybody else who was in the group. Interestingly enough, there were some very intelligent people involved who were high up in their chosen professions. It was only just after my 21st birthday when I came down with chicken pox and went home to my mothers to recover that I received a call from a friend (who was much more involved than I was) telling me “Scott, it’s a cult.” At first, I thought she was crazy. But then I listened at first, I thought she was crazy. But then I listened and came to the same conclusion. We had all been slowly brainwashed… like a frog who sits in cold water while it is slowly heated up… and eventually boils to death because he can’t notice the subtle changes. What was even more interesting is that after that, I told other people in this group about my experience. Needless to say, I never heard from them again. These were friends I had known for a couple of years. Friends I invited to my 21st Birthday party. Friends no longer. I have often reflected about my experience with that cult. Essentially, everyone involved in a cult believes in a particular set of belief systems. But isn’t that really an exaggerated example of what happens to us all. We fall for the belief system that there’s not enough money. We fall for the belief system business is hard. We fall for the belief it’s difficult to get new customers. We fall for the belief life is tough. We fall for the belief system that it’s difficult for us to create wealth. We believe it’s impossible to create a successful and prosperous business fast. We think it might be possible for others, but not for us. We are all “programmed” from an early age into thinking a certain way based on our upbringing. And there comes a time in our life when we need to “deprogram” ourselves from all the junk and start to believe it’s possible because the truth is our beliefs really do create our reality. I know this from my own experience. That’s one of the main reasons why the rich get richer. That’s one of the main reasons why the poor get poorer. But obviously, you can’t change your beliefs… sit on your butt… and expect to get wealthy overnight. You’ve got to work at it. You’ve got to hustle. You’ve got to “see it before you believe it” and then work to create the life of your dreams. And when you have those little successes, it changes your beliefs which make it easier and easier to go to the next level whereby your beliefs shift again. Scott Bywater is a direct mail copywriter and the author of Cash-Flow Advertising. To get access to his highly prized complimentary copy of \"7 Ways To Get More Customers\" (valued at $29.95) and to join his newsletter head on over to his website at http://www.copywritingthatsells.c FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Broadcast Email Marketing Can Make You Or Break You by Richard Legg By now, you probably understand the importance of capturing your website visitors contact information using an opt in form and building a large email list of potential customers. This is an extremely effective tool to help you develop a relationship with your online visitors. For the most part, this is the only way to build a relationship since many of these people won\'t come back to your website again. Once you\'ve got an email list you can use broadcast email marketing to let them know about any new product or service you\'re offering. When it comes to contacting your email list you basically have two ways to do it, you can just load a series of pre-written emails into an auto responder service that will send out the emails over whatever period of time you choose. That way every one who signs up to your list will receive all the emails in your series one after the other in order until they\'ve received them all, or you\'ve added more. This method is a fantastic way to keep in touch with the people on your list and since the method is all automated it doesn\'t take any time from you (once you\'ve written and loaded the emails, of course). But if you\'ve got a sale coming up or you\'ve just added a wonderful new service and you want to let all of the customers on your email list know about it right now, you want to send an email broadcast. You can set this message to go out at a certain time or a certain day but the point is that everyone on your list will get this email at the same time... if that\'s what you want. You can even customize a broadcast so that only part of your list will receive it. It\'s up to you. But this is the method you will want to use if you have some hot news that you just want to let everyone know about right away without adding this message to your series and have to wait several days for some of the people on your list to receive it. In order to be as effective as possible here are a few things you need to make sure you are doing when it comes to composing your email messages: 1. If you want as many of the people on your list to actually open and read your email as possible you have to make sure that whatever headline you choose is interesting and compelling. You want to excite your readers and make them eager to open your email. Make an interesting headline. 2. An interesting headline will only take you so far though. It\'s also important that your message is on point and short. For the most part you want your reader to be engaged in your message before they\'re finished reading the first paragraph. If you can hook them and get them to read your whole message you will have a much better chance of getting them to take the desired action. 3. Don\'t be afraid to ask them to make a purchase, or do whatever else it is you want them to do such as sign up for your newsletter, etc. You\'d be amazed at how many marketers actually fail to ask for the sale. Whatever action you want them to take, provide them with a clear and easy to understand call of action such as: buy now! Broadcast email marketing is a great way to let everyone on your list know about something special all at the same time. Get more traffic tips at http://www.rapidmasstraffic FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS New to Internet Marketing - Need Help? by Larry L. Miller New to Internet Marketing - Need Help? When I first started to market on the internet, no one told me all the different things I would need learn, to become a successful online marketer. Had they told me, I would have probably looked for something totally different to keep me busy in my retirement years. I was probably one the most computer challenged individual, you\'ve ever talked to. I knew how to turn the computer on and off and play a few games, answer an email, and that was about it. If seemed like everyone I talked to, was encouraging me to get my own web site and market my products online. My background was in marketing and sales which everyone thought would be a great help to me, however, I found that knowing how to sell doesn\'t mean a thing online, unless you have visitors coming to your site, to look at your business opportunity. I learned quickly, there was more to this whole process, than putting together a basic web site, and having some one to put it live on the internet for me. I quickly learned that after the site is built, the work just begins. There is a whole lot of different strategies that I eventually had to implement into my online marketing, that I had absolutely no clue of how to do it, or why it was important. I thought to myself, I know how to sell, but that wasn\'t my online problem. The problem was that, nobody was visiting my site. Finally, it dawned on me, that unless I figured out how to do this marketing process, that I was just wasting my time and a lot of money on worthless programs. I had two choices; either learn the process, or to pay someone who knew how to make it work, and pay that company or individual for their expertise. First of all, I needed to understand how to identify the differences between my site, and my competitors web sites. People were visiting their sites; Why? What were my competitors doing that I wasn\'t. I knew I could sell with the best of them, I\'ve done it for four decades, and won all kinds of trips around the world. I finally decided, it wasn\'t anything to do with selling, it was all in the way the web site was constructed. I learned that it wasn\'t only the information the users was looking at, that counted, but, it was also the source codes, that the search engines look at. I had no idea there had to be a balance that included both the user and the search engines for me to get results. In previous articles, we\'ve discussed the differences between what the user looks at, and what the search engine look at. Take the time and read about these differences. Now the hard work I had to face, and the real chores was about to begin. I\'ve always been one, that likes to look at what makes it all tick. The more I looked the more confused I got. After many months of struggling, trying to learn, studying, making changes etc. and still was not getting anywhere and decided that it was time to do something different in my approach. I looked and looked online, and finally found someone who made a lot of sense in his approach to this whole process, called internet marketing. This guy could also prove that he had good page rankings to verify he knew what he was doing. He was a Search Engine Optimization Master. I had no clue what that all meant either. When I talked with him, he would tell me of all the chores he went through everyday to make his sites and the sites of his clients, earn Top Positions On Google. I secured his services quickly, listened to what he told me to do, and it all started to fall into place like a giant puzzle. There\'s two distinct ways you can get this job done. One, is to learn the process, and do it yourself, which take an incredible amount of time, or you can secure the services of a qualified SEO specialist, who has a track record. By using my SEO expert, I literally exploded my business and salvaged my dreams of online marketing. I\'m not going to brag about how much money I make, that\'s personal. Let me say it this way....I make an excellent return for myself and my clients, for the time I spent, and the efforts that I have put forth to learn this whole process. If I can do it....anyone can. Having the desire, determination and a good mind set, you to can make your marketing dreams come true. The business of online marketing is right now in it\'s infancy, and those who learn the process correctly, will the the new dot com millionaires of tomorrow. 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Mr Miller is the promotions director for BLM Traders the leader in Automated Marketing Systems, Phone:321-594-4405 Skype: larrylmiller121 http://www.isnar FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Solar Market in Rural Areas Urgently Need Attention to Three Non-product by Lanbo Jiang February 4, 2010 appliances to the countryside successful product publicity, 168 solar water heater production enterprises, more than a thousand models short listed solar water heater products, \"solar energy to rural areas\", the major enterprises have won the bid gearing up in preparation for a new round of rural market Bosha . With the introduction of central government on the 1st file, \"three rural\" issue once again become the focus. Reflected in this year\'s \"solar energy to rural areas\", that is, therefore improving price ceiling policy guidelines to enhance product quality and service that truly do \"to benefit the three rural issues.\" Recently, Shandong Li Norit New Energy Co., Ltd. issued a \"solar Relief Report\", the report relies on solar power Norit rescue center rescue the situation, summed up the entire solar energy to rural areas related to product quality and services related to circumstances, would be to upgrade quality and service once again the focus of the countryside by 2010, solar energy. \"Three no\" urgent relief products Although the \"Solar countryside\" so that solar energy industry in 2009 has been rapid development, but quite a mixed bag of the industry itself, the lack of supervision of markets in rural markets coupled with inadequate facilities and other reasons are still some \"disorder, non standard, non technical content\" The \"three non product\" is full of rural markets. In the past year, frequent after sales service, poor quality problems, and even there is no lack of them among the big brands. According to Li Norit \"Solar Relief Report\" shows: 70% of the solar water heater does not work well, there is obviously the quality of hidden dangers, coupled with the harsh conditions of use of solar water heaters the objective situation in the complex, a number of low cost and risks of solar products into the rural market, not only did not facilitate the farmers are in urgent need to improve after sales service contrary, affected the lives of the peasants, it also undermines the interests of the brand. In view of this situation, many socially responsible businesses to develop a series of improving product quality and service measures. For example, early last year, Norit force in time for the country launched the 15000 solar energy crisis centers, there is no after sales service for all providers of solar energy for maintenance repairs, that is, if in need of services users can not link to the existing business, you can go to the local Norit force of solar relief stations obtain support. This would allow many rural people to enjoy the intimate force Norit \"Gold Service\" at the same time also benefited. \"Solar Relief Center\" was hailed According to Li Norit relevant person in charge, these \"solar Relief Center\", located mostly in towns and service network all users of solar water heaters for all open, regardless of the brand uniform implementation of standards of service specifications, the implementation of all weather, all round, full time services, focusing on non business rescue service solar energy products. At the same time, force Norit also launched nearly ten thousand vehicles service vehicle to help these service points to take up \"service every village,\" a heavy responsibility. According to \"Solar Relief Report\" shows that in 2009 solar power Norit Relief Center rescue \"three non product\" 6000 Taiwan, 265 Taiwan aid to other brand name products, for more than 5000 farmers solve the solar energy use and maintenance problems. From the product to the countryside to the quality of the countryside and then to service rural areas, force Norit\'s countryside initiatives has also been a double dealers and consumers praise. There dealer commented: \"With \'solar energy crisis centers\', we have a strong backing for the sale paved the after sales guarantee, so that consumers buy our products.\" Consumers are also reflective of \"solar rescue center\" so that they no longer worry about after sale questions, \"really very convenient.\" \"Mishina\" Building brand image Norit force late last year, new conference, the power of Norit, general manager of Shin civilization that it is necessary to build national brand, we should highlight the connotation of the brand: quality, taste, good character. It is in such a \"Mishina\" spiritual guide, the power of Norit is always in use excellent product quality, cutting edge fashion sense of taste with a socially responsible corporate practice conduct, and at home and abroad to establish a high quality brand image. After experiencing the solar energy to rural areas in 2009, after the industry consolidation in 2010, under the new policy for the entire industry to bring solar energy will be the new competition and challenges. Product quality is the life of a brand, high quality service is a means of maintenance and renewal of life, with the increase in consumer awareness, relying solely on the product performance is very difficult to impress consumers, and the only guarantee high quality service in order to promote the brand the location of the eyes of consumers has been increasing. I am a professional editor from China Manufacturers, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.cheaponsale.com/ contain a great deal of information about korean ginseng,chinese antique cabinets,auto spray booth, welcome to visit! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS General Trend of Home Building Materials 8 Conjecture by Lanbo Jiang China the future of home building materials industry trend of what is it? Who to accurately feel the pulse of the future trend of it? Among the many trends which, the author Sudden Impact, to tease out some possible trend for you readers to reference: The first major trend is that China may be M type society The so called M type society is the Japanese strategy expert Kenichi Ohmae first discovered and made. More simply, social class is only two of the poor and the rich, while the middle of a large number of shrinking middle class, like the letter M, like going from the middle of collapse, capitalist society proud of the middle class no longer exists, only the two classes rich and poor. China\'s social reform and development of the three decades later, looming shadow of the M based society. Along with corruption, the right to rent seeking interests of the solidification, princelings, rich, and the emergence of second generation such as disk knot, the bottom level to the society fewer and fewer opportunities for mobility. China\'s social scene of terrible \"class compaction\" phenomenon. To put it bluntly, that is, a poor kid in today\'s society, through their own hard work, the success of the rich squeezed into the ranks of fewer and fewer opportunities than before. Only two categories of people in society: the poor and the rich. M based society, the impact on the real estate market is faced with the poor, the rich small family and face the \"luxury\" will be hot. Of home building materials industry of the enterprises, located at two ends: the low end and high end brands and enterprises will live more moisture. Without an awkward position of \"the end\" corporate and brand will live the worst, there might even be closed collapse. The second major trend is that China would see a great \"Silver\" Market The so called silver market is the elderly market. China\'s demographic dividend has been to enjoy the golden moment, China has entered the aging society, the elderly population as much as the total number of 160 million. The Pearl River Delta frequent \"labor shortage\" in China has sounded the alarm for an aging society. If companies can take this trend as early as possible make proper preparations, developing products suitable for the elderly, but also a valuable opportunity to seize the silver market. If cabinets enterprises to research and development to counter the bottom of the shorting (for example, can be inserted into the old wheelchair), Container handling into a central cabinet (those old people who get something), table row (easy to move older items) cabinets. Research on the toilet next to the bathroom enterprises should be able to install handrails, bathroom, etc. allow wheelchair turning in circles. The third major trend is the hardcover in the proportion of residential housing will be greatly enhanced rough housing will become history Blank room like China, like the previous hottest VCD is not read by foreigners can not understand, and with Chinese characteristics product. Rough housing is the least environmentally friendly, the most uneconomical housing, with the tensions and promote low carbon global energy economy, the arrival of a number of countries have introduced policies to promote the hardcover room, rough housing will gradually fade into the wilderness. Due to its vast many people, the situation is different, this process may be more lengthy, but it is an irreversible trend. The fourth major trend is the traditional home improvement companies may disappear, replaced by the manufacturing sector into the home improvement industry, to conduct large scale industrial production, to replace the current decoration companies in the hands of workshop. With the advance of fine decorated homes, \"parts production factory, on site construction and equipment of\" will gradually become the mainstream of home decoration, most of the renovation work can be done internally in the factory, on site standardization, rapid oriented assembly. No longer see the number of migrant workers rolled up bedding roll to eat, sleep in the same situation the owners home. Traditional, non standardized, serious waste of resources, inefficient, and hand workshop style home improvement companies will be replaced gradually phased out. Trend is the fifth largest home building materials industry, the brand concentration of highly concentrated, like the mature IT industry and home appliance industries, only some of the public familiar with well known brand presence, and some predators a full range of international brands to enter and penetrate into China Market China\'s current home building materials market is flourishing, quite a mixed bag, each segment has a myriad of businesses squeeze inside, brand concentration is very low. This situation will exist some time, but sooner or later come shuffling of time, the industry\'s only a few large brands, large group, accounting for the vast majority of market share. China\'s current domestic building materials industry, in addition to sanitary industry, almost no international brands competing against. This situation will be with China\'s home building materials market norms, industry concentration degree of the increase, foreign brands predators will choose an overall cut into home building materials market in China, with Chinese enterprises with the segmentation of the market cake. Trend is the sixth largest home building materials distribution industry, local channels will appear predators, commercial capital, industrial capital of the channel over hegemony in the domestic building materials industry to re staged China\'s home appliance industry was now \"the Soviet Union (Gome and Suning) hegemony,\" Gome, Suning the two channels of giant, dominating the flow of household appliances industry, other channels basically no right to speak. The current expansion of ????? crazy and relatively stable actually home, home building materials distribution industry, the position of hegemony has been out of the horizon, commercial capital over industrial capital has been almost no suspense, just waiting for some time. Trend is the seventh largest home building materials industry appear giant pan home group and professional brands competing against a scene. The future, as consumers increase brand loyalty and a package of one stop home solutions for the love and favor, across multiple categories (business may be across the furniture, flooring, ceramic bathroom, wardrobe cabinets, kitchen appliances, wood Doors and many other categories) and Pan home group will grow as a company within the industry giant, with a strong brand pull and overall strength, occupy a major share of the market. Some focus on market segments and segmentation category of the professional company will rely on its own differentiated products, professional services, personalized brands are market segments of consumer trust and loyalty of large enterprise groups with competing against the legislation was undefeated. Eighth largest non store sales trend will become a new growth point in the industry With the Internet and technology development, home construction material enterprises to open up more online sales channels, more and more enterprises to develop business B TO C to carry out non entities in the online direct marketing shop. Achieve the online virtual experiences, video shop, the customer according to their own preferences, personal DIY products, online orders, online payment and other functions. All of the buying process, the transaction can be done through the network. Non store sales as a strong complement physical stores, and in the future occupy a certain market share. See the future and trends, and sometimes is not very difficult. The key is the trend can become a reality, fully prepared and able to persevere in our employees. Ma\'s words still apply: Today is very cruel, very cruel tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is very good. In this process, many people are down tomorrow night, can not see the sun the day after tomorrow. Dedication to stick to the day after the arrival of a major trend, there will be \"left\" is king! I am a professional editor from China Products, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.himfr.com/ contain a great deal of information about 18k gold plated,encad novajet pro 880,stool softener, welcome to visit! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Car Industry: Late For Those Who Face Exams by Lanbo Jiang Early in 2005, Lifan to enter the automotive industry has been settled, the automotive industry waiting, ready to Shanghai auto show in the year to see the Lifan 520 in Seattle. Ready to go ahead when the Yin Mingshan, chairman of Lifan suddenly decided to withdraw from Shanghai Auto Show. \"We do everything ready, but only a strong wind, Development and Reform Commission\'s \'Zhunsheng Zheng\' not down, cause we do not want to put pressure on authorities impression.\" Yin Mingshan then accepted an exclusive interview with this newspaper, rather fear and trepidation was intended. Shortly afterwards, Lifan successfully got Zhunsheng Zheng. Yin Mingshan grass roots origins, well versed in the Rules of the Road forbear. Can go to the bridge, but in 2007, Auto Shanghai, the Great Wall while not got the \"Zhunsheng Zheng,\" but high profile exhibition to three passenger cars, so any action before explaining what the outcome of the story? According to the news from the Great Wall Automobile, because cars \"Zhunsheng Zheng,\" the long delay in approval, scheduled for the end of August this year, the first car listed on the Great Wall, \"Wizard\" might be postponed.Difficult to get cars \"Zhunsheng Zheng,\" The JAC busy in the market. A delayed time and again in the product market, the JAC was finally released July 26 the first car brand \"Pinnacle,\" while around the questions raised by this new brand, it can not prop up the JAC\'s first sedan in the high end positioning. Directory problem \"Great Wall Motor in 2004 began targeting car market, for capital investment has reached 2.8 billion, only investment in R & D have more than 600 million, other expenses include production facilities, spare parts and other auxiliary preparations for amounts of money spent over 2 billion yuan . \"Propaganda by Great Wall Motor Tamaki interview, said,\" Great Wall Motor has reached into the requirements of Development and Reform Commission, the profit growth year after year are certainly able to get the car production directory Development and Reform Commission. \" Even so, the industry is still skeptical. Lifan, JAC sedan project approval is not smooth, although eventually got the car production qualification Development and Reform Commission, but the Lifan than he expected, a few months later, while the JAC is nearly a year later and had the original fixed delay models on sale. \"Industrial policy, markedly improved the car entry threshold, especially cars.\" Turning to the automotive industry policy, the requirements of the cars to do the Great Wall motor vehicle dealers Tamaki said, \"clearly put forward the approval process sedan independent development of enterprise policy, research and development priority In an important position, in addition, capital investment and profit demands have increased. \" This reporter has learned, like the Great Wall JAC such enterprises must turn to other markets, in addition to capital requirements, enterprise asset liability ratio of 50% must be within the bank\'s credit rating also requires 3A level, if the production of cars and other passenger vehicle types products, should also have the mass production of automotive products, performance, nearly three year cumulative after tax profit to 10 billion yuan, with the tax evidence.JAC is a major commercial vehicle manufacturer in China, the main products include passenger car chassis, light truck, heavy truck and MPV series. One in 2003 to market the \"Refine\" sales growth year after year even more, and soon made MPV sales in the first rank. Good performance enhances the confidence of Jianghuai into the car, but also attracted great attention of the Development and Reform Commission. JAC for cars in the directory, the National Development and Reform Commission has on several occasions to the JAC research, but soon no more below, a very important reason is that the profit did not meet the relevant requirements. JAC 2003 after tax profit of 2.1 billion yuan in 2004 to 3.2 million, until April 2006, in JAC published report shows that in 2005 reached 497 million net profit after tax was in line with the 3 year profit of more than 1 billion yuan requirements. Strictly speaking, even for the JAC this is better than the auto companies with growth potential for car access to the profits of Development and Reform Commission was also requested as reluctantly, let alone in the highly competitive market, the size and profits fell far short of JAC the level of other brands do?Fang Jian is also circulating JAC got the \"Zhunsheng Zheng\", has another version. It is said that JAC\'s head can not get left in Yan\'an in the late \"Zhunsheng Zheng\" after not sit still, and to use its capacity as NPC deputies to the National Development and Reform Commission launched an attack: on what basis has never been done ratified the Lifan cars project, not to grant more than 40 years doing car Jianghuai. \"In the production of structural excess background, qualified to talk about access to car production is indeed a very sensitive issue.\" Shuanghuan car Ze, vice president of the country is willing to speak too much double loop \"small elite\" Application for car production associate into the specific circumstances. Against this background, there are still many companies looking forward to \"Zhunsheng Zheng.\" Changfeng Group Chairman Mr. Li said that the current car Changfeng planned project has two platforms, he argued that the state has approved the JAC, Lifan production of cars, there is no reason not to allow Changfeng made cars.However, despite the Changfeng until 2009 will introduce a car products, but in this year\'s \"two sessions\", as a deputy to the NPC for the Changfeng Li Jianxin was already on the car directory and running.Relatively speaking, the land breeze to be a little lucky. Recently, news came from the Landwind automotive interior, Landwind cars numbered \"CV7\" a car, won the State Development and Reform Commission officially approved, to get the \"Zhunsheng Zheng,\" Development and Reform Commission\'s detailed announcement in the near future the \"vehicle production corporate and product announcements, \"published. However, the JMC is to lurk in the cost of Changan Group and became Chang\'an Group business. Basic weakness However, really everything is ready, only a strong wind do? Lifan With \"Zhunsheng Zheng,\" but until now had not hit the mainstream market, Chery, Brilliance steeped in the car market for many years, but still enough to trigger a crisis of confidence hit a \"crash gate\", such as Geely brand despite painstaking efforts, is still only a synonym for cheap cars.Clearly, though eligible for a permit access to hard to find, but have a \"Zhunsheng Zheng,\" does not mean that everything is all right. China\'s auto industry, a rising star are hard to break cocoon turning into a butterfly, it is precisely because many of the basic link is too skimming over the surface, the pursuit of short term benefits.In research and development, some local enterprises due to their own lack of capacity, often habitually, \"draw\" some popular models of the design, subject to intellectual property aspects of multinational companies is inevitable criticism. In today\'s business environment, such as short term behavior of the corporate image of the damage might be long term.Although a small number of companies to develop several more best selling models, but in the follow up products reach replacement level, leading to market share step down power has greatly reduced the degree of consumer concern about the enterprise. At the same time, the majority of private enterprises still remain in a certain type of product models in a certain level of \"broken code\" stage, from the auto companies need product standards is also far from the whole series.In the marketing level, the current model of local enterprise channel management and operations level, in fact allows its distributors simply be expressed as \"selling cars places\", the situation with the motor channels of rich content to be implied and should assume the role of the corresponding very different. Brand Ceiling More difficult to break through the layer of the ceiling is the brand. In the \"era of brand competition,\" just hope that through the use of their products to consumers perceive brand, and the formation of corporate brand loyalty is not feasible. In fact, the product and the brand is likely to deviate from development, and a good product may not be naturally have a good brand.Sinotrust Marketing Research & Consulting Co., Ltd. CEO LEI believes that private companies need to spend a lot of energy to consider the brand to build and upgrade, take the initiative in addition to the brand product advantages over content and business concepts for management of sexually transmitted so as to effectively shorten the brand building cycle, and formed between the product and brand interaction.In any case, those who are still the market around on the edge of a rising star who must quickly mature as a joint venture company has to its own brand name in brewing a new car. The same time, multinational companies are trying to enter the low priced car market, new domestic car brands exams is not far off. I am a professional editor from China Products, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.himfr.com/ contain a great deal of information about flip down car monitor,car overhead dvd,pcmcia flash cards, welcome to visit! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Expo to Promote the Industrial Upgrading and Export Drive LED by Lanbo Jiang The world\'s attention in 2010, China Shanghai World Expo, this year\'s two sessions of the hot topics under discussion. The Shanghai World Expo will showcase at the meeting and applying the latest scientific and technological achievements, science and technology exposition is also able to effectively improve China\'s industrial technology upgrading, technological innovation, on China\'s export trade will also play a great stimulus. March 8, CPPCC Standing Committee, China Science and Technology Trade Promotion Committee chairman, deputy director of Shanghai World Expo Organizing Committee, member of Shanghai World Expo Executive Committee, Executive Chairman of 10000 season flying in the theme of \"into the Expo, sharing the Expo,\" the CPPCC National Committee the Third Session of the Eleventh press conference, so far, a total of 192 countries, more than 50 international organizations participating, in addition to more than 50 Chinese and foreign enterprises set up 18 enterprises signed Hall, more than 50 cities are participating in the Urban Best Practice Area Case display. Pavilion work, Internet Expo, volunteer services, park operations preparation, municipal infrastructure projects such as supporting the preparatory work is done on smoothly. CPPCC National Committee vice chairman of China Zhi Gong Party Central Committee Chairman, Science and Technology Minister Wan Gang, introduced at the Expo will showcase the latest scientific and technological achievements and applications. In the new energy, the Expo will be 5.8 square kilometers will become the world\'s largest solar energy applications project recovery of 4.6 megawatts of solar energy for power generation equipment; a roof of the world\'s largest power plant museum, and there are nearly 2.6 megawatts of solar power. In the East China Sea Bridge building 34 three megawatt wind turbines to generate electricity when the grid can be for the Expo to provide clean energy. CPPCC National Committee member, Democratic National Construction Association Central Committee Secretary General and Chief of Staff Zhang Jiao in the two sessions, during an interview with reporters, said the international financial crisis is not over yet again, tells us that innovation oriented enterprises as the mainstay of the global industrial core patent technology development and independent innovation ability of the industrial structure adjustment and improve the international competitiveness of playing an increasingly important role. For its part, has come to the core technology to help independent innovation oriented enterprises, \"to continue to be to speed up and strengthen\" the critical period. Indeed, with the advent of knowledge economy era, the global industry\'s core technology capability of independent innovation as a measure of a country\'s economic strength and an important indicator of national capacity, and only mastered a certain number of core patented technology, the global industrial countries, in order to keep up with the world economy and technology development trends and a place in the world economy. Zhang Jiao that China achieved a trade surplus while very early, but due to lack of global industry\'s core patented technology, in most industries have not mastered the right to speak. To use part of the electronics industry, for example, due to foreign giants mastered this part of the industry\'s global core patented technology, some of China\'s electronics industry is only carried out low end manufacturing, on behalf of the process, earn high profits been someone else to go. Zhang Jiao suggested that China needs to develop a real sense of a group of \"Made in China\" type enterprises in all walks of life with support from the global industry be able to occupy the high ground, with global industry influence business, their development bottlenecks encountered in the process issues to support, to help enterprises bigger and stronger, to encourage enterprises to be assured that dare to compete with international giants, comprehensive help companies go from low to imitate the high end innovation, from the extensive management into an intensive development, and constantly expand our economic globalization, the core of the process of influence across the country to the development of independent innovation enterprises have a demonstration effect. According to Wan Gang introduction, low carbon emissions, following the Beijing Olympic Games after the Shanghai World Expo Park will continue to achieve zero emission transportation, the park has a wide variety of electric vehicles, both inside and outside the park, such as hydrogen cars, super capacitor car, pure electric cars can help you achieve zero emissions, but is also a free action. High efficiency lighting, \"a four axis Hall\" during the day and see very ambitious and more beautiful at night, because it all is to use LED semiconductor lighting, to give it to the landscape decoration and lighting, more than 80% is the adoption of LED, as the world\'s largest concentration of LED producing areas. In water use, water safety, the Shanghai World Expo Nanshi water a day from a 50 million tons of direct drinking water, we can refer directly to health and safety in the enjoyment of water. World Expo, \"a four axis Hall\" All the rain 100 percent for recycling and reuse. In addition, the \"triple play\", the Shanghai took the lead to achieve a 50 million households to China Unicom. At the same time, this year\'s Expo Park Lane, will achieve the world\'s first 3G later, following a TD LTE communication network, download speeds up to 100Mbps or more to promote the third generation mobile communication forward to the fourth generation mobile communication. I am a professional editor from China Manufacturers, and my work is to promote a free online trade platform. http://www.cheaponsale.com/ contain a great deal of information about jeep tow hooks,sealed ball bearing,fiberstone planters, welcome to visit! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Sales Page Copy Length by Barbara Grassey Sales page copy comes in various forms, shapes and sizes. There is the long letter sales page. At its lengthiest, it can be over seventy pages, in a few cases, one hundred. If you’ve ever received that booklet in the mail that goes on and on about a product or service, that’s a long sales letter. A really long sales letter. The response rate on that form is supposed to be out of this world as far as response rates go. The online equivalent is not quite that long – it’s tougher for most people to read lengthy pieces on screen. Online sales pages/letters are shorter, but some can run on for quite a while. Does anybody read all of it? Only the other people who write long page sales copy because they are checking out each other’s work. Most people skim down, looking for sub-headings that appeal to them or their need or maybe a testimonial with a person who reminds the reader of himself. When they have the information they need to make their decision, they hit the next “buy” button, call the 800 number, fill out the form or they don’t buy. One of the reasons why the long sales letter is so long is because it is really trying to resonate with as many “types” within its target market as possible. That’s why you’ll see testimonials from a single mom, a down-sized middle-aged male executive, a young thirty something male, a senior citizen, and a very good looking young woman usually in her twenties. The writer is trying to put in as many types as possible so that most people reading the sales page will find someone they “identify” with. The sales copy does the same thing, giving examples to cover all sorts of situations that the product or service could apply to. The short sales page copy is more popular. It usually tells a story about how the person came to discover whatever it is they are selling, tells about the product, lists features and benefits and gives a call to action. Those are pretty basic components whether you are creating a web page or an advertisement. The latest incarnation of sales page format is the video page. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video can be the equivalent of the first few chapters of War and Peace. Video pages usually have some written copy in addition to the video, but the video carries the message and the call to action. Some people say size doesn’t matter. I’ll leave that up to you to decide. (Like you thought I was actually going to step into the middle of THAT one.) Here’s what I’m seeing. Fewer and fewer people are reading. Yes, as a writer, I hate that but what is, is. The format doesn’t really matter. What matters is that whatever format you use, long, short, written, audio, video or sock puppets, your job is the same. You need to touch upon the needs of your prospects, communicate that yours is the solution they have been looking for and motivate them to take action. And after that, we can all work on world peace. Barbara Grassey is a professional writer and speaker. She produces information products for many of the top national speakers as well as for herself. For a free DVD on how to Create Information Products Fast (and to get her Tip of the Week) go to http://www.InformationProductFastTrac FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Expand Your Business Connections at Events by Jenny Heart At business conventions, companies present everything from their printed sales materials to samples of their products along with their top sales people making sure that every visitor receives V.I.P. attention. Live trade shows and conferences have always been an ideal step in building and maintaining a business within many different industry groups. For vendors attending these provide a place to showcase their products and services in a very personal and creative way. And there is nothing like one-on-one interaction to build trusted business relationships that can last through the years. Most industry or trade groups know the value of these types of events and plan them years in advance. From the conference venue to the host hotels, group transportation and even after-hour social events are meticulously coordinated. Conference organizers marcus evans would be the standard to strive for when it comes to creating a complete live conference experience and has been used as a benchmark of excellence. These connections also tend to cultivate new contacts as one trusted customer spreads the word about a good product or service to their contacts at the trade show and the network is built and strengthened. And for steady and sustainable growth, business relationships should begin on solid person-to-person interaction. 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It is also an opportunity to research various import and export laws and get familiar with the steps necessary to take if conference materials have to be shipped through customs and then transported to the venue. And of course, there are several steps that have to take place before one hops on a plane with a suitcase filled with samples and brochures. Trade shows and live conferences are held all over the world, for almost every conceivable commercial endeavor, which, if a business wants to enter the international marketplace, testing the waters for your industry group at a trade show overseas will provide opportunity, not only to meet potential customers, but allows for immersion into the business and social culture of that country. Most conference organizers offer comprehensive guidance for all phases of preparation and attendance and publish guides and manuals, to include most forms and required paperwork for overseas events. Live gatherings of industry groups along with their supporting organizations and suppliers is just the beginning of a successful marketing plan and then can be strengthened and maintained with email and phone communications. By Jenny Heart. Learn more about http://www.seminarmarkt.de/Seminaranbieter/marcus-evans/134097 marcus evans global summits. http://www.prcenter.de/firma-marcus+evans+%28Germany%29+Ltd..html marcus evans professional training provided at business conferences worldwide. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Wake Up With a Bang by Scott Bywater My wife just emailed me a question which someone sent through from one of my ongoing questionnairre programs. And it reads: What are the first things that a motivated, intelligent, successful and driven person does everyday before they start work? Now to say I am all of the above would be a touch arrogant and put me into the guru box. And I am so not a guru. You’ll find out why in another email. However I can claim to have learnt from a range of people who would fit into all of those categories. And here’s what I have learnt and now follow… Wake up early: you only have so many hours in the day… and sleeping in is NOT going to do you any favours. If you wake up half an hour earlier everyday you will fit in an extra 100 hours throughout the work year. That converts to a lot of money. I try and sneak out of the bedroom before my wife wakes up which is a tough ask as she is an incredibly light sleeper and we have floorboards. Get into the habit of having rituals when you wake up: Here’s what I do. I wake up (usually right away, but sometimes hit the snooze button a few times – which is evidently not what you should do) then I go to the toilet… wash my hands and straight into the kitchen. While I’m in the kitchen I take my vitamins which include… barley green, nuferm, fish oil and this oxygen stuff recommended by Ed McCabe. Apparently no disease can exist in the presence of oxygen. I do this as a ritual – which is something I learnt from Tony Schwartz. Then I pack my lunch, make sure I have had my two glasses of water, grab a piece of fruit and walk to work. On the way to work, I listen to audio recordings of marketing stuff. Think about it: 15 minutes a day (that’s how long it takes me to walk to work) multiplied by 250 days a year makes 3750 minutes a year. That’s 60 hours of education walking to and from work. I walk to work which gets me some exercise. When I get into work, I sit down and have breakfast and all going well, read through my diary and prioritise for the day. Of course, I try not to look at my emails and get side tracked (but sometimes give in and do) - the aim is to start working on the most important things first. I think Brian Tracy called it “Eat That Frog!” Anyway, that’s what I do. And I try to read something too. Although that’s sometimes left for my mid morning break. The bottom line is doing the same thing every morning ensures I get about 7 days worth of education a year on the way to work… maintain my health by eating right and getting all the goodies… and get an extra 2 1/2 work weeks in every single year. Remember, it’s the little things which make a difference. “7 Ways To Get More Customers” at http://www.copywritingthatsells.com.au. Scott Bywater shows you how to get all the customers you need in just 60 days. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Find Your Inner Voice by Scott Bywater Last weekend my wife had some friends down and was over at my sister in law’s house having dinner. I was at home flicking channels and watching television. A number of things were on… football… some horror movie about a crocodile in the Northern Territory (a place I lived for almost a decade growing up – and no, I never saw a crocodile ambling down the main street, however I did see quite a few buffalos – true)…and other stuff including one of my favourite movies… Dead Poets Society I love this movie for a few reasons. Namely, the teacher – Keating – is just a brilliantly unconventional educator. Geez I wish I had a teacher like that when I was at school. I particularly love the part where he gets all his students to rip out the opening paragraph of their poetry books. Anyway, there is a scene in that movie where he asks one of the boys, Todd Anderson, a question. And Todd doesn’t have much to say. Then Keating talks about the fact Todd doesn’t believe he has anything useful to say or offer. He follows this by asking him to stand in front of the room… stare at a photo… close his eyes… and pushes him to the next level. It’s at this moment, he starts sharing some of the most passionate and moving poetry… far beyond anything he ever imagined he could. The class applauded and he looked Anderson into the eye and said “Don’t you forget this.\" I can certainly relate to this feeling of not having anything to offer – and today, like Keating, I’d like to encourage you to speak up and find your writing voice. Sometimes we feel as if we don’t have anything valuable to share. I felt like that for years. In fact, probably from the ages of 13-21 I had huge troubles in standing up for myself and speaking out. But we all have our own unique experience of life. And each one of us has a valuable gift to share with the world. This has everything to do with copywriting and advertising, because if you take a moment to share your experiences… your thoughts… your feedback… on a regular basis with your customers and prospects, then they will respond. You can do it through writing an email… an offline newsletter… a sales letter… a teleseminar… a free report or running a seminar. And no matter what field you are in, you are sure to have knowledge that people want to share. It doesn’t matter if you are a real estate agent… a plumber… a mechanic… an online marketer… a air conditioning mechanic… a printer… a hairdresser…or whatever… you will be surprised at the useful information you know that you think is ordinary that other people are fascinated in.Be sure to share it. And while you’re at it, take the time to put passion and personality into your writing. Because that’s what’s missing in most letters today. Let’s face it, most writing puts you to sleep. Write with passion. Write with depth. Write from your heart. It might get on some people’s nerves. You might even annoy some people. In fact, yesterday I received a call from a lovely guy (he was calling me for a job, interestingly enough) who told me my writing was too strong. Well, that’s interesting. But I’m not going to take it to heart, because I also receive calls and get emails from people who absolutely love what I do and I’m not going to stop being myself for anyone. Why? Because in the words of Bill Cosby… ”I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody” \"Believe in yourself and write with passion. Scott Bywater is a direct response copywriter and the author of “Cash Flow Advertising” and “More Customers Made Easy”. Although Scott is accepting very few clients, he generously shares his experience on copywriting at his web site at http://www.scottbywate FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Locked Out Like a Loser by Scott Bywater The phone rang at about 8:30am in the morning. It was from one of my staff members ranting, raving and screaming down the phone about the fact centre management had changed the keys and our business was under LOCK DOWN. We had spoken to them the week before, but not been able to come up with a solution for the fact we could not front up with the rent money. Basically my first real business had failed and I felt like a loser. And I was in a BIG SPIN about it and didn’t know what to do or where to turn. As the old saying goes (well, it was my saying at the time anyway when all else fails, turn to your mother. And that’s exactly what I did. My mother came up with several thousand dollars and we were back in business. That lasted a few weeks before we were out of business once again. But we managed to offload the lease and even get a few thousand dollars for it. What a disaster. I was on the verge of depression and felt like a loser. But I decided to fight on. While my business partner took a safer (and what would be considered a more sensible) route of getting a job and paying back his debts (although incredibly slowly) I figured it would take years to get back to square one if I followed the conventional method of get a job… save 10% of your income… pay off your debts at 10%… etc. So while I thought about getting a job, I picked up a book by Robert Kiyosaki called “Retire Young. Retire Rich\" which talked about how he had been in a similar situation but by toughing it out and fighting through the pain he made far, far more as a business owner than he ever would have as an employee. So today’s email is written for anyone who is worried about the economy and thinking of quitting… who feels the pain… and has thought about throwing in the towel. I urge you instead to reflect on these facts… Bill Gates and Paul Allen began Microsoft’s journey towards dominating the computer marketplace during a recession. Jeff Bezos started Amazon – initially called something which was virtually impossible to spell – during a recession. Walt Disney started “Disney\" just as the Great Depression was about to begin. I could go on and on. But I think I’ve made my point: we can all enjoy incredible success despite all the fear in the marketplace. So take a moment to reflect on this quote by the great cyclist, Lance Armstrong, for a bit of inspiration: “Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.\" While inspiration is a critical part of the “success equation\" without correct action it is a waste. Scott Bywater is an income boosting, results focused direct response copywriter and the author of Cashflow Advertising and More Customers Made Easy. http://www.copywritingthatsells.c FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS My Underground Copywriting Story by Scott Bywater Many of you have heard my story and how I startedmy business with a classified ad. But you probably don’t know how I made the move from marketing consultant to copywriter. It’s not pretty. In fact, I’ve kept it underground until now. Well, here’s how it all happened. I started out as a marketing consultant out of desperation. I had enjoyed some success marketing my hairdressing salon (which nevertheless ended up failing due to poor cash-flow, staffing problems and inexperience) and had no money… so figured I’d place a classified ad on credit. I received a handful of calls and was in business. I figured everyone would love to know how to grow their business. And if I guided business owners to do it, they would just follow along, make money and everyone’s a winner. Right? Wrong. Firstly, because I was running small classified ads without any follow up sales letters, etc. to qualify, I wasn’t really attracting qualified clients. So while I may have convinced them to come on board, I was always in the position of advising my customers to do something. I’d recommend a strategy and say – do that. A week later I would ask them if that job had been done. The answer was often no. A week after that… the same story… and so on. It goes without saying that it’s very difficult to build a level of proof in your business if hardly anyone follows through on what you say. That’s the problem I found with marketing consulting. Some business owners did follow through on my recommendations, but most didn’t. It’s the same problem with seminars and events across the board – getting people to apply new concepts and change their approach can be very, very difficult. By chance, I found myself doing more and more copywriting. And I was getting some results such as this testimonial from Jim Howes from Australian Technical Cleaning… “Scott, I believe that conservatively, the advertisement you wrote will double my domestic turnover. It is attracting a better class clientele, in the 45 & over age group – the ones that don’t quibble over the price and just want a good job done. It’s not attracting the price shoppers. My conversion rate has also increased and I am getting a lot less price resistance. Thank You.\" But I continued to struggle and scrape by. I even took a job for a couple of weeks for another marketing company to get me by. That was until my wife saw an advertisement in the newspaper from Readers Digest offering a copywriting position. My wife – who has an amazing gut feeling and intuition about things – told me I MUST reply to that ad. I reluctantly wrote a letter, met with their HR department and the copywriting manager, Janet Maddock, who later wrote this testimonial for me… “Over the years, I have seen hundreds of copywriters. Scott is without a doubt one of the best in Australia. He’s one of the rare breeds of classic, results oriented direct-mail copywriters that focuses on bringing the benefits off the page to elicit a response from his readers. His copywriting is such a joy to read, because it’s the sort of copy that gets a huge response. It goes straight to the heart of what the customer wants and delivers results – and huge profits for your clients.\" Janet Maddock, Promotions Manager, Readers Digest Australia, NSW Now I was starting to gain some confidence. And in my experience, confidence is money in the bank. But I still had a fear about giving away marketing consulting and focusing on consulting. Anyway, I phoned Brett McFall for some advice (who is an awesome and very generous guy) and told him about my experience. He thought I was better off working for myself, recommended I talk to a few people and also put me onto a copywriting course which gave me the foundation I needed to take my skills to the next level. It’s probably one of the most thorough programs you’re ever likely to come across. And if you are serious about writing copy for your business or becoming a copywriter yourself (and potentially earning several hundred dollars an hour, like I do), I urge you to go and check it out. Anyway, that’s the story of how I went from marketing consultant to copywriter. Interestingly enough, as soon as I made that decision I had a 7-week run where I made about four times my average income I was making at the time. Needless to say, I’ve never looked back. Scott Bywater is a successful direct response copywriter and heads up Copywriting That Sells, a direct response advertising firm. http://www.copywritingthatsells.c FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 5 Ways to Get Higher Returns on Your Investment With SEO by Randy Mark There are any number of ways that you can optimize results on major search engines around the globe, and I\'m going to discuss several way\'s that you can go about making more return on your investments, i.e. sites that you\'ve developed, and ways to code them, making them more visible to those major search engines. Search engines use a variety of methods to choose which websites are most relevant when people search for any particular subject. These processes use programs known as \"spiders\" or \"bots\" in order to optimize search engine results. We are going to discuss how to use SEO in order to increase these programs hit counts. Here are 5 things that you need to understand in order for you to use SEO successfully: • White Hat SEO techniques. • Choosing Keywords • Understanding how to plant keywords. • The use of links that draw traffic to your site. • The understanding of how the programs that search engines use, affect your traffic. First we are going to discuss white hat SEO methods. These are the methods that people use, that are more acceptable in the SEO community. These methods include marketing on multiple platforms such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome. You also should consider registering your domain name for the longest term possible. Don\'t forget that you should not over do the use of Java, and flash. Make sure that the met tags that you use are relevant to your content. Second, it is extremely important to select good keywords. There is no hard and fast rule to do that, your logic and understanding of your business will guide the way. If you want your web page or website to be found in top listings of all search engines, you need to optimize your web pages for keyword density and relevancy. Third we will discuss the use of duplicate pages, these obviously get more hits when it comes to search results, but at a cost. These duplicates increase the possibility that someone may steal your sites material. Duplicate pages can increase traffic by having to dedicate more web crawlers to surface the site with the duplicates. When websites use this method search engines tend to penalize those sites. Exactly as I indicated earlier, you can avoid having this happen to you by properly indexing your pages to suit your material. You can also minimize the amount of indexing you need to do by using certain tags like mod_rewrite, and robots.txt. When you understand and apply all these techniques SEO can be both rewarding and profitable. Don\'t avoid these techniques as they can lead to increased traffic and more gains on your investment. Properly applied, these techniques can help you fund more of the investment opportunities that make you money. You should research more for yourself, because there\'s lot\'s to learn. This is by not an \"automatic\" process by any means. This is work, and you should apply these techniques just as you would any other well thought out business strategy. The 5 Ways to Get Higher Returns on Your Investment with Search Engine Optimization are: • White Hat SEO techniques. • Choosing Keywords • Search Engine Optimization Specialist should Understand how to plant keywords. • The use of links that draw traffic to your site. http://www.ladsolution FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Do Three Favors This Month by Allan Starr Within the next 30 days, contact three of your favorite customers or clients (depending on what term you use to label these people) and present them with something they can use, i.e. an idea; a suggestion; a special offer; a hot tip; a sincere compliment; a congratulatory note; an invitation to coffee, lunch, dinner, etc. Use your imagination because as their vendor (and, hopefully, confidant) you are in a unique position to \"deliver the goods for them.\" Around our Phoenix-based marketing, advertising and public relations agency, we have a little saying. Pause and put on your thinking cap, it will come to you. If you really set your mind to the task suggested above, the right answers surely will come to you. The only problem you will have is trying to limit it to just three. Whether you are a marketing agency in Arizona, a retailer in California, a financial services company in New Jersey or a manufacturer in Illinois, there are a number of reasons that making such an offer to your patrons is a good idea, and just about all of them fall into the category – It’s just good business. To be a bit more specific in elaborating the list above, here are but a few thoughts. It will: • Remind them you are still “alive,” viable and interested in them. • Help them in an unsolicited and refreshingly unexpected way. • Offer them something in the way of a useful idea. • Suggest something they may not have been considering but which will be of assistance in some way. • Offer a something special that is not readily available to others, either through you or elsewhere. • Alert them to a piece of information of which they may not be aware, but which can impact their business. • Give them what is sure to be some appreciated kudos for something they have recently accomplished (if doing so is appropriate). • Send a congratulatory message if they’ve done something “big.” This could be accompanied by flowers, a plant for their office or, eve, a mention in your newsletter. • Take them out to “break the bread,” providing you both with the opportunity to, perhaps, become reacquainted and, at the very least, share a pleasant breather. In this fast-moving, increasingly challenging environment, advertisers and public relations pros, as well as others in business development roles, have found that opportunities to reach out in some depth to those with whom we may have, even, regular contact are becoming more rare – and (perhaps for this reason) ever more important. Looking at its more mercenary aspects leads ones to quickly conclude that: a) a good customer is hard to find and harder to keep and b) inattention may send the wrong message to clients who are, doubtless, being aggressively pursued by your competitors c) as humans, we all appreciate and are generally responsive to a little TLC. How to do it • Make a list of your most valuable clients • If necessary, research their most recent accomplishments (talking to a colleague may be the best way) • Review their recent transaction record with your company • Select the subjects of your project • Act! The results this little 30-day sampler campaign yields will induce you to form a habit of recognizing those most valuable people – your clients. Like when the mechanic warns when urging motorists to consider preventive maintenance, “Pay me now or pay me later,” this writer advises, pay attention to your clients now, or you may pay the price later. Marketing Partners of Arizona (MPA) was founded in 1976 by Allan Starr, and serves a local, regional and national clientele with diverse services including strategic marketing, advertising, public relations, sponsorship procurement, e-mail marketing, Website optimization and other online initiatives. http://marketingpartnersa FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Powerful Article Writing Tips! by Larry L. Miller In my articles I often write, about writing, and the benefits writing provides in your overall strategies of marketing. Writing is an acquired talent, that only comes from writing, and writing often. Most people admit, they don\'t know how to write. I totally understand how you feel, I felt the same way a few years back when I got involved with online marketing. I had the privilege of setting under some intense training by the SEO Master himself, Butch Hamilton. One of points Butch emphasized was; you must learn to write. In every class this issue was emphaized over and over again. \"You learn to write....by writing.\" I didn\'t realize then, but I understand now, how important writing has been to my online success. I started writing, exactly as I was thinking, and found I could express my personal feeling about any issue. The personal satisfaction that writing gave me, can\'t be explained in spoken words. I learned quickly that writing short articles with good relevant content, I could target a specific audience for the merchandise, I was trying to market online. I found that providing good information about my product, was one of the reason I was getting more visitors to my sign-up page. I started making money online, all the things I had only dreamed about up till now, was becoming a reality. I contribute this success to writing. By doing a simple personal survey of my results, I found that the title, and the first few words of the content, was where I was generating a fair amount of my traffic. If a title is not relevant, and the first paragraph of your article isn\'t compelling enough to capture the users attention, then the user will not finish reading your article past the first paragraph or so. From the first few words of your article, to about 250-300 words is what most people will read, before they will make a choice. They will either click off your information, because it\'s not relevant to the title, or you have captured their interest in that short period of time and they will then finish your reading your information and sign up for your business opportunity. This whole process of getting their attention, creating a interest to read further, cultivating a desire for your product or service and finally making that all important choice to take action and purchase what you have to offer. When writing and article, it is imperative to use keywords and keyword phrases in your content that will describe your opportunity to your targeted audience. If you are an individual who really enjoys writing, then you already possess a huge advantage over most of us. However, if you can\'t put your thoughts on paper, you might want to consider using a recorder to capture your thoughts. Record yourself asking yourself a question that a user might ask if they were interested in your business opportunity. Then answer that question, as you would, if you were face to face or maybe on the phone with your potential client. Then play the recording back to yourself, make an outline of the points covered, then use that outline to compile a very effective article. Try this a couple of times and you will see that the process of writing good copy, has just become a lot simplier. Record yourself during an interview, is priceless. You will get a great education on how your presentation really went. If you had a successful outcome and made the sale from your interview, you may be able to pick up some very important tips, that will help you in further presentations. With the information you acquire from this type of training, you will be able to fine tune your marketing skills very quickly. Many times you can use this information, to generate multiple articles from one session. Use any combination of what we\'re talking about here, to gain the ability, of writing good relevant keyword content for your website or articles. Publish your articles in several article directories is a powerful way to promote your ideas. Once you start writing articles, don\'t worry about your opinion, of how good your articles may be. Some one will enjoy your writings, and your journey of article marketing has just begun. It\'s just another way to generate multi streams of income. That\'s what this whole gig, is all about. Always provide a link back to the homepage of your website, or sign-up page. Using alt tags is a great way to direct potential clients where you want them to go, without putting a \"click here\" for information link. Many people, consider \"click here\" as a caution flag, and will go no further in your article. Pointing them in the right direction with an alt tag, is a powerful alternative. Writing won\'t build your business overnight, however, I feel that writing consistently, is one of the most effective ways to get users to keep coming back to your articles for additional information. Writig sincere, well written, keyword rich articles, will drive traffic to your site and sign up page. Isn\'t it about time, you add one more effective marketing tool to your marketing toolbox? If you haven\'t tried article submissions as one of your marketing strategies, may I recommend you start writing today. What a rewarding feeling when you see the results, this type of marketing can really boost your overall online success. \"Let\'s Build Your Business Together\" Larry L Miller SEM/SEO Consulting Larry L Miller - SEM/SEO Consultant who specializes in promoting clients to \"Top Positions With Google\" and other leading search engines. Mr Miller is the promotions director for BLM Traders the leader in Automated Marketing Systems, Phone:321-594-4405 Skype: larrylmiller121 http://www.isnar FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Building a Friendly Web Site! by Larry L. Miller Building a well designed web site is only part of building your online business. Your site must be user friendly, as well as search engine friendly. The users look at a site on the surface, focusing on visual aspects of the site including pictures, flash etc., however, the search engines look at the source code of the site and uses that information for ranking your site on the internet. There is a balance we must consider here. we must make our site appealing to the user, but also the search engine spiders. The cosmetics of the site is strictly for eye appeal to the user, however, we must make sure there\'s plenty of relevant content in our site to get our message across to the reader. The search engines weighs that relevant content, the linking within the site, the keywords and may other critical parts in their algorithm, so that your site will be indexed properly. You should build you site in HTML format, because it\'s easier for the search engines spiders to read. By including a sitemap in your site, the search engines will find this vital information much quicker. Keywords play a crucial role in the successful indexing for your site by the search engines. Finding the right keywords or keyword phrases is one of the first things you must focus on. When I first started on line, I would literally spend several hours per day, for two or three days, searching for exactly the right keywords for the campaign I was about to pursue. Even then, I would miss some very important keywords and have to add additional keywords as time went by. I found that by looking at my competitors sites, I could get some excellent ideas of what keywords they were using to get good page ranking. Using the most popular keywords may not be the best course of action when trying to gain page rank. Sometimes a less popular keyword or keyword phrase, can be more effective. Consider using, keyword variations, such as plurals, synonyms and hyphenated words. It is recommended that you include, relevant keywords in the title of your site, meta tag description, as well as in the content of your page. These keywords must be positioned in a way that will make the text flow, with relevant information about your business opportunity. You should not use more than 5-7% of keywords, in the content section of your site. Using more keywords than this recommended ratio, may be considered as spam, and the search engine will penalize you substantially, or maybe even ban your site altogether. Again, a word of caution here, spread your keywords throughout your content area of your site, and maintain the recommended percentages we discussed earlier, to avoid points off for keyword stuffing. Once you have constructed your web site, and your comfortable with the appearance of the site, now comes the fun part of this whole process. Promoting your site and earning Top Positions on Google and other search engines. It is recommended that you hand index your site to at least the three major search engine. Google, Yahoo and Bing are the most popular engines, and most of the other search engines use the information from the big three databases, to position your site with the best page rank possible. These algorithms are very technical, so don\'t try to understand their whole system before taking the plunge. By the time you learn all the particulars of how algorithms work, the search engine will change the process again. They change their structure frequently, to avoid the more knowledgeable marketers, with an unfair advantage over less informed web site owners. Follow the basic guidelines of the search engines as we\'re discussing here, and you shouldn\'t get into any trouble. Once you\'ve followed the process of building your site correctly and published it live online, don\'t get excited if your site doesn\'t appear immediately online. It may take weeks, or even months before you see your site appearing on the web. This is particularly true if you are using a brand new domain. Search engines like aged domains, that have been around for awhile. This gives the engines a certain amount of trust in the longevity of your web site. Don\'t despair....this is just part of the process. The three main meta tags are: The Title Tag, the Keyword Meta Tag, and the Description Meta Tag. By following the simple suggestions we\'ve talked about here today, you will see some important changes in your popularity with the search engines rather quickly. This is a never ending learning process, however, it will only be, as good as you make it. Commit to learning how marketing works, and it will be extremely rewarding, both in the mind.....and bank account. Good Luck in your new venture of online marketing. \"Let\'s Build Your Business Together\" Larry L Miller SEM/SEO Consulting http://larrylmiller.com - SEM/SEO Consultant who specializes in promoting clients to “Top Positions on Google” and other leading search engines. Mr. Miller is the promotions director forhttp://blmtraders.com the leader in http://sitesubmissionspromotions.com. Private Line: 321-594-4405, Skype: larrylmiller121 FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Hefei, Anhui Province Chamber of Commerce in a Grand Setting up Wood by Lanbo Jiang In June 2008, sponsored by the Hefei Sen Liou Wood Co., Ltd, Hefei Forest Wood Building Materials Co., Ltd, Hefei Anlin Trade Co., Ltd, Hefei strong building material Co., Ltd, Hefei Dongsheng Wood, Fu\'s forestry and so on more than a dozen companies begin preparations for the establishment of advocacy was launched in Hefei Wood Association. Issued a written proposal, we have put in a request to join the Chamber of Commerce. Through joint efforts, Hefei wood Chamber of Commerce at 9:00 on June 28 at Meishan Hotel, the inaugural meeting was held, marking the formal establishment of Hefei wood Chamber of Commerce, and this is our wood industry business people in Hefei a very happy occasion ... ... Wood products can be seen everywhere, and our daily life, wood products industry, production, processing, marketing, in Hefei city construction and economic development play an increasingly important role. Wood products industry is currently engaged in the city have been as many as 300 companies, employing 50000 people have been. Are mainly distributed in three counties, four districts and major building materials market, in the creation of tax revenue, the service economy, solving the employment, especially in the employment of migrant workers achieved marked results.With the advance of major construction projects of modernization in Hefei, the residents improved quality of life, people are building and furnishing materials, especially wood products, demand for higher and higher quality is also increasing, which the city is bound to provide space for the development of wood products industry and fields. Wood Chamber of Commerce was established in Hefei better industry standards, strengthen production and processing wood products marketing, the need for unity and cooperation among businesses, but also regulate the industry market practices, to promote prosperity, Hefei wood products industry, and more importantly to promote the city development, and building a modern lakeside city development. With the growth of private economy and economic globalization, civil society associations in promoting the healthy development of private economy standards has played an important role. Hefei has set up 37, today is the 38 Chamber of Commerce was founded. To strengthen industry self-regulation to promote the development of the industry, in order to chambers of commerce solution for members to solve practical problems, has seen notable results and made many contributions. The city\'s Chamber of Commerce presents the status of vigorous development, through the joint efforts of business in strict accordance with democratic procedures, co-founded Hefei Wood Association. After more than half a year of preparation, now officially set up the establishment of chambers of commerce will be a city wood products industry to promote the development of another. Hefei Wood Chamber of Commerce will adhere to the Legislative Council, the purpose of services to better serve its members, for customer service, for members to provide business training, legal advice and other services, and strive to achieve \"resource sharing, help each other and each other\'s needs, collaborative development\" a common goal to enhance the overall quality of members, in particular, to guide members and unswervingly take the socialist road with Chinese characteristics, and striving for outstanding builders of socialism, and actively play its functions, for the community to do more obligations and responsibilities. To provide customers with cheap and good sales service, maintain the credibility of the Chamber of Commerce and standardize the market order, increase the level of the market and extensive contacts, strengthen exchanges and expand the organization, wide pull-members, play an increasing role in hope that the business can be leading business families, and further broaden the business area, to the production and circulation integration of efforts to make the development of the industry is more on the scale and quality.We believe that under the leadership of President Cao, through joint efforts of all members of the Association wood, wood Chamber of Commerce will Weekly that harmonious trade associations, chambers of commerce advanced, first-class chamber of commerce. 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The spring of 1988, riding on the spring breeze of reform, Shen Shui Liang borrowed 3,000 yuan\'s foreign debt as a start up capital, rent a 30 square meters of space, bought a second hand injection molding machine, began an arduous road of entrepreneurship. This childhood growing up in the reed marshes, the lack of professional knowledge and skills for Shen Shui liang say that it is a huge challenge. The people pointing, Shen enterprises from the production of injection molding of small parts black and white TV started. After several years of sharpening, the new peak the company began to grow up together, have been able to produce color TV sets plastic injection parts, factory area expanded from 30 square meters to 1,000 square meters. The end of 1995, the new peak products certified by Japan\'s Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. In January 1996 to begin production display products, the same year in June the acquisition of the first 300 tons of computer injection molding machine, the factory area to continue to expand from 1,000 square meters to 3,500 square meters. In June 1998, the new peak the company purchased land and built their own factory. Xinfeng Wood came into being At a time when the new peak industry too proud, by the Asian financial turmoil, the existing market and customer great changes have taken place. Business fell into a sudden low, forcing Shen Shui Liang had to re examine their own course and path. After sober reflection and a wide range of market research, the new peak the company has made two strategic adjustments: First, the original production of a single injection molding semi finished products to the end of production change; the second is to establish manufacturing industries to diversify from a single industry,??. Wood plastic composite material is that the new peak after the company\'s outlook. But the new peak in a very long period of time, only the wood plastic materials as an alternative project in a small scale experiment. After several years of training, the Shen Shui Liang decisive shot, by the opportunity to plant demolition, in Deqing purchased more than 100 acres of land, built a more than 30 thousand square meters of new factory feng industrial Deqing, Huzhou Xinfeng Wood was also at this time came into being. Wood industry pioneer In exploring the road of wood materials, Shen Shui liang is not smooth sailing, he and his technical staff have also faced the prospect of confusion, or even go astray, a few clinical failure. In the setbacks, Shen Shui Liang maintained a cool head, and gradually found its own wood plastic products, positioning, and quickly developed a test of wood plastic products. Shen Shui liang said that the new peak industry pioneer wood is wood, but also a latecomer to the wood industry. It first, because back in early 2000, the new peak began to set foot on the wood; it was late, because today\'s new wood plastic products peak came just begun. However, the new peak will not be grandiose wood, wood materials lies in innovation, we will be characterized according to their own industry to plan the future of the new peak wood. Now, as the National Professional Committee of key wood affiliated enterprises, the new wood has a peak height of preparations for a new start, a new peak industry focus on the future direction of development is one of investing in environmental protection industry, vigorously develop wood plastic materials market. 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In recent years, China\'s highend furniture consumption has been showing rapid growth trend, not only at home business has focused on creating highend domestic brands, foreign brands have a lot of highend furniture, settled in the face of this market, manufacturers, merchants continue to expand , entrepreneurs have no doubt that the highend market, digestion end of this month, but still the House of the North Fourth Ring International Pavilion will be officially opened at home to become Beijing\'s top domestic market is another heavyweight stores. \"Eastward the west wind\" in the ascendant\" Many media have reported in last year out of highend furniture, under adverse rosy news, it seems that the highend furniture, and not subject to international financial turmoil, from the ?????, OKAY dragon, China and Botswana to see furniture shops, stores, import and domestic stability in highend furniture sales. On the one hand the expansion of imported furniture, more vigorously, one is committed to developing highend national brand product line, the highend furniture market, how much space there? Entrepreneurs to see what kind of a prospect? It is reported that from 2002 to 200 million U.S. dollars by 2007 one billion U.S. dollars, 5 years, China\'s imports of furniture every year 30% of the total number of increments. Market capacity now seems even greater. Rui Huang, chairman of Pan Qinglong fine at home, said China now has become more wealthy, their consumption needs and the quality of life requirements are constantly trying to improve, the highend furniture, can not say there is no market. Fu YiLi Song, general manager of home, said in an interview on the domestic highend furniture market with confidence, \"because real estate appreciation, most Beijing residents now own their own homes, with the present prices, in the rings in a more than 100 square units, at least be 2 million, suddenly so many rich people, they only have 1 percent of people are interested in highlevel furniture can come up with onetenth the price, to purchase furniture, then this the market is too worth the wait! \" Furniture Association, VicePresident Miss Yu Xiusu said in an interview, the Beijing market is concerned about a lot of highend furniture brands in a market, because Beijing has focused on the purchasing power of many consumers, each share of Beijing imported furniture markets across the country occupy the first rank Several sufficient to show that the market digested strong ability. Such as Leonardo da Vinci has been home for many years stationed in the Beijing market, from which, after removal of COFCO Plaza settled Friendship Store, preparing to expand her store to attract more international top household brands such as Versace, Fendi and so settled, that is, that market demand, the capacity gradually A good example of the expansion. More and more entrepreneurs will be the domestic market as a highend home in Denver, the Chinese middle class, increase the ratio also makes this a good opportunity for foreign furniture brands have settled possible. According to Miss Yu said, Russia, Spain and Romania, highend furniture brands such places as the recent Beijing is also seeking to enter the markets. Imports of furniture to open flagship store has become a trend In recent years, the North Fourth Ring, opened its flagship store along the national furniture brands. August 27, 2009, a building from the Bolloni \"When Rafael dream of Peach Blossom Spring,\" North Korea will be held at the 9, which means Italy SAVIOFIRMINO products across the board in China. November 28 the same year, the Group\'s brandRui Huang Yves Saint Laurent boutique in the capital of the North Fourth Ring Chinese furniture Lun House grand opening, opening of boutique furniture is brand new home is now the Group. The highend imports entering the 2010 yet to reduce the momentum of the brand furniture shop, January 11 from the top rank of U.S. residential furniture brands FFDM American fine furniture, the first flagship store in Beijing, the official opening, FFDM visit Beijing a strong trend of furniture markets for capital to start a gluttonous feast of consumers. Industry said that with the gradual recovery of the real estate market, imported furniture market will usher in a new round of fierce competition. International household brand in China is quite highend market In Beijing, COFCO Plaza used to be stationed in Beijing international highend brand market, the \"old familiar\" home base, and then, as well as Oriental Plaza, Financial Street Shopping Center, represented by highend stores have begun to enter the ranks, while in the East Third Ring Road PanCBD area, home world, Klass flagship store that imports of furniture for many years. House actually opened up other stores also specialize in imported home Museum, imported furniture market in recent years, along with the expansion of imports of highend brands stationed in highend stores from the transformation of the brand\'s flagship store to open an independent business, industry sources said the import of highend furniture, independent shop Not only can not be controlled by stores, with store expansion \"is expansion\", but also help showcase its brand, to form a unique style, and deepen their own image. And this model has gradually become the top domestic brand trends. Domestic brands targeting highend products Looking at the domestic highend household brand, but also wind and water. Home in the local development of highend brands, it seems that in the production, brand positioning, aftersales service have more advantages of geographical proximity. October 30, 2009, operating area of nearly 1,500 square meters of Fu Yihome officially opened in Beijing recently opened furniture store on the strength of Fu Yiintroduced the classic, casual and modern style, the three a total of 16 series of the latest products, Let the highend furniture market in Beijing, one more choice. It is understood that, since September last year, since the shift to domestic sales by exporting excess furniture has been a blessing after another in Zhongshan, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities to open a firstline brand stores, the unique mode of Direct chain directed to seize the domestic highend target furniture consumer market. Is also the progressive development of the domestic wood furniture In the furniture industry, the top hundredresistant Trier, Peugeot, Fort Greene are all efforts to develop highend brands such as solid wood furniture business, virtually has also accelerated the highend furniture market. Moreover, as quiet a few years in the market and then re\"back\" in five wooden furniture, home to a new plan to open factories and create a highend furniture products, called Ruili. 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It has been argued that the most captivating radio available is located on the left side of the dial at frequencies from 88.1 to 91.9 megahertz. Many of these stations belong to universities and colleges around the nation. In addition to stations aired by universities, non-profit radio stations include those run by high schools, non-profit groups, or community organizations. Many religious radio stations are non-profit. LPFM, or low-power FM, is a relatively new non-commercial radio service in the US that allows local organizations an opportunity to broadcast in an inexpensive way. LPFM stations have a smaller listening area, but they often welcome volunteer hosts and are not limited to the left side of the dial. What makes non-profit radio stations of most interest to marketers is that each station has its own base of loyal fans including students and community members. Many college radio stations have a strong and established history in their cities or towns. For example, WSOU in South Orange, New Jersey has been on the air for well over 40 years and counting. The WSOU fans are fanatically enthusiastic listeners. The format of the station is heavy metal, but they run a variety of other programs as well. The non-profit radio circuit is a wealth of free radio publicity and/or advertising opportunities. A marketer needs only to contact one of these stations and supply them with a reason to be invited onto a show. The stations are more than happy to allow people to plug their products or services in exchange. The important thing for marketers to consider when choosing a non-profit station with which to work is matching the station demographic to what is being sold. If the college station appeals to heavy metal fans, like WSOU, having a product or service targeted to college age youth or adults young at heart will most likely be a successful venture. If the non-profit radio station offers religious programming, the demographic will most likely be conservative. Family oriented products or services might do very well with that specific audience. In terms of gleaning free advertising and/or publicity from non-profit radio stations, the sky is the limit. Even though careful attention should be made to a station’s demographics, community stations do tend to be highly eclectic, and they take pride in their diverse programming. They are often eager not only to welcome guest hosts but also to provide instruction and teach others how to produce radio programs. It is highly likely that, with a little effort, enterprising marketers could end up with their own radio shows with limitless marketing possibilities. S. Ryan has been helping companies market there services for over 10 years. He primarily focuses on small/start up companies. 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First of all, I think we need to establish a common knowledge here, of what a blog really is. When in doubt of the meaning of a term used on the internet, I always refer to Wikipedia for their input. The following is a quote from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. \"A blog (a contraction of the term \"web log\") is a type of web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (Art blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (Video blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting). Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.\" As you can see, blogging is a very popular way to get information about your product or services, in front of massive amounts of potential users. Not only will you expose users to your opportunity, but the search engines as well, which are constantly looking for good keyword rich content. Good relevant content, is what the search engine spiders are looking for, and will index that information into their databases to provide information to people who are using their services to query a particular subject matter. There\'s all kinds of subject matter discussed in blogs. Some use blogging as a media to express their personal opinions. Whether their opinion is important to other people, or not, really doesn\'t matter. Someone will always read your blog. Some use blogging to share photos with family and friends. That\'s OK to. Some use blogging to promote their beliefs and political feelings. 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By just creating a blog, and occasionally posting to the blog, is not enough. You must post to your blog on a regular basis and promote your blog, each time you post new content. There are numerous methods of promoting your business opportunities, however, I have found that promoting my blogs on my web site, as well as, promoting my web site on my blogs, has been an excellent way to get Top Positions On Google and other popular search engines. The more you promote your blogs, the more people will see the quality of information you provide, and will come back time and time again for information regarding various topics. In essence, you have become the authority for information with that user. Take advantage of that opportunity, by making it easy for a person to contact you for additional information. Don\'t under estimate the power of article directories. These directories allow you to place yours links in the bio section of their formats. Some of these directories allow both HTML and NON-HTML in the bio sections, offering information to different types of information services. This scenario will help generate one way links to your site. This is an excellent way to generate some good PR for your blog site. The secret to successful blogging is, writing relevant, keyword, rich content about your product or services. We\'ve said it before and it\'s worth saying again. \"Content is King\" If you don\'t know how to express yourself by writing, then learn to write. You learn to write.....by writing. By learning this important part of marketing, you can blog your way all the way to the bank. If you don\'t want to write, or don\'t want to secure the services of someone else to write for you, then this concept will not work for you. Consider passing this information on to someone else. Good Luck in your endeavors of profitable blogging. \"Let\'s Build Your Business Together\" Larry L Miller SEM/SEO Consulting http://larrylmiller.com - SEM/SEO Consultant who specializes in promoting clients to “Top Positions on Google” and other leading search engines. Mr. Miller is the promotions director forhttp://blmtraders.com the leader in http://sitesubmissionspromotions.com. Private Line: 321-594-4405, Skype: larrylmiller121 FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Analysis of Artificial Stone Products Market Type of Product by Lanbo Jiang My crafts and artificial stone market concentration in the south, mainly in Guangdong in order to man made stone, Fujian, in order to craft based, followed by Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu and so on. Scattered distribution of some areas, the market in Beijing, Heilongjiang, Shandong, and Sichuan. These two types of resin products nationwide total demand of 30 million tons, of which imports of resin, up to 7 million tons. Resin Crafts Classification, Production Areas and Processes Traditional Christmas gifts and home furnishings categories Arts & Crafts. The manufacturers concentrated in Quanzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan and other places. Such craft with silicone for mold, resin powder added after mixing evenly pour molding, and then by caustic washing, painting after the finished product.Bonsai Garden and Crafts category. Such crafts for outdoor furnishings, such as character statues, artificial fountains, rockery and so on. Topical silicone mold plaster or FRP. Such crafts bulky, while the production process and the powder mixed with glass fiber, reinforced a framework. Large products need broken down into several parts production, transported to the site assembly. Agate imitation jade crafts classes. Such crafts in Dongguan, Shenzhen, Zhejiang, production, consumption at 500 tons a month. Products with silicone mold, filling agate level aluminum hydroxide. According to the natural color of jade and agate were transferred into the different shades of green, red and other colors, casting molding, after alkaline cleaning, the product dry on the surface layer of light oil. Waist resin crafts. Such products are used in packing powder and gravel, the product length and width and thickness difference between the relatively large, improper operation prone to deformation; demanding products that go through baking, shape, place of production concentrated in Foshan. Lighting crafts. Lighting crafts, including shade and lamp base, shade is generally translucent stone holder with silicone as the internal model, while the use of powder, glass fibers, which mixed with steel supports. Because the shape of a complex product requirements, the division assembled after casting forming, producing concentrated in Zhongshan.Billiards handicraft. Production process is the resin filler mixture evenly into the mold after the casting, curing, after completely polished. Amount of resin on such products is estimated at 400 tons, producing concentrated in Jiangmen.Furniture cast fittings. Furniture accessories in divided into two blocks, one small furniture, accessories, vinyl pattern engraving, direct pouring into the vinyl engravings. Second, the relatively large vinyl chairs, similar to the bonsai garden crafts class production methods, origin concentrated in Dongguan, Foshan. Artificial sandstone wall carving crafts and classes. Product size differences, the different types of filler, mostly sand, the product used for wall carving three dimensional sculpture. Large scale murals, often the domestic art institutions should design and production, species diversity, technology leadership. Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shanghai, Fujian, Jiangsu, Hubei has a manufacturers.Crystal resin crafts. This is a use of crystal resin, without pouring out of a transparent filler crafts. Some manufacturers a one time pouring more than 200 kilograms products, which seepage of red, green and so transparent colorants, such products also known as imitation glass crafts. Artificial Stone Classification, Production Areas and Processes Artificial stone industry, mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Fujian, Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places, due to natural sources of minerals produced less and less, and the restrictions on the blind extraction, thus substantially increase the demand for artificial stone. Guangdong and Fujian Sha Zhangquan regional market is very large man made stone. The past two years, these two market research, and found, artificial stone product type on the market are the following: 1. Dongguan, Shenzhen, near the resin with artificial stone mosaic desktop to do the back of enhanced layer, products are all exported. 2. Zhongshan near the translucent stone, the United States Stone and some transparent shade. 3. Zhongshan, Heshan, Foshan, near the artificial stone kitchen and bathroom. 4. Stone, Hua Xun, Wealthy stone, European faction, Athens and other European companies to do artificial stone plate, which accounts for the Guangdong market resin artificial stone resin amount of 70%. Guangdong Province to do such a man made stone plate manufacturers is very large, the manufacturers of the product quality is also uneven, standard board (2440mm 760mm 12.7mm) unbelievable low price of aluminum hydroxide powder is used as raw material. Some low cost sheet to calcium powder as filler, the product of the deformed, cracked, Fog and poor water resistance defect. 5. Shanghai, Fujian, Guangdong Province of artificial stone and artificial quartz stone post. Artificial Stone, also known works stone, stone prevailing post is based on two or more after entering into the crushed natural marble, resin and pigments, and then cast using vacuum oscillation pressure synthetic wool (side feed), and then cut , will be thick and polishing. If you use general purpose resin material will appear side cracking phenomenon, a side expected to cost about 12,000 yuan. Some enterprises have specially developed a low viscosity, high intensity post stone resin, forming the artificial suppression of post rock with a high hardness, strength, good gloss, low water absorption, wear characteristics, to meet corporate demand for exports. Artificial Stone Yunfu ROYAL open up the market after a shortage situation. A short period of three years, Yunfu areas of artificial stone production line from the original post a few rose to the number of 10. Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing and other places newly renovated floor decorative materials in major shopping malls have been using artificial stone post. Artificial Stone has not yet reached the same household as the tiles, but the market potential is great. Artificial Quartz stone and artificial stone post production process more similar difference is that the filler is a high wear resistant quartz sand and quartz powder, filler content of up to 90% or so. Mohs hardness of up to seven anti scratch properties, its tolerance, water, fire performance such as the artificial stone panel decided that it is a direction of development. In recent years, China launched the artificial quartz stone production line surge, using vacuum casting production of quartz stone more than a dozen enterprises, but the facilities are great differences in the quality varies. Some bubbles are more refined: hardness while high, but as a timber wall to easily deformed quartz excellent product line priced 6 million yuan to more than 1000 ten thousand dollars, using vacuum pressure shock synthesis, its process, medium temperature drying Tower curing, the product gel content is low, dense texture without pores, a few good quality products have been close to the Italian standard of artificial quartz. Foreign Brands and Market Overview Foreign brands such as Sally quartz stone, Caesar stone, hi Shihlong Breeze things pass, match North pass, Omega, PKL, Glory Takashi, special dishes Sri Lanka, Compaq and so on. The world\'s factory specializing in the production of quartz stone is only 16, there are 20 Sally Stone production line, products accounted for 90% of the European market, accounting for 70% of the Americas, but it is far failed to meet market demand. South Korea\'s annual production of quartz stone manufacturers export market, Europe and the United States reached 130 million U.S. dollars. Foreign applications have a very wide range of quartz, the main kitchen countertops, bathroom countertops, bar, ground as well as outer wall and so on. The international level the more mature markets Australia, Europe and the United States and other countries and regions. Consumption of quartz stone which accounts for the year in Australia the world\'s approximately 1 3, followed by the United States and Canada. The Middle East and Southeast Asia market growth in areas such as quartz significant. Foreign quartz constantly changing range of applications, cabinets industry, quartz is becoming a new alternative products, the proportion of ground stone decoration grown dramatically. The current trends in these two industries are: species diversity of arts and crafts, home furnishings from the traditional classes, Christmas gifts category to the bonsai garden, character sculpture, crystal, imitation jade, sandstone and other products change; from mere export to domestic and foreign Qi development. Artificial stone and artificial quartz stone Kong will become a new development highlight some domestic done before tile, ceramic stone, natural stone manufacturers have already begun to enter the artificial stone industry. Some enterprises have developed a low viscosity, high intensity man made stone resin, and resins, fillers, additives, and molding process designed several aspects of technology \"package.\" Handicrafts, artificial stone industry in China has just begun, is a potentially huge market. 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Many businesses use bartering as on option when they do not have the funds to pay for something outright. Businesses such as these will offer something of theirs in return for something that another company has. Bartering is common in all media, including radio. It is a great choice for marketers looking for free advertising, especially when dealing with smaller, local radio stations. The stations must sell their advertising time before the deadline passes or the opportunity will be gone and there will be nothing to gain. Because of this, many broadcasters are eager to barter their unsold time. The key to making this type of exchange work is to do a little bit of research by listening carefully to the station that is under consideration. Marketers must discern what the station might want. If it is something that the marketer has, then bartering has a real chance as a viable option. A call should be made or a letter should be written to the station outlining the offer. The product or service exchanged for free advertising does not need to be anything complex or difficult. It can even be as simple as donating one’s time. Many radio stations invite guest hosts to join shows depending on the format. WXRP in New York has guest artists come in and host their show, and they choose what music to play based on their own unique preferences. This has become an extremely popular segment for WXRP. A marketer could take their talents a step further and actually double the advertising for the effort by volunteering as a guest host for a show on a topic relating to the business. If someone who owns a local greenhouse is seeking publicity, it would be easy to host a show and take questions from callers on spring planting or gardening. Publicity would be gained for the greenhouse throughout the segment as well as through the advertising time received in the barter. It is a win-win situation. If a marketer does not prefer to go on the air to host a show, there are other ways to barter. Perhaps a certain hotel chain wants free publicity and would like to barter with a radio station for air time. The hotel could offer free accommodations to the station in return for advertising time. It is important to remember that radio station managers are essentially sales people. They will accept ideas that made sense and are presented well. Once it is clear what types of products or services the station needs, bartering can be a very effective way of gaining free advertising and/or publicity. S. Ryan has been helping companies market there services for over 10 years. He primarily focuses on small/start up companies. 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Due to the popularity of the boots, there are a large number of vendors selling fakes for about half the price of the real thing. They are not genuine, but these vendors try and pass them off as the real deal. Their websites will try to look like a genuine Ugg’s retailer and will often include the word Ugg in the URL or name of their site. Please - do not be fooled, you will not happy if you receive a fake pair of Ugg boots. The main reason is, artificial fleece does not have the same properties of real sheepskin, and this is what gives authentic Ugg\'s their great comfort and qualities. Also, the sheepskin outer leather is a lot better and softer than the cattle leather used for the imitations. One more thing, they could not afford to sell for the cheap prices if the proper materials were used. If you would like to experience the comfort and styling of world famous Ugg Boots, the author has found a site that he\'s sure will give you the opportunity. The address is; http://uggbootsonamazon.blogspot FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Get Noticed With Promotional T-Shirts by Michiel Van Kets Everyone loves t-shirts and most people wear them, whether it is out and about in social settings or on the weekends when they are with their family and friends. Why not take advantage of this great marketing area for promotion of your business and get some printed t-shirts advertising your business. Using promotional clothing as marketing tools is a way to make the most of an item that will serve your business promotion for the long term. Magazine advertising or television promotion have their uses in marketing campaigns but a promotional t-shirt is something that the people you provide them too will wear for a long time. As a business you probably have a variety of promotional materials, brochures, business cards, flyers and the like. Why not add to your marketing list with the inclusion of t-shirts with your company information or advertising included on them. The idea is not new and you can probably easily think of at least 10 businesses that have t-shirts that they use for marketing their services. There is not always the requirement to offer them for free but with such low costs involved and the branding improvement that can be gained in so many different areas, by people wearing your printed t shirts, is well worth the cost. Promotional t-shirts offer you a constant advertisement every time the t-shirt is worn. You will find that it is very common for people to wear the t-shirts for many years after they are provided. http://www.promotionproducts.com.au/galleries/Promotional-Clothing/Promotional-T_-Shirts/ : Printed t shirts may run a little further into your budget than perhaps promotional pens would but the overall exposure from printed t-shirts also gives a much higher impact. Printed T-shirts, as with other promotional clothing, are essentially a walking billboard for your business. Depending on what is printed on the t-shirt your message, products or services can be “advertised” for many months and even perhaps years. T-shirts can be very casual or can be of a higher quality to offer a more formal application depending on what items of clothing they are worn with. T-shirts can also be used to promote special events or milestones within your company. Employees, customers or potential customers will wear your t-shirt in so many different situations that it is impossible to list them all. Situations such as playing sports, going to the gym, at the beach, barbecues, shopping malls, gardening, watching their kids play sports etc., etc. Something that is given away can be given at any time however there are often times when you see that t-shirts are given away to staff at team building events or seminars. Trade shows or exhibitions are also a great place for promotional t-shirts as giveaways. Not only should all members of your business that attend the show wear one for the event, but you can give the t-shirts way to those who purchase from you or based on any criteria you like. Again ensuring a broad range of people will see your message both at the time of the event and in the days, weeks, months or years to come. Design is important and in this aspect it pays to get the assistance of a promotional product supplier to help you with the design of your print. You want to make sure the print will appeal to those that wear it as well as ensuring your http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand : branding and promotion information is clear to all that see the t-shirts. Look for a supplier who offers you this kind of assistance to make sure you are doing it right. There is no point in purchasing t-shirts where perhaps the colours clash with your printing or the printing itself is unappealing. Ask the experts, they know what to aim towards and should always be willing to ensure your purchase gives you maximum results. So if you hadn’t considered promotional t-shirts as marketing tools for your business then perhaps you should take the time to consider this option. Maximum exposure and minimal costs for the returns are definitely not something to miss out on. Get your business and brand name noticed with printed t-shirts. Whatever the occasion there will be the perfect t-shirt for the job, you just need to find it! Michiel Van Kets writes articles for Promotion products, http://www.promotionproducts.com.au/ provider of promotional items such as t shirts, bags and pens.http://www.promotionproducts.com.au/galleries/Promotional-Clothing/Promotional-T_-Shirts/ FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Are You Marketing Challenged?? Need Some Help? by Larry L. Miller If you\'re \"marketing challenged\" then read this article completely thru to the bottom. There are four questions we will talk about later in this article.....you should ask yourself. If you\'re truly serious about effective marketing.....then make some commitments as you read the following! Today marks the first day of the rest of your life. The same is true with your business you\'ve been trying to get off the ground. If you have been going nowhere in your marketing efforts....you need to step back and take a real close look at what you\'ve been doing....or not doing. You probably need to change a few things....maybe a lot of things....to get on track to achieving your marketing goals. There are no magic formulas for success on the internet....however, there is a simple format you must follow to make your marketing dreams come true. If you\'re enrolling in every \"so called marketing scam\" you read about....you\'re in trouble....Stop Your Downward Spiral Now! 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Mr Miller is the promotions director for BLM Traders the leader in Automated Marketing Systems..http://larrylmiller.com FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How Search Engine Optimizaton (SEO) Works by Desmond Leong Search engine optimization, more commonly known as SEO. The key for every website to the front pages of google and yahoo, the most desired spot for most businesses. So how exactly do you get there? The search engine engineers have never fully revealed the secrets behind the art of SEO, plus the methods are forever changing, however, there are a few known ways and constants that will forever (or at least for a very long time) remain important to search engines and their spiders (they crawl your website for good content) and i shall, against the wishes of many SEO experts, reveal some of the tricks of the trade to you. 1. Design The design of a webpage is crucial in all aspects. The way the headings are placed and the locations on the website they are placed are crucially important factors. The optimum placing for headings would as most people would guess correctly, be near the top of the page. However, be careful not to use pictures and images as your headings because the spider is unable to understand pictures (at least not yet) unless you know how to mask the codes. You can either try this out yourself or hire a professional web company to do this for you. 2. Content Content is also crucially important to search engines and spiders to ensure a high page ranking. The content that you have on your web page must strike the perfect balance between prominence and density, basically you must not overuse a certain keyword nor underuse it. The perfect balance on a webpage for a certain keyword density should be near the 7% mark, you can analyze your webpage with various tools, however i urge you to read through all the techniques first because you\'d wanna properly equip yourself first. Anyway, one of the tools being the following : http://ranks.nl/tools/spider.html Also do note that not only is keyword prominence and density important, the locations you place them are crucially important too (hence prominence), you would want them in headings and at the start of various paragraphs, however, try not to overuse this technique! More importantly. Remember to write for your customer and not for the spiders as what\'s the use of good page rankings if your website is simply spider food? Just stick to writing good content and let google handle the rest, justice is always served. 3. Back Links Perhaps one of the most decisive factors of search engine optimization has to be back links. This increases your page rankings tremendously if you have high quality back links to your website. A back link is when another website has a link of your website on their home page. However, it\'s important to note that google ranks pages from 1 to 10, you can download the google toolbar to see the page ranks of websites when you visit them or aternatively, there are various websites offering such services, just google them. Anyway, it is important that high ranking pages link back to your website to get good page rankings from google, however take note that the websites linking back to you has to be relevant to your website as believe it or not, the google spiders can find out. There are various ways to attain this back links, one is through reciprocal link backs where you place their link on your website (also known as link exchange), however despite being less valuable when it\'s a two-way link back, it\'s effective nonetheless. Another way is to contact the bosses of the company and request a link back, however this is difficult unless your website has something really good to offer. Do not ever buy links as google can track that too and it never works out. Try to get high quality links to your website the legitimate way, as anything built on integrity never falls back on you. On another note, a few things to avoid would be the following : link farms, buying of links, companies offering instant high page rankings as such stuff never ever work and google would ban your website and oh God forbid that. Thus in conclusion, there are many ways to attain high page rankings from google and many web developing companies can help you with this goal and this are a few ways out of the many ways to get them. Learn more about search engine optimization and how to design your website to maximum effect at http://www.ThomsonWebDesign.net The author, Desmond Leong, is a leading expert in the area of search engine optimization and is the head of marketing in Thomson Web Design. http://www.ThomsonWebDesi FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS What is Search Engine Optimization? by Blake Evans Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a process of online advertising that allows you to have the largest number of pre-qualified audience, that too at a very low price. Review the following for more help. • Objective of Search Engine Optimization 1. The chief aim of using search engine optimization is to procure top slots on search engines when searched using relevant pre-optimized keywords. 2. Search engine rankings for your website are bound to go up a few places if SEO services are performed. 3. Breaking the code for some websites is an easy task, but for others, search engine optimization proves to be difficult as coding is complex. • SEO Services 1. Conducting an SEO service ensures that a website will be optimized through keywords, which will subsequently increase its rank on search engines. 2. When writing content for websites, it has to be kept in mind that keywords are to be used abundantly throughout the write-up. The language and writing techniques should be lucid. When creating websites, the readers and searchers should be kept in mind; they should be able to make use of your website. Sufficient use of keywords and phrases aids this as it helps searchers to easily find your site on the search engine by typing in those words. 3. SEO services should be able to scan and evaluate your website content during the process of optimization. This gives your website an edge over others by making it more visible. 4. Pay per click services work best if you’re looking to improve your business using SEO. This method has been proven to yield profitable results. The techniques of pay per clicks are difficult and cannot be performed by an amateur. So, it’s best that you hire a professional from an experienced firm to conduct the process on your behalf. 5. Most search engine optimization companies work by tagging common keywords on the website so that searchers find your website first. The placing of keywords at strategic places is crucial to this process; professionals usually edit the contents of the web page by altering the placement of keywords. However, using the same keywords to many times can have an adverse effect as this spoils the look of the page completely. This is why a businessman must stress on having an experienced SEO firm to perform the job. 6. The development of ecommerce is through search engine optimization. SEO companies take advantage of this and provide a variety of ecommerce services for business websites. The best way to know which services will be most profitable for a business is to talk to veteran firms who have been providing ecommerce services. If you want your business website to score high on search engines, you have to modify your contents to that extent. Popular search engines like Google value website content over everything. Keywords should be used mostly in the title and first lines of the text. You must also take care not to overuse the keywords or phrases. Both overuse or under use of keywords and phrases will lead to your website not being featured on the top places in search engines. Want to learn how to get FREE traffic to your sites? Sign up for free SEO Video Training here => http://www.InlineSEO.com/seose FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 1 Tip For Ad Copy Titles by Pauline Munoz Looking for a new a different twist to your ad copy? Running out of ideas that jump up and grab your target audience? Finding that perfect eye-catching, mind grabbing, rapid response title is not as hard as you may believe. Marketing companies have paid thousands of dollars for words; words that will sell a product. Look at what “diamond’s are a girls best friend” did for the diamond industry; “don’t leave home without it” did for that card company; and who can forget “you can’t eat just one”. There is a very simple formula for finding and writing a good ad headline. It does not take going to a marketing school or buying a product for hundreds of dollars to teach you. Go to any magazine rack in any of your local supermarkets or bookstore. Look for magazines in your target audience. Here you will see the headlines that probably cost hundreds of dollars to develop that are written specifically to entice them to read an article or buy a product. Then, take a look at the articles and the ads. Look at everything about those magazines. They are written specifically to market to, and generate sales from, your target audience. For example: I picked up one cooking magazine by a well-known cook. On only the cover it says, \"Dinner\'s Ready, foolproof recipes for under $10.00\"; \"334 New Ideas to Make Life Easier\"; \"Get The Most Out of Your Slow Cooker\"; \"30-Minute Meals\"; \"Secrets From Our Kitchen To Yours\" If you have a slow cooker you will read the article. If you are a busy person you will definitely read “30-Minute Meals”. If you are on a budget, you will read, “Dinner’s Ready, foolproof recipes for under $10.00”. Right? Using words like \"Secret\", \"foolproof\", \"Easier\", \"New\", and \"Fast\" can bring an audience to open your article and read it. Be careful not to over-promise what you can not deliver. Ad titles like “Lose Weight Today”, “Make Money Now” or “Instant Riches”, you know cannot deliver immediate action, however, they do attract immediate response. Which means your audience will click on it because they are curious. And that is all you want, someone to at least look at your ad. It will be you “AD” then that compels a buyer. However, that is another article. Words like “Free”, “How To”, “Guaranteed”, “Learn To” and “Simple” are also audience grabbers, but you must deliver to be credible. “How To Write A Great Ad Title”; “Free Ebook When You Join”; “50,000 Free Visitors To Your Site”; “Guarantee Weight Loss”; “Learn To Stay Healthy” are a few samples of clickable titles. If you do not want to go to the market just look at the ads you see online, \"Stop Wasting Your Money\"; \"Live Video Proof\"; \"Make Money In 15 Minutes\"; \"New Way To Market\". Using Capital Letters for the beginning of each work in your title brings out your title. “lose weight now” or “Lose That Weight Today and Forever”, which are you most likely to click on? “watch this video” or “Watch This Video and See The Proof”, which are you most likely to click on? Another tip to ad titles are using numbers. People like to see numbers. “3 Simple Tips for…” can be used for anything. “…for weight loss”, “…for saving money”, “…for saving time” are just a few samples of using numbers. Research your target market in the search engines and look at the ad titles. Using some of these ideas, rework them, use them as your own, and watch your sales soar. Pauline is a member of Maverick Money Makers, which is a private society that will teach you how to build a six-figure a month business on the internet. If you want to make money online, join the society before it\'s too late. http://maverickmoneymakerseffec FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 5 Must-Do Things in Your Pay-Per Click Marketing Campaign to Make Big Money by Randy Mark Money is never enough! It always seems to us that we need more and more money no matter how hard we work or how much we earn. That is perfectly normal because as our incomes grow, our desire for new services or stocks grows too. However, here are some tips to help you make some other money using pay per click (PPC) marketing- it is really a good and efficient way of adding some incomes to your salary. Here are top 5 tips to make money easily and fast. 1.First, what you need to get to know is how PPC works. Get basic knowledge on what it actually is. Pay per click is a system which you can use to make money without doing anything - you only need to have your own website. Therefore, if you still do not have a website, there is no time to waste anymore! Think of a topic you are knowledgeable in and act immediately. If you are not experienced in web building, you can have your own blog too - it can also make money for you. 2.Remember that PPC (Pay per Click) is not a constant marketplace. It is actually very dynamic. Basically, the system work this way: The most visitors your website or blog receive, is the more money you will get per one click. Therefore, it is worth to put in effort to market your site, make it interesting, and give your visitors good reason to come back on a regular basis. 3.Spend some money on your marketing campaign That will make your website more popular and bring more traffic to your website. Once there are a lot of people visiting your website or blog, you will be paid more money for each click on the banner displaying advertisements of wide range of companies. 4.Set up a Small Business There are many websites which will let you set up that small business. Perhaps, the most famous ones are Google Adsense and Akuro. There are many others but some of them will not give you any money- these pay 100%. If you are not sure which one to choose, you can always compare them: read all the information for each, check how much each will give you per click and of course pay attention to the terms. 5.Edify Yourself on PPC! The last and maybe the most important tip for you is to know everything about the way of PPC you have chosen even each small detail. Otherwise, you will probably be \"fired\" and not have the right to use the service again. Here is a good example: You are not allowed to click on your own advertisements because that means you are cheating the system. Once you are caught, there is no way back. It is all said in the email you will get when register, all you need to do is just read it careful. If you are innovative enough to attract people to your website or blog and clever enough not to break the rules of pay per click system it is 100% sure you will be very successful. Moreover, a bonus tip is not to try to be wily: Do not make your friends click on the banner from other computers because if the system finds out something suspicious, you are out of the game again and lose your opportunity to make money. Best thing to do is approach the experts in Pay per click Management Services and start the PPC campaign optimization in the right direction to make money with less cost per conversion (CPC). FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Article Marketing Made Easy by Olivia Montgomery Article Marketing made easy? Is there really a way to make it easy? The answer is, yes! As a business owner,you don\'t have a lot of time to do all the steps it takes to market your business online. Article marketing is one of those steps. The more articles you write and submit, the more traffic you can get to your site. This can take time. The easiest way to do article marketing would be for you to hire someone to write and submit the articles for you. But you might not be in the position to hire someone or maybe you just want to write them yourself. If that\'s the case, here\'s what you can do. You will need a system, a system I like to call, “Article Marketing Made Easy”. 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Once you recognize what they are thinking, what their troubles and wants are, do you think you might find a product or service that could assist them? Of course you could. Well, that is what targeted marketing is all about. Now, you can\'t really attach electrodes to someone\'s skull and inspect the thoughts and emotions reverberating around inside someone\'s brain. But, you are able do something almost as good. And, that is to identify the thoughts, emotions, and needs of a certain group of people who ought to use your product or service. No matter what product you recommend or provide, it has a variety of features and provides a variety of benefits. The features describe the product. They are the specifications that would permit someone unfamiliar with the product to design and produce the product. The benefits, on the other hand, describe why the product was prepared in the first place. They describe why the product is significant. Benefits save valuable time. Benefits do away with worry and discomfort. Benefits relieve anxiety. Benefits lessen fear and provide comfort to those in distress. Furthermore, benefits are why people buy a product or service. So, to do targeted marketing, you must first recognize the benefits of your product or service. The fastest way to recognize benefits is to write down what your product does. What functions does it carry out? What characteristics of your product or service differ from competing products and services? As soon as you have identified the characteristics of your product or service, ask one plain question: \"So what?\" This is what your prospects will ask. Responses to your \"So what?\" query will be the benefits. And, you may find quite a few benefits for each function your product provides. That could be a long list. After that, pinpoint a sector of the population that has particular problems that your benefits would resolve, help get rid of, or diminish in severity. 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There is some plug-ins which is incorporated in the WordPress system and whenever you install it for yourself you get to use them. But there are others which need to be downloaded separately. You can keep yourself updated about the plug-ins by learning about them from the WordPress official website and many other sources on the web. Now the best part is that adding a plug-in to your blog costs you nothing. In fact this is the reason why most of the bloggers select this option to publish their blogs. You can understand the advantages only when you use it on your own for the personal or organizational blogs. Various types of plug-ins can be added in WordPress like \"Time widget\" that displays the time on the webpage. This is probably the most downloaded plug-in for WordPress. Other than that plug-ins like \"All in one SEO packs\" is a very useful one which automatically enhances your site with higher search engine ranking. You can also add plug-ins like \"Google analycator\" which automatically uploads the java scripts required to improve the WordPress blogs. Another very useful and widely used plug-in is \"Share this\". This particular plug-in enables you to post the blogs on various other sites. With the \"Was sup\" plug-in, you can track the number of visitors who are visiting your site. So you can have an idea of the popularity of your site through this tool. There is lots of other plug-ins which are very crucial and helpful for the growth of your site. So go ahead and download these plug-ins to make your website look more informative and user friendly and at the same time interactive. Alex Popoulos owns the Wordpress DHTML Popup website http://www.dpopup.com/blog where his thoughts & developments are published. Word presses plugins have been created by the author to help internet marketers increase the no. of sales at their websites. E.G. http://www.wordpresspopupplugi FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS What Is Wordpress? The Blogging Platform Google SERPS Love by Alex Popoulos Blog publishing is gaining huge popularity these days. Most of the famous celebrities, organizations and entrepreneurs have joined the bandwagon of bloggers. Individuals can also publish their blogs on the web which brings them recognition as a good writer and sometimes they can promote their businesses through these blogs. In short blogging has a number of advantages which people have identified by now. Now in order to publish the blogs one needs some source which should be an open source in itself. This is where WordPress comes into the picture. This is an application which is for the usage of people who want to publish blogs. WordPress happens to be the descendant of “b2/cafeblog”. This particular application was created by Michel Valdrighi. WordPress keeps on updating so that the publishers can get the maximum benefits out of it. The latest WordPress version was released in the year 2009 in February. This is basically a collection of various templates that are professionally designed in order to suit the requirements of most of the people. There are various widgets that you can use for the blog publication and for this you need not do any sort of editing. The codes used for creating these widgets are HTML or PHP. The user can easily install these widgets and also switch over whenever it is required. The best factor about WordPress is that you can customize it according to your necessities. The features of WordPress have been amplified with the available plug-ins. In fact the number of plug-ins is more than 100 which is a great facility for the bloggers. The technologically advanced approach of WordPress makes it immensely easy to use and fast navigable. The makers of this free software have gone an extra mile to make it useful for the publishers. The codes that are created for the WordPress system are all in sync with the standards determined by the W3C. You can make all sorts of changes to the look and appearance of this blog and the changes will show up on your site instantaneously. The template changes will be displayed pretty fast which makes it the most popular blog publishing system. If you are planning to use the non-blog contents on the site, you can easily do so. You can also create the blog rolls with the help of various links on the site. Hence you need not call a blog manager who will handle the blog rolls. This is all managed by WordPress itself. Selection of themes is also possible with WordPress which is a great feature indeed. Using this you can make your simple blog a unique one. There are several other facilities that are incorporated in the WordPress system. All the visitors can leave comments to your blog through which you can assess the popularity and peoples’ view about it. Spam protection is another great facility which keeps your publication safe and free from litters. So if you are looking for a free blog publication software; select WordPress as it is the best in the market. Alex Popoulos is a website design and internet marketing for online businesses specialist. His recent software development is particularly powerful for wordpress bloggers - http://www.wordpresspopupplugin.com. Wordpress DHTML Popup PlugIn is available from his site http://www.dpopup.com FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Free Vs. Paid - How Do I Decide? by Bill Vannot The underlying theme of this message is Free vs. Paid. EVERYBODY with an Internet connection eventually signs up for something FREE. It could be a contest for a cruise, or it may be a program that promises that you will earn lots of money in a short time frame. Hopefully, you are starting to learn that there is a lot more to Internet Marketing than joining FREE programs and listening to promises of running to the bank, to cash checks. Ask anyone, anywhere, with a GOOD income, what THEY PAID to start their own business. I bet NONE of them will say it was FREE! Ask those SAME people how great it is to be your own boss and set your own hours, and you will get SILLY looks, I bet. It takes LONG hours and you could be the worst boss you ever had! Forget the Moonlight and Magnolias for quite a while. Concentrate on blood, sweat and some tears. The Internet has opened up a whole New World of marketing products. We can sell our products to people in South Africa, just as fast as to someone in Italy or even someone in our own city. What NEVER changes are the Basic Foundations of selling ANY product. * Your product MUST BE needed or wanted. (Demand) * You NEED to make that product available. (Supply) * You must BE honest and fair with everyone. (Customer Service) Of course there are ALWAYS a million details to attend to, but these things are the basics. These are BASIC things that you can not leave out. SURE, if you decide to work as an affiliate and sell someone else\'s products, you may be able to cut your costs considerably. BUT....how much will YOU EARN? Even a FREE affiliate program can have a high cost in TIME and Advertising fees. Some require an upgrade to paid status before you can BEGIN to earn any commissions. FREE IS NOT always the best and actually, it is seldom really free. You can spend so much time and cash on a free business, that you won\'t ever make enough money to pay yourself more than the minimum wage. QUITE OFTEN people give up in frustration, because everyone that JOINS them is ALSO FREE and NO money is generated by FREE members. There is NO question about it... FREE isn\'t all it\'s cracked up to be! YOU really have to WANT to take control over your own BUSINESS situation. You MUST be DEDICATED to building a real business of your own. You have to be WILLING to make the necessary sacrifices NOW to MAKE MONEY in the future. It\'s FOOLISH to think that a few bucks a month is too high of a price to pay to have the Tools, Training & Products to jump start your own business, but MANY people feel that way. The SAME Internet that opens up a Whole World to us, SCREAMS at us from every direction - FREE! Makes sense? You can SELL to the entire WORLD and make NO MONEY!! Use common sense. Talk to people you know that MAKE MONEY. Please do me a favor. if you find any RICH people that got there for FREE, working about 10 hours a week, email me. I\'ll bite:). http://BillVannot.com is in the success for \"everyone\'s\" business. Winners don\'t have to crawl to the bank! Our Tow-Truck Marketing can help TOW you....to your intended destination: http://BillVanno FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Should You Trick Google Into Ranking Your Website? by Guido Nussbaum Getting your website to rank at the top of Google is something that almost any webmaster aspires to. Not only is it something that is worked on regularly, it is also the subject of debate in many instances. Although it certainly is possible to rank well in Google for certain key phrases, the holy grail of search engine rankings which will bring thousands of people to your website every day may be a little bit out of the ordinary person\'s reach. Of course, there are always ways to skirt the issues but is it a good idea to tamper with this? The type of search engine optimization that you are doing is typically ranked as being one of three different types. White hat marketing is squeaky clean and you try to do everything by the book, according to Google\'s rules. Black hat marketing is quite the opposite and many individuals swear by this process, although it does carry some risk with it. In between these two, there is something that is known as gray hat marketing and regardless of what people may think about their own marketing styles, this is the area where they usually fall. It is difficult to do everything by the book and to rank against people who may be bending the rules from time to time. I\'m not necessarily saying that it is impossible and there is a lot to be said for obtaining your rankings within the scope of googles guidelines, but there may also be a shortcut or two out there that is too tempting to pass up. A good example of one of the shortcuts are some of the linking systems that are available online. Getting links to your website is one of the best ways for you to rank better in the search engines and as a matter of fact, it is a good idea for you to continually work on this project. The problem is, it can be difficult to get people to link to your webpage without any reciprocation on your part. Reciprocal links, quite simply, do not hold the same amount of weight with Google as they did at one time. One-way links into your website are now the rule. These various link networks that are leaning towards black hat but more in the area of gray hat are ways for you to be able to skirt the issue of back links to a certain extent. They give you the opportunity to use a network of websites that will provide you with links into your website on an ongoing basis. They do their best in order to make sure that these links seem natural but at times, they may be a bit unnatural. Ultimately, it is going to be your decision whether you are going to employ the use of these linking services or not. Doing so may help you to rank better and receive a lot of traffic but overdoing it may hurt you in the long run. Make sure that you are informed about all of the options that are available to you before making your decision. Discover how to build up multiple income streams: http://www.downlinestarte FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS World’s Top 15 Viral Campaigns Part 4 by Christina Humble Bee How do top viral campaigns become successful? • Learn how BBC shed its conservative image to attract more than 100,000 viewers to its iPlayer homepage • Check out how Cloverfield grossed more than $16mill on its opening day due to smart marketing planning • Find out how Thresher turned an accidental leak into huge profits If you’re an online marketing firm researching on the world’s top viral campaigns to learn from, you’ve found them. Read on and learn from these success stories. BBC’s iPlayer Sometimes, you may choose to ignore utilising search engine optimisation and simply put up a creative video online to promote your product. After all, creativity is vital for the success of any campaign, and BBC certainly incorporated maximum creativity in its 2008 marketing campaign promoting its iPlayer service. Released appropriately in conjunction with April Fool’s Day, this 90-second video showed a colony of Adelie Penguins “flying” across the Antarctica to the Amazon Rainforest. Penguins are, of course, famous for being flightless birds. Although it was shot in the serious documentary-style that is typical of BBC, the appearance of ‘Monty Python’ star Terry Jones and flying penguins are enough to show the viewers that this video was faked. Even so, more than 100,000 viewers logged onto iPlayer’s homepage on April Fool’s Day to see this rare and playful side of BBC. Besides being on iPlayer’s homepage, immense popularity has also resulted in this video being widely uploaded on mainstream video sharing websites and social networking communities, particularly those dedicated to wildlife enthusiasts. Cloverfield The viral marketing campaign for 2008 American monster movie, Cloverfield, produced by Emmy and Golden Globe-winner J.J. Abrams, started with a teaser that showed the release date of the film January 18, 2008 without the title. With this untitled trailer fuelling media speculation and the film being shot in cinéma vérité style, this viral campaign already bore the hallmarks of The Blair Witch Project marketing strategy, minus the lies of course. But instead of just creating buzz over the film, this marketing campaign also cashed in on the drink Slusho!, which was already made famous by the producer’s previous series, Alias. Together with the creation of an investigative-style website design that allows viewers to piece the time-coded photos together to figure out the plot of the film, many movie fans were intrigued by the innuendos of the film. Although the film was released in January, which was often considered as the month for airing bad Hollywood films, it grossed a total of $16,930,000 on its opening day in the United States and Canada, before going on to gross a total of $40,058,229 on its opening weekend. Their untitled teaser, innovative website and viral tie-ins have made the film the most successful January release to date. Thresher’s discount voucher Not all successful viral campaigns are born out of careful planning and precise execution. Thresher’s gaffe during the 2006 Christmas season is surely one of the most successful accidental viral marketing campaigns to date. Thresher, an international alcohol retailing company, distributed a discount voucher promising 40 per cent off all wine and champagne at any of its branches as a form of “thank you” to their suppliers. However, a website designer of Stormhoek, a South African supplier, uploaded the discount voucher on the company blog as a free download and it spread via email like wildfire. Instead of refusing to honour the discount voucher however, Thresher chose to continue serving their customers to avoid upsetting them, which can lead to damaging the company’s reputation. The reaction from the public was astounding. Without spending a cent for this marketing plan, Thresher’s official website was crushed by a stampede of consumers rushing to find out the nearest Thresher branch. In the end, Thresher made a huge profit, even though actual figures were not disclosed. Thresher basically received more publicity during that holiday season than they ever had for that entire year. Even though Thresher got lucky by their fortuitous blunder, every online marketing agency has to realise that only proper planning and perfect execution can guarantee success. Christina Humble Bee does web design at Internet Marketing Company - Conversion Hub (http://www.conversion-hub.com/) and actively contributes to forums on topics related to advertising and social media marketing. She is also a SEO consultant for a certified SEO company. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Choose a Medical Marketing Company by Seomul Evans Do you own a medical practice or are the head of advertising at a hospital? Do you own and operate a website that offers medical advice, sells medical equipment, or is a resource for medical based products? If so, you must seek out and obtain health marketing resources that can effectively market and advertise your medical business. You must find a medical marketing company that has a proven reputation and history of marketing and that has a positive resume that they can use to show you what they have done for other companies like your own. When it comes to choosing a medical marketing company, there are many things that you should consider. First and foremost, you must find a marketing company that actually has experience with medical sites. Many Internet Marketing companies do not have experience when it comes to hospital marketing and health marketing. Just because an online Internet Marketing firm may have a lengthy resume of companies that they have done marketing for, if they don’t have any health related companies on their listing, you should seek out another marketing firm. Marketing for the health industry is much different than marketing for a website that sells video games. A proper and effective marketing firm should also be very experienced when it comes to medical Search Engine Optimization. All successful marketing firms should have a professional web-designer and SEO expert on hand who has experience with medical SEO and hospital SEO. SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. Without this experience a marketing firm will be unable to provide your medical hospital with the type of effective and proven marketing that it deserves. That is because without proper SEO, web users will never be able to find your companies website unless they know its direct name or web address. This is not efficient if you want ‘every day’ people to be able to discover your website and services. This is even more important if you sell products or services from your website such as medical supplies. You can’t expect people to purchase these types of products unless they can find your website. This can only be accomplished through effective SEO coding and content. Therefore, you must be sure that the company you choose to handle your marketing has experience in medical based SEO. Finally, you will want to obtain the services of an Internet Marketing firm who truly understands your vision and desires. You will want to choose an Internet Marketing firm that can take your ideas and turn them into a reality. You should not only ask the Internet Marketing firm that you are considering to show you their resume but you should also contact other companies that have used them. By doing this you can learn more about the Internet Marketing company that you are considering. People who have used their services are more apt to provide you with an honest review on these companies. Additionally, you will want to choose an Internet Marketing firm who has creative and proven advertising practices. Once they have created and established your web presence, you will need them to direct web traffic to your website via advertising. If an Internet Marketing firm does not offer these types of services, then you should do more research until you find an Internet Marketing firm that is willing to work with you through the entire process of marketing your medical based company. Therefore, keep these things in mind: you need a company that has a strong reputation and resume, you need a company that has knowledge in web-design and medical SEO, you need a company who understands your vision, you need a company that understands advertising and traffic building, and you need a company that can do all of these things! Seomul Evans is a SEO services Expert for SEO1 Medical, the internet medical marketing company: http://www.seo-1-marketing-services.com http://www.seo1-medical.com http://www.medicalbusinesscaf FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Top Tips For Hospital Marketing by Seomul Evans In order for your hospital to be successful it must properly be marketed. Even if your hospital is a non-profit organization you must still properly market it in order to generate new patients and in order to brand your company. If you fail to market your hospital you will not produce new patients and will not produce the revenue that your hospital is capable of producing. However, many hospitals are uncertain as to how they can properly market their hospital without spending a great deal of money. The tips provided herein, will show anyone in charge of a medical hospital how to properly market their hospital. 1- You Must Focus on Online Marketing Hospital marketing must include online marketing. If your hospital does not have an informative and state-of-the-art website, your hospital will never gain the attention and patients that it needs to produce great sums of money. All effective health marketing tips will tell you that you must have a strong web presence in order to gain exposure and in order to generate new business. This is due in part to the fact that over 90% of people in the world turn to the World Wide Web when it comes to researching a hospital. This is why medical sites produce such large numbers of web traffic each year. This is also why more and more hospitals gain new patients each year. 2- You Must Have an SEO Friendly Website Once you have established a website you will need to be sure that your website features hospital SEO. SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. Medical SEO will be used to create written content on your website that will generate visitors each time people search for ‘keywords’ that are found in articles on your website, or in the coding on your website. Medical search engine optimization can be used to introduce people to your website and can also be used to generate revenue if your hospitals website also sells medical supplies or other products and services. When marketing your website for your hospital you will want to feature articles that provide information about the specialties and services that are offered at your hospital. You may also wish to link to articles that have been published in other newspapers or videos from news casts which feature information about your hospital. This type of media is sought out by web searchers and can also improve the Search Engine Optimization of your website. 3- The More Information you Provide; the Better Your website should necessarily contain information about each of the doctors who serves as part of your staff. Visitors to websites generally like to read information and biographies about doctors whom they may turn to when seeking out medical procedures. The more information that a potential patient can acquire about a hospital, procedure or a doctor the more likely they will be to turn to that hospital or doctor for their medical needs. Additionally, this information will once again add more SEO content to your website, which will in return generate more traffic for your website again. 4- Advertising Is Key to Your Company’s Success When it comes to marketing your website you will also want to advertise on other websites that are medical based. This includes major medical websites that web users use to self-diagnosis their ailments and to seek out medical supplies. The more that you advertise the more known that your company will become. The more exposure that your hospital receives the more successful that it will ultimately become. You should also consider hiring a marketing consultant or marketing firm to handle all of your marketing and advertising needs. Additionally, a marketing consultant can introduce you to new ways in which you can further gain exposure for your hospital and gain more business. Seomul Evans is a SEO services Expert for SEO1 Medical, the internet medical marketing company: http://www.seo-1-marketing-services.com http://www.seo1-medica FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Four Top Tips For Hospital Marketing by Seomul Evans In order for your hospital to be successful it must properly be marketed. Even if your hospital is a non-profit organization you must still properly market it in order to generate new patients and in order to brand your company. If you fail to market your hospital you will not produce new patients and will not produce the revenue that your hospital is capable of producing. However, many hospitals are uncertain as to how they can properly market their hospital without spending a great deal of money. The tips provided herein, will show anyone in charge of a medical hospital how to properly market their hospital. 1- You Must Focus on Online Marketing Hospital marketing must include online marketing. If your hospital does not have an informative and state-of-the-art website, your hospital will never gain the attention and patients that it needs to produce great sums of money. All effective health marketing tips will tell you that you must have a strong web presence in order to gain exposure and in order to generate new business. This is due in part to the fact that over 90% of people in the world turn to the World Wide Web when it comes to researching a hospital. This is why medical sites produce such large numbers of web traffic each year. This is also why more and more hospitals gain new patients each year. 2- You Must Have an SEO Friendly Website Once you have established a website you will need to be sure that your website features hospital SEO. SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. Medical SEO will be used to create written content on your website that will generate visitors each time people search for ‘keywords’ that are found in articles on your website, or in the coding on your website. Medical search engine optimization can be used to introduce people to your website and can also be used to generate revenue if your hospitals website also sells medical supplies or other products and services. When marketing your website for your hospital you will want to feature articles that provide information about the specialties and services that are offered at your hospital. You may also wish to link to articles that have been published in other newspapers or videos from news casts which feature information about your hospital. This type of media is sought out by web searchers and can also improve the Search Engine Optimization of your website. 3- The More Information you Provide; the Better Your website should necessarily contain information about each of the doctors who serves as part of your staff. Visitors to websites generally like to read information and biographies about doctors whom they may turn to when seeking out medical procedures. The more information that a potential patient can acquire about a hospital, procedure or a doctor the more likely they will be to turn to that hospital or doctor for their medical needs. Additionally, this information will once again add more SEO content to your website, which will in return generate more traffic for your website again. 4- Advertising Is Key to Your Company’s Success When it comes to marketing your website you will also want to advertise on other websites that are medical based. This includes major medical websites that web users use to self-diagnosis their ailments and to seek out medical supplies. The more that you advertise the more known that your company will become. The more exposure that your hospital receives the more successful that it will ultimately become. You should also consider hiring a marketing consultant or marketing firm to handle all of your marketing and advertising needs. Additionally, a marketing consultant can introduce you to new ways in which you can further gain exposure for your hospital and gain more business. Seomul Evans is a SEO services Expert for SEO1 Medical, the internet medical marketing company: http://www.seo-1-marketing-services.com http://www.seo1-medical.com http://www.articles-caf FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Top Benefits of Medical Web Marketing Tips for the Health Care Industry by Seomul Evans The benefits of medical web marketing tips for the health care industry are the fact that these tips have successfully made brand names of many medical sites. Through web marketing hundreds of medical based websites have successfully gained new visitors to their websites and have sold more medical supplies or have garnished great interest in their medical practice. This interest has resulted in a new intake of patients which have in turn resulted in greater profits. If you run and operate a medical hospital and are looking for hospital marketing tips you will discover that the most effective health marketing tips involve the creation and advertisement of a website. Without a website for you medical company, you will fail to generate the interest and will fail to generate the profits that your company is capable of creating. All medical based businesses must have a strong web-presence. Even if your company does not focus their business solely on the web, you must have a reliable and strong website. When it concerns web marketing for the health care industry you must have a strong website that is capable of not only advertising your company, but is also capable of providing information about your company. Many medical based companies will slap up a website and will only place their contact information on their website. These types of websites fail to produce results. This is due to the fact that the majority of web-users desire to obtain all the information they need from your website without having to contact your business to gain the information they need. Therefore, if your website doesn’t feature this information these visitors are more likely to rely on another company who has a website that features all the information that they need and desire. Therefore, it is vitally important that your website is very informative. This can include featuring your hours of operation, biography sections about each of the doctors who work at your place of business or information on all of the products and services that you offer. The more information that your website has the more effective it will be at generating business and introducing people to your business. Additionally, you need to ensure that your website features medical search engine optimization. Without a medical SEO friendly website you will be unable to gain the attention that your website needs. Search Engine Optimization, also known as SEO is a technical term used to describe a website that is easy for search engines such as Google to rank and search. Hospital SEO will provide a website with informative content that will make it easier for search engines to register and rank your website. This will allow web users to quickly find your website by simply placing specific keywords into a major search engine. Without these marketing tips put into action you will quickly discover that your website will not generate the web traffic that it is capable of producing. Therefore, you need to take great care in assuring that your website is SEO friendly and that it features enough content to properly inform visitors of what your company’s purpose is or what products and services it features. The benefit of these tips is the fact that you will produce more visitors to your website that will result in a great increase in profits. These profits will continue each and every year that you continue with such a marketing strategy. Additionally, the majority of web marketing tips and the results they produce are beyond affordable. This makes it even possible for smaller companies to use these services and to advance their companies even further. Seomul Evans is a SEO services Expert for SEO1 Medical, the internet medical marketing company: http://www.seo-1-marketing-services.com http://www.seo1-medical.com http://www.medicalbusinesscaf FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Affiliate Marketing Help - Get Real Affiliate Marketing Help Now by Owen Jackson Affiliate Marketing Help If you\'re reading this article then you share a goal to be financially self-sufficient. You\'re also probably here because you need some help trying to find your niche in the online home business industry. Being an affiliate means that you are in the business of promoting another company\'s product instead of your own. The idea of being an affiliate is nothing new. Major corporations such as Amazon, eBay and http://Buy.com all offer programs to help sell their products. It\'s a win-win situation for all parties. You get paid a commission for each qualifying referral that buys a product and the company only has to pay you for a positive performance (when you refer a customer that buys). Many Opportunities, Which One Is Right? You may be interested in promoting a physical product, a digital product or neither. What I mean by \"neither\" is that some companies will pay you just for sending a potential customer to their product or website. This would be called a \"lead\". Each of the scenarios above has countless different promotional methods to use and companies to associate with. For the beginner affiliate, information overload is the main source of frustration to get over. It\'s hard to stay focused on any particular plan because as you do your research, you begin to see the flood of information coming at you. I call it the \"candy store\" effect. You go into a candy store knowing you want to buy peppermints, but get distracted by the chocolate, lollipops and taffy. I\'ve been there and experienced all of this and it cost me valuable time and money. The right opportunity is only right when it works for you. Too many times you\'ll come across offers that state their product or marketing plan is the best plan available. Well, it might be for them, but not necessarily for you. You should pick an opportunity that feels comfortable for you. Maybe you already have experience with a particular product, industry or sales method. Go with what you know best. If you don\'t have experience with anything related to sales or online commerce, just go with what interests you the most. Sometimes you just have to do it to learn it. #1 Physical Product Promotions: You may enjoy the idea of becoming an affiliate for a company that sells physical products. As mentioned above, Amazon and http://Buy.com would be examples of this. Not a bad way to go because promoting products that potential customers already know is half the battle. The downside however is that commissions for physical product sales is low. Usually no more than 15% of the purchase price and normally it\'s less than 10%. #2 Digital Product Promotions: No, I don\'t mean digital music players, but it could mean digital music files. See you already know what a digital product is. Just to be sure let me explain further. What exactly is a digital product? It\'s anything that can be bought online and downloaded. You may have purchased an anti-virus software tool online, downloaded it and installed it without having to wait for a physical software CD to arrive in the mail. Digital e-books would also be another example of a digital product. These e-books have been very popular because they\'re educational and easy to find. The main advantage of promoting digital products is higher commissions compared with physical products. It takes much less effort to develop and sell something that\'s electronic. It\'s also faster because the purchaser of a digital product usually has instant gratification when they can just download and use within minutes of the purchase. One disadvantage to a digital product is that there isn\'t the same name or brand recognition as with a physical product. Everybody has heard of an iPhone but you may not be familiar with the guy next door who wrote a \"how to\" e-book about building chicken coops. # 3 The Neither Category Promotion Remember I said above that you can earn money from promoting neither a digital or a physical product? It\'s true and this offer is usually called a CPA offer. This stands for Cost Per Action. It means that a company will pay you just for referring potential customers, also called a \"lead\". An insurance firm may pay you as much as $50 for having somebody submit personal information to be contacted and learn about their insurance programs. The advantage of a CPA offer is normally a higher conversion rate. You\'re not trying to get somebody to spend money. You just need them to fill out some information. I\'ve seen CPA offers that will pay a few dollars just for referring a person that inputs a name and email address into their system. This is done to build a company\'s email newsletter list. The thought behind this method is that the company feels they will make up for that $2 referral commission they paid you by upselling the referred customer with their products at a latter time. Where To Begin? If you are interested in becoming an affiliate, the most common way is to join a marketing network. A marketing network basically brings a company and people willing to promote their products into one venue. This makes it easy to view the various offers and to track your performance within the network offerings. The better physical product networks to look into would be Commission Junction or ShareASale. These networks have some big names like Geico, http://Buy.com and REI. If you want to promote products directly with a vendor then you should try Amazon or eBay. They have their own affiliate network that they manage themselves. To promote digital products most people turn to Clickbank. Clickbank only deals with downloadable products and has a high commission structure. You can earn as much as 75% of any referred sales that you make. Interested in CPA networks? You should try Copeac or Neverblue. They specialize in CPA offers and have a good reputation in the industry. Be Warned Approval into these networks is not automatic. You usually have to provide some history on your past and present affiliate promotions. Having a website is almost a requirement before these networks will consider you. They want to make sure potential members are serious about promoting their offers. Education in the industry is vital. There are ways to get a head start and break into a successful online marketing career. In Summary Information overload and glittering distractions are the main reasons why people fail when trying to start a business online, especially an internet marketing business. Don\'t be lured by false claims of instant riches without hard work. It just doesn\'t happen very often. Real work is rewarded by real results. I have to admit I\'ve tried many different ways to succeed online. Most of them were misleading and took me away from what I already knew. Educating myself and surrounding myself with people with the same goals was the main key to my success. Once I had the mindset, the forum and the support of others, I excelled beyond even my own expectations. Don\'t reach for the latest money making trend or scheme. You know in your heart that only hard work and education will get you there. Get 20/20 vision on your online marketing goals. Only with the right tools, guidance and tested techniques can you really succeed. Imagine an online community supporting each other. 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The AIDA model that was taught during that session was a simple process, however, in my business career, this program has been very effective and profitable for me personally. Wikipedia...the free encyclopedia states: \"AIDA is an acronym used in marketing that describes a common list of events that are very often undergone when a person is selling a product or service. The AIDA model guides organizations by reminding them that any successful promotional technique must eventually lead to an action, or the purchase of the product or service. The AIDA sequence was first published in Strong (1925), who himself attributed the model to St Elmo Lewis (late 19th century).\" The internet is a vast array of websites, promoting just about anything and everything a person could imagine. There are billions of websites trying to capture the masses attention with their products or services. Since the average person on the internet has a relatively short attention span, you must attract that persons interest in a matter of seconds for that individual to continue to stay on your site and study your information. The AIDA system is very simple process and easy to understand: Each of the acronyms, stand for a particular meaning which we will discuss briefly. A....Attention: You must quickly attract the potential clients attention with some relative information about your product or services. Make the potential client aware of the value of your offering or business opportunity. Statistics show that you have about 3-5 seconds to accomplish this feat or the person will go to the next site. If the person goes to the next site....you can forget about making the sale. You lost their attention. I....Interest: You must be able to spark the customers interest by a very concise, short explanation of features and benefits of your product or service. With correct wording and keywords about your offering, you must learn the art and science of compiling good copy and have good relative content in your advertisement. Bad copy....bad outcome. D....Desire: Your advertising wording must convince your potential client that the product or service you are offering is exactly what they have been looking for. plus a compelling statement that will convey to them, that they need what you have to offer without hype. Hype and lies turn off a person that might well have become your best customer ever. Hype and lies kills the desire of the potential client. A....Action: This step involves the potential client to take the next step....you want them to take the action necessary to make the commitment to purchase your product or service. This of course is the end result, you expect that client to take. Making the sale is what marketing is all about. This is a simple process for the natural born salesman. This is also a process that you can develop quickly with just a little effort and thought as you learn the process of marketing and sales. Put yourself in the potential clients shoes....and share with the potential customer information that you would like to know if you were the one who was interested in your business opportunity. Forget any hype or lies....only provide truthful, verifiable information in all of your marketing endeavors. Hype and lies equals....no sale! Truthful, verifiable information equals.....positive results. There is a program that I have been using for some time now, that makes this road to successful marketing a reality much quicker than using other conventional methods being promoted on the interntet today. The BLM Traders programs being offered are the latest state of the art lead generation system that will help you integrate the AIDA system philosophy very quickly and effectively into your marketing process. Review this system....and see how this inexpensive lead generation program can help you accomplish your goals for marketing success. This program has no hype...but offers a precise formula that will get the attention of your potential client. Leads Generated in this system are unique leads. They are fresh, approachable leads you have generated in your own marketing system, because of your good quality content in your description of your product or service. These leads are receptive to your follow-up....because they responded to your information you provided by writing good content in the description of your business offering. Visit some of my marketing portals that I use to promote all by business opportunities. You to can acquire these same type of marketing portal for use in your own business opportunities. Review this marketing system thoroughly, and compare with any other marketing program on the internet today. After your review, this will give you the necessary information to make an intelligent decision about your future in marketing. Only you can make the right choices in becoming a profitable business on the internet. With the help of the professional, your journey to freedom from the normal 8-5 job (just over broke) will become a reality much quicker than trying to wing it on your own. You can \"earn as you learn\" by joining the BLM Traders Affiliate programs. Check it out today....and make the choice that will rocket your future to success on the internet. In Summary: Get the potential clients attention with a good description of your offering. Create an interest in your offering.....develop a desire for your product or service.....get the action you need to close the sale. That\'s what marketing is all about. Closing the deal! Use the right marketing tools, plus get the education you need with the help of professionals to get the jump start you need to accomplish your personal dreams of success on the internet. For additional information or personal mentoring you can contact me at the following contact information. \"Let\'s Build Your Business Together\" Larry L. Miller SEM/SEO Consultant Private Line: 321-594-4405 Fax: 801-937-2795 skype: larrylmiller121 trafficwizard40@yahoo.com The Most Powerful Link on the Internet! http://larrylmiller.com a SEM/SEO Consultant who specializes in promoting his clients to http://larrylmiller.com/toppositionswithgoogle and other leading search engines. Mr Miller is the promotions director forhttp://blmtraders.com the leader in http://sitesubmissionspromotions.com..http://larrylmiller.com FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How To Use Article Marketing To Generate Leads by Guy & Michele Luminato Article marketing is one the best kept secrets on the net. Why don\'t more business owners know about this? If only I had know about this in my former business. Life has a way of revealing what you need at the right time. This is a perfect time in my life to use this technique. First you want to choose a long tail keyword. You will write your article around that topic, putting the keywords throughout. Once you have decided what that is you want to ask yourself a few questions. The first question is about defining the reader. Who is your audience? What struggles do they face? What is important to them? What are their values? What is their goal? What activities do they like? What is their definition of success? Is there specific industry lingo that they will relate to? You don\'t have to cover all those questions in one article, just pick one or two areas that you can cover. Next, you want to brainstorm on how you will present the ideas in the article. You could write a How to, a review, write around a \"problem/ solution\", or do a comparison, look in depth about a top concern and answer it in a solution. All these approaches will work with almost any subject matter. This particular article is a \"how to\" article. Once you have answered these questions, you will outline three main points. Put together a sentence on each outline point. It will be the starting point for each paragraph. Write three to five sentences to back up those points. After you have your three paragraphs, you will write an introduction paragraph with three to four sentences that sums up the article. You will also write two to three sentences that summarize the article. Another way to look at writing is a tip I learned from Dan Kennedy. You write in blocks, and stack it up into an letter. It could be a sales letter, or article. If you simplify the process, it becomes natural and easy in no time. So why go to all this trouble to do article marketing? What is the point? Isn\'t it just for writers? No, it is the best kept strategy to generate leads for your business. We have had great success with Article Marketing, positioning ourselves as experts in the industry, in addition to high ranking pages in Google. You can share your tips and position, recommend a system, and watch people learn to trust you. So, you may ask what do I do next? The next step is to distribute your article to the appropriate sites and become a regular contributor and bring value to your audience. We have invested into a internet marketing education platform that has taught us high level marketing. In fact, it is the number one internet marketing system out there. It has produced some of of the most successful internet marketers in the world. We now share our tips with others who are looking for the same thing. To find out how we write and publish our articles for maximum exposure in Article Marketing, click on the link in our bio. http://www.WealthCreationTemplate.com/?t=article/?t=article_0 FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Business Card Design Tips by John Harley Business Card Design Tips – Designing a good business card can be very important in the utilization of business cards as an effective means of marketing and advertising. A well thought out and designed business card can result a type of viral advertising and can result in a business card ‘standing above the rest’. Below we provide you with some business card tips. Getting business cards for your business is a very important process. It is important to remember that the card itself should reflect your business for the simple fact that it is quite often the first impression that one will see. For that reason it is important to take the time to make sure that the card and its design reflects the ideals and beliefs of the company in a manner in which you would best prefer to show to potential future clientele. For starters, it is important that your business cards have your logo. This of course cannot be stressed enough as a company’s logo is much like a person’s signature in that it becomes a part of your business in such a way that it is often the most recognizable part of it. While it is possible to use the help of an advertising firm to help you design the perfect logo for your business, this is an added expense that is really not needed. Furthermore, along with this logo, you will also need a company slogan. This is the company’s catch phrase and just like the logo should be something not only represents the company but also is something that is recognizable as belonging to your business. If you have a company website it is imperative that you also include its address because some people would like to know a little bit more about you before they even contact you. If someone has to ask you for your website address, in most cases they will not return to you for more services or products in the future because this should be something that is expected and commonplace today. Keep your business cards clean looking. You want to use legible fonts so that they can be easily read by virtually anyone. Don’t forget to also include your business email address and phone number and in no situation is it appropriate to use your personal email address or home phone number. Obviously you want your business card to be seen and not just tossed into a desk to be hunted down later. To get you cards to stay out of the desk, it is important that you make it stand out without being too gaudy. Make the card something someone would want to keep around which also means not letting it look just the same as everyone else’s cards. Last but not least, the paper stock used to print the business card on is just as important as what is printed on them. You can tell a lot about what type of person someone is simply by looking at the card stock they used for their business cards. http://WhichBusinessCards.com is a review site of different places to purchase business cards online. They office a way to get feedback from previous clients and to compare business card prices online. Which Business Cards - Free Business Cards + Business Card Directory http://whichbusinesscards FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Writing Articles For Backlinks by James J Clarkson Writing articles can be easy or difficult. It is all up to you and how you deal with it. The first step to writing articles for back links is finding a topic that interests you. If your passion is in music and you decide to write an article about rocket science, chances are that you will become frustrated and give up very quickly. If, on the other hand, you write about the sounds of the different instruments and how they harmonize together in a symphony, it may peak your interest and the words could flow a great deal easier. In my experience when I have written articles about things that do not interest me, it has taken five times as long to write them, and I did not enjoy the process of writing them. When I chose to write an article about a topic that interests me, or one that I am passionate about, the words flowed very freely, and I finished the article in only twenty or thirty minutes. Another key that I found about writing articles for back links is not stressing about wording the article perfectly. In the beginning of my writing for back links journey, I stressed for hours on end to get the perfect wording for all my articles. This made it difficult for me to complete many articles, and made me less likely to start new articles because of all the work involved. Now, I still stress somewhat for the perfect wording on articles for some of my larger, more authoritative websites, but pay little attention to getting everything perfected for my small website articles and articles for back links. People will still read the articles, pick them up and put them on their websites. The internet is hungry for new content, and if you provide it, the content will get read and distributed. When I first began distributing articles, I Googled \"free articles\" and submitted my articles to the top thirty or so websites that came up. This was a long and arduous process, as each of the submission websites required a username and password, which required setting up a new account. It also became frustrating as the Google rankings changed, and the top rankings fluctuated each time I went to submit a new article. Finally, I got frustrated with the whole process and gave up on article writing to build back links for my websites. I tried many other ways of building back links, and some yielded some success. None seemed to work as well as giving articles away for free. I still get surges of traffic from authority websites picking up articles that I wrote two years ago. Now I am back to article writing to build back links. I don\'t stress so much about the details any more, though. I make sure I write at least one five hundred to seven hundred word article per day to give away for free. I now only submit the articles to my three favorite submission websites. I submit to the first for the authority it gives my articles, the second for how quickly they publish the articles, and the third because it distributes to thousands of other directories. I find this to be a good combination that is not too overwhelming. Give it a try for yourself. It works for me:) http://www.adsensemakemoney.net http://www.websitestuto FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Choose Your Medical Marketing Consultant by Moe Tamani When it comes to the marketing of your medical company or online business you can’t neglect to pay strict attention to the medical marketing consultant that you choose to handle your doctor office marketing. Marketing for doctors can be made simple when you choose to turn all your marketing needs over to a consultant. If you are inexperienced and attempt to market your medical practice or business on your own, you will quickly discover that you will be unsuccessful at truly marketing your medical practice. However, the best marketing ideas for doctors all state that you must hire an outside medical marketing consultant who is proficient at marketing and who has a proven reputation at producing results for medical based companies. You should never turn to a marketing company that has never executed a medical based marketing strategy. You will want to choose a marketing consultant who is very experienced when it comes to marketing to doctors. Failure to do so could be damning for your company. You could end up hiring an individual who could actually cause you to lose business rather than gain business. Internet marketing for doctors should consist of hiring a medical marketing consultant who is not only experienced at doctor internet marketing, but it also seasoned and proven when it comes to Search Engine Optimization or SEO for short. This is due to the fact that the main face of your business will be your website. You will need to hire a marketing consultant who understands the importance of Internet Marketing and the importance of having a website that is search engine optimized. If your website is not search engine optimized you will fail to gain visitors to your website, which will ultimately result in a loss of profits. When choosing a medical marketing consultant you should first run a basic search on the Internet for individuals or firms who are proven when it comes to medical marketing. You should then contact these locations and ask to see their medical consultant resume. These companies or individuals should be able to provide you with accurate resumes that chronicle all the work they have done. You should then determine whether or not they have been effective at marketing other medical companies or practices that are like your own. You should never use a service that doesn’t have experience in medical marketing. If you choose a marketing consultant who has never marketed a medical company, you may discover that your medical strategy may crumble before your very eyes. You should always go with a company or individual who has proven experience in the area of marketing that you are looking to exploit. When sitting down and interviewing medical marketing consultants you should also make sure that they can complete the following tasks: create a visible and dynamic web presence for your business, assure the SEO friendly nature of this website, drive traffic to your website, and find other affordable means of advertising for your company. Some marketing companies will only take on a few of these tasks. However, you will want to find a marketing consultant who can complete and carry out all of these tasks. That is why it is very important for you to properly interview a marketing consultant before hiring them. Make sure that they can carry out all the tasks that you need, and make sure that they have a proven track record of carrying out these marketing tasks in the past. Once you have found a reputable medical marketing consultant you will quickly discover that your website will begin to generate new visitors and that your profits will begin grow year after year. Seomul Evans is a SEO services Expert for SEO1 Medical, the internet medical marketing company: http://www.seo-1-marketing-services.com http://www.seo1-medical.com http://www.medicalbusinesscaf FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Medical Marketing Ideas For Physicians by Seomul Evans When it comes to marketing ideas for doctors you will quickly discover that the most effective forms of marketing involve online marketing. Internet marketing for doctors is by and far the most efficient means of advertising available to physicians. In fact, doctors who use Internet Marketing have reported that over 75% of their business has been a direct result of online marketing. This just goes to show how effective and profitable that Internet Marketing can be. There are numerous doctor internet marketing ideas that all physicians should consider when it comes to their online marketing. The first thing that should be considered when it comes to marketing for doctors is the creation of a website for your medical practice. Websites are crucial to doctor office marketing. This is due to the fact that many first time patients will turn to the World Wide Web in order to run searches in their area to determine what doctors and practices are close to them. If your medical practice does not feature such a website, you will be losing business to another medical practice that does have an established website. When considering the creation of a website as part of your internet marketing for doctor’s strategy, you will want to ensure that you hire an outside firm or designer to establish your website. You will want to hire a professional who has experience in SEO which stands for Search Engine Optimization. SEO will place vital content and information on your website that will make your website appear higher in rankings on search engines when medical practices in your area of business are searched for. If you attempt to design your medical practice website on your own or hire an individual who is not familiar with SEO, your website may fail to generate the business and traffic that you desire. This will ultimately result in a loss of business and profits for your medical practice. Apart from simply advertising your doctor’s office and services you can also consider using your website when it comes to marketing to doctors. This is very helpful if you are trying to draw new doctors to your practice or are attempting to hire other medical staff. More people look for medical based jobs online then they do in print. Therefore, you are more likely to fill a vacancy in your place of business if you use your website and the resources of the World Wide Web to fill these spots. In fact, over 85% of all jobs filled in the medical community are a direct result of online job postings and medical practice websites which post such jobs. Another marketing idea that you should consider when it concerns your medical practice is turning to websites such as Google to further promote your company through keyworded advertising in a program such as Google Adsense or even Adbrite. These are ad-share companies that allow you to place advertisements on other websites according to specific keywords and search phrases that you choose. This will provide further exposure for your medical practice and will generate more revenue for your medical practice in the long run. There is no denying the importance of medical advertising and marketing if you desire to see your medical practice generate new patients and produce more money. 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Link building is the practice of leaving relevant links to your website on other sites across the web. This includes leaving useful comments on other blogs and forums, related to your niche. It also involves article marketing, press release submissions and other activities geared to promoting the link to your website on many different sites. Another aspect of link building is submitting your website to various search engine directories. Link building is helpful in two ways. First, the links themselves will drive traffic to your site, which will increase your business and your page rank. Secondly, the links (when done properly) contain your keywords and act as part of your general search engine optimization strategy. How to Start Link Building It\'s necessary to plan a strategy for link building. For an effective traffic-building model, your links should only be left on relevant sites. In other words, search for blogs and forums directly related to your industry. 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What to Avoid When Link Building When implementing your link building strategy, avoid sites that are not relevant to your own. You should also avoid sites that publish links from anyone, in any niche, regardless of the site topic or the quality of its page rank. These bulk link-exchange programs will not increase your page rank and they can actually harm you in the eyes of the search engines. Do the research to make sure you are only linking with reputable sites or you may pay a high price later, including being penalized by Google and other search engines. Using these link-building techniques is an ideal way to increase your website\'s page rank. Link building should be used as one piece of your SEO strategy. When combined with placing keywords in optimal places on your site content, Link building can increase the traffic to your site quickly and increase the bottom line of your income as well. 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The first step is to create a new Google AdWords “keyword-targeted” campaign with (This point is VERY important!) “Content Network Off”. If not, your ad will show in any AdSense site, and it will have a lot of views, but not clicks (which will lower your CTR and it will cause your Quality Score go down). And even if you get clicks, they won’t be targeted visitors. Once again, remember to turn content network QFF in your AdWords campaigns. Lets go back to the AdWords ad editing. This is the tricky part. Its time to choose your keywords. Keep in mind that each click will cost you. So there is no point in having a lot of visitors, if those visitors are not going to buy anything. You must focus in getting targeted visitors (quality traffic). That means to get clicks only from people that are looking for exactly what you have to offer, that will greatly increase your conversion ratios. By using targeted keywords, you are giving the visitor exactly what he is looking for, and if he is a desperate buyer, he will go for with your product and make the sale. In my campaigns, I use a total of 9 keywords only. Because I only use the most targeted keywords (well, they are keyphrases). I only use key phrases that convert visitors into customers. Each of those keywords converts at about 20% or higher. There is no point in having a lot of keywords, even if they get you a lot of visitors or if their CPC is too low. You will only be wasting money in untargeted visitors. If you sell, for example, Dog training eBook, the 9 keywords you must only use should be: 1. how to be a dog trainer 2. [how to be a dog trainer] 3. “how to be a dog trainer” 4. how to train my dog 5. [how to train my dog] 6. “how to train my dog” 7. buy dog training ebook 8. [buy dog training ebook] 9. “buy dog training ebook” See that there are only 3 different keyphrases, that is how my campaigns are composed. Only 3 extremely targeted keyphrases, each one using the 3 types of keyword variations at Google, broad match, phrase match and exact match. So what you have to do is to find and test the most 3 targeted keyphrases, and use the 3 keyword variations (broad match, phrase match and exact match) to make a total of 9 keywords for each of your campaigns. You should only bid for very targeted keyphrases, no matter if you have to pay up to $0.30 per click. If they will be converting 20% of your visitors into buyers, you will be getting extremely high profits. Note – If after spending in AdWords costs almost the amount of your commission, is time to stop that campaign or modify it by using new and even more targeted keywords to avoid losing money. To find what the most profitable and high converting key phrases are, you must use Google AdWords conversion tracking. These days, most affiliate products’ Web sites, offer conversion code in their purchase pages. So you can add your conversion tracking ID to your affiliate link to track your keyword performance. If you are promoting your own product, you can simply copy and paste the conversion tracking code generated by Google into your Thank You page. Start finding high converting products, do conversion testing of your keyphrases to find the 3 most profitable. Use the 3 keyword variations (broad match, phrase match and exact match) to make a total of 9 keywords. Replicate each campaign with a different product and withvery targeted keyphrases as the example above. -=-=-=-=-The Wealthy Affiliate University-=-=-=-=-=- is a private society that will teach you how to build a six-figure a month business on the internet. If you want to make money online, join the society before it\'s too late! http://www.howgetrichno FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Tailor Mascot Costumes to the Comfort of the Employee by Adriana Noton Mascots have become a fixture at sporting events around the world. Many of the mascots associated with professional sports teams have even earned their own fan bases. They are as well known for their often outlandish costumes as they are for their antics. In fact the role of the mascot has evolved from a source of good luck to entertainment for sports fans. It might seem like all fun and games to the onlooker, but it is actually hard word. A mascot spends hours moving around in a heavy costume, often with little ventilation. Naturally, mascots of sports teams have the luxury of costumes made from better quality material, which promotes better mobility. It is easy to forget that there is a person inside that perpetually smiling bear or other character. Their comfort is an important consideration when the mascot costume is being designed. Tools for Making a Mascot Costume Just as the role of mascots has evolved, so has the way in which the costumes are made. The majority of the changes revolve around making the mascot costume more comfortable. There are some basic tools that will be need that include: • Pencils and paper for sketching • Heavy duty scissors • A sewing machine • Industrial strength glue • Foam and poly-fill • Needles and thread • Velcro • Sponge or fleece to use as a liner (often both are used) • A small exhaust fan to keep the costume wearer cool This list may vary depending on the design and purpose of the mascot. Originally fiberglass was used to make the head of the mascot. No foam is the material of choice because it is cooler and lighter, and therefore makes for a much more comfortable mascot costume. How to Make the Mascot Costume Comfortable Two main things are done to a mascot costume to help keep the employee wearing it comfortable. These are some sort of ventilation system and cooling vests. These are especially important during the hot summer months. The ventilation system can be as simple as a small battery operated fan. Despite all the things done to a mascot costume to keep the employee comfortable, it is also necessary to give them frequent breaks. Ideally every 30 minutes, the mascot should have a break form the expected antics. This gives the mascot a chance to cool down as well as to rest. Another important factor in making the mascot costume comfortable is the input of the intended wearer. Aside from taking the initial measurements, the head of the costume should be tried out for comfort and ease of movement. Having the wearer present or getting exact measurements beforehand will go a long way towards ensuring an energetic mascot. Mascots are the life of any event, but it takes work to keep people enthusiastic and excited. A comfortable mascot costume for the employee is the best way to keep the spectators entertained. It is easy to obtain tips and ideas for tailoring a mascot costume just right so you will be proud and comfortable with the end result. Many businesses use mascots to attract their audience. It is important to design a comfortable mascot costume, so employees will feel motivated to interact with the target group. By using custom mascots, it can be designed in such a way that it allows more ventilation. http://www.loonietime FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Catching the Twitterbug by Mary Sutherland Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey in 2006. Since then it has gained extensive notability and popularity worldwide. It is often described as the \"SMS of Internet\". Simplicity has played an important role in Twitter\'s success. People are eager to connect with other people and Twitter makes that simple. Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service. We\'ll explain what these are a bit later. It enables its users to send and read other users\' updates, better known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts up to 140 characters in length, displayed on the user\'s profile page and delivered to other users who have subscribed to them (known as followers). Twitter quickly caught on and it continues to grow in popularity at an alarming rate, as new users come on board. While it is a communication medium like email for example, it is used in an entirely different way. Twitter is more sociable and fun rather than practical. Understanding the main concepts and principles of Twitter can actually take a little while. So we\'d like to give you a beginners or a basic guide to what Twitter is and what Twitter does so you can get involved with this twitterbug craze. As mentioned earlier, Twitter is a micro-blogging service. Meaning each Twitter user has their own little \"blog\" that they can simply add messages to. These messages can be anything up up to 140 characters in length. Not very big but you can pack a lot in these messages. You can also send messages these also limited in length to other Twitter users and they will then appear on their recipient\'s blog. Each of these little messages is known as a tweet. As well as adding tweets to your blog, sending them to other people or even reading other peoples Twitter blogs, you can also \"follow\" any Twitter User of your choosing. See, when you \"follow\" someone, their tweets will start to appear on your Twitter page. This is a way you can keep up to date with what all your friends, family and business contacts are doing in one place. By simply following your contacts and keeping an eye on your Twitter page you get to keep up to speed as it is live what everyone you know is up to. When Twitter was first launched, the way you interacted with the service was by using the Twitter website. Now you can interact in virtually any way possible. Here are some examples, you can access your Twitter feed live from a variety of desktop applications meaning you don\'t have to be logged into the Twitter website. You can also send and receive tweets via text (sms) message via your cell/mobile phone. Twitter is part of a movement known as \"life streaming\" part of the aim is to simply reveal your actions and thoughts live as you go about your day. Initially people would add messages like \"Just eating some cereal\" or \"Paying for gas/petrol\". Today such messages are understandably frowned upon however, the more interesting tweets are welcomed. This is a good way of not just staying in contact with friends and family, but also learning about other people in quite a deep way. Some may feel it is a bit intrusive, but you decide what message you send. If you know what movie they\'ve just watched or what they\'re doing on the weekend you feel more of a part of their life. Twitter is as much about conversations and communication as just sending an email to someone as it is real time. The best advice for a new Twitter user is to simply try it out and see if you like it. Some people love it, others loath it, however you won\'t know yourself until you try it. Sign up for a free account, find your friends and \"follow\" them, then when you are ready get involved with the conversation. When they tweet, tweet back. Join up and become part of the twitterbug craze. MaryLee and her partner Bruce Leahy are both very successful in their lives as well as in businesses. They now share their approach to successful business with others through information products, reports and guides so they too can be successful business entrepreneurs. Learn more at http://www.2weetm FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS What Makes a Successful Website by Neal Brown As a business owner you certainly wouldn’t accept an employee that was rude, slow, and generally inefficient. Surprisingly, many employers have no problem when their website performs similarly. Unfortunately these problem “employee” websites are found far too often which is sad since a well performing site takes little more effort than one that doesn’t. A good site doesn’t necessarily have to be large or elaborate either. The copywriting rule of thumb applies perfectly to a website, that being, say enough to make the sale, not more or less. Here are a few more important tips: If you offer contact via phone, make your number easy to find. People like being able to reach a live person. Make it easy for them to do so. Post a video. It’s almost becoming a necessity at this point to keep up with the current trend of giving a multimedia message to your visitor. They expect it, so deliver it to them. Keep your message focused. This includes de-cluttering your website. If there is something on there that doesn’t lead directly to the sale, get rid of it. Focus on the customer, not on wild or complex sites that strive for creativity. Make it easy for your customer to find the solution to their needs. Move to eliminate things that distract or delay the customer. One common offense here is the Flash splash page. These things just delay the real message you need to deliver, and no longer have the wow factor that they once had. A far better use would be to have a video has previous mentioned. It’s critical these days for your web page to look good in multiple browsers. Without checking, you might be very surprised as to how different it may look. Although Internet Explorer is widely used, a large percentage of people use other browsers as well. Would you want to shop in a cluttered, disorganized store with amateurish looking signs? Of course not, nor can you expect the same from a website. The bar is so much higher now than it was just five years ago. Another common problem is readability in terms of font design, contrast and size. Again avoid the artsy look and stick with high contrast colors and standard fonts. Although high speed internet is becoming more common, do take care to keep the page load times reasonable. One way to do this is make sure any graphics are reformatted to be optimized for the web. Note that pictures from your digital camera are not automatically optimized and can result in very slow page loading times. Analyzing the performance of your website is important to know where the strengths and weaknesses are. There are free analytics that will allow you to track where the visitor comes from, how long they stay on your site and what paths they take when going through your site. Ultimately your site needs traffic and that means being listed on Google and Yahoo. Getting there involves not only the right web design with the right key words on your site, but getting links to your site from other sites. Neal Brown specializes in video marketing and promotion. Examples can be found at http://www.ActionVideoAd FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Get Your Twitter Followers by Mary Sutherland You want more Twitter followers as this will allow you to build your online presence, network with people from around the world, and if you are in business drive traffic to your website(s). But how do you increase your Twitter following so you get more Twitter Followers? Some believe that it requires posting good tweets at a particular intervals or following good tweet etiquette. Others say that it all boils down to driving traffic to your Twitter page by following people so they in turn follow you. Let\'s look at these two ideas. What do we gather from the most popular Twitter users, well if you go to twitterholic.com, you\'ll see the users with the highest number of Twitter followers. You\'ll also notice that most of these users are already famous in real life, they either have a successful business or are a celebrity of some kind. It\'s not very likely they had to build their Twitter profiles from scratch to get so many Twitter followers or because they write good tweets. They already had their followers. But this doesn\'t mean that you won\'t gain a good following because you\'re not famous. You want to get more followers or traffic to your Twitter site. If you are worried about the frequency of your tweeting or the quality of your tweets as this should affect the number of followers you get, then don\'t, just treat your Twitter account just as you would any one of your other websites or email accounts. You want to maximize your visibility just as you would on your own blog. Come up with interesting strategies to get more people to go to your Twitter page and follow you, think of a reason or reasons why those people would want to follow you, and let them know. Have your Twitter profile follow you wherever you go. To do this add a link to your Twitter page at the end of emails in your signature profile. If you have an online business, consider using Twitter for tech/customer support. Use tweets to link articles of interest to your followers. This helps you build a following. An effective strategy for increasing your Twitter following is following other Twitter users. The idea is if you follow users, they usually follow you right back. However, you do have to be careful using this method, because if you start following many people in a short period of time on Twitter, you risk being labelled a spammer. If you want to build a long-term, legitimate Twitter profile, then you\'ll want to start following people gradually. You may want to start following a group of people, not just any people but people with the same interests as you or your business, to get them to follow you. But remember, by following too many people you can get overloaded with tweets and it can becomes very difficult trying to keep up with them. If you stop tweeting, then they will stop tweeting as well. These are two ways to approach Twitter when building your following. Use Twitter to get immediate traffic to your websites or use it to network and converse with your followers to build rapport. Which method you decide to use to build your Twitter following really depends on your end goal. By following these simple methods, you\'re bound to increase your followers, no matter what your motive may be. MaryLee and her partner Bruce Leahy are both very successful in their lives as well as in businesses. They now share their approach to successful business with others through information products, reports and guides so they too can be successful business entrepreneurs. Learn more at http://www.2weetm FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Attraction Marketing Are You Promoting You? You Need To Brand Yourself First By Using Attraction Marketing! by SANDRA ESSEX Attraction Marketing is the Blueprint to your MLM Success. There’s an old saying that “if you can’t trust the messenger neither can you trust the message”. Nowhere else is that statement more true than in MLM or network marketing. And until you as a networker understand that fact, you’ll continue to struggle. Meanwhile network marketing is a lucrative business if you work it right. This is the number one home-based business on the planet. Very ordinary people are making more money in a year than many corporate employees make in a lifetime. You simply find a company that has a good product, you follow their guidelines, and sooner than later you make it big and retire young. Or so it seems. Actually there are things you must do to ensure you’ll realize that dream that brings you into MLM. Have you ever wondered while a company needs you to market their great products? Why don’t they operate in such a way that every interested buyer can simply go to the company’s website and order from there? These companies have discovered from experience that the products in themselves are not enough, no matter how great. They’re counting on you to go out there, win customers over, make sales and, yes, get your commission. That means there must be something about you that would make a customer want to buy the product or service. In the end, a customer is going to buy the product or service from you primarily because of you and not necessarily because of the MLM company you’re representing. My friend, this is where self-branding comes in! And the sooner you understand its importance, the better it will be for you and your business. You might be asking how do your brand yourself? In a nutshell, you need to market you. Yes, even before promoting the business opportunity or some product lines, first promote yourself. People trust people, not products or services. No matter how wonderful a product or service may be, if there isn’t a trustworthy person behind it, people won’t buy. 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Additionally, they provide more efficient ways for companies and websites to market and promote their websites than all other search engines combined. 1- Use Google Adsense To Promote Your Medical Business One major way that you can promote your website and medical business on Google is through their unique and competitive Adsense online marketing program. Google Adsense allows you to advertise your website on hundreds of thousands of websites based on targeted keywords of your choosing. For example, let’s say that you own a medical business that sells ‘medical supplies’. When you join Google Adsense to promote your company you can have your advertisements appear on websites that feature the keywords: medical supplies. This means that your own websites advertisements will appear on other websites that contain information about the keywords you are searching for. Chances are that a person who goes to a website that has an article about medical supplies will see your company’s advertisement and will visit your website. This type of medical advertising is very popular and has a proven reputation of producing results. These results will drive traffic to your website where visitors can check out your medical solutions. This could in turn produce profits if visitors to your website purchase supplies or services that you may be offering. 2- Enhance Your Website With SEO In Order To Rank Higher On Google The best way you can promote your medical business on Google is through medical SEO on your own website. SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. However, your website will only be SEO friendly if it contains written content that include effective keywords such as ‘medical supplies’. If these words are repeated 3 to 5 times per 500 words on your website, your websites ranking will raise anytime a person runs a search for those terms on Google’s search engine. In fact, every week Google will send data collectors to your website in the form of ‘robots’ and ‘spiders’ to search the content on your website. They will take notice of the keywords on your website and will send that information back to the Google search engine. Additionally, they will search the Internet to determine if your website is linked to from other websites and articles found on the World Wide Web. If Google does determine that other websites are linking to you on their own accord, your website will once again rank higher in Google’s search engine results. 3- Use Paid Advertisements To Enhance Your Website On Google Apart from Google’s Adsense program, Google also allows medical companies to purchase advertisements on their search result pages. These advertisements appear whether or not your website is in the top 10 listing for a particular search such as: medical supplies. This means that you can be sure that your websites advertisement always appears when crucial search terms are entered into the Google search engine. It should also be noted that Google charges much less than their major competitors for advertising. In fact, Google is considered to be on of the most affordable and reliable search engine companies on the World Wide Web. They have a reputation of working with small and large businesses rather than working against them. Additionally, the Google customer service team is very easy to work with and has received multiple awards for satisfaction and fair treatment. If you truly want to promote your medical business you should invest some time and research into determining how Google can work for you. Seomul Evans is a SEO services Expert for SEO1 Medical, the internet medical marketing company: http://www.seo-1-marketing-services.com http://www.seo1-medical.com http://www.articles-caf FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Three Ways To Promote Your Medical Website On Google by Seomul Evans All top medical websites in the world turn to Google when it comes to the promotion of their websites. This is due to the fact that Google is the worlds most trusted and turned to search engine! Over 85% of all web-users use Google as their main search engine. These numbers alone are enough of a driving force to drive medical websites to Google when it comes to their online marketing campaign. Instead of turning to a search engine that does not have such an effective reputation, you should jump straight to a search engine that has a strong reputation and that has been proven at assisting medical websites with small business marketing for years. 1- Create A SEO Friendly Website To Promote Your Medical Website You can promote your medical business on Google by first establishing a strong web presence. If you have already established a website you will need to ensure that your website features Search Engine Optimization. Without proper medical SEO and content rich keywording on your website, your medical website will not be SEO friendly. This will result in your website not ranking high on Google’s search engine results. One of the easiest methods of promoting your website on Google is to have your website listed in the top 10 search rankings whenever ‘keywords’ related to your medical website are searched by web users. However, if the medical website design for your online medical business does not feature SEO friendly coding and content, you will never produce the visitors and customers that you desire. Medical advertising is very simple and can be executed in numerous manners with Google. Apart from having your company appear higher in Google’s search engine results, medical physicians also have the ability to advertise directly with Google. In fact, Google offers more forms of advertising than all other search engines combined. Additionally, Google is one of the most if not the most affordable companies that you can turn to when it comes to online marketing and advertising. 2- Buy Advertising Space On Google To Promote Your Medical Website You can advertise your medical services and medical solutions through Google in two main ways. First and foremost, you can buy direct advertisements with Google. These are advertisements which you pay to have appear on the pages of Google. This ensures that your advertisements are appearing on webpages that match the content and services that your medical website offers. Many small medical websites have quickly gained fame and have produced exceptional amounts of income during the very first month of advertising like this with Google. 3- Use Google Adsense To Promote Your Medical Website All medical companies must consider this form of web marketing when it comes to the medical marketing of their online business. Additionally, you can join the Google Adsense program, wherein you pay for your advertisements to appear on other websites based on keywords and ‘search phrases’ that you choose. These advertisements will then appear on other websites that feature these ‘keywords’ and search phrases that you have selected. This will allow your website web presence to become more apparent and to be found by more visitors on the World Wide Web. Investing in promotion on Google for your medical website will be one of the smartest decisions that you ever make. You will get your company noticed and will be able to produce more revenue based on the new web traffic that you will generate over time. Additionally, this variety of advertising is very simple to get involved with and is also very affordable. For about half of what you spend today on in print advertisements, you can increase your medical website traffic by 35% or more! Therefore, you can’t deny the need for promotion of your medical website on Google. Seomul Evans is a SEO services Expert for SEO1 Medical, the internet medical marketing company: http://www.seo-1-marketing-services.com http://www.seo1-medical.com http://www.medicalbusinesscaf FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Internet and Affiliate Marketing and Earning Money by Dean Deal Internet Marketing Systems or How Will I be Paid? If you do a cursory analysis on Google examining the search phrase \"Internet Marketing Programs\" you are likely to be educated on the following topics: Pay Per Click, Pay Per Sale, Pay Per Performance, Pay Per Lead, Single and Multi-tiered Payment Plans, and Residual Income. While fascinating, they are NOT Internet Marketing Programs. More correctly they are systems of compensation to the marketer and a means of exchange of goods to the customer. An Internet marketing system is: a structured plan representing a market in which a product(s) is identified and advertised, offered for sale, and includes an exchange device for transferring the product and the corresponding payment. In short, what you sell, how you sell it, and how you get paid is the Internet and affiliate marketing plan.\" A plan of compensation is: a mechanism INSIDE an Internet and affiliate marketing program that facilitates the transference of cash or other monetary device for the exchange of products and/or services. In short, it\'s what gets the customer the product and you the money when the advertising has convinced the buyer that your market is valuable and the product(s) therein worth purchasing. This having been said and suggested some correction of terminology, we should review the ways by which we get paid for our well conceived Internet marketing programs. While many would suggest that this is the complete point of the affiliate marketing, to get paid, I would like to suggest that that idea will not sell allot products nor endear you to your customer. In review, an Affiliate Marketing Program consists of: A product or products for sale A product showcase-website or other \"place\" to see the product An advertising plan You don\'t want to make a sale, you want gleeful motivated to return buyers so you can make MANY sales. Pay Per Sale is the compensation method most familiar to Internet marketers. In a pay per sale method the marketer is compensated for a product or service. Pay Per Performance is transaction that happens only after a specific group of criteria have been met, namely, a product purchase. This is a favored mechanism of merchants because they provide no money to the Internetmarketer until that time when an item has actually been sold. If there is no sale, the merchant incurs no expense and the marketer must continue to convince customers to buy in order to cover his/her costs. Pay Per Lead is a method that does not depend upon a purchase to initiate payment to a Internet and affiliate marketer. Instead, a marketer is paid when a customer or \"lead\" lands on the site and fills out a questionnaire. The fee for each will not change. This method is most often used by insurance and finance companies and is not a common method in other venues of the affiliate marketing industry. It most commonly occurs in the form of the Google AdSense or the Yahoo Publisher Network programs. The pay per click program necessitates that a website(s) host the AdSense or Yahoo \"ads\" on any of its web pages. When people reading the ads actually click through the ad to its target web address, the advertiser is charged a fee and a some of that fee is given to the web host. Basically, the product the affiliate marketer is selling is the \"real estate\" on his/her web site. This is a method of \"monetizing\" your web page and is usually an extra income and not the primary source of affiliate marketer income. Multi-tiered and Residual Payments are the most sought after compensation plans because the income is a porlonged, or better, a continuous stream of money. The primary difference is one of duration. In the residual plan, the payments can essentially be endless. There are a limited set of products that use this compensation model but they are quite often very lucrative. Compensation programs provide a method of exchanging product for cash or other method of compensation. The compensation plan is a part of the Internet and affiliate marketing program. Now let\'s get out there and sell your products Dean MAS is a 10 year veteran of internet and affiliate marketing. Much of his time is spent writing ebooks in support of his Internet marketing addiction. He also speaks and gives presentations. He is married and lives on the Eastern seaboard. http://myaffiliatestrategies.com FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Online Marketing: Some of the Best Tools Are Free by K. MacKillop Online marketing is tough. There are so many businesses competing for attention that it is difficult to stand out from the crowd. The upside is that the World Wide Web provides ample opportunity to build your business for free...if you are willing to put in the time and effort. Job #1: Search Engine Position The primary goal for marketing online is to drive traffic to your website. More traffic equals more sales. The best way to achieve that objective is to show up at the top of the search engines. That is, when potential customers search for a product or service that you carry (your key words), your business should be on the first page, the higher up, the better. Even if your business serves only a local area, your customers need to find you easily on the web. The way this works is people enter, for example, \"pest control Las Vegas\" and the search engine returns websites that are optimized for those key words. The trick is to get your website to the top of that list. There is not quick and easy way to get there. You cannot buy your way to the top of (or even into) search engines. The search engine companies like Google, Bing, and Yahoo use complicated, secret algorithms to determine which sites rank the hightest. The rules are ever-changing, mostly in an attempt to combat scammers. However, there are legitimate tools, referred to as SEO (search engine optimization), that can be worked to build your site\'s status. For the most part, these tools cost no money, but do require time, effort and patience to achieve. Most people understand SEO to be about placing the right keywords on your website pages and setting the appropriate tags for the search engine crawlers to find. While these factors are important, there is a lot more you can do by utilizing other existing websites to get the word out about yours. One of the factors that all search engines rely on are the number of links back to your site from other, well-ranked websites. Social Networking and Bookmarking Sites As soon as your website is posted, even if it is a \"coming soon\" page with a limited description, begin spreading the word. Start with the popular social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Users of these sites can create or join professional groups and post business pictures and videos. Join in with forum discussions relevant to your business. Be sure to include a link back to your website, when possible, but do not spam the boards. That is, be sure you respond appropriately to the question or discussion. If you just post your link to every forum, you will be kicked off the networking site and develop a bad reputation for your business. Other users can join your business\'s profile and be kept up-to-date on your postings. Twitter and Tumblr also allow users to keep tabs on what is happening with you and your business. These networking sites take a while to build up, but over time can be an effective tool for virtual word-of-mouth marketing. Other websites, called social bookmarking sites, allow you to select and bookmark noteworthy web pages or news articles for others to view. These bookmarks also allow comments from other users -- a great opportunity to market your own business. Of course, be sure to stick to relevant topics and offer pertinent comments. The same rules apply here as with other social sites. Some of the more popular bookmarking sites include Digg, Del.icio.us, Reddit, Mixx, Fark, and StumbleUpon. Content is King Building content on and off your site is critical. Whatever your business idea, there is a lot that your target market doesn\'t know about what you do. In a bizarre twist of modern consumerism, your customers expect free information or free samples before they buy. Your site should contain enough valuable, relevant, free information to get your potential market interested in your product. For most products, tell them why they need it and how they will benefit from purchasing your product. Write articles about particular features or uses. Write product reviews of the products you sell. Start a blog that discusses relevant news articles or opinions of interest to your target. Then, post announcements of these articles to your social networking sites. Also consider writing informational articles (not blatant advertisements) to submit to article directories, other free content websites, and even magazines and newsletters that are read by your target market. The articles should be useful to your market -- the intention is to become known as an expert in your field. While for the most part you should not (and, for some cases, can not) include links or references to your business in the body of the article, you can usually include two or three links to different pages of your website in your byline. Be sure these links include the key words you are trying to optimize. For example, an article by the owner of a pet supply company might be about the health benefits of dog sports. The byline might read as follows, with the bold words linked to pages on the website: Mutt Trainer, owner of DogSportsStuff.com is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer. During his 28 years in the dog world he has competed in conformation, obedience, and agility with his pet Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. His first love is dog sports, especially dock diving and flyball. If your articles are well-written, interesting, and informative, they may be picked up by other online e-zines to be distributed through their newsletters and websites. A single article, then, can result in at least two and as many as hundreds of links back to your website. Depending on how crowded your key words are on the web, these links can make a big difference in moving your site up the search engine results. The Payoff is Worth the Time and Effort Boosting your ranking on the search engines takes significant time and effort, but the payoff is significant as well. Once your business hits the first page of the major search engines for the right key words, your business will reach a far broader market base than through any other single form of advertising. How long it takes to get there depends on how crowded your key words are and how much effort you put into SEO. Key words like \"starting a business\" are especially difficult to crack. It can take a year or more of concerted effort to consistently show up on the first page. Less common key words take less time but still require the links back and content to get you to the top. Be warned -- those SEO consultants that guarantee your business will be in the top 5 of the search engines do not guarantee the key words you want. That is, if you are in the pizza oven business, they cannot get you to the top of \"pizza oven\" searches any faster than you can. However, they probably can get you to the top of \"Mike\'s Pizza Oven, Inc.\" relatively quickly...because you are the only business out there with those key words. K. MacKillop, an entrepreneur with a J.D. from Duke, is co-founder of LaunchX LLC and authors a business startup blog. The LaunchX System, a five Unit series of step-by-step business startup procedures, key software and more answers the question, \"Where do I start?\" Visit http://www.LaunchX.com. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Tips on Effective Personal Training Business Marketing by Chris McCombs Marketing and advertising are indispensable in the recent times. With so many products and services that people can lay hands on, effective advertising is of utmost importance. More so in a field like personal training business. This is because the demands here are so high that there are already too much of competition in the market. People interested in fitness have a lot of options to choose from. One more addition of name will hardly get any notice, unless of course it’s catchy enough. So, if you are planning to start a personal training business, you have to give special attention to the marketing part.  First let’s have a look at the most conventional ways of business marketing:  You may start thinking of getting pamphlets and flyers printed which announce the facilities you provide. Flyers may be stuck on car windows and walls and the pamphlets can be distributed among as many people as possible.   The Internet is always a convenient place to publicize your business. It is visited by numerous people at all times of the day. If you have an attractive ad that outlines your services clearly, you are sure to get many clicks, and hence a lot of publicity!   Additionally, you can go for newspaper ads or magazines where you can market your services.    Besides these usual ways, perhaps the best way to market your personal training business is the word of mouth. The more you talk to people about it, the more publicity you get. It may seem to be a flimsy marketing strategy but it really works well in this field. This is because if you have loyal clients, they will start talking about you to their acquaintances and that way your client count will multiply. There are ways in which you can promote yourself among your clients. Following are a few tips on how you can go about it: You can simply ask your most loyal clients to recommend your name to their friends and family. This may seem to be a little too blatant but you can be discreet about it whilst being frank about your intentions. This way of marketing your Personal training business may prove to be more effective than you think. Attend events to which you are invited by your clients. Firstly, it means respecting the invitation, and secondly these give you the chance to mingle with many people. You can talk to them about the services you provide. Your client, the host of the event will be there to further testify your credentials in the field! Think of attractive referral gifts like t-shirts bearing the logo of your business or a free session. This often works as an incentive and you get to reach out to more prospective customers. Alternatively you can arrange events where you can showcase your personal training business and highlight on the best features of the services you provide. You can ask your clients to get their friends and colleagues to such events. When you get into the process of marketing your personal training business, keep these in mind and then don’t be surprised to find a flood of clients outside your training centre! Chris McCombs owns http://www.kickbacklife.com where he teaches personal trainers and marketers how to grow their fitness business. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS More Tips to Get More Website Traffic by M.L. Petersen More website traffic is what we want and then more click thru\'s. I do not have a new secrete tip. I am going to list a few tips that have been around awhile and still work. Seeing several tips in one list will benefit some marketers who are familiar with most of the tips. To get more website traffic consider the following: 1. Publish articles to several article directories. This will bring traffic from readers of the published article as well as building backlinks to your site. 2.Submit your site to social bookmarking sites. This should bring quick traffic to your site as well as some backlinks. I do not always get a backlink from a social bookmarking site. 3. Use Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites. This an excellent way to get nore website traffic.Build your friends list and announce new products, blog posts, etc. to your friends. Stay away from any hard sell ideas you may have. I use a semi social site called Qondio. I post a short article - more like a short blog post along with my website URL and receive a backlink and a picture of my website when I click the link on the search page. 4.Another way to get more website traffic is to post comments in forums. Find a few forums in your area of interest and post comments and questions. Be sure and read the forum rules for posting. Each forum has it\'s own rules. Put your website link in your post signature. Some forms will allow more than one URL in your signature and some will not. 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If you choose to do this, MySpace will let you know which of your contacts are already on MySpace and send them a friend request. The contacts that do not have a MySpace account will be shown as well and you will have the option of sending them an invitation to join MySpace. Once they do you will be notified and can send them an add request. All of this is free of charge and is a great way to keep in touch with your clients. MySpace also will recommend people that you might or might not know based on who is on your friends list and if you take advantage of this, it is a great way to get your company out there. Updating clients through MySpace MySpace has a great tool to keep your clients updated with what is going on with your business. This tool is called status update. You put your status in…whatever is going on with your business, like if you are having an upcoming promotion and it is broadcast to everyone on your friends list. 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Your status is a way to let everyone on your friends list know what is going on with your company. For example, if you are going to have a huge sale on your products next weekend, then in your status message you could have a countdown to the sale day, or you could even use their event planner to send out invitations and get RSVP’s back. That feature is very useful as well. In essence, Facebook has the potential to be a very useful tool in your marketing arsenal. Used properly, Facebook can increase your client base by a very broad margin and the best part is that a Facebook account is free. Jake Morgan operates the popular http://www.BrightLEDSigns.com online store where he advises small businesses owners about the advantages of custom LED signs... Shop online today at http://www.BrightLEDSigns.com and increase the visibility of your business overnight! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Information Products – Working the Sales Funnel by Barbara Grassey There are many varieties of information products, starting with a simple one page bulletin, a white paper or manifesto, an ebook, an e-course, printed or hard copy course, an online course that is delivered weekly or by a membership site, or even a membership site as an info product. I want to introduce you to the concept of the sales funnel. In online sales, marketers use a free give-away item such as a special report or short ebook to induce prospects to give the marketer their name and email address. This is known in the trade as an ethical bribe. You give the prospect something of value in return for them giving you their contact information. Ethical bribes are used to build your marketing list – your list of prospects. Studies show that people don’t buy something until they have been exposed to it between 4 and 7 times and sometimes up to 10 times. On the internet in particular, people aren’t meeting you face to face, they don’t know who you are and aren’t likely to hand you $500.00 or more when they first come across you. Some people do; most don’t. So the object is to give people time to get to know you, give them samples of your work so they know you have quality information that can help them and get them comfortable with you. This can be done through an email campaign using an autoresponder – a system that automatically sends a series of emails that are timed to drop over the course of a couple of weeks or longer. Don’t worry about the technology yet – just get familiar with the concept. So, the first thing you are going to want to do is have a small ebook, guide or other giveaway that is related to your main product. Because it is a free product, you don’t have to overcome price resistance from the prospect and the greatest number of people will sign up to get the free item. That is fine. That is the entrance to your marketing funnel. As people get to know you and value what you offer, you move them through the funnel. You start them with the free item, then offer them a low-priced item such as a downloadable ebook or video for a price in the $27.00 – $47.00 range. The people who buy that are showing that they are developing trust in you. They also show that they are able to buy something online – that they have some disposable income. The next step up the ladder is in roughly the $97.00 - $197.00 range. This can be an ebook with downloadable audio files, or a short online course that is in ebook form or done through a membership site or downloadable emails. All you are doing at this point is testing your market – will someone pay $97.00 for what you have to offer? Here’s the thing about “how-to” books and courses. A novel or even a how-to book in the bookstore sells for anywhere between $14.95 to $29.99. On the internet, the information can sell for more. It’s the nature of the beast. Or it might be because the information addresses more specific or niche needs. Here’s the magic: You can sell information in ebook form from $9.95 to $197.00 or more, depending on how useful the information is to your prospects. If you take the same information, add audio or video downloadable files, you can charge $50 - $500 more. If you take the information, print it out in a binder with audio CDs and DVDs of you teaching, you can charge from $800 - $2,500 or more depending on the subject. But it’s all pretty much the same information. Stupid, huh? Yeah, I know. But people all learn in different ways and there is value as you add various components. If they can listen to your book in their car as they drive, that saves them time. If they can watch you demonstrate what you are talking about on a DVD, it helps them to better understand. So, yes, it is worth the extra money that they will pay. Don’t forget, you can add special worksheets and other tools as they go up the ladder in price. So you can start with an ebook and expand on it, adding value. You can also put out an advanced version for those who have the basics down. From there, you can start an inner circle mastermind for people who want to do what you are showing them or who just feel better with some extra support. The beauty of the sales funnel is it allows your prospects and clients to self-select according to their interest in the topic and their price range. When you are in the beginning stages of planning your next info product, commit to a strategy of offering increasingly more valuable content in ever-expanding product formats. Barbara Grassey is an author, speaker and trainer on writing and internet marketing. For a free DVD that shows you how to create information products fast, go to http://www.informationproductfasttrac FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Why Use an Autoresponder Series? by Barbara Grassey In internet marketing, one of the sayings you hear again and again is “The money is in the list.” Well, the money is in a list that is trained to respond to you and to buy. In order to “train” your list, you have to build a relationship with them. You do this online by developing a consistent message about you and your products or services. The Field of Dreams notwithstanding, if you build it, people probably won’t come. Vying for attention on the internet is somewhat akin to searching for one particular water droplet in the ocean. Once someone has found you, you need to make sure you stay in front of your prospects. Use an autoresponder to create an effective marketing campaign. Your autoresponder series serves several purposes. Let’s go through them. 1. Become familiar to your list. People do business with people they know, like and trust. So the first thing that your autoresponder series needs to do is help the people on your list get to know you and trust you. You do that over time. You also let them in on a bit of your life and what you are doing. Things that show you are a real person. Mention your family, but do it in generic terms, especially if you have small children. If you have a pet, mention the pet. It’s a fine balance and how much you reveal to your list is up to you. However, if you are a single female living alone, you probably don’t want to have your home address in your emails. I use a nearby bigger city for my return address or for when I make references to places I’ve been. It’s a little paranoid, yes. But it just takes one whacko to justify your paranoia and there’s no shortage of those. Remember that you’re creating a public persona. You don’t want to lie to people, but it doesn’t mean that you treat your prospect list like a member of your inner circle. Share, but be discreet. 2. Stay in front of your list. Here is the mistake I made with my first autoresponder list: I didn’t stay in touch with them after the first seven letters that I had loaded into the autoresponder were sent out. So my list heard from me for the first two months, then once during the third month and then, well… not so much. I sent out broadcast messages from time to time but I really neglected my list. So when I sent out an email to my list after not being in touch with them, people couldn’t remember who I was or why I was talking to them. To say that they did not feel any reason to buy my latest product or tune into a webinar would be an understatement. 3. Entice your list to buy your products. Think about the people who have come to your website but have not yet bought. You want to create a series of a minimum of seven follow up letters that will give them good information, let them get to know you better and create the desire to buy your product. All three of these things have one single goal in mind: That’s to help the people on your list get to know, like and trust you. Autoresponders are an efficient and effective way to build relationships with your future customer base. Barbara Grassey is an author, speaker and trainer on writing and internet marketing. For a free DVD that shows you how to create information products fast, go to http://www.informationproductfasttrac FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Why Write Articles? by Barbara Grassey Article marketing is the triple threat of online marketing. First, it helps establish you as an expert in your field; second it drives targeted traffic to your site; and third, it creates backlinks to your site, helping you come up higher in organic (unpaid) searches. Let\'s take them one by one. Writing articles gives you instant credibility by putting you in the position of authority. You are the person giving information to those seeking it. People respect people who are published, whether it is online or offline. People hesitate to write articles for any number of reasons. Most commonly, some people lack confidence in their writing skills. Article writing is different from the essays you were assigned in high school. Yes, spelling and grammar still count, but the quality of the information that you impart is even more important. Another stopping point is that people think they do not have the expertise or authority to write articles. Do you have to be one of the top people in your field to be considered an expert? No. You do have to make sure the information you give is correct and relevant. The great thing about article marketing? The more research you do to write your articles, the more you truly deserve the title of expert. Articles are the best way I know of to drive targeted traffic to your site. You can take out ads or pay someone to send people to your site, but if they aren\'t interested in what you\'re offering, they are just going to click off again. Traffic that comes from one of your articles gives you a person who is interested in your topic, likes what you had to say, and is interested in learning more about you and your topic. That\'s about as targeted as you can get. Backlinks are links from other websites that connect to your site. If higher ranked sites hook into yours, it helps your site gain in rank and come up higher in the organic searches. Every link back to your site is like a vote; some web master is saying \"This site has good quality content and is worth looking at.\" The more backlinks, the more credit for quality the search engines give you. These are just three benefits of article marketing. Here’s a hidden benefit: article marketing is one of the few methods of driving traffic to your site that is low-cost or no-cost. Most article submission sites accept articles at no charge to you. If you want to use automated distribution sites most charge a nominal fee, either per article or monthly. Why would you write articles? Well, if you are not trying to establish yourself as an expert and you have nothing to sell, you would write for the sheer pleasure of writing and the joy of seeing your work spread around the internet. But for me, I write articles to drive traffic to my websites. Having your work spread around the internet is gratifying, but getting paid for writing and sharing information is even better. Remember: It doesn\'t have to be perfect. It just has to be done. Barbara Grassey is an author, speaker and trainer on writing and internet marketing. For a free DVD that shows you how to create information products fast, go to http://www.informationproductfasttrac FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Improve Your Business Image With Branded Workwear by Michiel Van Kets Almost gone are the days of an employee, in any industry, wearing any old thing they like when working. Regardless of the industry you will notice that now there is much more of a trend towards branded workwear than there was in the past. With business owners focusing more on the overall display of their business to the world rather than concentrating purely on what they offer to their customers. With this change comes a greater appreciation by customers for professionals in any area to be well groomed. As more and more companies improve their business branding and awareness they are taking advantage of advertising tools. One of the ways that this is being achieved is with the use of branded work wear and uniforms for staff. The embroidering of business shirts, jackets, overalls, caps and the like to brings together the overall business package. If you put together two groups of construction workers, as an example, one group is wearing tidy clothing, matching or not matching coloured shirts but without any branding included. The other group is also wearing tidy clothing, not necessarily matching coloured shirts but all of the staff members have the company logo on their shirts. Which of the two groups do you think comes across as the more professional without having seen any of the work either group has completed? Most people would answer that the second group appears the more professional. The benefits of having your corporate image on work wear are numerous. Your staff will project a company image as professional and you also instill a sense of pride in your employees when they have good quality branded workwear as part of their uniform. The benefit to the employer therefore is a more professional business image as well as added advertising with the branding aspect. You can of course choose to go with a printed brand option over an embroidered option however the advantages of embroidered work wear is that there is less fading and wearing evident over time which means that good quality clothing and embroidery will be able to be used for a longer period by your employees than printed alternatives. Branded workwear can be found very easily and in options to suit most businesses. Reputable suppliers will take care of the entire process, they will include the embroidery charges in the garment purchase and they require that you sign off on the final embroidered results before completing the transfer of the image to your required clothing. Make sure to look for suppliers that offer recreating your corporate logo in up to 10 000 embroidery stitches. Many suppliers will only offer a small 5000 stitch embroider which will not cover most logos options. Logos are an important part of the branding process. Having a logo and using it as a branding tool enables current and potential customers to easily identify your company and your product or services. Using embroidery rather than printing offers even further benefits in an advertising sense giving a more corporate image. Branded workwear using embroidery is a more professional option than printing. This makes your business appear more professional giving your business more standing in the eyes of your current or future customers. The true facts being that embroidered logos are far more affordable than you would think, as well as being a more hardwearing and long term option than printing. If you are interested in presenting a more professional and cohesive business image to your customers and improving your overall brand marketing with a business uniform then you should check what options there are. An online search will give you a great variety of clothing options to consider for your business and there is more than likely something that will suit your business perfectly. Michiel Van Kets writes articles for Promotion products, http://www.promotionproducts.com.au/galleries/Promotional-Clothing/ provider of promotional items and gifts. http://www.promotionproducts.com.au/galleries/Promotional-Clothing/Branded-Wor FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Make Money by Promoting Affiliate Programs by Sd Sharma How to make money from affiliate programs? Simply advertise them and get the commissions. But advertising is so expensive that you run a high risk of dumping your hard earned money into cyberspace. This may leave poor chap in a vicious circle of debt and financial hardships. Is there a way around? Most affiliates fail due to the fact that they advertise for some other company and do not build their own business. When they stop advertising, the product sales are stopped and they are nowhere. Most affiliate programs provide a copy of the website to promote for them on which an affiliate does not have any control. They only promote the affiliate link and develop the company\'s business. They are not working for themselves. Is there a way by which we can grow our own customer/subscriber list simultaneously with the affiliate program advertising ? Yes, one way is to make your own website and showcase the products you want to promote. Offer a free email newsletter on your website and capture the lead. This requires knowledge of website design, hosting, merchant account, domain name registration, SEO, and web promotion. There are millions of websites fighting for higher search engine ranking. A common man does not have time to learn all the technical stuff to manage his website and online business. He needs money for his immediate needs. There is another problem also. A person who is financially suffering and want to make some extra money from affiliate programs has lost the creativity and learning attitude. This is true in 90% of the cases. I have one strategy for a common man who does not know anything about website design, SEO and other technical stuff. The strategy works like this: 1. There are services available for having your own professional website where you can have control on everything displayed on the website. You don\'t need to know the technical stuff and every setting and feature of your site can be controlled by you by clicking a mouse button. You don\'t need to worry about graphics, layout and HTML coding. These services are available at very nominal cost (some also have a free option). 2. You can select any theme for your website but for affiliate programmes it is very effective to design a review site around a niche. Then you can add affiliate programme reviews with affiliate links. 3. You can also use autoresponder services to make your own mailing list. Just place a form on the site and offer something free. 4. You can add additional revenue streams by adding google adsense on your site. 5. There are some systems that offer a free lead capture website that has all professional features for markting the online business. Some of them have integrated many affiliate programs into one system that offer you many income streams. Important thing here is that you can control the above things by a mouse click and make any change in your site even if you don\'t know anything about website design. This is possible through new technology and software. Learn a new way to market the affiliate programs. To see how much automation can be done to make your work simple, sign up for your own free people search engine and see how 8 income streams are integrated into this system http://acme-people-search.com/signup.php?ref=123642469 FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Virtual Book Tours – a Marketing Tool For Your New Book by Rita Cartwright A virtual book tour (VBT) uses similar concepts as a book tour except it is done virtually on the Internet. Blogs are the brick and mortar book stores where book tours are held. Instead of physically going on a tour visiting book stores, you visit blogs. When you are arranging a VBT to promote your book online, research different blogs to determine if their readers are the target market you are promoting your book to, as well as how much traffic that particular blog gets. Are there a lot of site visitors/readers? After you select the blogs, which meet your criteria, contact the owners to arrange a date for you to virtually stop by to visit with their readers. Then you will need to supply the blog owners with a copy of your interview, graphic image of your book cover, and your picture. The media standards are you provide the interviewer with the questions and answers for your interview. Although, the blog owners will get a lot of traffic, due to your book tour, you should offer them something for being a host. Maybe a discount or a free copy of your book. On the day of your tour visit, the blog owner will post your interview, book cover image, and your picture on their blog. You and the owner will want to encourage audience participation, as well as create an incentive for readers to visit the blog site on the day of your tour stop. You want as many site visitors as possible in order to promote your book or e-book. The best incentive is to give away a copy of your book to a randomly selected visitor. There is a website called random.org where you enter the e-mail addresses of the site visitors, and it randomly chooses one. The contest can be something along the lines of all who post a question or comment on the day of your visit will be entered into a drawing for a free copy of your e-book or book. You will check in throughout the day to see if there are any questions or comments that need addressing. This can create a dialogue or conversation, which in turn, will generate more audience participation. To make it more exciting, the owner of the blog can post the winner\'s name after they have been notified that they are the lucky winner. Following is a list of possible questions you can use to construct your interview. Don\'t forget to include your answers along with your initials. RC: Why did you write this book? RC: Tell me about yourself. RC: What qualifies you to write this book? RC: How long have you been an entrepreneur? RC: What is the e-book about? RC: What do you want the readers to get out of this e-book? RC: Can we look for more books from you in the future? RC: How can the readers contact you if they have any questions? RC: Where can the readers purchase your e-book and how much does it cost? RC: Thank you for stopping by my blog on your tour. Overall, virtual book tours are more cost-effective than physical book tours. Plus, you reach a much broader, larger audience, including an international audience. If you don\'t have time to arrange a virtual book tour, outsource it to your dependable virtual assistant. Rita J. Cartwright is the owner RJ\'s Word Processing Services and has been in business since 2002. Her unique skills and marketing education allows her to be able to specialize in Internet Marketing and word processing services. Learn more about Rita at http://rjswordprocessing.com. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS World’s Top 15 Viral Campaigns Part 3 by Melissa Kay How do viral campaigns become successful? • Learn how an alternate reality game for Halo 2 received 240,000 visitors on its debut • Find out how The Big Word Project achieved worldwide publicity with almost zero cost • Discover how The Blair Witch Project became the largest per-screen gross in motion-picture history If you are a digital marketing agency searching for the top viral campaigns to emulate, you’ve found them. Read on and learn from these success stories. 1) I Love Bees “I Love Bees” was an alternate reality game that was part of the viral campaign for the release of popular first-person shooter game, Halo 2. Advertised by a subliminal message in Halo 2 trailer, players who logged onto the website discovered that the pages seemed to be hacked by a mysterious intelligence. This is part of the elaborate website design aimed to heighten the users’ sense of curiosity and urge them to probe deeper into this complex website. As players solved puzzles, they eventually discovered audio logs posted on the website that gradually revealed more of the fictional background story, involving an artificial intelligence left behind on planet Earth and its attempts at putting itself back together. The reception that the campaign received was phenomenal. The website received over three million unique visitors over the course of three months. At least 250,000 fans logged onto the site on the day of its debut, and more than 500,000 returned to the site each day it was updated. 2) The Big Word Project Not all viral campaigns are carried out by large production companies to gain commercial success. Two Masters students from Northern Ireland have developed a project aimed at exploring what different words mean to different people. Anyone who visited their website are given the opportunity to buy a word from a list of over 170,000 at $1 a letter, and that word is then permanently linked to a URL of their choice. Although having a link on the site might not increase search engine optimisation for someone attempting to promote his website, it can still increase website traffic. Although both students are web designers, the site was created with a simplistic web 2.0-style with few colours and no advertisements. There was virtually no cost involved in the making of this project. Even so, The Big Word Project saw thousands of visitors in just the first week and had to add more than 2,000 words to the list to meet growing demands. The word count has passed 5,000 since its launch. The website became popular purely due to word-of-mouth, primarily bloggers, spreading the word throughout the internet. All proceeds from the project have gone towards paying their tuition fees. 3) The Blair Witch Project The technique of viral marketing was initially popularised by the successful marketing campaign for The Blair Witch Project, a tiny budget film, which set a record for the largest per-screen gross in motion-picture history. Released in 1999, this low budget movie captures the story of three young student filmmakers who disappeared in the forest while filming a documentary about a local legend called the Blair Witch. The video was supposedly recovered a year later without any trace of the students or their bodies. The film generated plenty of buzz online as the creators created a myth that they had found actual footage of an unexplainable phenomenon left by a missing group of campers. The creators themselves seeded this myth by appearing on a television show with 8 minutes of footage they claimed was found in the woods. When The Blair Witch Project website went live, they further spread this disinformation. Since the World Wide Web was still developing during that time, the average internet audience was less used to subtle marketing strategies. With the attention of conventional media adding in to the hype, the result was a profit of around $300million, in front of a total cost of less than $3million. Although all of these viral campaigns are different, they were still invested in internet search marketing and came out tops during their respective heyday. That should be the goal of every viral campaign. Melissa Kay does web design at Internet Marketing Company - Conversion Hub and actively contributes to forums on topics related to advertising and social media marketing. She is also a SEO consultant for a certified SEO company. Website: http://www.conversion-hub FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Truth About Book Marketing: It’s All About the List by Julie Coan The truth about book marketing is that a writer has two jobs. The first job is to write a really great book. The second job is book marketing. No one will buy a book if they don’t know about it. Even if the book is being published by a traditional publisher, the writer will need to do most of the marketing. Successful book marketing, like any other job that depends on marketing, is primarily about building a client list. As a writer, you might call this a readership or a fan base. In any case, the goal of your book marketing should be to collect a list of email addresses of as many of these readers as you can. Here are seven ways to build a list of readers. 1. Join a Writer\'s Group. Most writers love to read. Join a local group or an online group and offer them the first chapter for free in exchange for signing up on your list. 2. Social Interfaces are an important part of book marketing online. Make a My Space page and a Facebook page. Make sure that you create a business Facebook page. This is slightly different than a personal one. Don’t forget to Twitter. These online communities can help you create a large list of followers. 3. Speak Regularly at Local Organizations. Your church, the Kiwanis Clubs, Soroptimist Clubs, Lion\'s Club, Elk\'s Club, local book clubs, libraries, locally owned book stores, and many other service groups need speakers on a regular basis. Ask everyone to sign up for your digital newsletter or a free report. 4. Write in your Blog weekly(at least). Create a blog website. A blog is an online journal. You can share your writing journey with your readers. If you’re writing fiction, tell them what dilemmas you run into. Maybe you have to make a choice about something in one of your character’s backgrounds. Your readers can help you choose. If you’re writing non-fiction, you can tell about problems you may have getting information. If you\'re not techie (like me) and you want cheap, you can start a blog website in about ten minutes for free at Blogger.com. Offer a free monthly newsletter. When readers sign up, you add them to your readers’ list. 5. You can write articles and post them to article directories like Ezinearticles.com, isnare.com, and articlemarketer.com. You will want to write articles that are related to your book. This is obvious if you’re writing nonfiction. If you’re writing fiction, you can post articles about writing fiction and about creative writing. You could also post articles about the locale of your novel. Consider writing a review of another author’s book in your genre. It doesn\'t cost anything to post these to the article directories. Other people can come and copy these articles and spread them all over the web. There\'s a place to include some information about yourself and you can link back to your blog site. You want people to come back to your site and sign up for your list. 6. Give out something free. The best way to get people to sign up for your mailing list is to offer something free. Give away a free report, a free ebook, a free newsletter, a free chapter of your book. You want the item to be something related to your book. Something that can be digitally downloaded is much easier to distribute. 7. Visit Forums. Forums are places online where people with the same interests go to chat. Do an online search for “your topic forum”. Participate in the forums. Leave your blog’s web address so that your forum friends can come to your site and sign up on your list. Rather than waiting until your book is published and then trying to find people who want to buy it, your readers will be waiting to buy your next book. They know your name and they like your work. Best of all, they’ll be excited to tell all their friends about your newest publication. Julie Coan has been a writer/educator for more than twenty years. Make sure your book is a success by learning all the latest book marketing techniques. You can find more information about book marketing by visiting her website at http://www.WritingBooksIsEasy.com. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Fitness Marketing Plans: Why Are They in Demand? by Chris McCombs Corporate and individuals alike are waking up to the importance of fitness in human life. They all want a quick fix to their fitness problems and are ready to pay a premium price for that. Thus the creators of fitness marketing plans are laughing all the way to the bank! You live in a world that’s obese. Even if you are not, then every third person around you definitely is and this what the official figures say. And finally people have realized it. There has been an increased usage of fitness facilities among individuals and ‘working out’ is no longer a fancy of the rich. Most fitness marketing plans aim to exploit this fact. And why not? All over the world there are reports of impending health crises. In fact countries such as America have been declared ‘obese’ because a majority of their population suffers from obesity related issues. To great extent this has to do with unhealthy diets of fast food, incorrect food habits and very low or poor activity schedules. Often teenagers are spending their entire day shifting between the chairs of the class room and the chair in front of their PC! So these children grow up to be obese adults and thus unfit employees in different companies.   That is why more and more companies are running after fitness marketing plans. They want their work force to be lean and fit so as to increase productivity. This is because ailments such as obesity can lead to lethargy and generally slow speeds of work. Companies also want to cut down on the expenses that they have to incur every year for bearing medical liability of their employees. By inducing employees to work out and thereby maintain healthier lifestyles, companies aim to lower their expenses substantially. So fitness marketing plans help them to reduce cost centers such as medical insurance premiums, compensation claims and other hospital expenses. They also want to reduce absenteeism, turnover rates and revitalize the work force. After all, a healthy group of employees provides a positive boost to the companies’ image too. So it’s a win-win situation for the corporate if they can include health plans in the ‘basket of goodies’ that they offer to their employees. So they can make such fringe benefits a part of the compensation package while lowering the monetary element in it. Thus while they are able to project the image of an employer who is conscious of the health and well being of their employees they can actually offer lower sums of money without making the overall package look unattractive. This is why more and more gyms, spas, and other fitness clinics are approaching corporate with their fitness marketing plans. Companies are more than willing to tie up with the more renowned ones in order to boost their profile. So the companies may also look at including the fitness packages as part of the compensation to employees because not only would it make them appear more attractive as an employer, they would also be able to maintain a healthier work force as a whole. Thus it is for sure that fitness marketing plans are among the hottest business ideas of today!   Chris McCombs owns http://www.kickbacklife.com/, a personal training marketing business. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Create Successful Fitness Marketing Plans by Chris McCombs One of the hottest new business ideas in today’s world is centered on fitness marketing plans. You will agree that everyone has suddenly become health conscious! You can attribute that to the facts and figures being circulated everyday about the impending health crisis that we face or a general realization that we need to work out. And just like most business ideas were hatched to fulfill sudden rises in demand in the most efficient manner, this health-craze too has spawned a new market for fitness marketing plans. But as is the case in other commercial ventures, not all of these plans work. So how do you create a fitness marketing plan that will find many takers? The first thing you need to do is a thorough market study. If you want to target a particular area in your country then you need to be completely aware of the geographic, demographic and behavioral patterns prevalent. What you also need to do is a SWOT analysis of the external business environment. In case you are not aware, SWOT refers to an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The first two will factors will relate to you, while the other two will be what your fitness marketing plans will potentially have to face. First take a look the strengths of your plan. So, having well equipped training facilities, expert staff such as trainers, dieticians and medical examiners on your payroll and well-researched and intricate heath programs can certainly count as ‘strengths’. Similarly inability to handle large number of clients and the high costs of creating customized programs may be some of the ‘weaknesses’. In terms of opportunities it’s needless to say that targeting a booming sector is the best opportunity on hand. Also selling your plan to just one big company can lead hundreds of new clients to your doorstep. But the most interesting opportunity may be that if you are successful in bringing a positive impact on your clients’ health within a certain period of time; you can use this data as a weapon to sell your fitness marketing plans in the future. But you will also have to take into account possible future and current threats. For example if the economic downturn worsens then your plans of selling more corporate health packages will go for a toss. Surely companies won’t bother looking at fitness marketing plans at a time when they might be downsizing! There is also the omnipresent threat of the ‘bigger fish’. You might be run to the ground by the mega health corporations if you are not careful. In addition to this, increased awareness about health issues among the masses may also be a threat to your plans. This is because if people start to conduct their lives more consciously then they may have little need to seek professional help for keeping fit. A good SWOT analysis may help you a lot in establishing great fitness marketing plans for your personal training business. All the best!  Chris McCombs owns http://www.kickbacklife.com/ where he teaches personal trainers how to market their fitness business. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Gym Marketing and the Power of the Internet by Chris McCombs The scope and importance of gym marketing has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade or so. Thus the use of the traditional marketing tools can no longer suffice in successfully marketing a gym. So if you are a gym owner and want to take your business to new heights you may well think of using the power of internet marketing to your advantage. You will definitely agree that the presence and penetration of the internet is all pervasive in the modern world. But then you may ask about how it can help your gym grow.  Gym marketing is similar to marketing of other business ideas. Having said this, when it comes to the fitness industry, it’s basically more of a service rather than a product, which means that it’s the fitness policy and level/ type of qualified staff which needs to be highlighted when mentioning the benefits of the business rather than just the equipment. So, any website that you set up to promote your gym should play on the idea that fitness is something that requires a ‘personal touch’ and guidance. At least that is what most people look for. The website must be a comprehensive image of what your gym is all about. It must give equal importance to highlighting the programs, the rates, the hardware, the staff profiles and the ambience. Ideally the website should be professionally managed and maintained and you may want to hand-out a contract to a third party for this purpose. Your website must be easily navigable, interactive and contain relevant contact information if you want it to work as great gym marketing tool. Another cool gym marketing idea using the internet platform may be to write and post articles related to fitness on the best article-directories. You can even get someone else to write an article promoting your gym! There are many sites on the internet where you can get this done in exchange for a very small amount of money. This may help in increasing the hits on your website substantially. Then there is the time-tested plan of advertising on the internet. These ads can be very cheap when compared to ads in newspapers and magazines. At the same time these ads get global visibility too! In the same vein, you can use press releases for heightening interest in your gym. As is the case with articles, you can get these written by professionals too. This gym marketing plan can help direct a lot of traffic to your website.  You can also go for a paid ‘Search Engine Optimization’ for your site. In case you are not aware, search engine optimization allows your site to come up among the ‘top results’ of internet searches. It has been known from studies relating to internet-behavior patterns that most people do not look beyond three pages of search results. So you would ideally want your site to come up within those three pages, if not the first! Go ahead and use these tips and maybe then your internet-based gym marketing ideas can be an amazing success!   Chris McCombs owns http://www.kickbacklife.com/ which offers fitness trainers personal trainer marketing resources online. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Fitness Marketing Plan: Getting the Approach Right by Chris McCombs The fitness training industry is booming like never before. But, whether you are a personal trainer or the owner of a gym, you must have a fitness marketing plan if you want to cash in on these good times. But then again in the heat of competition you may tend to confuse between a fitness marketing plan and an advertisement campaign. While an ad campaign reaches out to the whole world and then some, you must remember that a fitness marketing plan has to be very specific in nature. This is why every fitness marketing plan has to be tailor-made and directed towards the intended targets only. This may depend on a lot of variables. An example of a tailor-made plan might be ‘a 28 day flat abs program’ that you may look to promote in the San Francisco area. The logic behind this is that San Francisco has a huge coastline and most people would love to flaunt their sculpted bodies on the beach. In contrast, a wrong marketing plan would be talking about weight loss programs instead. So even though your actual offering may not be too different, it’s the way you choose to present the idea that makes or breaks a fitness marketing plan. On another note, you may want to keep yourself from the temptation of bringing out a full page ad in a leading daily, because even though it may garner a lot of attention, it will only last a single day. And repeat ads might mean that you have to break bank. You should remember that a fitness marketing plan cannot be impersonal in nature. So the prospective client is likely to meet up with you and discuss the possibilities before handing over the money and more importantly, the responsibility of maintaining his or her fitness to you. So instead of hoping to be picked out of a paper ad you have to market yourself. This proactive approach may mean, doing free workshops and free fitness consultancies. So why not deliver an interactive presentation to the staff of the company where you are trying to sell your corporate fitness package? Answer their queries and dispel some myths that they might be harboring about fitness. Surely then, they will understand that you are in it for more than just the money and as bonus you may even have some of your audience signing up for individual programs too! The last bit of the jigsaw may be to highlight your area of specialization, in your fitness marketing plan. This is more important if you are a personal trainer. So if Pilates is your forte then make sure your prospective clients are aware of that. Remember that their goal is to keep fit and not do all sorts of unnecessary work outs. The success of your fitness marketing plan depends on your approach and so you may want to follow these tips to get the right one! Good luck on your fitness marketing plan and I wish you success! Chris McCombs owns http://www.kickbacklife.com/ where he teaches personal trainers how to market their fitness business online. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Fitness Marketing Plan by Chris McCombs If you are at your wits end in trying to develop a fitness marketing plan that can help your business go places, then fret no more. This article aims to shed light on a very important yet overlooked aspect of the fitness game. And who knows, you may well find the ideal fitness marketing plan after you are through! The uniqueness of the service industry lies in the fact that it is self-promoting. That actions speak louder than words is best shown by services. Similarly in the fitness training industry too, the best advertisement for your fitness set-up or programs lies in what is being delivered. So no matter how many ‘out-of-the-box’ fitness marketing plans you may have come across, nothing works unless your clients love you. The only way to ensure that is to do your job well. But will that suffice, is what you may be thinking right now…. Well then, to dispel any confusion, why not make your own ingenious fitness marketing plan? The key here is to try to win over your clients completely and leave no stone unturned in trying to do so. And how do you go about doing that? Most importantly you may try to make your clients feel that they are getting great value for money. However, that does not mean that you make them do a whole new set of exercises other than what they have paid for! It lies in some tit-bits like making small adjustments to the postures of the clients while they exercise. While you may know that it is absolutely unnecessary to do so, the client will think that it was something absolutely necessary! Although it may seem a bit of a ‘sneaky tactic’, it can definitely pay lots of dividends in the long run. You can also tweak conventional training programs according to the general preferences of your clients and develop your own fitness training program. Give that a fancy name and voila! You have a brand new customized fitness training program that your clients can brag about outside. This can be another useful component of your fitness marketing plan! Another weapon of choice might be being a ‘bit of a show-off’. I am not suggesting that you take your vest off and show your eight pack abs to your clients while they are working out! That will be downright disastrous! What I am suggesting is that you ‘show them how it’s done’. So when your client is doing the bench-press why not work out along with him? When he tires (which he probably will) after thirty sets and you do not even break sweat in doing that, just look at the awe-struck face of his! It is a harmless way of winning some brownie points from your clientele and lots of good reputation too. Hope you got some ideas for developing your own fitness marketing plan from this article. Remember that the key is to improvise and know your target market! For further ideas check out some of my other articles. Chris McCombs owns http://www.kickbacklife.com where he teachers personal trainers and other fitness professional show to marketing their fitness business. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Online Marketing Blueprint to Success - You Owe it to Yourself - Part Two by Dan Atkins One thing I did not do in the beginning of starting my business and that was sitting down and counting the initial start-up cost for my marketing and other expenditures.I knew how much my membership in an affiliate program was going to cost me each month, that cost was set through \"auto- ship\",that is where the company automatically ships the product of your choice every month,charging your Visa Card. Here\'s what I do in regards to paying money on the Internet, being I don\'t like using my Visa credit card on the Internet because of fraud on the Internet, I have one card for my Visa, with a very, very low balance that I use for Internet purchasing only, that\'s one option I use, another option is PayPal , my PayPal is backed by my Visa debit card, this works just like my Visa credit card. Most companies will except your Visa debit card, keep just enough in your account to operate your business. Well, because of my lack of experience in the game of Internet marketing, I began to run helter-skelter, two and frow, spending money at every corner I stopped at. You see, I thought I had to have every marketing tool that was offered. The Internet business I started suddenly turned into several little businesses that hung around my niche business and began to drain my pockets and I was getting nowhere fast. Before I knew it,I was an affiliate in several smaller businesses for the purposes to market my niche business. If you are on a budget like I was in the beginning,then listen-up,you can start with many free programs to advertise your business with. Traffic programs are popular,they all offer free memberships and you can upgrade to pro member for the average cost of $15.00 to $30.00 a month. This can be a slow and tedious process in marketing your business. From my experience in working with traffic programs it has been a complete waste of my time, not that I didn\'t have success in marketing with them, because I did, in fact I built a business to about 1800 members in my down line in about 5 days and was making about $2000.00 a month. But, here\'s the thing, most all the members on the traffic exchanges are business owners already, their looking to do the same thing you are doing, trying to build their business. So, marketing on the traffic exchanges is basically , I\'ll look at your business and you look at mine. So, back to how I built a business in 5 days. I was a member of a one the biggest traffic exchanges on the net. I was a pro member, along with being a pro member came special privileges, I could have unlimited ads, free members only could put up ten maximum. At first I would jump on the latest and greatest new company that came along in order to get in on the ground floor. One business I jumped in,I was number seventeen, what a great position to be in! So, I decided to put it up on the traffic exchange, I had about ten days before launch day, because I signed up during pre-launch, so this give me plenty of time to hatch my marketing plan. Having the ability to put up as many ads as I wanted on the exchange I proceeded to write out 150 different ads. While I wrote all the ads, I shut down the running of my program and began to click my little fingers to the bone to get as many credits before launch day.I had accumulated about 35,000 credits,so when it came close to the launch day, I purchased about 60,000 credits for about $450.00. that give me over a 100,000 credits. Launch day came and I started my program,from that point on, my credits began to disappear at a alarming rate. Then about 30 minutes in the launch I started to receive members into my business. Over the next five days my business grew to little over 1800 members and I was on my way, so I thought! This was no different than any other get in quick business, make your money and leave. And that\'s exactly what they did! The business began to die off, over the next three months it fizzled to nothing. Lesson learned! This concludes part 2 of \"Online marketing blueprint to success.\" Hello, my name is Dan Atkins, I have worked from home for the last five years. I have an one online health and wellness business blog, and nine Squidoo lenses, five Hubpages and five Wetpaints. I enjoy Internet marketing and helping others to be successful in business. Sign-up and get your free information in \"starting and marketing your own home based business.\" http://danatkinsbiz.com \"Success comes to those that get the most traffic.\" To your phenomenal success, Dan Atkins danatkins62@yahoo.com FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Advertise Your Business by Traffic Generation by Bob Sherman For practically every kind of business you can think of, you can be confident that you can discover them on the Internet. Online businesses are absolutely necessary these days. Every kind of business is making the jump to the Internet. Are you being left behind? You may find that bringing your business online will lead to more rewards beyond that of the time-honored brick and mortar venture. Establishing a business on the Internet is the first step. Making it successful is a further project. Given the immense potential of the Internet, we can make an intelligent guess that other businesses just like your business are already online. Because online competition is often stiff, getting your share of the online market is seemingly impossible to do. For some business sectors this is a very large challenge. But, it is realistic and not unachievable. This first step involves building a website. Website development is a further topic, and there are many resources to help you do this. Once your business website is online, you have to advertise your site so other people on the Internet can learn about your business and visit your site. This means you ought to actively advertise your business site. You can actively market your site in various ways. One effective approach is by article marketing. Article marketing, as you can imagine, starts with an article. You\'ll need to write about some feature of your business, product line, or service. You should examine each of your products, the value of using them and the problems they help overcome. You could probably write a number of articles about each individual characteristic of any product or service you offer. This gives you more than enough opportunity to produce a number of quality articles related to what you have to offer on your website. Of course, articles with material related to your site is what\'s important here. Readers of your articles who are interested in the information in the article are precisely the prospects you want to visit your site. These prospects are called targeted visitors. They represent quality traffic. Along with each article you write, you\'ll create a resource box where you will recommend your website and incorporate one or two links pointing to your site. Authors typically offer more information about the topic of the article on their site. You can even offer a complimentary report expounding on the subject your article could only summarize. This is successful at persuading curious readers to go to your website. After you complete your writing, you\'ll next distribute your article. You can distribute your article to several article directories or arrange with an article distribution service to present your article to article directories for you. After you\'ve distributed your article, various newsletter publishers or website owners can choose your article. Newsletter publishers are in search of content for their newsletters and may include your article in an edition of their newsletter. Website owners often want additional material for their sites and can republish your article on their sites. Article directories categorize your articles to a suitable field or genre. Nearly all of these article directories include a search feature to help their users find articles with specific keywords. Your article should have widely used keywords in the title or in the article itself to make it easier to find. Use the same keywords that online users employ to look for what they want in both article directories and search engines. The search capability of article directories permits people interested in receiving information for their website or newsletter to rapidly find what they need. And, if they are looking for material related to your topic, your article has the prospect for further distribution. So, what precisely does all this accomplish for you? The more publicity your article receives across the Web, the more quality traffic you will get. And, as your articles show up on additional websites, the greater the interest search engines show in your article and in the links to your website. Your site will climb in the search engines for significant keyword phrases. This also generates more targeted visitors to your website. In short, article marketing is a powerful means of generating targeted traffic and providing links pointing to your business website. Your articles, by themselves, will encourage interested readers to click to your site. The links pointing to your website, displayed on sites using your article, can help search engines determine the subject of your site and the number of links will improve its perceived level of significance. In order for your online business to survive, you must have a constant traffic flow to your business website. If you are looking to flourish, attract ever more traffic to your business site by creating more articles. Do not undervalue the power of articles. They tell all potential online consumers about your business. Do not settle for merely a small number of articles. The more articles, the more traffic your business website will get. And, the more profits you will bring in. Learn more about effective article marketing and see the author\'s easy article topics website. Just visit http://articlemarketing.bestdarn.info today. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Donald Trump Enters Network Marketing and Offers Income Opportunities by Carl Leduc Donald Trump, New York Developer, Movie Producer and Billionaire have entered what seems as a new era for Donald Trump or is it. It seems what sets Mr. Trump apart from the pack is he keeps moving, reinventing himself with drive and perseverance. Perhaps that is why he is such a wealthy man today. After successfully conquering real-estate building hotels around the world, and producing his TV shows the “Apprentice”. Donald Trump again enters new territory and lunched an income opportunity for anyone can get involved in and it seems that this opportunity is also a work from home opportunity part time. It all came to be from years of noticing that every time Mr. Trump spoke on behalf of a company, product or group. It was found that the result left the group or company with a flood of new business with new blood all clamoring to get into what Donald Trump was speaking on behalf for. It didn’t take Mr. Trump long to decide he should tap into this largely untapped and disorganized market of network marketing. It took Mr. Trump over a year to put together some of the most successful A team people in the marketing business and develop a world class program and top notch compensation plan and launch it all on his own dime. What was not done was locating someone else’s product and promoting it for a cut. Mr. Trump wanted no part of that it was all or nothing so what he did was look to the largest group of consumers and what was their most common need and went after it. He found that market was the aging baby boomers and health. And in the ways of Mr. Trump he located a hugely successful health company and bought it and made it his own. Mr. Trump also gathered some of the world’s renowned health PHD doctors to counsel his new company and came up with a first in the industry. NO more is the one size fits all supplements as it has always been for nearly 100 years. Mr. Trump’s new company compounds customized nutritional products per the individual based on a urine sample. This being a first to the masses at a reasonable cost that used to cost hundreds of dollars if you had it done by your doctor. It’s now all done by mail, in the privacy of your own home and the best part is at a fraction of the cost. And it is being announced that there are other revolutionary product in the pipeline and it seems that his company and income opportunity is just at its infancy. What makes this so appealing is when Donald Trump puts his name on the line and behind a product is a big deal. SO other competitors must now take a look at Donald Trump and either join him or be left behind. And what is unarguably a huge benefit to people seeking a work from home opportunity or extra income is that this is company is just starting, the huge wave to fallow is only just rising and if someone wanted to get on its now the time it should be done. Timing is everything in business and it appears the Mr. Trump is getting noticed with his new opportunity to make money, have fun and get healthier in the process. Here is Mr. Trumps web site to his income opportunity. THE TRUMP NETWORK http://www.donaldtrumpnetwork.mobi Carl Leduc Author http://global-domains-internationa FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Advantage of Information by Gareth Schweitzer What can a market research firm do for you? Quite a bit, actually. In a nutshell, market research firms provide you with information – information that, when used correctly, can be the key to developing a deeper understanding of your customers, innovating to meet their needs, predicting and managing calculated risks, and knowing your competition. With all that you and your business stand to gain from this kind of information, retaining the services of a market research firm can and should be considered a wise investment. Any company looking to develop a deeper understanding of their customers would do well to invest in market research. Why? Because the information gained from market research can be used to increase customer loyalty, influence consumer behavior and strengthen brand equity. Accessing your customers’ points of view – and seeing your brand, product or service offerings through their eyes – can help you understand the rationale behind lost business while giving you the innovative tools necessary to gain new business. Innovation is borne of information. With the right information about your consumer base, you can easily gain a first-mover advantage to capture new and emerging markets while increasing your current market share. Another key advantage of market research is risk management. With the right information about your customers, you can predict and manage calculated risks across a number of different channels. With regard to brand positioning, market research empowers you to grow your customers’ conceptual value of your brand, product or service. Within the realm of pricing strategies, information gleaned from market research can enable you to create price points that are directly in line with your consumer’s discretionary income. And when it comes to market segmentation, research can dictate how you tailor your products to the appropriate segment. A crucial advantage to be gained from market research is knowledge of your competition. Research enables you to effectively canvass the industry in order to develop an internal benchmark of your company’s performance versus others in your sector. Research can also reveal your competitors’ core weaknesses, against which you can hone critical strengths. While the potential advantages of market research are clear, finding the right firm can be a challenge. All market research companies have their specialties, so you would do well to investigate the competitive advantages that separate one firm from the next. These range from quality and quantity of clientele to gradations of analysis to custom versus bulk data options. The ultimate value of market research comes down to this: At the end of the day, you need validated information about your consumers that’s based on real-world evidence. By enabling you to hone your brand, product or service in accordance with market demands, this critical information provides you with the means to better shape market opportunities. The right market research firm can give you the tools to evaluate strategies for critical decision-making processes that will determine your company’s present and future share of market. Gareth Schweitzer is the Founding Partner of Kelton Research (http://www.keltonresearch.com). Kelton Research is a full service consumer insights and customer insights company with offices in Los Angeles and New York, and is America\'s fastest growing market research firm. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 8 Ways to Way More of Your Email Open by Using Local Email Marketing by Simon P Smith Are you a small business owner? Do you struggle to get recurring trade from your existing client base? If these are questions that you need an answer to the following 8 Local email marketing tips and hints may just totally revolutionize your enterprise. Marketing via email to your client base has the capability to drive repeat sales, referrals and increase the lifetime value of your customer. It is very affordable. However just because it\'s inexpensive doesn\'t mean its that easy. You see I consistantly come across small businesses making the same errors when it comes to doing local email marketing. Here are several suggestions on how you can generate further responses from your email marketing database by using a a small amount of targeted email advertising strategies. You\'ll be stunned by the results: 1. Folks constantly seem compelled to respond to your ad coupon when there is a free prize or gift being given away. Most people get excited when they see or hear the word ‘free’, particularly when it is for something they have on their radar. Which is why it\'s such an effective word to contain in your copy to your reader. Get some mileage out of your free offer by not giving it away immediately. 2. Strike a chord with your reader of the troubles they may be experiencing. By showing them a viable solution to their difficulty you set yourself as the specialist thus you turn into part of the key to their obstacle. By asking questions that they can only give either a yes or a no answer. 3. A case study showing before and after always gets attention. Folks love to read a good success story and if your ad copy is compelling enough your reader will actually catch sight of themselves in the story. By using photographs so as to highlight the before and after when the dilemma was resolved after a client uses your product or service is tremendously persuasive. 4. Making a donation to a charitable body always convinces folks that the act of purchasing from you makes them more generous and socially conscious. 5. Testimonials from a superstar will prove your credibility and quality. Including a photo along with their testimonial adds credibility. Including a photo of yourself with the big shot you’ll have folks jumping to try your product or service. If you have a website or blog be sure your testimonials are on the front page. Use them blatantly as they are very very persuasive. 6. The use of press releases and/or reviews are exceptional free promotion as is everything that is in print about you and your enterprise. If they are good then that is better. If they are bad then how you cope with it will go on record and be noted by your customers. These stories will add serious value to your copy and enhance your credibility in your target audience readers’ eyes. 7. Include your personal hand written note, letter or signature. This can heighten your appeal to your reader for the reason that they consider you are writing to them only. This is easy to put in place. Simply write out your note on a piece of paper, scan it, and include it within your ad copy. 8. Make a list of all the celebs and stars who did benefit from using your products and services. Include their names to add credibility and a touch of pizzaz to your ad copy. If you have photographs or a personal testimonial your response with be shot into the stratisphere. So the next time you sit down to begin creating your targeted email advertising be sure to include one or more of these local email marketing suggestions and watch as your marketing campaign generates many leads and increased sales. Outsource your local email marketing consider giving us a call. Getting started is easy. Simply request a complimentary site visit and start your targeted email advertising. http://www.wtwebdesig FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS An Explanation Of SEO - Search Engine Optimization by Randy Levine For those of you new to promoting websites on the internet, SEO stands for search engine optimization. SEO is the act of optimizing a website so that the search engines know where to index or place the site correctly in their search results pages. The job of a search engine like Google, Yahoo, or Bing is to serve up the most relevant results to any given search. In order to do that it crawls and reads the pages of every website that it\'s aware of on the Internet, and indexes it based on what it sees. Proper SEO helps search engine\'s do their job. There are several aspects to good SEO. There are on-site and off-site factors that must be taken into consideration. On-site factors are things such as the title of the site (URL), page titles, internal links (links within the site itself), use of H1, H2, H3 tags, the bolding of important words, Alt tags on image, etc.. It\'s a great idea to incorporate all of your on-site factors when the website is being built. That way you\'ll have a good base to build on. A good website designer will include all the things that the search engines are looking for, as the site is designed and developed, but it is also possible to take an existing site and add any SEO factors that are missing. Off-site factors include things such as links to your site from other sites (the higher the authority the better), anchor tags from other sites (the words that link to your site from other sites), links from video sites, topical relationship of sites that link to yours, etc. Off-site factors are also links to your site or blog from other blogs or comments on other blogs. Off-site factors can come from other site owners linking to your site because they think the content would be of interest to their readers. It can also be self-generated by creating your own off site content like extra off-site blogs, Hub pages, Squidoo lenses, and Ezine articles like this one. On-site factors used to be the most important factors on a website. That is quickly becoming old-school because there are more and more websites competing for the first pages of the search engines. On-site factors are still very important to getting indexed correctly; especially for local or low competition keywords. But now it seems they remain merely an important core of a good website. With competition for the first 10 spots on Google getting stiffer and stiffer off-site factors have become more and more important. As a matter of fact it\'s impossible to compete in today\'s world at a national or global level without making sure that all of your off-site factors are being updated and added to on a regular basis. To sum things up: For low competition keywords, especially where people are typing a location into their search, like “Chiropractor in Lake Worth Florida,” on-site SEO may be all you need. But for national and global searches, or highly competitive search terms (which are the majority of sites on the web today) it’s going to take more work and plenty of off-site SEO. For more information about SEO and how it\'s done visit Action Website and SEO . This article was written by Randy Levine. Randy is a professional photographe, website designer, SEO expert, writer, world traveler and owner of http://www.actionwebsiteandseo.com http://www.arttechstudio.com http://www.genuineinternetmarketingsecret FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS YouTube Marketing - Why Should You Use it For Marketing? by Bill Vannot Why should you use YouTube for marketing? Because, every day, millions of people from all over the world visit the site to watch videos. People actually make it a part of their daily routine to visit YouTube and see what\'s new. And, if you are marketing a product or service, YouTube is something you can\'t afford to ignore. Not with all of its advantages. By posting videos on YouTube, you can raise your brand awareness, gain new clients and buyers who never would have heard of your product or service any other way, and attract thousands of new visitors to your website or blog. What\'s really great about YouTube, is that it\'s completely free. There are many services that require you to pay to get more traffic to your site. Posting a video at YouTube means instant exposure. You can create and post a video in 24 hours or less, and for your efforts, gain instant exposure to the millions of people who visit YouTube each and every day. This is the kind of exposure many companies spend a lot of money trying to get. But, using YouTube, you can get it without spending a dime. Of course, you will get the most out of YouTube if your learn how to use it the right way. Say you have goods or services to promote. Well, you can create a sort of infomercial that explains what you are offering, or shows people how it works. And you can end up making a bit of money from this kind of video. But you can make more by taking a different approach. There is one thing you have to keep in mind, and that\'s the reason people go to YouTube. They don\'t go there to watch commercials and be advertised to. The two main reasons most people go to YouTube are to either be entertained or educated. If they can do both at the same time, it\'s a bonus. So, when posting a video at YouTube as part of your marketing campaign, you want to post something that is either entertaining, or something that is educational. If you can find or create a funny or shocking video, that somehow relates to your business, consider yourself lucky. Really good videos can go viral. This means that people who watch them will love it so much, that they will tell as many people as they can about them. And those people will tell other people. And so on and so on. Your next option is to create some kind of a tutorial related to your business. Create a video that teaches people how to do something. People love good, useful information, especially if it teaches them the easier, faster or cheaper way to do something they want to do. By giving them that information, you create a feeling of trust in them. You gave them something of value for free. They can just imagine the valuable information or service you will give to them, if they pay you a few dollars. Learning how to use YouTube for marketing can go a long way towards getting your business notices, and increasing your profits. Need more tips and ideas on how to make money with YouTube and Videos? Then head on over to http://www.VideoAssassinPro.com which has a ton of excellent video marketing tips and advice for video marketers. This guide really unlocks the secrets and goes way beyond the few tips I have shared here FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Attraction Marketing Your MLM Secret Weapon - What You Should Know About Attraction Marketing by SANDRA ESSEX Attraction Marketing is one of the surest ways to MLM financial success and to build your customer base and loyal following. Using Attraction Marketing is your best way to build your MLM business. It helps channel your energies (marketing efforts) on those who are genuinely interested in your products, while reducing the amount of time you waste on individuals who have no real interest in what you’re marketing. Attraction marketing offers you a business advertising plan which, if carefully implemented, can greatly increase your conversion rate. So if you want to be successful and your business entails selling, branding and MLM recruiting, you’d better pay attention. You might ask yourself what is attraction marketing? Well the strategy revolves around providing your customers with useful information. The more valuable and helpful the information you dish out, the greater the chances those customers will form an ‘attraction’ for you and your products. Consequently, it becomes a matter of when, rather than if, they will purchase what you’re offering. Attraction Marketing involves starting out with the end in mind. It is a long-term strategy that encompasses everything you have to do now to move your MLM business toward the greater goal. This marketing strategy also tries to take pressure off people, especially the buyers. Buyers aren’t made to feel they’re being sold—they hate that! Instead, they perceive the marketer as a helpful friend that’s providing a useful service. The main idea is to take focus away from sales, and instead create a friendly atmosphere between marketer and customer, whereby every moment spent between them would be about connecting and building a relationship with them. This is no doubt the reason behind the huge successes of some of the Top Producers who have mastered this skill. Working with them, you won’t initially perceive them as being out to make you a sell. The focus is on providing the prospect personalized advice on the information they’re interested in. They also help the prospect to get the answers to their questions. So in the end, the prospects experience is made very pleasant, making them want to stay in contact and develop a relationship with you! Most people new to MLM want to know why use attraction marketing? Generally speaking, selling involves making ‘cold’ calls on persons who don’t think they need what you’re selling. This may involve making some presentations to demonstrate the superiority of your company, or product, or service. You may also need to push the customers harder through more calls and various forms of advertising. In the end, a few may get attracted to the offer you make, often based on the urgency of their needs (or how urgent you make it appear). But Attraction Marketing plays on the numerous research findings which show that (1) people don’t like being sold, and (2) the average person prefers to do business with those who seem to care about their interests and who make the buying process enjoyable. Thus, by making your customers a part of the buying process as well as making them feel fulfilled, this marketing strategy creates an underlying feeling of attraction, whereby the buyers would want to come back for a repeat experience. If you’re into MLM business, this is an invaluable source of leads for you. It’s also cost-saving. Attraction Marketing enables you to deal mainly with individuals who are already well-informed about you and your network business, people who are more likely to make purchases. This helps you to allocate your resources more efficiently—your time, money, efforts, and all. Of course, to make the most of this situation, you also need to continue to implement a system that will enable your customers to get to know and trust you more. Remember that the customers will come to you now. So always make the process of contacting you easy for them. Also, respond to emails and return phone calls promptly. Note that Attraction Marketing does not necessarily replace your other marketing campaigns—it is designed to enhance or compliment them. So continue to promote your business. Use articles and information exchanges to keep your website or blog very visible. Occasionally offer free information, e-books, and email courses, but they must always be valuable information that people can use and benefit from. Remember too that each customer has a different level at which they’ll begin to trust that you’re reputable and trustworthy. But if you continue to provide them with quality and value, the trust and purchases are sure to follow. Finally, remember that like attracts like. Therefore if you consistently give value for your customers or downlines, rest assured that their respect for you will grow. And from this growing respect will come their loyalty to you and your network business—which will translate into long-term residual income for you. Sandra Essex is a TOP Producing Internet Marketer. She enjoys helping new people learn how to Build Their MLM Business by using the internet. Learning these MLM Marketing Secrets can help you Explode your MLM Business. http://www.uniquemillionaires.com Visit my Blog for more MLM Lead Generation Tips. http://www.sandraessex.com FREE 7-day Video Boot Camp: “Finding Leads without Prospecting” http://uniquemoneymaker FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Be Seen as the Industry Expert by Using Personal Branding in Your Online Marketing by Guy & Michele Luminato Personal branding is commonly talked about in online marketing. You will need to set up your website as \"You, Inc.\". This establishes you as the industry expert and does a far better job of promoting your business than using a replicated company website. This applies to independent contractors, associates, and affiliates, and people who can market themselves in their industry. This can be applied to a company website if you are an in-house marketer, but will need to come from a slightly different angle. There are many ways you could design the site based on what you are promoting. It could be a lifestyle that people can have by working with you, or maybe their life will be better in a certain area. Those are the images you want to show them, by painting a picture of what they can have. Although this site is about you, it is really about the customer relating to you and feeling that you have the answer to their problem. Your site should make them feel like they have found what they are looking for when searching for an answer to their problems. The design should be done by a professional. You don\'t want to appear as if you just started doing business online. A professional designer with online marketing skills will be able to help you position you better than you might see yourself. There are so many websites in your market, it is important that \"You, Inc.\" represents quality content. This means you aren\'t selling, and selling, and more selling. You are providing valuable content that prospects can sink their teeth into. You are up against the other millions on the net, and will need to stand out by solving problems. What is unique to you that you can offer, and will set you apart from your competitors? Provide them reasons why you can help them better than if they go with someone else. Your prospects will find you buy using keywords, your site should be rich in keywords related to your industry. If possible have a blog on your website, and post articles that will be helpful. You prospects will be driven to a landing page where you can help them identify which customer they are, and click forward into your sales funnel. Once they relate to you, they can opt in to your lead form. They will exchange their name and email for valuable information from you. You will send them emails through your auto responder system that are thoughtful and full of valuable information. You want to tend to your list frequently, and build a solid relationship. By doing these things your prospect can get to know you, and learn more about what you have to offer. They will begin to trust you, and call you. If done properly, you will have people chase you down. Personal branding is the glue that holds all of your marketing efforts together, and will help your prospects convert into fans. Once they are a fan, they turn into life time customers who will buy from you over and over. Guy & Michele Luminato are professional online marketers,and home business owners. http://www.WealthCreationTemplate.com/?t=articleIn10.28 FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 3 Biggest Search Engine Optimization Mistakes by Randy Mark An online presence is becoming increasingly important as more and more people not only research products and services on the web, but also expect to be able to purchase them online as well. It goes without saying though that no matter how good your website is, without a proper strategy for getting targeted traffic to your site, you are not going to get a good return on your online investment. Even companies that are aware of ways to get consistent traffic to their websites by using Search Engine Optimization strategies often fall into a number of traps and miss out on vital strategies that can help optimize their sites. The three biggest search engine optimization mistakes that we repeatedly see people making are: 1. Not having enough content Too many sites have pages on them that do not have enough content on the page. This is often the case on shopping type sites which may appear rich in terms of overall content (plenty of pictures and even videos) but inadequate in terms of text. Worse, these pages can often be seen as duplicate or low quality pages by the search engines because the only text changes on the page are the product title, heading tags, and the price. It is important to ensure that you have sufficient content on each page on your site and that the content differs significantly from that on other pages on the site. 2. Not using Internal and external Anchor Text properly Too many sites that we encounter still use things like \"more\" or \"click here\" as the anchor text for many links, both on their own site and on external sites linking back. Even web designers, who should know better, often place a link on client sites saying website by John Doe Inc with \'John Doe Inc\' as the anchor text. They would be far better changing the anchor text to a more suitable search term than their company name. By putting some more thought into anchor text you can help the search engines to understand what the page being linked to is about. 3. Overuse of crawler unfriendly site elements A large number of websites still sacrifice search engine optimization for a catchy design. This might be relevant if you are in an industry where you need to showcase your design skills and talents. However, if it is not relevant to your business then you can significantly reduce your sites SEO effectiveness by developing sites that have a homepage with just a flash movie or something similar. While it is true that search engines will reward some use of different elements in your website, if these elements aren\'t incorporated with proper text, you\'re not going to win any points with the search engines. You also need to bear in mind that search engine crawlers rely on links on your page to navigate around your site. By using text and incorporating a site map you can go a long way to improving the SEO of your site. So having read this list, have you noticed that you might be making some of these mistakes? And while these are some of the most common that we encounter there are many more mistakes that people are making out there. Successful search engine optimization should be incorporated into a website from the design phase and not left as an afterthought once a site is live. It is much easier to build a search engine friendly website in the beginning, rather than having to go back and retrofit it later to improve SEO. My name is Randy Mark, I enjoy researching on new techniques and sharing information to all the people helping them for better life. http://www.ladsolution FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Youtube Video Marketing by Randy Mark If you are not using YouTube video marketing as part of your website traffic generation strategy then you are passing up a big opportunity. The truth is that Google owns YouTube so by delivering suitable content to YouTube you can benefit by improving your site ranking on Google. Creating and posting a video on YouTube can often be a very quick way to show up in Google search results for a specific search term. You then need to ensure that your video links back to your website. Once you have realized the place that YouTube has in marketing your business the next thing is to ensure that you go about it properly. As with most things, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about YouTube video marketing, and if you don\'t follow some of the right guidelines you could limit the results that you get. The first thing that you need to get right is having good content. If you are going through the trouble of creating a video then it may as well be something that people would want to watch. If it doesn\'t attract attention, people won\'t view it and definitely won\'t bother to trace it back to your website. Also if you can come up with great content then it is going to be much more likely for people to want to share it, creating additional traffic from this form of viral marketing. So do some research and find out exactly what type of videos are popular in your niche. Luckily you can do this pretty easily by searching YouTube itself and seeing which video have the highest amount of views. You will then begin to see which type of videos people like to watch. Once you have identified some good content the next thing is to make sure that you keep your video fairly brief. Typically people will not want to watch anything greater than 5 minutes, and more often than not, less than 3 minutes will suffice unless you have something pretty good to say. If you have content that is looking like it might be longer than 5 minutes then you might want to consider breaking your videos down into shorter individual videos and using them in a campaign. Another tip is to try and use humor if at all possible. Some of the most popular videos, and indeed most of the ones that have real viral success, are normally shared because people find them funny. You need to use your judgment with this since often trying to force humor can actually backfire on you and people might not find it funny. Once you have created your video you need to make sure that you mark it properly to get the maximum exposure for the website that you are trying to market. You need to consider that your video might be shared or posted in other places so you want to make sure you get the traffic benefits from it. Therefore, you need to make sure to include your logo, name, and website URL in a number of places in the video. Customizing your video to add these elements should be fairly straightforward. By regularly creating new video content and submitting it to YouTube, you will benefit from the cumulative effect of having more and more content which refers back to your website. If you are serious about search engine optimization then you need to make YouTube video marketing part of your website marketing plan. If you do this right then you can build up a loyal following of people who look forward with anticipation to your next video. My name is Randy Mark, I enjoy researching on new techniques and sharing information to all the people helping them for better life. http://www.ladsolution FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Home Based Business - 3 FAQ\'s, For Marketing Monsters Only! by Ali Baraka Q: I\'ve been on my marketing campaign for some time, but I just don\'t feel like it\'s working. Can you help? A: Ahaaaa! I love this subject! Marketing is kind of my thing and love to yak about it! Many entrepreneurs starting out don\'t realize that marketing is going to be a very high priority in their learning process. It literally pays to be a hard study when it comes to this factor. I say, learn all and everything you can about effective marketing strategies in building your business. Start by learning strong keywords and phrases that draw attention. There are many books available on the subject. A popular one is \'Words That Sell\' by Richard Bayan. You can start with this one and branch out. Do Google searches and see what everyone else is doing. You shouldn\'t copy exactly what they have as their ad copy, but you can learn a thing or two about style, keywords, substance, content, and the like. The fact is, as a budding entrepreneur, you are now a student of marketing whether you like it or not. In fact, learning these words and strategies is absolutely essential to your success in this business. Master this subject and watch your business explode! Q: I\'ve been using Google Adwords for a few days and I am disappointed by the results. Why is this? A: Too often people go through Google Adwords without exercising due diligence and committing to research. Google Adwords is only a tool, albeit and effective one. It won\'t work unless you work it. For example, do your keyword research. I repeat, Do Your Keyword Research! Without this, your campaign is valueless, go back to the carwash! Seriously though, keyword research is the make or break factor in any PPC effort. Fortunately, Google makes this easy for you. Go to Google Keyword Research Tool and poke around there to get a feel for the service they provide. You\'ll find that this is an indispensible tool for your e-business. Q: I know about all of these free marketing tools, but which one is the best? A: Article marketing. The finest free tool available for budding internet marketers. There are a few catches though. Follow with me. For one, there is the issue of time. I\'ve always said that patience is a virtue in all things, but in e-business it is it imperative, especially when you have little start up capital. Article marketing works in it\'s cumulative capacity. In other words, steady, regular submissions to article websites over a sustained period of time produces the desired results. How long do you say? It could run from a month to a few months before you see the action you\'re looking for. Focus on the work more than the money. Another thing that scares many people is the writing itself. A typical marketing article can run you in the neighborhood of 250 - 700 words give or take. And that\'s submitting every day! The good news is, you are perfectly capable of doing this whether you know it or not. This ain\'t chutes and ladders baby, this is the big leagues! Expect to work. It\'s free after all. REMEMBER...you CAN do this! The program the experts are calling \"The hottest, most effective money maker online\" is updated and available now! Click the link below to find out more... Learn Step-By-Step From a Multi-Millionaire Guru This PROVEN Money Miracle! Click NOW For a Special Offer! http://www.MaverickMoneyLegac FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Online Marketing Tips - Get More Customers by Michiel Van Kets As a small business owner, it is often difficult to get more customers, but when small businesses offer a great service or product. They generally have the advantage over big businesses in that customer service is paramount. Nobody is suggesting that a big business does not offer good customer service, but when a small business has the opportunity to focus effort on their customer base, generally the return customer rates are very high. Your happy customers can in turn help you to find new customers just through word of mouth. Small businesses have to compete with the high budget advertising of larger companies. As a small business, you need to therefore stand out amongst the larger competition, and there are various marketing options you can use to do this. So, let’s look at some of the ways you can do your marketing online while still reaching your local customer base. First of all you must have a website. Almost all consumers search online now for their products and services, and you want them to find your business when they do that search. Some of the tools you can use online are: -free local advertising -paid featured local ads -directory submission -online discounts -promotional coupons -search engine optimization (SEO) techniques There are websites that will allow you to post free local advertising. On these sites the consumers can then sort local ads that suit their needs. For paid featured local ads, you need to ensure that you are getting to your target audience, so make sure that your ad placement does reach your local customers. Some suggestions are paid advertising placed in websites for your local newspaper, television or community centre. These options will certainly be viewed by customers in your area. Depending on the type of business you have, there are other paid advertising options, and they will be more obvious to you. When deciding where to place your featured local ads you can do some research yourself. Make sure to look for local advertising tips on various web sites and read about the possible ways you can promote your business online. Make sure to research all the tips on local search traffic to determine the maximum return of your ads. If you are not sure which options are best for you, then you can also enlist the services of a marketing specialist to help you with your campaign. Costs of using a specialist may be well outweighed by the increase in customers you can obtain with a more focused marketing strategy. Using directory submissions of your website, and therefore your business, to online directories allows for your customers to be able to find you more easily. The actual process of directory submissions is sometimes a little complicated but the reason you should be making the submissions relates to a computer term search engine optimization (SEO). The procedure is used to ensure that when a customer searches with words relative to your business, your website will be displayed to them therefore giving more exposure of your business. This form of marketing is a specialized field. If this is not something you are sure of, then there professionals who can make these submissions on your behalf for a small fee. Do not dismiss these submissions to directories due to the costs, which are not prohibitive, as they are a very effective marketing technique to use in your search to find new customers. With the directory submissions completed, you can include such information on your website as promotional coupons or online offers, local specialized deals, previous customer comments, tips hints and information about your service or products. The use of business portals is very cost-effective since you will not have to spend extremely large amounts of money like you would have to if you were opting for a more traditional marketing strategy. Marketing strategies using the online tools available assist many businesses, big and small to get new customers. In the world today it is likely that all businesses have to have a website in order to survive. With so much competition now standard marketing techniques are just not enough. Consumers search the internet more and more and if you want to find new customers you need to get your business name online to ensure you are getting the maximum exposure to all those online users. If you are not listed online you are almost certainly losing business. You don’t have to be a computer expert to have an effective online marketing campaign. You can obtain professional marketing assistance at minimal costs. Get online yourself and have a look at what they can do for you today. Michiel Van Kets writes articles for http://CitySlick.net, https://www.cityslick.net/reg.php a local business directory. Submit a local business, make a business search to find local coupons. http://www.cityslick.net/browse-local-businesse FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 7 Different Traffic Generating Methods by Guido Nussbaum If there is one thing that every website needs, it\'s consistent traffic and at times, it is necessary for us to continue to get more and more traffic along the way. Although there certainly are a lot of different ways that you can do this, it often can bog you down if you\'re trying to do it in too many different directions at one time. I often find that by going after just a few of the beneficial ways of driving traffic to your website, you can usually get more accomplished in a day\'s time and see more results for your efforts. Here are the 7 different traffic generating methods that I always use and that anybody can use to drive more traffic to their website. Basic Search Engine Optimization This should really be at the forefront of anybody\'s efforts to get more traffic to their websites. If your webpage is not optimized for the search engines, you are leaving a lot of traffic laying behind in the dust. Every single piece of content that you put online should be done with the thought of optimization in mind. This can be done through a combination of keyword research, on page optimization in order to make sure that your pages are recognized for those keywords and then gathering incoming links. This is an ongoing process that must be done regularly if you want to see results that are going to last for long term. Creating Jump Pages This is somewhat similar to what I already talked about in search engine optimization but it is optimizing other websites for the search engines and then driving the traffic through them to your money site. The benefit of creating these small websites that are optimized for the search engines is the fact that you not have to rework your sales pages in order to be optimized. It is often a good idea if you optimize the sales pages so that they convert more to sales rather than converting more to incoming traffic. By putting a page in between the search engines in your webpage, you can accomplish this easily. Using Social Marketing Something new that is really come into light is social marketing and there are quite a few websites that you can make use of which will really drive a lot of qualified traffic to your webpages. Being able to use them effectively, however, could really fill volumes of books, but here\'s a general rundown on it. Each of these social marketing websites, such as twitter and Facebook will allow you to create accounts and to run a small community that is interested in whatever it is that you are offering. By connecting with them on a social level, they will get comfortable with you and be more likely to purchase from you as a result. Using Online Videos Have you started video marketing on a regular basis? If you haven\'t, you are really missing quite a bit of traffic and it is something that is going to stick around for a long term. If you are unsure about the popularity of online videos, simply check out the type of traffic that websites such as youtube are getting and it will quickly change your mind. Not only are videos an excellent way for you to convert people over to your website, they also tend to rank rather well on the search engines themselves. Google understands that people love video just the same as you should understand it. That is why you\'ll often see a couple of videos that are listed on the first page of Google for any given key phrase. Why isn\'t your video there for your key phrase? Web 2.0 Marketing The Internet is constantly changing and things that worked several years ago or perhaps even several months ago are not necessarily going to be the things that work now. One of the things that the Internet is leaning towards is more of a community type atmosphere and this can be seen in many of the Web 2.0 websites that are popping up all over the place. These websites tend to have interesting names, such as Squidoo.com and hubpages.com. The interesting thing about these websites is that you can sign up for a free account and post your content directly on those sites. Since they are very popular in the eyes of Google, it is easy for you to rank well for keywords and to get some traffic to them. Simply send the traffic over your website, and you have another source of visitors. Press Releases Hold the presses, press releases can get you a lot of traffic and they can do so very quickly. Although most of the press releases are no longer free to send out, it can be worth spending a little bit of money in order to get one out to the masses. If your press release is only picked up by the usual channels, you can expect them to be listed in the search engines for your keywords and you can get some great links back to your website. If it is picked up and syndicated, the traffic that you get can be phenomenal. Article Marketing Although I saved article marketing for last, it is by no means the smallest of the ways that you can get traffic to your website. Some people base their entire business around article marketing, simply because it works so well. Write your articles around keywords that are easy to rank for and are specific to your niche. Submit them to various article directories with a link back to your website included and a compelling call to action. You would be surprised with how much traffic you can receive from just a few well-written articles. There are a number of other ways that you can get traffic to your website, but these seven should keep you busy for a considerable amount of time. If you work on these regularly, you will get a steady stream of traffic that is coming from multiple areas. All you need to do at that point is convert them into customers. Discover how to build up multiple income streams: http://www.downlinestarte FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Testing For More Profits on the Internet by Guido Nussbaum If you have been on the Internet for any length of time, you may have a website that is already rather successful and you\'re happy with the way it is running. You would probably be surprised with the number of people who sit back after they have their website up and running and never try to improve it any longer. If this is something that you tend to do, you are actually leaving quite a bit of money on the table. The reason why that is the case is because there is no such thing as a perfect sales letter and no website is going to capture 100% of the people 100% of the time. There are always going to be some improvements that can be made, however small that will improve on the amount of people that sign up for your newsletter, purchase the product that you are offering or take it to the next level, whatever that level may be. If you\'re interested in making more from your existing webpage and your existing traffic, it is necessary for you to do some testing and you continue testing for the long run. Here are a few ways that you can test your website and see some results. Split Testing Explained There are a number of different ways that you can test various elements of your webpage and one of the best things that you can do is to test two elements against each other. This is commonly known as A/B split testing and you are basically sending an equal number of people to one-page as you are to another page. After just a short run, you will be able to tell if the differences between the pages improve conversions or not. This can be done with any element on the webpage. Testing the Headline The headline is the very first thing that somebody should see whenever they land on your sales page. It is something that should grab their attention and focus their attention on what it is that you are about to explain to them. A well-written headline will keep a person\'s attention enough that they will continue reading. If the headline is not written properly, your sales will be dismal. The interesting thing about testing a headline is the fact that it is not always large changes that make a difference. Sometimes, simply capitalizing a single word or changing the color of the headline slightly can make a small difference in the amount of sales that you get. If you discover that you have improved on your headline to a certain extent, go without one and test it against another. Eventually, you will come up with a headline that you are truly happy with. Long Copy Versus Short Copy This is probably something that has been debated more often than anything else on the Internet. Some people like to write long and rambling sales letters, convincing the individual that they need to purchase whatever it is that they are offering and driving every single point home along the way. Other people like to use sales letters that are short, go over a few bullet points and then offer the product to them. The simple fact of the matter is, either of these sales pages can work rather well and it has a lot to do with how they are written, along with the particular audience that is looking at them. I like to test between long and short copy from time to time as it can really make a difference in the bottom line. If you have not tested the difference for yourself, you might be surprised with the results that you can get. Testing the Call to Action Another very important element on a webpage is the call to action. This is the part of the webpage where you\'re actually telling the person what they need to do and instructing them on how to do it. It might be that you are asking them to click on the buy button in order to purchase the product that you are offering but it may also be that you are telling them to subscribe to your newsletter, or visit another website. People follow their way down through a webpage and many of them will follow it to its logical conclusion. There are a number of individuals, however, that will click away from your webpage without actually doing what it is that you need them to do. A strong call to action can assist them along the way if they are having a difficult time making up their mind. Try testing different call to action lines against each other and see what kind of a difference that it makes. Do Not Test Too Much at One Time One mistake that many people make whenever they are split testing their webpage is that it has several elements at one time. They may have one webpage which converts rather well in light of the other webpage that they are showing but there is a problem with doing it this way. If you\'re testing more than one element at a time, you will not really be able to tell which one of those elements is making the difference. Perhaps there is one element that is increasing the salability of the page and another one that is reducing it again on the same page. Test one element at a time and you will be able to narrow down the results considerably. Never Stop Testing Regardless of how many different times you run a split test or what kind of results you are receiving, never stop making little changes and seeing what kind of a difference that they make. Even a small piece of a percentage that is added to your bottom line can make a considerable difference over the course of a year. There may also be times whenever you add a considerable chunk to your bottom line by making one of these changes. The only way that you\'re going to know, however, is to continue testing. Discover how to build up multiple income streams: http://www.downlinestarte FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Number One Rankings - A Quick Look at a Slow Process by Guido Nussbaum If you could grant anyone with an online business a wish, one of the wishes that you would hear more often than not is that they could secure a spot at the top of Google for a keyword of choice. To be certain, this would be one way for them to guarantee their success because owning that top slot can send an avalanche of traffic in your direction that does not stop, day or night. For some people, this dream has actually become a reality and they are able to rank for a number of different keyword phrases that make them wildly successful with their business. There is something that all of them have in common, however, and this is something that you would do well to pay attention to. In order for them to achieve those rankings, they had to work very hard and they had to be patient while the entire process took place. If you would like to be able to have some number one rankings in Google as well, here are a few things that you should put into motion right now. If you are able to do these things consistently and if you do not give up before you see the results that you are looking for, the success that they are experiencing can be yours as well. The first thing that you need to do is to prepare yourself to stick with it for the long term. Search engine rankings do not come easily, especially for the highly competitive search terms. Although it certainly is not impossible for you to rank well in a short period of time, more than likely you are up against a number of other websites that have been working on it for a lot longer than you have. Prepare your mind for action and do whatever is necessary for you to take that action. Although on page optimization is something that is important for you to take part in, it is the off page optimization that is going to make a real difference in where your website is ranking. From day one, you should begin acquiring links from other web properties and whenever possible, make sure that they are directly related to your topic as well. Choose your link text wisely, using a mix of the actual keyword phrase that you are trying to rank for along with a smattering of other keyword phrases in order to keep things natural looking. You can also engage in article writing or blog commenting in order to gain additional exposure for your website and backlinks as well. Although they do not necessarily hold the weight as a true link from one website to yours, they do hold some weight and can help to boost your ranking over the course of time. Although it certainly is a slow process to get your website to number one, it is not one that is impossible. Continue to work on it and do something every day to push you in that direction. When you finally reach your goal, the rewards will be well worth any effort that you put into it. Discover how to build up multiple income streams: http://www.downlinestarte FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Develop a Brand Story Communication Strategy by Jerry Bader Marketing campaigns should always start with a communication concept: a conceptual premise and framework that attracts attention and engages an audience in a way that penetrates each viewer\'s mind, and captures the audience\'s collective consciousness. It is the foundation of your brand story. Developing an appropriate communication concept is the first step in creating your own distinctive marketing strategy: a strategy that employs the signature audio-visual-performance vocabulary needed to create an identifiable brand-associated campaign presentation. It is this presentation idiom that provides the communication tools needed to make your brand unique and memorable. Technology Without Understanding is Like Coffee Without A Cup The availability of sophisticated technology at relatively low prices has brought about a communication revolution. Websites, blogs, and social networking sites have given every marketing manager and entrepreneur access to communication options that were hereto reserved only for major corporations with million dollar budgets. Unfortunately the ability to use easy-to-learn software applications and high tech digital hardware, combined with access to an exponentially increasing Internet audience, doesn\'t mean the average businessperson has the necessary skills or understanding needed to communicate effectively within those available Internet channels. Mommy, I Can Do It Myself! Like the toddler who claims absolute self-sufficiency only to need mommy to come to the rescue, so too the do-it-yourself Web-media narcissist ultimately requires expert marketing communication help, if he or she wants to survive business-growing pains. Having an e-commerce catalogue and lots of search engine optimized traffic doesn\'t make your website an automated online bank machine that takes search engine traffic in one end and spits out money from the other. Having a blog doesn\'t automatically make someone interesting or articulate, nor does owning a video camera make an entrepreneur a creative director or media star. Marketing campaigns are about brands, not products or services, and they are definitely not about features. They are not about the owners, managers, or corporate directors who run things. No, they are about the story, the brand story, told in a compelling fashion so that it resonates and impacts the audience in some meaningful manner. What we have in the Web is a communication venue open to any and all comers, most of whom lack the prerequisite understanding of how to communicate a branded message. The Language of Branded Presentation In the \'Fast Company\' article \'When Great Design Becomes Its Own Language\' Joe Duffy talks about \"visual and verbal linguistics.\" \"The brands that have been designed in the best possible ways have their own proprietary language that tells their story, sets them apart from all the brands they compete with, and connects them in a very meaningful way to their audience.\" - Joe Duffy, graphic designer and AIGA Fellow In order to achieve this kind of sophisticated communication you must understand the language of presentation. In a TED Conference speech, \"The 4 Ways Sound Affects Us\" given by sound expert Julian Treasure, he outlines how sound affects people physiologically, psychologically, cognitively, and behaviorally. The same can be said for visuals and performance, the communication elements that collectively with sound creates the language of brand presentation. As Julian Treasure points out in his speech, \"inappropriate retail soundscapes can reduce sales by 28%\". If it\'s true in-store, it\'s also true on the Web. Add to that inappropriate dialogue, visuals and performance techniques, and you have a branding, marketing, and sales disaster on your hands. Core Concept Development Management consultants will advise managers to create a Mission Statement in order to serve as a strategic guideline and tactical decision reference; but if that statement is filled with pointless platitudes and carefully constructed euphemisms, it is managerially useless and publicly inane. The answer to the problem is to start with the one thing that makes you special. Marketing strategy, the high concept behind your business, and tactical implementation, the various advertising and promotional initiatives you choose to pursue, need to be based on that element of your business that makes you different. The problem is most companies are not different; they sell the same things, in the same way, as dozens if not thousands of other companies. It is the job of companies like ours to help businesses develop a distinctive mark of differentiation, and come up with effective ways to implement it. In most cases the solution is found not in the product, service, or operational procedures, but in the way the emotional and psychological value proposition is presented. Brand Story Sustainability What we are developing here is a five-point plan for creating a sustainable brand for years to come; a methodology that creates a unique brand image rather than an also-ran product, or me-to service that becomes outdated with your competitor\'s next upgrade or price cut. So far we have four of the five elements: an Emotional and Psychological Value Proposition; a Mark of Differentiation; a Communication Concept, and a Presentation Language. The fifth element is your Concept Arc. The Concept Arc is how your campaign leads your audience to where you want them to be, and believe what you want them to believe? Put another way, you have access to website traffic, an audience that is searching for something, it is the job of your brand story to reach deep into that audience\'s psychological makeup, and give them a jolt of desire for what you offer. Your brand story scenario and characters vicariously represent this audience, and as your onscreen brand representatives move through the plotted arc from skepticism and mistrust to acceptance and desire, so too will your audience. Your brand story can be built on any number of scenarios, including a quest, adventure, pursuit, rescue, escape, revenge, riddle, rivalry, underdog status, temptation, transformation, maturation, love, forbidden fruit, self-sacrifice, discovery, achievement, and conflict, (based on research scientist, Dr. Melvyn P Heyes discussion of plot at screenwritingscience.com). A Web Audience Must… Linda Cowgill in her book \"The Art of Plotting: Add Emotion, Suspense, and Depth to Your Screenplay\" states, \"They [the audience] must be able to understand it [the presentation] with eyes and ears as they watch the scene unfold. … drama requires more than the sum of a number of incidents.\" In the same way branding requires more than the sum of features. If you haven\'t already figured it out, the best way to implement such a brand strategy is with an ongoing Web-video campaign, but if you still have doubts consider that a Web audience must relate to your brand in a way that conjures life experience, values, attitudes, and preconceptions. That audience must identify with the characters and relate to their problems, concerns, issues, and/or needs. That audience must be affected and subconsciously influenced by the performance, as well as visual elements, sound design, and mnemonics. That audience must relate to and interpret the verbal and nonverbal messages on both a conscious and subconscious level. And an audience must be able to remember and recall the brand personality established so that it becomes a life style choice rather than a mere commodity purchase. What it all comes down to is connecting with customers on a human level. Maybe you have substantial website traffic, or maybe you don\'t, but whatever the number of visitors, what is important is that nobody who visits your website should leave without understanding what you do, and remembering why they should care. Jerry Bader is Senior Partner at MRPwebmedia, a website design and marketing firm that specializes in Web-video Marketing Campaigns and Video Websites. Visit http://www.mrpwebmedia.com/ads, http://www.136words.com, and http://www.sonicpersonality.com. Contact at info@mrpwebmedia.com or telephone (90 FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Book Marketing: 6 Tips For Using Business Cards to Sell Books by Julie Coan Writers often forget to use business cards for book marketing. Although internet marketing is useful, meeting someone and talking to them in person has an even greater impact. You can tell them all about the book you’ve written and get them all excited, but people’s memories are short. If you hand them a business card, it will help them remember. Think of your card as a miniature sales letter for your book. Here are six tips to help your business cards make a lasting impression when you’re book marketing: 1. Make sure your business card is easy to read. They’re small so you need to make sure that people can read it. Don’t use a font that’s smaller than 10 pt and use a san serif font like Verdana. The color of your text should contrast sharply with the background. Double check to make sure there aren’t any spelling or grammar mistakes. Either of these will leave a bad impression. 2. On the front of your card, place a short, attention-getting phrase that people will remember. Focus on how your book can benefit the reader. If you’re writing non-fiction, you might write, “You can learn ten ways to cure baldness”. If you’re writing fiction, you could write something like, “Follow Detective Smith as she tries to solve the most difficult murder of her career”. 3. You should always write on both sides. It costs a little more, but gives you a chance to add a lot more book marketing for only a little more money. What do you put on the back? Write a short sales pitch. If you get a book review or a testimonial from someone who has read the book, you can use that as your sales pitch. 4. Place a free offer on the card. People love free stuff. You want people to go to your website and buy your book. By offering something free, you might just get someone go to your website that would not have bothered otherwise. If you’re writing fiction, you can offer a free short story or a free chapter of your book. If you’re writing nonfiction, you can write a short report or a short ebook and offer them for free. 5. Never giving out just one card. Giving out multiple cards can help spread the word about your book. If you give a business card to someone who’s interested in your book, there’s a good chance that she has friends that will be interested also. If you hand her five or six cards, the next time she’s talking to her friends, she can pull out your cards and pass them around. 6. Don’t purchase cards that look cheap. People believe that a cheap-looking business card means a low-quality book. Business cards are don’t put that big of a dent in your budget, so pay a little more and get glossy ones that people will pay attention to. Put a memorable picture or graphic on it that’s related to your book. Please don’t put your face on it! These tips should help you use your business cards as a very effective book marketing tool. Carry them with you every where you go. Give them to everyone you meet including the waitress at the restaurant, the cab driver, and everyone at your office. Soon everyone will want to buy your book. Julie Coan has been a writer and educator for more than twenty years. Her book, “Write Your Way to a Million Dollars” is a unique step by step writing and marketing system. If you’ve always wanted to write, publish, and sell your novel, you must have this book. http://www.MakeMoneyWritingBook FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Bags – Green Bags Environmentally Friendly Gifts by Michiel Van Kets With so many alternatives available for business promotion it is often difficult to choose which will be the best for your business. One option is to use promotional items to give away to your customers or employees. For special events like trade shows or exhibitions there are also give away options to get your advertising message across. Free things are generally always welcomed by customers, employees and potential customers alike. Considering the extensive range of options available the decision can be difficult however suppliers of promotional gifts can usually give you hints as to what will work best for you. One very popular choice as promotion items are the use of promotional bags. Promotional bags are often used for exhibitions or trade shows as giveaways. However they are not only for events such as these, they are also a great giveaway to staff or customers for every day situations as well. With promotional bags you have great areas for placing your advertising message and the bags are more than likely going to be used for a long time. You can choose to purchase more expensive bags for special circumstances or lower cost bags for a more general campaign. There are promotional tote bags, backpacks, satchels, laptop bags, sports bags and many more. The choice you will make regarding which bag you want will more relate to the event or intended recipients of the bags themselves. There are promotional item specialists who will also be able to offer you the option to go one step further and make an environmental choice in your promotional bag option with “green bags”. Not only are you giving your customers or staff something of use but you are also showing them your consideration of the environment. These green bags, still offer you the same opportunities in relation to the advertising aspect of your promotional bags they are just more “friendly”. The overall extra cost to choose green bags over standard bags is generally very minimal so if you have consideration for our environment then make sure you check out “green bags”. The tote bag is a very common style for all variety of occasions, and still available as a “green bag”. These are a basic bag with simple straps the biggest benefit to you as a promotion item is that they offer ample space for your advertising message, logo or contact information. The costs of this particular sort of bag are generally very friendly to your budget requirements and they are appreciated by receivers. They make great bags for carrying all manner of things. If your budget reaches a little further the very stylish \"back-pack\" is a great choice. As a promotional bag they are effective as many people are very active and this kind of bag can be used for many occasions. Going to the gym, tramping, overnight bag, carry-on luggage, school bag and the list goes on. Every time the bags are used they are displaying your special information and reaching more people than just the original receiver. Once the decision is made as to what is the perfect bag for your business you can then look at the range of color options and the advertising message that best suits your purposes. Good product suppliers will be able to help you in all these areas and give you valuable advice or recommendations to help you on your way. In situations when you are ordering large quantities the savings can be unbelievable however there are options in so many promotional products that will suit any requirement or budget. So if you have a special occasion or special event coming up check out what advertising advantages you can create for yourself with the use of promotional bags as your platform. Michiel Van Kets writes articles for Promotion products, http://www.promotionproducts.com.au/ provider of promotional gifts; tote bags, promotional bags and branded work-wear.http://www.promotionproducts.com.au/galleries/Promotional-Bags/ FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Why Digital Signage Content Must Lean Toward Simplicity by Frank Lucer In past columns, I\'ve beat the drum of keeping your in-store media segments simple. It\'s worth revisiting the reasons simple advertising spots will generally outperform glossy ad spots in your signage content. The price of DOOH technology continues to decline, which makes it easier for small retailers to get involved. The problem is that many of these retailers are deploying digital signage throughout their venues without an understanding for the type of content that produces a response. I have witnessed it firsthand in many of the stores I visit. Below, we\'ll take a brief tour through some of the proven strategies for creating high-performance DOOH creatives. I\'ll assume that you\'re using out-of-home media in a retail venue, and that performance is defined as motivating a purchase decision from visitors. Before we get to the strategies, I\'ll describe the two schools of thought for creating your segments. I\'ll also explain why too much gloss and style can lower your response. Separating The Camps Ad agencies and designers who develop content for digital media fall into two camps. The first camp believes that \"slick\" sells. These are the folks who create impressive video-based segments which include stunning images, heart-thumping music, and dazzling style. To be sure, these type of segments can capture the attention of passersby. The second camp believes that simplicity is a far more reliable path toward producing a response within a retail environment. That last distinction is important. Retailers are focused on generating a purchase response. The quicker the response, the better. To that end, the POP advertisements, end-caps, and other promotions are focused on merchandising, not branding. \"Slick\" can be effective for a branding initiative. But, if you\'re trying to motivate your audience to respond with their wallets, too much style will make your signage content much less effective. Why Too Much Style Hurts Your Response Have you ever listened to a music artist\'s studio album and been left unimpressed even though the album\'s production value was incredibly high? Meanwhile, listening to a rock trio perform in a coffee shop (or similar live environment) can leave a lasting impression. The same is true for your DOOH content. Segments that contain too much style (again, within a retail venue) create a disconnect for the shopper. Glossy clips often lack substance to which shoppers can relate. A good example is the car commercials that are shown on television. How often have you grabbed the remote control in order to turn the channel? The commercials look gorgeous, but fail to make a connection, even if you\'re thinking about buying a new vehicle. This is why simple signage creatives are so effective. They can more easily connect with shoppers and trigger a purchase response. 4 Quick Tips For Simple Signage Content The print advertising industry provides several potent tips that are equally powerful when used in digital signage content. First, many of the ads you\'ll see in print position the advertiser\'s most important message upfront. Advertisers realize they only have a few seconds to get their point across. Second, they eliminate every possible distraction. Consumers\' attention spans are short. If any element detracts from your message, it should be removed. Third, when there are several elements involved, they should work together as a cohesive unit. Veteran advertisers know that a single element that is interpreted out of context can decimate their response. Fourth, there is always a call to action that clearly tells the viewer what to do (for example, \"Sign up today!\") You\'ll note how each of the four tips can be easily integrated into your digital signage segments. Will \"slick\" segments look more impressive to shoppers? Yes. But, you\'ll find that simple in-store media content will usually produce a more impressive response. ConnectedSign is a leader in digital signage, and an excellent source for calculating return on investment of a signage system, business planning, deployment planning, hardware and software installation, content creation, and staff training. Check them out online at http://www.ConnectedSig FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How Digital Signage Can Turn Pre-Shoppers Into Buyers by Frank Lucer The internet has become such a ubiquitous part of our lives that it\'s hard to remember how we lived before its debut. Years ago, most people researched brands and products by visiting retailers and speaking with their employees. It was part of the information-gathering process. Today, a large and growing number of consumers are doing their research online. These people are pre-shoppers. By the time they arrive at a store, they have already developed a level of bias for a particular brand or product. The question is, \"if people have already made up their minds by the time they visit a store, what\'s the point of placing digital signage in a retail venue?\" This article will explore that issue. We\'ll take a look at why your DOOH network must cater to disparate audiences with different expectations. I\'ll also explain where consumers actually make their buying decisions, and I\'ll describe how you can influence their biases. Meeting A Wide Assortment Of Expectations Not everyone goes online to research, or pre-shop, products. And some product categories (for example, laser printers) are more susceptible to pre-shopping than others. That means your digital signage viewers will be at different stages of the buying process for any given item. Some people will have no idea what brand to buy, or even what product they need. Other customers will already \"know\" what they want; they simply need to find it. Your in-store media must be able to cater to all of these shoppers. The good news is that your signage network can have a significant influence on every visitor within a retail venue, regardless of their product knowledge and bias. Where Purchase Decisions Are Made Even though a large portion of consumers perform some level of online research into the products they buy, most purchase decisions are made within the venue. This is the reason retailers have increased the volume of in-store promotions (i.e. end-caps, POP displays, etc.), even as consumers are doing more research on the internet. The promotions have an impact on shoppers\' decisions. That means your signage network can play a key role in the brands and products pre-shoppers buy. Even if pre-shoppers enter a retail venue with a clear intention of what they want to purchase, your DOOH content can influence their bias. The key is in your approach. Using Information To Influence A Pre-Held Bias Think about the process a pre-shopper goes through when researching an item online. Typically, he\'ll gather information about the item, including the advantages and drawbacks of using it. Then, he\'ll visit a store that he suspects carries it in order to make his purchase. When he arrives at the store, he has a bias. If the item he researched were placed in front of him, and there were no alternatives, he would buy it. One of the most effective ways to use digital signage for the purpose of influencing a pre-shopper\'s bias is to provide brand-related information and frame it as a comparison. For example, suppose a customer has decided to purchase a DVD player that is made by Sony. If you are promoting Samsung DVD players, your signage content should offer a comparison between the two brands. Ideally, it would frame the comparison in a way that underscores the strengths of the Samsung model. With today\'s media players, it\'s relatively easy to pipe that comparison to a specific screen located near the store\'s DVD players. Even though more consumers are researching products online, your digital signage network still has a significant influence on their purchase decisions. If your DOOH content is designed properly, you can sway pre-shoppers to brands and products they may not have otherwise considered. ConnectedSign is a leader in digital signage, and an excellent source for calculating return on investment of a signage system, business planning, deployment planning, hardware and software installation, content creation, and staff training. Check them out online at http://www.ConnectedSig FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Home Based Business - 3 MORE No-Frills Answers to 3 FAQ\'s... by Ali Baraka If you look online, most of the answers people give to serious questions don\'t provide adequate information for the best answer. I try to give it to you straight, complete, and definitive when I answer these commonly asked questions for internet business beginners. Q: I want to start an online business but I don’t want to get involved in internet marketing. A: The vast majority of online business opportunities require marketing. I am not aware of a single money making opportunity online that does not require some level of marketing skill. If you don\'t desire to do any marketing with your online business, then truth be told, this business is not for you. However, I\'d like to add a footnote by asking a question. Why is it that you do not want to engage in internet marketing? If the answer is because it simply does not appeal to you or if you\'re father is in marketing and you don\'t like the idea of following in his footsteps, then I can\'t help you. But I\'d like you to examine yourself carefully. If you\'re not into marketing because you think you can\'t do it, then that is a confidence problem. This is solvable, and I\'d like to help. You\'ll need confidence in any endeavor. 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Traditionally the company\'s marketing messages have placed significant emphasis on a personal computer\'s price as well as its main features, including processor speeds, graphics rendering and capability, disk space and the capacity of the computer\'s memory. The change in marketing tactics resulted from the slow down of sales in laptops, personal computers and printers as Dell\'s competitors began to adopt a more aggressive marketing stance in order to increase their overall market share. Dell recognised that consumers were becoming more and more aware of how their laptop looked, in terms of design and colour and style. Dell also acknowledged that consumers were now spending even more of their recreational time on their laptops, including playing games or watching videos. Two of Dell\'s most popular laptop range are the Studio 15 and Inspiron 15. Studio 15 The marketing behind the new Studio 15 inspires creativity and great connectivity. 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Before you spend your hard-earned money, I think that\'s a fair question for a consumer to ask. I\'m a decent person to answer this question because I created this genre of software originally. I think when you understand why, you\'ll see if these programs can be of value to you or not. Before I get into that, you may be wondering if you even need a sales letter and how you can use it. My idea of a letter is taking the same things you\'d tell someone in person, over the phone, on a webinar or a teleseminar and then putting that in print or on the computer screen. What\'s more, the same exact formula, sales message and concepts you use in any one of those formats will work in other ones. You really aren\'t \"writing a letter.\" You\'re delivering a sales message. And there\'s a large variety of vehicles you can use to deliver that sales message. And there\'s an equally large number of things you can accomplish with sales copy. You can sell a service, move unused inventory, hire an employee, get people to join your Internet marketing ezine or email list, get people to post on your blog and basically persuade them to take any action you want as long as you have and use the right sales psychology. Back in 1996 I taught a 12-step formula for writing sales copy. The problem was that the people who read and studied my information weren\'t following the stupid formula. I found this to be very frustrating. One day that proverbial Eureka moment hit. And I got the idea of virtually forcing people to follow the formula. That\'s when the idea for the first fill-in-the-blanks-and-write-a-letter software program was born. Here are some things you should know about what these programs will and will not do for you. 1. They will force you to follow a process that has worked for the software developer. 2. They will guide you kind of like training wheels on a bike. 3. They will help you think through the process of writing your sales copy. It\'s useful to have a guide. But there are things they also will not do: 1. They will not substitute for a brain. You\'d think that\'s obvious but it\'s not. Some people mistakenly hope they can buy a program, type in junk and get out art. It\'s not going to happen. Like the old-time programmers say, \"garbage in, garbage out.\" The purpose of these programs is not to think for you. It\'s to guide you through the process of thinking a certain way. They\'re a thinking tool. 2. They will not create a masterful letter for you. These software programs are designed for people who have never written a sales letter. And they\'re made to help you get up to a certain point of proficiency. That\'s all. They won\'t turn your letter into a world class work of art. 3. They will not replace the human brain. You can assist the human brain with its thinking process but you can\'t replace the human brain. Do sales letter programs really work? Yes, absolutely they do if you know and understand what they\'re meant to do. Go here to see the original sales letter software program I created that has been used around the world: http://www.pushbuttonletters.com. Also see: http://www.salesletter FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Benefits Of Using Free Articles To Build Website Content by John Don Did you know that free articles and free content can be added to your website or newsletter? Interestingly, many website owners and webmasters do not realize that there is free content which can be used to enhance newsletters and websites. There are great benefits one can derive from relying on such material for website content and newsletter creation too. Normally these free articles are submitted to article directories by web developers or online marketing specialists. What it means is that they would already be optimised for certain keywords and focus on a specific topic. Once you find the right article, you can be sure that it will attract traffic to your web site. Another advantage identified in using free articles and free content on your website and newsletters is identified in the fact that they are offered to you at no cost whatsoever. Hiring writers can prove costly, and taking time to write articles yourself costs you time: this is not so when it comes to free content reposting. Free website content does not take any of the website owner\'s time to create. Writing articles and content can prove a cumbersome task, especially for those with limited or weak writing skills. Free content and free articles can be accessed via article directories on the Internet which can save the website owner hours in terms of website and content creation. 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What is nice about free content and free articles is that you can utilize the material without fear of copyright infringement as well, provided you follow the guidelines for posting the material you choose: the article directory site will clearly offer reposting rules and information for you. Utilizing free information on your website or in newsletters makes your informational offerings more appealing. You can maintain a larger audience, and this might even improve your businesses bottom line profit margin. The informative articles that you choose to add to your site can be directly connected to services and products you offer as well, which will up your email opt-ins and click through conversions. The only thing to look out for is the articles that are written by article writing software. Such articles are distributed for online marketing purposes only and they would not present any value on their own. 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FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Get Started With Affiliate Internet Marketing by Johnathan Cunnings Affiliate internet marketing is a great way to make money especially when we all are reeling under the pressure of an economic slowdown and pay cuts. Affiliate internet marketing is a concept that is based on the linking concept to increase the popularity of websites. Making money through this method is quite an old concept, so do not feel that you are alone. This is an online business where the popularity of the business is increased through an increase in the number of partners. Here, more and more affiliates are added who advertise to direct the traffic to a particular website. With the help of an affiliate program one can increase the popularity of an online business within a very sort period of time. Affiliate internet marketing is a very effective way to increase the sales and this is all done by adding affiliates. Here, you have to just introduce the visitors to the products, services or business opportunity and generate the commissions from it. Anyone can start their home based affiliate marketing business and the only requirements are a computer (with an internet connection) and a long time commitment. Well, there is one thing that one must take a serious look at and that is most of the affiliate marketers fail to increase their earnings above a certain limit which is not very encouraging. The major problem with these people is that they generally work as the affiliate of other people and fail to introduce anything new to their business. This handicap can be removed if one chooses the right mentor for the business. Mentors are the people who are the originators of the business and provide proper guidance of all the affiliates. Mentors can make or break the affiliate business of the people who accept the membership to become an affiliate. 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Well, you will be surprised to know that you can now start off with the Internet marketing business without having to step out of your house. All you need to have a computer and access to the Internet for this purpose. Don’t you think it’s an ideal option…no worries about office, no work related tension, no boss to sit over your head…with internet marketing business from your home you are free to work in flexible timings and as per your pace! This gives you greater freedom without compromising with your income. Now you no longer have to wait for your salary in order to gift your beloved something she always longed for. With Internet marketing business from home you are always a stone throw distance from good profits! Work at your own pace and make money at your own pace! Ready to learn internet marketing business? Visit http://www.profitmiracleshow.com today! FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Email Marketing Tips For Maximizing Sales and Referrals Through Opt in Email Marketing by Ruth Kuttler Opt In Email Marketing as a Low Cost and Effective Marketing Strategy If you’re not capturing leads on your website and blogs through an opt in email marketing form, you are leaving most of your profits behind. What most business owners and entrepreneurs don’t understand is that sales conversions are rarely immediate. With the right marketing, you are sure to attract some hot prospects who will act right away but most will not be ready. If you do not capture these prospects into a list, their options are limited to adding your page to their favorites. When you do this, the old saying, “out of sight, out of mind,” is what generally happens. You have most likely lost that prospect forever. These email marketing tips will help you to get started with an email marketing strategy that is likely to be productive and profitable. Huge Profits Through Opt In Email Marketing When an interested prospect finds your information and you give them the opportunity to opt in to your subscriber list along with a little incentive, you are in effect building a gold mine. Your list of subscribers provides you with a permission based opportunity to send information and offers on a recurring basis. It is a know fact that most sales occur after a prospect sees the information many times – as many as 10-15 in fact. The prospect may not open all of your emails but just by virtue of the fact that they are coming across his or her email with your name and message, does not go unnoticed. You are imprinting your powerful brand and when the time is right for that prospect to act, they are more than likely to call you instead of looking around for someone else. Through your email marketing, your subscribers can also forward your email to their list – some of whom may be the ripe low hanging fruit who is ready to act right now. Email List Rental Verses Opt In Email Marketing When you do not have an opt in list, in some cases you may want to use list rental as a method of jump starting or adding to an existing opt in email marketing list. When you rent a list from a reputable company, you do not gain direct access to that list. Instead, that company sends out your message to their subscribers who have agreed to receive information on particular subjects. The subscriber has some knowledge of the company to make it more likely that the email does not end up in junk mail or immediately deleted. But the response to such mailings is generally less than 1%. This means that the mailing must be sent to an extensive list and something of great interest to the market for it to be effective. List rental will never come close to replacing the value of your own permission based list of subscribers. Building Your Opt In Email Marketing List Besides including a form on your website, blog or social media site where allowed, there are many off line ways you can build an opt in email marketing list. If you are at a trade show, you may build a permission based list from offering a drawing at your booth for an attractive prize. As a speaker at an event, you may associate your list with a bonus offer that everyone in attendance receives. As long as you disclose your intention and have written documentation with the terms of adding someone to your list, you can effectively add them as a subscriber. Of course you must provide them with the opportunity to remove their name from your list with each email that you send. Once you create your list, you will want to import it into your bulk email marketing system. Importing Your Opt In Email Marketing List Most bulk email marketing companies allow you to import a list but require a double opt in registration. There are strict email marketing laws to prevent spam and failure to comply can cause a website to be blocked and black listed. Double confirmation requires the prospect to click a link that confirms their agreement to be part of that list. It is recommended that you provide a free and highly attractive incentive for your prospect to cooperate. In the event that you already have a double opt in list of subscribers who may be your prospects or customers, it may not be desirable to ask them to confirm their permission again. Even with an attractive incentive, you may lose some of your subscribers who fail to confirm their permission in your new list. Some bulk email companies will allow you to import your list without a double opt-in, provided you can establish that the imported list is already confirmed through a double opt-in registration. Email Marketing Tips for Your Success These email marketing tips are intended to help you understand the value of opt in email marketing to your business success. If you have not integrated email marketing as an integral part of your marketing, you are leaving warm and hot prospects behind that are likely to become your future customers and sources of referral. Since 1999, Ruth Kuttler of http://WebPuzzleMaster.com has helped small businesses to establish an effective Internet presence through strategies that can generate five and six-figure monthly incomes. Ruth Kuttler, creator of the VirOBiz content management system and viral marketing tool is a web design, web development and marketing specialist, the eBusiness expert on http://IdeaMarketers.com, a featured author on http://EzineArticles.com and has published \"Winning Marketing Secrets\" Ezine since July 2007. 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FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 6 Easy, Profitable Hotel Marketing Tips by Simon Haughtone Contrary to your first instincts, marketing your hotel is something that you need to do more when the economy isn\'t as buoyant. Whilst your first reaction to a downturn in the economic climate is that you should reduce your advertising budget, in reality this is the wrong thing to do. All that will happen is that your potential customers won\'t know you exist and will book into one of your competitors instead. Think about how you search for things that are out of your area - you choose the easiest, most publicized route more often than not. What you need to do is increase your hotel\'s marketing efforts without it costing a fortune. Make every single penny count so that you boost your occupancy rate without draining the bank. These simple tips will help you with this task. 1. Find some a hotel directory that will advertise your hotel\'s information. They usually charge less than places like Yellow Pages but are more often found in the search engine results, so you\'ll have a cheaper advert that brings in more trade. Most of these directories will also give a link back to your own web site, which helps get your hotel found in searches. 2. Add more information to your own hotel web site. The search engines like to see relevant information that is regularly updated. Make sure your specials are up to date. Write about things to see and do locally. Encourage your guests to put up their comments and maybe even mention you on their Facebook page. 3. Team up with other local businesses. If your local restaurant will offer special deals then you can help promote each other - you keep menus for their restaurant in reception, they send passers by to your hotel. And get yourself on the list of accommodation for your local sports ground so that visiting fans know you\'re in town. 4. If you (or your receptionist) are normally close to your computer, think about adding live chat to your hotel website. This could be a proprietary program iif you want but it doesn\'t need to be. Lots of your customers have Skype or MSN messenger installed. Let them know they can chat to you with these simple programs in case they have any unanswered questions. 5. Make sure your rooms offer great value for money. This is marketing at its most basic but is so often forgotten. It doesn\'t cost much to add a few extra touches to your rooms which will turn them from a good to a great place to stay. These can be visible touches like a chocolate on the pillow or invisible touches like an internet connection that doesn\'t cost your guests a fortune to connect. 6. Check out what your successful competitors are doing. If you\'re friendly with them, then just ask. If you\'re not able to do this, search for them online and find out what they\'re doing that keeps attracting customers. Then do the same yourself, only do it better! Check out this easy way to increase your hotel marketing: http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/order FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Choosing the Best Keywords to Steer Traffic to Your Website by Bob Sherman If you are like your neighbor who owns a website, you would like your site to show in the top ten of Google search results. Regrettably, only very few people have the knowledge to actually achieve it. You\'ve got to do a number of things in order to be found for keywords associated with your web site. Moreover, taking your time to research the best possible keywords for your site is a significant step on the ladder. Many webmasters make the slip-up of assuming that a ranking for one generic term related to their website will turn their website into a commercial success. Although that one generic term may supply a good flow of traffic and brand appreciation, this doesn’t imply the visitors to your site will be targeted traffic that will make purchases or even sign up for your newsletter. And the costs of targeting that term will likely tower over your return on investment. You should target various keywords linked with the benefits of your product or the difficulties your product solves. This will not only drive traffic, but also lead to a significant amount of conversion. The first thing you need to consider is who your prospects are and the benefits they will receive for visiting your website. Do you sell products online? Do you offer services? Is your website more content focused? What would visitors see as their benefit for coming to your web site? By understanding your potential visitors and the reasons they will come to your site you will better focus your efforts on important keywords. With this in mind, you can now consider the benefit or problem related terms that you believe people will use in searches to find your website. You shouldn’t be satisfied with just one term. This is a snare that many webmasters fall into when they assume that one term will provide enough visitors to maintain their business. And they are taken aback that their business doesn’t increase if they do achieve that ranking. Think about all of the promising phrases and themes of your site, even draw on a thesaurus to locate associated terms. You can also check rival websites for ideas. It can be surprising just what words and phrases your prospective visitors will be using! Once you have assembled your list of relevant keywords, you\'ll need to check some web resources to determine how popular and competitive those terms are. Next, you\'ll begin to refine those keywords to be highly targeted to your web site’s purpose. To start out you\'ll determine how widely used your keywords are. This job can be completed using a number of keyword suggestion tools. Keyword suggestion tools let you know which words and phrases were typed into searches, and the number of searches that were conducted using those terms. Typing a phrase in the tool will return a variety of other phrases that include your keyword, alternative suggestions with a similar meaning and also an estimation of how much traffic each phrase provides per month. These tools can be inconsistent as they query different search engines and the traffic estimations can be imprecise, but they are still helpful for getting a ball park estimate of the number of searches conducted, and for suggesting several words and phrases you may never have thought of targeting. Google\'s AdWords Keyword Tool, located at http://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal, is free to use and provides a list of suggested words and phrases as well as the quantity of searches performed on Google. A similar tool is located at http://www.wordtracker.com. Wordtracker queries the metacrawlers Dogpile and Metacrawler. So the numbers may not be illustrative of what is being searched on the web as a whole. But Wordtracker is still beneficial for suggesting alternative phrases and associated keywords. Wordtracker is not a free resource. Wordtracker offers monthly or annual subscriptions. Trellian’s KeywordDiscovery at http://www.keyworddiscovery.com is a comparative newcomer to the keyword suggestion marketplace. KeywordDiscovery can query multiple search engines worldwide and produces similar results to Wordtracker as well as other services, but with prices starting at $69.95 per month. You can try this resource for free but you\'ll receive only a subset of the results you would receive as a paid member. Next, you\'ll need to find out how competitive your keywords are. Ideally you want to find keywords that have high volume traffic but not many websites contending to rank for that keyword. You can use numerous tricks to determine this. Competitive pages that are optimized for a term will at least have that keyword in the title tag and in anchor text of links pointing to the site. So by going to Google and using the queries entitled:“phrase here” and inanchor:“phrase here”, you can find how many other pages have been optimized for your chosen phrase. The smaller the results for these searches, the less competition there is for the term. For more information about what these Google advanced search operators do, visit http://google.about.com/od/googlepowersearches/Google_Power_Searches.htm. After using these resources you\'ll have a list of keywords that are significantly more targeted than your earliest keywords. These phrases can include breaking your term down by geographical position, or a specific product. You will be able to optimize your website for multiple phrases - remember that search engines index each of your pages and not just websites. That means all of the pages in your site can be found in search engines, which in turn means all of those pages can be optimized for different keywords! Many people are also optimizing pages for \"long tail\" keyword phrases. These are very specific multi word phrases that are use infrequently in searches, but are so precise they can end up being the most targeted terms and carry with them higher conversion rates. In order to include long tails phrases you must have a content rich site - the more content you have the more opportunities you have to include obscure terms that can appear somewhere on your site. So you should now at last have a list of the most desired targeted phrases for your website! It should be clear now that the practice of choosing your terms isn’t something that can be considered quickly. 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Now, thanks to things like YouTube, you can pretty much watch whatever you want to watch, whenever you want to watch it. Offering this kind of freedom has made YouTube very popular. Millions of people visit the site every day. And this is something you can take advantage of. You see, while you can use YouTube for free (whether you are just watching the videos there, or providing the videos other people will watch) you can also make money on YouTube. Quite a lot of money in fact, in several different ways. And this doesn\'t just apply to those you would expect, like aspiring screen writers and producers. Although, if you are either, you can definitely benefit from YouTube. You, and maybe a few collaborators, can write and produce a film, put it up on YouTube, and make back end sales on DVDs or other merchandise. And, if your video is popular enough, you shouldn\'t be surprise if a few doors open for you in \"Hollywood.\" But you don\'t have to be in the entertainment business to make money on YouTube. Any kind of business, offering any kind of goods or services, can profit from putting videos up at this popular site. For example, if you are selling a product, you can put a video demonstrating how it works, and how it could benefit a potential buyer, up at YouTube, with a link back to your site. Anyone who watches your video and is interested could follow that link and buy your product. And you know what\'s great about YouTube? People who visit the site watch all kinds of videos, even for things they might not have been interested in before. With the help of a video on YouTube, you can end up selling your product to people who didn\'t even know a product like yours existed, or that they would want to buy it, just ten minutes earlier. Posting videos at YouTube can also help to attract more traffic to your site, which is something everyone wants. A popular video at YouTube can get thousands of views a day. And many of those viewers could end up following the link back to your site, and joining your business, or buying your products or services. If you have Google Ad Sense ads on your site, those viewers could also end up clicking on those ads, putting lots of Ad Sense dollars in your pocket. And these are just a few of the ways you can make money on YouTube. By putting your creativity to work, and thinking outside the box, I\'m sure you can think of many more ways to turn YouTube videos into bigger profits? Need more tips and ideas on how to make money with YouTube and Videos? Then head on over to http://www.VideoAssassinPro.com which has a ton of excellent video marketing tips and advice for video marketers. This guide really unlocks the secrets and goes way beyond the few tips I have shared here FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Affiliate Marketing 3 Basic Steps by M.L. Petersen So you want to start a career in affiliate marketing on the internet. You have read the stories of how several marketers are making a living marketing on the internet with some marketers making a lot of money. Affiliate marketing is a win-win situation for the marketer and the product vendor. The marketer makes a commission selling products he did not manufacture or store and the vendor has an active sales force. By far the most popular form of affiliate marketing involves digital products that can be delivered by download immediately. Affiliate marketing is doable. Affiliate marketing is simple but not easy. Many successful marketeers became successful after much trail and error and some failures. The following 3 basic step will start you off in the right direction. Decide on a niche or product. Although it is not absolutely necessary it is best to select a niche that you are familiar and comfortable working with. For instance if you select pets as that is your specialty you then need to narrow the focus to a specific type of dog or maybe to specialized dog training. You then need to determine the number of people to market to in that niche and if those prospective buyers actually spend money. One way to get an idea to the size and the buying habits of the people is to do an internet search to determine the number of marketers marketing to that niche and what they are marketing. Very few marketers to a niche does not always mean a wide open opportunity for you. It may mean nobody buys. Look for affiliate vendors. The next step is to select a vendor to represent their products. Some places to look are Clickbank, Commission Junction, Associate Programs and you can also use an internet search to find vendors. Type your keyword+affiliate in the search box. You should have several to choose from. You should look for vendors that have an attractive commission structure( around 50% for digital products) and have sales material available in the form of sales letters, prewritten articles and sample ads and emails. It is sometimes wise to contact the vendor to determine committed to assisting their affiliates. Promote your site The vendor will have a sales page on the web for you to direct your leads to for more more information and place an order. It is usually best to direct them to your squeeze page first and ask them to opt in so you can send them more information. That way you are developing a mailing list and will be able to correspond with the vendor concerning orders. There are many ways to promote your affiliate business. It is beyond the scope of this article to adequately cover this subject. There is a lot of help available on the internet. A good way to begin the study of product promotion is to join forums devoted to affiliate and/or internet marketing. I will recommend 2 forums, there are several. Conqueryournichemarketing and associated programs. I have found them very helpful. Be sure to read the rules of the form as some have requirement that others do not have. Some sites on the internet have tutorials and even video tutorials available. Maurice Petersen is an affiliate marketer and writes articles on various topics for affiliate marketing. Please visit http://www.stayhomeandworkonline.com for more interesting articles on affiliate marketing. There you may also sign up for a free report: 3 Keys To Creating Big-Time Commission Checks FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Are You Purchasing Internet Marketing Courses And Still Don\'t Earn Enough Money To Keep A Bird Alive? by MarketingSPY Thousands of people all over the world are trying to enter the Internet Marketing arena on a daily basis. 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Go to: http://www.39secret FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Social Bookmarking – The GOD Of Back-links by Albert F A Matthews One of the most competitive marketplaces in the world is none other than Man’s greatest invention – the Internet. More than 20 billion websites and millions of professional businesses fight for the top spots among SEO results. How can you differentiate yourself from the rest and not be a part of the crowd? If you do not follow the latest professional methods, you’ll be one among the billions and not the hundreds who are expert and wise. Social Bookmarking has brought a revolution in improving your site-ratings in a record time. Websites all across the globe are judged and rated on the number of back-links and visits per day. Looking at a simple example, just imagine the pain a writer/site-developer has to go through to promote his creation. 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Another latest trend for generating a huge traffic on the website is to get DoFollow Backlinks. The nofollow hyperlink attribute prevents Google from rating the backlink and so the DoFollow came into picture. There are several ways of making DoFollow Backlinks. The biggest means of creating such links is to find forums that allow links in your signature which serve as direct promotion tools. Free blogging platforms help you in making a blog. Such blogs can be efficiently used to create DoFollow links which redirect the traffic to your main website. The latest trend is to post in DoFollow blogs. There are certain blogs that allow you to post to certain threads and get a DoFollow link created with every post. This not helps in gaining popularity in that blog-forum but drastically improves the visits per day to you website. Remember, spamming Dofollow resources will never yield good results for you. Not only will the owners be forced to convert it into NoFollow but it will create a negative impression of your site in the whole community. So enjoy the benefits of Social bookmarking and DoFollow Backlinks and analyze your own whooping results. Just stop re-inventing the wheel and start using it. you will find great results fast which will increase traffic fast for your site and get it acknowledged by google a lot quicker to so enjoy. Wedigg Social Bookmarking http://www.wedigg.co.uk Weedo Social Network http://www.weedo.co.uk - Article Ads Get Read http://www.ads-get-read. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Value of Professionally Done Sales Letters by Mark Thomas Walters A substandard, lacking in professionalism, sales letter is often the result of trying to write one yourself from scratch. This is a major problem, because your sales copy says a lot about your company\'s character. So, why is it so important to have a good sales letter? Well, for those interested in your product or service, your sales letter will probably be the first thing that they read about it. It is the first impression they will have of your business - a first point of contact. Customers will not risk spending money on what you have to offer if your letter contains grammatical and spelling errors, or just does not read very clearly. Prospective clients will not not read more than a couple of lines of it, if even that, they will simply move on. With the competitive nature of the market, your competition, with their well-written sale letters, will benefit from your mistake. In order to gain a competitive edge it is critical to have professionally done sales letters. At the very least, professionally done sales letters must be free from errors and they must read naturally. Also, you do not want to advertise the death out of your business. The letter should have a purpose other than getting your customer\'s money.. Giving the impression, whether it be true or not, that you care about building a good relationship with your customers is the aim. Too much sales talk will often actually conversely result in the loss of a sale - subtle selling is key. In addition to reading well, professionally done sales letters must also look good. As insignificant and superficial as they might seem, the fonts and colors that you use, have a major impact on a customer\'s decision of whether or not to make a purchase from you. Take the time to research this area and look at what colors and fonts your competitors are using. Exactly what style to use for your sales letter is dependent on the type of industry that you are in. Professional is a subjective term and what is professional in one industry would be considered unprofessional in another. For example, a company selling items for toddlers can get away with using a crayon-like font and color scheme, whereas a microcomputer company cannot. You will need to use specialist computer software to create it. You simply cannot create a professional looking sales letter in any other way. Why spend hours tinkering with word processors and graphics software when programs are designed to handle the task? You can reduce the time you spend writing, formatting, and publishing your sales copy, by using the right software. Making an investment in specialist software to create professionally done sales letters is a cost effective, long-term solution. So, to conclude, first impression is everything in the business world and having even a mediocre sales letter is damaging the progress of your business. Put the time and effort into creating professionally done sales letters - you won\'t be disappointed with the results. Find Out More : http://www.saleslettercreatornow.com By Mark Walters. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS World’s Top 15 Viral Campaigns Part 2 by Melissa Kay How do viral campaigns become successful? • Learn how \"Year Zero\" Project by NIN virally spread to 3.5 million people • How BlendTec spent $100 dollars to reach out to 200,000 Youtube subscribers • Find out how Dove Evolution video gathered more than 9 million online viewers worldwide Do you aspire for your viral campaign to achieve worldwide success? Read on and learn from 3 of the world’s top viral campaigns. 1) “Year Zero” project While record labels lament over their losses due to music piracy, artists like American rock band Nine Inch Nails (NIN) are coming up with innovative ways to inject fun and mystery into the music promotion game. The elaborate campaign for NIN’s 2007 “Year Zero” album, carried out by digital marketing agency 42 Entertainment, is an excellent example of masking the line between an effective internet marketing campaign and pure entertainment. The trail of clues started with a concert. White, bolded letters on the concert t-shirt spells out a website link that leads fans to the campaign’s site. The website designer craftily littered the site with hidden messages and imagery that are connected to the album. Fans also found USB Flash drives containing tracks from the upcoming album scattered in the bathrooms of the band’s concert shows. This “people-find-you” approach has become much more effective than spamming online networking sites with website links. Not only is the campaign a marketing success, it is also a genius from a Search Engine Optimisation point-of-view. The website’s source contains mostly text content, which allows search engine to index it. In the end, “Year Zero” project was a huge success. According to 42 Entertainment’s Year Zero Case Study Web site, approximately 3.5 million people were involved with the movement. Since then, the “Year Zero” campaign is seen as an ideal strategy to save the music industry from their business decline. 2) Will it blend? How do you create a worldwide buzz over a blender that costs $400? Well, you show off how well the blender blends. Then-new Marketing Director George Wright came up with the idea after watching his R&D team test the product toughness by blending up some wooden boards. He then invested $100 to blend other items and started shooting videos of the operation. 186 videos later, Blendtec’s retail sales shot up by 700 percent. The company also garnered up to 200,000 YouTube subscribers, with each video attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers over time. “Will it blend?” was also featured on highly-rated mainstream channels such as The Tonight Show, The Today Show and The Wall Street Journal, further heightening its popularity. While the commotion over Blendtec’s effective campaign has now decreased slightly, the company continues to post videos on their popular YouTube channel and company website to build on their fanbase. 3) Dove Evolution But not all viral campaigns are about showing off their products. You can carry out a very successful campaign without ever showing what your product does. Dove Evolution is a 75-second video created by Ogilvy and uploaded on YouTube in 2006. It has been viewed over 9 million times since. Although the video was first featured during 2006 Super Bowl, hype over the commercial continued to be fuelled by bloggers due to its “believe in yourself” message. The commercial mainly focuses on associating their products to warm, happy feelings that one has when she feels confident and beautiful. Dove’s approach to marketing is always about creating a movement that is bigger than its products, and this concept has been well-received so far. The video was featured on television shows such as The View, Ellen and Entertainment Tonight, with bloggers even making Dove Evolution one of the Top 15 most-linked-to videos among bloggers, according to blog-tracking service Technorati. All 3 viral campaigns are effective in their own ways. As an internet marketing specialist or search engine marketing company, it’s important to adopt the right strategy to guarantee a successful viral marketing campaign. Melissa Kay does web design at Internet Marketing Company - Conversion Hub and actively contributes to forums on topics related to advertising and social media marketing. She is also a SEO consultant for a certified SEO company (http://www.conversion-hub.com/). FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Using Public Relations to Market Your Business Startup by K. MacKillop Marketing a startup is one of the biggest struggles for any entrepreneur. You need to increase sales and grow your customer base, but effective advertising is expensive. While the internet provides significant opportunities for low-cost and no-cost marketing, many business owners overlook the value in establishing an in-house public relations system. What is Public Relations? Public relations encompass the work that needs to be done to get your company in the news. The efforts should include building relationships with appropriate news editors, writing effective press releases, and planning how to best use press relations to enhance your marketing plan. Of course, it is possible to hire a PR firm to do this work for you, but they can be expensive and do not have the same stake in seeing your venture succeed as you do. In addition, a PR firm will have to be taught about your company -- what you do, how you do it, what will be newsworthy, and who should be targeted. You will be charged for the hours it takes to get them up to speed. A better entrepreneurial option is to teach yourself all you can about effective public relations, then assign the tasks to your key employees as you grow. Planning PR The primary objective of public relations is to expose more potential customers to your company and product(s). You may have a secondary objective of exposing potential investors to your company, as well. Thus, your first step is to define what is and will be newsworthy about your business. Sending out sporadic press releases is far less effective than developing a steady stream of publicity. The editors who review hundreds of press releases per day are more likely to notice yours and hopefully become interested in your progress if they see your company name on a regular basis. News events are fairly easy to come by with a startup. Consider planning press releases for: - What your business will do - Who will benefit from your product or service (consider seeking \"testers\") - Securing investors or financing - Business launch or grand opening - New product releases - New contracts awarded (with your client\'s permission, of course) - Staff changes and additions - Website content additions, especially freebies - Events you sponsor or co-sponsor Once your business is launched, every milestone that you noted in your business planning is an opportunity for a press release. Be creative and stay on top of the process. Interesting news is important, but consistency is critical. Meet the Press The best planned PR campaign is only as effective as who it reaches. Do your due diligence in finding the right news sources to reach your potential customers. Most newspapers and television stations have editors dedicated to business news. Find out who they are and make an effort to get to know them. Let them know that, as an expert in whatever it is you do, you are more than happy to provide information on your business, industry, target market, or whatever else they need. One great way to meet members of the press (local, anyway) is through networking events. If there is an important guest or popular speaker, chances are the beat reporter will be there. While everyone else is clamoring to make contact with the star, take that opportunity to get to know the reporter. Building a good relationship with the right members of the press is invaluable. If they can count on you to provide informative and interesting quotes or sound bites, you will not only build your reputation as the expert in your field, but your company will garner free advertising every time you are used as a source. Finding the right outlets, and knowing their editorial schedules, is critical. Don\'t just randomly send out press releases, but do your homework so you know they are going to the right person at the right publication. Most magazines have a three-month advance requirement, meaning articles they write today will not be published for three months. Local newspapers and magazines tend to have much shorter news cycles. Keep this in mind when setting up your public relations marketing plan. Select the media outlets that are likely to meet your objectives. Whatever your target market reads, that\'s where you want to be. Gather all the editorial information you can about these sources. Read the magazines (and subscribe), watch the TV shows. Pay attention to the details of how they present information. If a single, square, color photograph is standard with an article, be sure that is what you send. If articles are short, keep your press release short. Building these contacts takes time, but is well worth your effort. After a few distributions, you will establish a system for reaching your best opportunities and the time required will be significantly reduced. Writing the Right Press Release Press editors are flooded with press releases, often reviewing a hundred or more each day. The trick is to make your press releases stand out to the reviewer. Every news item you distribute should say \"News Release\" and your company name at the top. Avoid sending press releases on standard letterhead. The next line is your headline. Headlines can be the most difficult, yet most important line in the entire document. It needs to grab the editor\'s attention and urge them to read on. Reporters and journalists are looking for news items that are important to their readers. Spend some time on the headlines, they are your first obstacle to getting free press. The body of your press release contains two parts -- the news item itself and a general company description. The news item should include complete answers to the classic questions -- who, what, when, where, why, and how. Use an active voice -- say what you do, not have done or will do. Include quotes from you or other key employees and be sure to make the information relevant and interesting to your target market. The final paragraph of your press release should be \"About the Company\" -- a good description of what your business does. Include media contact information at the end, with at least your name, title, telephone number, and email address so that the contact can reach you for more information. Excellent samples of press releases from within your industry can be found at PRWeb by searching your keywords. Get Your Public Relations Started Wherever you are in the startup process, get to work on developing your company\'s public relations plan right away. Identify the media most relevant to you, and brainstorm newsworthy items that you plan to distribute. PR can be an effective marketing tool and it\'s free. Don\'t overlook the possibilities for your venture, get started today. K. MacKillop, an entrepreneur with a J.D. from Duke, is co-founder of LaunchX LLC and authors a business startup blog. The LaunchX System, a five Unit series of step-by-step business startup procedures, key software and more answers the question, \"Where do I start?\" Visit http://www.LaunchX.com. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Branded Bags of Fun! by Michiel Van Kets Quality promotional products are a great way to endorse your brand and get your message across to your audience; the range of branded merchandise available these days ranges from stylish and practical items to fun and novelty gifts. Promotional bags, baseball caps, headwear, key rings, clothing and sports products, even lip balm can help to boost your marketing strategy if printed with your company logo. Branded bags can offer the perfect opportunities to get your logo seen, there are a large range of bags suitable to be used as small billboards providing your brand a place to be seen. Lap top bags are a useful corporate gift and represent terrific value-for-money, a travel bag is perfect for that short business trip away, a picnic bag can hold a picnic set and carry a couple of bottles of wine, and a branded sports bag has plenty of pockets and is versatile. A good quality bag will be noticed and with your companies name or logo printed on the handle or the front panel can do wonders in getting your brand recognized and admired. Environmentally friendly promotional products are now in demand and the choice and availability is growing. Promotional bags are one such product that environmentally conscious customers are asking for, and the types of bags on offer reflect this growing market. A term you might come across when researching promotional products is Carbon Offset Promotional Product (COPP). In short this means a promotional product’s carbon footprint has been calculated and any damage compensated for by the planting of trees. You can now promote your brand on a whole range of promotional merchandise that is environmentally friendly. A recent addition to the growing list of green promotional products is Tote bags. These multipurpose bags can be used for all sorts of things, including shopping or carrying folders to work or college. The Tote bag can now be purchased in up to 11 bright colors and has various styles, it’s the best way to help reduce waste and therefore help the environment. Tote bags can be facilitated in place of plastic bags and are just the right size for A4 paper, brochures and product samples. As a low cost re-usable bag they are ideal ‘enviro bags’ and, with your logo or promotional message printed on the front, practical and attention-grabbing. Environmentally friendly promotional products are priced slightly higher than other promotions items, however prices are still reasonable. They also offer you peace of mind that you are doing your bit to reduce your carbon footprint, not a large price to pay to help make the world a better place. When choosing your branded bags don’t be fooled into thinking that the cheaper the price you are quoted then the better deal you are getting, this is not always the case. We all know that if you want quality then you have to be prepared to pay a little more. This is important if you are investing in a promotional item, as a poor quality bag that has your name or logo printed all over it isn’t exactly a good marketing strategy. A bag that falls apart after only a few weeks use will only succeed in giving a bad image of the products you sell. When looking for promotional products to display your logo or message then ensure the company you choose is a Carbon Neutral Business. They should be able to supply you with quality products that are proven to be effective in a marketing plan and offer you good quality advice. If unsure as to what products will most effectively sell your brand, then have a chat with a salesperson, they should have a good understanding of marketing codes. Promotional merchandise can provide your company with the benefits of traditional marketing, minus the large costs involved. Added to the reasonable prices, good quality promotional products can do a much better job of getting the attention of your target audience. The upshot is that promotional products give you more for your money. If you are in need of widespread publicity then an inexpensive promotional gift can be the answer you are looking for. Check online for promotional product companies that can assist you with promotional items, including branded bags, corporate gifts, and business gifts. Michiel Van Kets writes articles for Promotion products, http://www.promotionproducts.com.au/info/Promotional-Branded-Items/ an Australian provider of items such as branded bags and clothing. http://www.promotionproducts.com.au/info/Branded- FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Outsource Telemarketing - Use These 10 Tips to Hire Them to Supercharge Your Sales Effort by Daljeet S. Sidhu A telemarketing service works by contacting your potential customers on the phone. These services can help your business build and expand your client base and generate sales leads. Find the right telemarketing service and it can significantly increase the effectiveness of your sales and marketing campaigns. What are the Benefits of Using Telemarketing Services? Telemarketing services provide you with several benefits. In addition to reaching out to prospective clients and helping you to expand your client base, telemarketing services save valuable employee time and financial resources spent on technology and personnel investments. The cost of an offshore service is about 25 percent less than a service in the United States. Savings effected by outsourcing telemarketing can be used to improve your overall business productivity. Functions of Telemarketing Services: 1. Integration of effective business sales processes with your company’s current focus. 2. Mining of company databases. 3. Generation of qualified leads through cold calling and follow up on Web-based, television, or mass mail marketing campaigns 4. Improve brand awareness and brand promotion. 5. Fixing appointments for demonstrations. 6. Provision of an in-bound customer service problem resolution resource for your customers. Telemarketing Service Hiring Considerations: Before you hire a telemarketing service, carefully evaluate your requirements, available budget and expected call volume. Then consider the following aspects prior to hiring a telemarketing service: Location: Ask your service provider if the telemarketing company is located within or outside your country. An off-shore service provider is cheaper but may have agents that are not highly proficient in English or may speak with an accent.. Call Volume: Some service providers have a minimum call volume requirement. Ask them whether your call volume meets that requirement. Also, inquire about the number of sales representative that your business needs to accommodate its call volume. English Speaking Abilities: For offshore services, assess the English-speaking and comprehension abilities of the offshore service staff. Knowledge: Telemarketing service staff should have excellent knowledge of your product and the market.   Reporting: To enable you to evaluate its effectiveness, the telemarketing service should provide you regular reports on customer satisfaction, type of sales, and revenue. Many telemarketing services use Web monitoring to allow you to assess the effectiveness of the campaign. Services also provide a telephone monitoring system so that you can listen in on calls to evaluate service and staff quality. Professionalism: Call center representatives should project themselves and the service in a professional manner. They should be trained to mirror your company’s culture and its business approach. Adherence to regulations: Your telemarketing service must strictly adhere to FCC regulations. Integration of Technology: Telemarketing services should integrate your in-house computer system with their computer technology. Price: Different telemarketing service providers have different billing schemes. Ask potential providers if you will be charged per call or per minute. Inquire about the additional set-up costs and check whether it covers travel, training and script writing. Experience and Track Record: Experience is necessary in the telemarketing industry. Ask potential providers for references. Check references to make sure they are satisfied with the service and if they have observed any shortcomings. It is crucial to find the right telemarketing service for your business. The right service can help you significantly expand your client base and improve profitability. Compare the services and quotes from multiple telemarketing service providers before making a hiring decision. Daljeet Sidhu is Co-founder at TradeSeam http://www.tradeseam.com/smallbusiness/buying-guides/view-buying-guide/1173/Telemarketing http://www.tradeseam.com/smallbusiness/business-resources/get-free-quotes/1173/Telemarketing http://www.tradeseam.com/smallbusiness/leads/small-business- FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Pay Per Click Advertising or Article Marketing? by M.L. Petersen To drive traffic to a website, splash page or blog, most marketers look to pay per click advertising and/or article marketing. Several discussions and studies have concluded that pay per click is more cost effective. Other studies conclude that article marketing is more cost effective. The conclusions reached for both methods may have something to do with who sponsored the studies. Did an article directory or a ppc marketing company sponsor or provide the research. We all tend to summarize or conclude based on information we know best. With pay per click your ad is placed on search result pages based on the key words that are listed. Granted that your ad could end up on many search engine results pages. Some advantages or pay per click advertising are: 1. The ad is placed very quickly providing fast feedback. 2. Testing the effectiveness of two or more ads running at the same time is easy to do. 3. Interest in your offer can be determined quickly. Decisions whether to continue or discontinue the promotion can be made in a short period of time. Some disadvantages of pay per click advertising: 1. Ad costs are determined by the cost of the key words you choose. Some key words bid are as low as $0.05 to a few dollars. This is an area that needs to be studied as there seems to be a science to selecting key words and managing the cost. 2. Then there is click fraud. With click fraud you pay for the click through even though there is no chance of making a sale. 3. Pay per click ads are very concise. Word smithing is a must. Some advertisers use loud or even obnoxious words in an attempt to draw attention to their ad on the search page. 4. Ad placement on the search results page is largely determined by the keyword bid price. With popular keywords the bid price goes up if ad placement on the first search results is required and even more so if top four ad placement is necessary. 5. The ad remains as long as the fee is paid. There is no residual effect. Article marketing: Article marketing has been a darling of internet marketers for a long time. The advertising advantages or writing and submitting articles are: 1. The only costs involved would be if a ghost writer was used and if a paid article submitter was used. 2. Can be keyword targeted for higher search engine results page placement. 3. Articles have a residual advertising effect that sometimes can last for years, at no additional cost. 4. Articles use a soft sell approach as apposed to an in your face approach as is some pay per click advertising. 5. Article marketing can establish the writer as an expert in that particular field. It establishes trust. 6. Article marketing establishes back links to your site and improves the natural SEO ranking. Some disadvantages to article marketing. 1. It may take several months before results are obtained. 2. It is time consuming to write and submit articles to several directories. 3. It requires a fairly good command of the English language and a good spell checker. The pay per click advertising companies claim the ROI return on investment is higher than article marketing because more targeted traffic gives a higher conversion rate. That determination is not shared be everyone. Article marketers claim that the soft sell approach and longevity of your information being displayed more than offsets the quick results and short life of the ad. Maurice Petersen uses article marketing to drive traffic to his affiliate marketing blog. Visit my blog http://www.stayhomeandworkonline.com for more interesting articles on affiliate marketing and sign up for a free ebook- 3 Keys To Creating Big-Time Commission Checks. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Search Engine Rankings And Successful Marketing..Go Hand In Hand! by Larry L. Miller Earning \"Top Positions On Google\" doesn\'t just happen. You must promote your opportunity the correct way to be effective in your marketing endeavors. Don\'t go this road alone....let the pro\'s assist you in your marketing efforts. A lot of people ask.....How do you go about promoting your new business on the internet? Most individuals think that just putting a site on the web and it will be successful....nothing could be further from the truth. When it comes to internet marketing you must promote your business opportunity. The old saying....”if you build it they will come” doesn’t apply to the internet. You must promote your website to get \"Top Positions on Google\" and get recognized by the other search engines. You can have the most attractive website ever designed; however, if no one ever views your site, all your efforts are worthless. When you Google a particular word or phrase, did you ever notice there are literally hundreds of thousands or maybe millions of sites listed for that particular category search term? Every high ranked site has done massive promotions to get where they are. The question is how did they get that high ranking? The answer is quite simple...it took a marketing plan and an incredible amount of time for someone to gain a \"Top Position on Google\" or the other major search engines. If you’re not willing to devote the time, money and effort to achieve top positions then your opportunity will be hidden where no one ever looks. Few searchers on the net don\'t go past page 2 or 3...Many don\'t go past Page 1. If you don’t know how to promote your site, but you’re willing to spend some money....then hire the professionals to do the work for you. If you feel that time is money, then let the professional promote your business opportunity the right way. My name is Larry L. Miller SEM/SEO Consultant and a website development specialist, I have been able to help numerous individuals and businesses succeed in their marketing efforts. If you have some questions regarding this speciality business, feel free to contact me at the contact information below. If you are willing to learn the process of promoting your own business, I recommend using the BLM Traders Marketing systems to accomplish your marketing goals much quicker that using the conventional methods we are all accustom to. They offer numerous Automated Marketing Tools that will assist you in your marketing efforts. They offers free online training to their subscribers. These are live and/or recorded online classes taught by certified instructors who uses their own marketing system in their own primary business ventures everyday. This is a company that has earned the distinction as the leading company for offering quality marketing programs as well as holding the reputation of the most comprehensive live training programs on the internet. Get your own system today. If your desire is to become trained in the art and science of effective online marketing, you\'ve come to the right place. I help individuals that are new to the internet or professional marketers who are open to new ideas in building their online business. If you need some personal mentoring you can contact us at the contact information listed below. Visit some of my sites and see what true marketing is all about. Only you can make it happen, make that first step today and get the help you need to succeed. \"Let\'s Build Your Business Together\" Larry L Miller SEM/SEO Consulting Private Line: 321-594-4405 FAX: 801-937-2795 Skype: larrylmiller121 trafficwizard40@yahoo.com The Most Powerful Link on the Internet! Larry L Miller a SEM/SEO Consultant who specializes in promoting his clients to \"Top Positions With Google\" and other leading search engines. Mr Miller is the promotions director for BLM Traders the leader in Automated Marketing Systems..http://larrylmiller.com FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Use Negative Keywords to Turn Search Marketing Results Positive by Ken Lyons Setting negative keywords is an effective strategy for getting the maximum ROI out of your search pay-per-click (PPC) advertising campaigns. Practicing effective PPC management involves constant effort of expanding your portfolio of keywords while also refining the list of keywords you currently bid on. By setting negative keywords in your PPC campaign, you will: Improve click-through rate (CTR) - CTR refers to the percentage of the people who viewed your ad and clicked on it. Ensuring that your ads don’t run against unrelated search queries means that you expose your account to fewer uninterested impressions. Doing this will result in a greater percentage of people clicking on your ads. Create more relevant ad groups - By scrubbing your lists of keywords that aren\'t related to your business, you improve the relevance of your ad groups. Having closely related ad groups allow you to create a single message that speaks to the entire group of keywords. Reduce ad spend - By avoiding paying for wasted clicks, you save money. Additionally, by creating more relevant keyword groupings with higher AdWords CTRs, you help raise your Quality Score, which in turn lowers your costs. Let’s take a closer look at what negative keywords are and how to create negative keyword lists that will save you money and improve your ad campaign performance. What are Negative Keywords? Negative keywords are a match types in PPC advertising offered by Google AdWords. There are a couple things you should note when it comes to negatives: They act as ad filters - Setting a negative for a keyword means your ad will not show for that word. Apply to expansive match types - Negatives are useful when applying phrase or broad match within Google AdWords. In these cases, your keywords are being matched to different variations of a query and not all will be logical for the keywords you\'re targeting, and not all of which will be relevant to your product offerings or services. How to Set a Negative in Your AdWords Account Let’s imagine you’re an online retailer and you sell pet supplies. In your Google AdWords campaign, you have ad groups and ads set up around keywords set to “phrase match,” such as: “Dog houses” “Insulated dog house” Now, it’s unlikely you’ll sell many dog houses if your ads display for the query \"pictures of dog houses.\" Setting the modifier \"picture\" as a negative in your ad group will stop your ad from appearing for that particular search phrase. To set a series of negative keywords for your ad group, follow these instructions: 1) Add only one negative per line 2) Precede each keyword with a dash So the negative keywords field in your AdWords ad group campaign will look like this: -picture -pictures -image -images -clipart The preceding \"-\" indicates to the Google AdWords system that the keyword is to be treated as a negative. If any of the negative keywords appear in a search query, your ads will not be matched to them in the search results, saving you money on wasted clicks an improves your bottom line. Ken Lyons is a Marketing Manager for WordStream, Inc. WordStream provides PPC marketing solutions, such as a next generation Negative Keywords Tool, for reducing PPC ad spend on AdWords keywords. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Do You Use Email Marketing to Increase Your Website Rankings? by Debra Dragon Website rankings in the Search Engine Results Pages depend on several factors. One important factor is email marketing. In order to create an effective email marketing campaign, it helps to learn a few guidelines that will increase your open rate and your click through rate. What is Email Marketing? Email marketing consists of directing targeted emails to a contact list in order to increase sales. The emails should contain a variety of information, including helpful tips, images, links and sales pitches. The trick to creating a great email marketing campaign is to vary your content and offer plenty of quality information free before asking your contacts to open their checkbooks. What is the Open Rate? The open rate is simply the percentage of emails that are opened rather than deleted or marked as junk mail. Your emails won\'t do anything but cost you time and money if they are never opened and read. By constructing a quality campaign, you will increase your open rate. One of the best ways to do this is to send a variety of emails, including a high percentage of emails that help or instruct your recipients. People want to get something in return for their time and opening a series of emails that do nothing but attempt to sell a product will quickly convince people they are wasting their time. Instead, provide plenty of useful free content in your emails. This is a great way to build trust with your potential clients. What is the Click Through Rate? The click through rate refers to the percentage of people who click on the links you provide in your emails. An email must include a direct call to action, or request to click on the link for more information in order to get the highest click through rate possible. Most people appreciate a straightforward call to action, rather than clever tactics intended to convince them to visit your site. If your overall email marketing strategy provides accurate, useful information and the products or services you try to sell provide true value, you will be able to increase your click through rate and make more sales. How to Create a Successful Email Campaign First, you need a lead capture mechanism. This can be a form on your website or a squeeze page you set up in the links you use in your email campaign. A lead capture form provides you with a prospect\'s name and email address. Equally as important, you need to specifically state that you are requesting to put them on your mailing list to avoid your emails being spam. Vary the content of your emails. Don\'t expect every email blast to be a sales pitch or you will lose subscribers to your list. Use a clear call to action, rather than trying to use compelling language to convince them to buy. Of course, your copy is important- it needs to persuade, but clearly asking your mailing list to click on your link is straightforward and honest. A good tactic is to tell your prospects what problem your product solves for them. Create a compelling headline or subject line. If your headline or subject head is boring, or too outlandish, your email risks being dumped as trash without being read. Creating a successful email campaign can be a challenging task. Many webmasters and site owners find it cost effective and time efficient to outsource their email campaign to a reputable SEO company for a modest fee. Whether you write your own emails or outsource them to an expert, email marketing is an effective way to raise the visibility of your website, drive traffic and increase your page rank. Debbie Dragon is a freelance writer providing articles for http://www.tracemedia-search-marketing.com A New York seo company specializing in getting websites up, and making sure they perform to their full potential. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Learn More in Online Marketing by Scott Lindsay All decisions in life are based on what we know. At one point in time Bayer owned both aspirin and heroine. Both were legal prior to World War I. Both were requested of Bayer as part of war reparations. Fortunately for the medical giant that early distancing from heroine was a good thing while aspirin remains useful for many purposes beyond aches and pains. Scientists today are coming to the conclusion that nitrates in foods may be responsible for multiple late in life health issues including diabetes, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Knowing this is causing them to ask food manufacturers to change course for the health of the world’s citizens. We respond only when we have the information needed to make better choices. This is why it is important to set aside some time to learn more about news that affects your business. Blogging may be as much for your benefit as it is for information consumers who visit your postings. Similarly, gaining marketing skills is a powerful way to assess trends that are meaningful to you and your ultimate goals in business. The needs you have in business may find their best answer in assigning yourself some homework. Take some concentrated time to research strategies. Make the big picture of your business a priority strong enough to merit your attention. If people are going to consider you an expert worth listening to then you need to draw from other trusted sources as much as you draw from your own gut-level experience. You will grow as an entrepreneur by paying attention to other entrepreneurs. No one has every answer, but think about each business owner having a piece of a much larger puzzle. Many will invite other businesses to add their piece to the larger picture through peer networking while others hoard their piece in a show of self-preservation. Why do you think so many communities have business associations or chambers of commerce? These organizations are designed to bring business owners together to work for the common benefit of a business community. This is what networking does in an online environment. Offer some of the general benefits of your business plan to others in exchange for access to general details about what they do. The result often makes both parties much wiser in future business challenges. This doesn’t mean you hand over every detail of your business, but enough that trust is extended and the courtesy is returned. Many online business owners may feel a sense of loneliness while they struggle through the use of concepts that have changed or become antiquated since they were introduced. This scenario is why many workers are encouraged or even forced to take part in continuing education classes. Things will change. That’s a promise. By taking the time to expand on what you know through new friends that you care about you can begin to develop a forward thinking business that has a depth of character and substance often missing from online buying experiences. If you have a chance to learn don’t pass it by. What you learn may be a key component to future success. Scott Lindsay is a web developer and entrepreneur. Make your own website in just 5 minutes with HighPowerSites at: http://www.highpowersites.com or Build A Website at: http://www.buildagreatsite.com. Start your own ebook business with BooksWealth at: http://www.bookswealt FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Instantly Improve Your Website’s Online Presence! by Owen Stevens A website which performs well in search engines can deliver instant financial success for businesses. Businesses that perform well in search engines instantly give out excellent first impressions. Before a site user has even accessed your site they will be able to see that your site ranks well compared to your competitors. Straight away this conveys the message that your business is professional and business-like, businesses which perform poorly and are tucked away on page ten (or even the second and third page) of search engines will not. There are a phenomenal number of articles across the internet which aim to give businesses insights into how they can improve their performance in search engines. While marketing a website effectively is a difficult and time consuming process there are some very easy tools and techniques that you can use to diagnose how your site is doing at the moment and to diagnose what needs to be done to remedy these problems. These sites provide an overview of your site’s marketing effectiveness but should be taken with a pinch of salt as they do not specifically consider the marketing context of your company, for this I’m afraid that there is no substitute for talking to a good old fashioned on-line marketing consultant! I would recommend taking a look at a site such as website grader or similar, these sites provide you with a free automatic report on the quality of your site’s online marketing. This will give you some idea of what you can do to improve your ranking in search engines. Some of the categories such as their analysis of keywords on the site are no longer as important as they used to be in online marketing. However, there are sections of the report that will give you an idea of some simple changes you can make to your site to improve the grading of your site such as listing your company in online directories. It’s also a lot of fun to compare the rankings of your site with your competitors! Some of the more technical issues raised can be discussed with internet marketing specialists to get an idea of possible changes you can make to your site. Having a chat to an internet marketing expert will also probably raise a few new possibilities open to you specific to your industry sector or business objectives. Checking on whether your website is functioning properly across various browsers is another really easy action you can take which would enable you to evaluate whether your site is working properly once potential clients access it. Web designers can neglect to test this as thoroughly as they should so it is well worth checking. Sites such as Browsershots are particularly good. Again, unless you are quite techie, it is worth discussing with a web professional the steps you should take to clear up any problems you have. Finally and maybe not quite as important as the two above is the speed at which your web site displays. A useful site for checking this out is websiteoptimization. Owen Stevens is an Internet marketing expert and Project Manager for Skyblu - A Midlands web design company. http://www.skybluweb.c FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 7 Tips to Optimize Your Pay Per Click (PPC) Campaign by Randy Mark We often hear from new customers that have tried pay per click (PPC) before that it didn’t deliver in line with their expectations. It all sounds so simple. Select your keywords, select your location preferences, create some ad copy and sit back and wait for the stream of prospects to hit your site with their wallets open and ready to buy. Unfortunately, the reality is a bit harsher. More often than not we encounter people who have ended up paying Google far more than the revenue the campaigns have brought in. From our observations we see people making the same mistakes time and time again. So to readdress the balance we have 7 ways that can help you get better results from your PPC campaigns. 1. Send traffic to a specific page on your site. So often we see PPC campaigns where the search term is very detailed but when the keyword is clicked, the visitor is brought to the website homepage. This is such a waste. Landing page optimization is very important. For example, say you own a sock store and someone search for ‘red socks’. Instead of sending him to your homepage, send the customer to the product specific page that matches the keyword. In this case, the ‘red socks’ category page. 2. Poor sales copy on your adverts. Your PPC advert is like a headline on an article. It must capture the reader’s attention or he will move on to something else. Be sure to continually test two adverts and always change the poorest performing one with another new headline. This process of continual improvement can produce dramatic results. 3. Targeting too many keyword terms with one advert. You need to make sure that your PPC adverts tie back very closely to the search term being used. If you take the time to group your keywords into smaller closely connected groups with a very relevant advert you will get better results. 4. Not tracking which keywords produce the best conversion. Sometimes more expensive keywords can give a better conversion rate than cheaper ones, or vice versa. The point is that unless you track conversions, you cannot be sure exactly where to focus your PPC budget. 5. Optimizing landing pages. When you send traffic to a landing page you should ensure that you are split testing and optimizing your landing page. Improving sales copy and adding on page conversion items such as video can greatly improve your conversions. This can be the difference between poor or mediocre campaign and a top performing campaign. 6. Use Negative Keywords. If you are using the Broad or Phrase match functionality in your PPC campaigns then you can run the risk of your ads showing for keywords which are not relevant to your business. This means that you are wasting money, either with irrelevant clicks or with a reduced click thru rate which indirectly affects the performance of your campaign. You need to regularly review your adwords statistics and reports in order to identify which irrelevant phrases are costing you unnecessary money. You then need to add these phrases as negative keywords. 7. Incorporate local business ads. Be sure to include locally targeted search terms to target local customers. Often these keywords are relatively cheap and it will allow you to pick up local customers. Maybe consider driving the traffic from these ads to a special offer page for local people, to make your campaign even more relevant. Hopefully some or all of these suggestions will be of use to you. As with all marketing efforts, constant testing and measuring can pay large dividends. By actively managing your pay per click rather than setting up once and forgetting, you will get a much better return on your investment. Best thing to do is to approach the experts in Pay per click (PPC) Management Services and start the PPC campaign optimization in the right direction to reduce the cost per conversion (CPC). Visit any assistance and support visit experts at http://www.ladsolution FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Tips For Excellent Marketing Promotion by Rolf Joho Marketing promotion can be the very life line of a company or business. It is pretty crucial to engage only those viable marketing promotion techniques that are guaranteed to yield the right results. However, when it comes to marketing promotion, many business people or advertisers get it but, what they do not get are the things to do where there are no good or excellent returns coming forth. For this reason, it is important to know how to go about making all promotions profitable as you seek to move your ventures to a higher level. This is the very essence of marketing promotion and you need to prioritize marketing efforts because you can use different strategies to help you come out a winner each time you market and promote your products and services. There are so many online resources that will guide you into excellence and taking time to really study different guides will do you so much good. Learn from the mistakes and successes of others and make your ventures exceeed expectations. The following are top pointers into creating excellent marketing promotions that will make you satisfied to say the least. If you follow the advice given below, you will learn to realize the great potential that lies within promotions of marketing. The Pointers Marketing promotion centres on advertising. You need to know where to advertise because this will determine the success or failure of your marketing promotion. It is only logical to go where the people are or where your chosen audience is. For example, people who are looking for website or blog ad clicks need to go to advertising platforms in which people are actively clicking. You really need to do your home work and look around. There are so many forums that will hold buyers and potential buyers and these are the avenues that you need to be camping on regarding your marketing promotion. Make sure to target the right audience and this will be determined by the kind of product you have to offer. If you are offering different kinds of products and services, you need to establish the viable locations where you can set up your promotions. Another thing that you need to be very much aware of is the value of the customer. Your marketing promotion needs to realize that customers will have different values as they search for different products. Learn how to monitor these patterns because they will be keys to the success of you promotions. Marketing promotion should be tailored to offer customers value. Most of the customers according to statistics will only come once and then they are gone. With your marketing promotion, you need to make their stay worthwhile and not worry about them not coming back. In other words, be ready to give the best value for orders as you possibly can. Marketing promotion should be dynamic in this respect. However, with marketing promotion, you have to do your level best to make sure that a first-time buyer comes again and again. The best way to do this is to have a marketing promotion that will allow contact so that you can build a relationship with the customer. Marketing promotion has to be as realistic as possible but aggressive at the same time. You must put out the word of your goods and services in a manner that will attract people. Over and above this, you need to guide your customers on certain details that will be helpful about your product or service. A marketing promotion can be sent several times to the same targeted persons. This will allow the potential customers some time to really make a decision. This will persuade them to get familiar with the promotion and hopefully buy the products and services you have to offer. Rolf Joho is a writer with many various interests and he owns several websites on a variety of topics. Some great resources for you would be to visit http://marketingpromotion FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Safety As A Marketing Tool In Real Estate by Rolf Joho In today’s market it can be very difficult. That’s why having any little trick up your sleeve will help in moving a house on the market. One overlooked marketing aspect in real estate is safety. Modifications made to a house with safety in mind are a great asset to any property. Advertising a house with plenty of features that make them safer for a range of consumers will help to make a house more desirable. For example making a house safe for children or older consumers will help to increase the number of interested buyers in a particular house. Attracting Older Customers Older customers are a somewhat neglected section of the housing market. However if you can make a property attractive to the aging population you are opening up a section of the real estate that is still underdeveloped. One of the things that older prospective buyers are looking for is safety. One of the key things that you can do to make any piece of real estate prime property to older buyers is to make safer bathrooms. Bathrooms are notorious for causing accidents in older homeowners. The first thing that can be redone in a bathroom is the type of tiling. Make sure that you have textured tiles to prevent slippage. Another thing that can be done to a bathroom is to increase the lighting. Lighting in a bathroom, as well as in the rest of the house, is very important. The shower area is another area that needs to be remodeled in real estate that you intend to market to older consumers. A shower area that is large and easy to get in and out of is attractive to all homeowners regardless of age. You can also make a shower even safer by installing railings. Railings throughout the house are also a good idea. Remodeling the bathroom is often the first thing you should do when looking to improve the price of real estate. Sunken living rooms are another thing that can make some customers think twice about a certain property. A sunken living room is not only a hazard to older people but can also be dangerous for children. Making sure that these are no changes from one room to another is a great idea. A home that is wheelchair accessible can also be a huge draw. Some homeowners will be more willing to purchase a home that has been renovated to be wheelchair accessible. One of the things that you should look out for when trying to make a home wheelchair accessible is the size of the doors and hallways. Doors are often too small to be accessible for wheelchairs. Widening doorways and hallways is a good way to make a home more wheelchair accessible. A gradual slope in place of stairs is also a plus to young families who have to maneuver strollers. Lighting stairwells and ensuring that there is plenty of light in a home is another great way to make a piece of real estate more marketable. Once you have made these renovations to any property it is important that you highlight these changes. Advertising the safety features is a great way to make a piece of real estate more marketable. Depending on the demographic of the real estate market in your area you can adjust the safety features of a home accordingly. This type of housing is attractive to both the aging population and families with young children. If you intend to market a home to young families then you may have to think of more ways to make a home safe for children. Rolf Joho is a writer with many various interests and he owns several websites on a variety of topics. Some great resources for you about real estate would be to visit http://www.moneybusinessmaker FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 6 Benefits of Having Your Own Real Estate Website by Elizabeth McLachlan The advantages of advertising on the Internet are endless for any industry - in particular the Real Estate industry. Property portals and classified sites are a great way to advertise your listings but having you own website is the ultimate online marketing tool and allows you to take advantage of all the benefits of online marketing. In this article I will highlight only some of the ways your personal real estate website will work for you: 1. Target a Global Audience Internet Advertising has no boundaries as it reaches a global audience or at least everyone with access to the Internet – a rapidly growing 1.4 billion people or a quarter of the global population. Not only does your listings stretch globally but also ensures a targeted audience – because only those who are interested in property will find your site, meaning your “shop” will be open 24/7 for potential buyers. 2. Enjoy Superior Cost-Effectiveness Owning a website is far cheaper than conventional advertising. You are bound to cut the cost of those expensive listings published in the local newspaper/magazine and you will be able to use a bigger space, meaning more images and detailed descriptions. Communicating to clients via email is also cheaper and makes it possible to keep in touch with past clients. 3. Measure Your Results Marketing on the web means is easy to track your results and the best part – it is FREE. Programs like Google Analytics gives you information like how many visitors your site had, how many pages these visitors viewed, how long they stay on your site, how the got to your site etc. This makes it easy to improve your site and helps measure the return on your investment. 4. Save Time Your own website makes it possible for potential buyers to go through almost double the listings and narrow down the search to their desired ones faster. You will save hours on property viewings and buyers can browse for properties in the comfort of their own home. Time is money – not just for you but most likely for you clients too. The Internet also shortens the time it takes real estate agent to track potential buyers. 5. Internet Users are Buyers Those looking for property on the Internet can be seen as wealthier and ready to buy. They are also well informed about the whole purchasing process, and recent studies reveals that internet users communicate their needs better to real estate agents. 6. Look Professional Look more professional with your own domain name and email address. By developing a quality website you will immediately make a good impression on potential clients and you web address can be incorporated in all other advertising by printing it next to you contact details. Judging by these benefits it does seem like those who don’t have their own property website is missing out big time. The bottom line is that the Internet will continue to play a huge role in our modern day lives and not using it to your advantage might cost you dearly. Elizabeth works for an online real estate company called SAHometraders that specializes in selling property for sale in all areas of South Africa. For more information visit http://www.sahometraders. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How To Market Your Real Estate Website Online by Elizabeth McLachlan Developing a website is only the first step in your online marketing campaign. You also have the task of ensuring that your site is visible, which includes strategies and techniques applied to drive traffic to your site. This is an essential part of your online campaign and deserves a lot of attention. In this article I will explain some ways to market your real estate website online: Submit Your Site Find the best web directories and submit your site. This is the first step every web owner should take and also the easiest of these techniques. Directories will only accept your site if you have good content and a likable design. Optimize It Search Engine Optimization refers to the process of increasing the volume and quality of traffic to your website. This can be done in many ways but one will start by showing the Search Engines what your site is about. You do this by entering keywords, titles and descriptions regarding the content of your site. This way your website will come up on the search engine results page when people search a query related to the content of your site. Start Blogging Blogging refers to a space on the web that individuals use to write about industry related topics. A property website owner will typically blog about the property market and other topics concerning property. This is a great way to advertise your site, generate leads and also brings you in contact with other players in the industry. Write Articles Write articles on topics relating to your website or industry and submit them to article submission sites – much like I am doing now. This will improve your online visibility. Make Your Site Appealing Design is still one of the most important aspects to get users to stay on your site or to make your site “sticky”. Your home page should be informative with minimal distractions. Also, avoid misuse of pop-up windows or flash introduction. Use fast-loading graphics and remember that users will leave your site if your design does not draw their attention. Link It Link building is an essentially part of Search Engine Optimisation – so important that it deserves its own introduction. Linking the pages of your site to each other and getting links from other websites are extremely important if you want to do well on the search engines’ rankings. A link from another site is like a vote and the more votes you have the more important the search engines will see you, and the more traffic they will send to your site. It would therefore be wise to spend some time on link building. Links can be paid for in the form of Pay-Per-Click Ads or banner advertising or you can think of creative ways of persuading other sites to publish a free link to your site. Engage in Social Media Real estate is an inherently social enterprise. Agent-client relationships stemming from real estate deals can mature as personal friendships, and personal friendships can become business relationships. Because of this it is important for agents to use social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc. These online communities should be used to network rather than advertise your listings but it can also be an effective way to drive traffic to your site. Elizabeth works for SA Hometraders - South Africa\'s leading online property portal that advertises a wide range of property for sale in all areas of South Africa. Visit http://www.sahometraders.co.za for more information. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS A Guide To Yellow Page Advertising by Rolf Joho Yellow page advertising offers great promise to those that venture into it. Consumers will employ the ultimate guides as they seek to fulfil all the obligations they have while purchasing and getting the services they need in life. For you who is thinking of making yellow page advertising work for your business, there are so many things that you need to do to make sure that you stand out from the rest. There are so many advertisers who have done their best to market their product and your job is to make your campaigns even more powerful for potential customers to choose you. For this reason you need tips and great pointers that will help you make yellow page advertising worthwhile for your business. Secrets To Advertising This Way There so many secrets to success but the following are some revelations that will see you achieve your goal in this regard. The look is everything and this is what you have to keep in mind as you employ yellow page advertising. For this reason design will have to be your priority as you seek ways to grab the attention of your audience. This article will explore some of the top secrets on design that might just determine success. There are certain fundamentals on design that will work for you and your business. The first thing that will pave way for success in your yellow page advertising is the attraction factor. Yellow pages advertising will start here. Your advertisement must attract clients from the word go. Looking at different yellow page advertising campaigns, you will notice that many people or advertisers fail. They do not go that extra mile to make sure that adverts stand out. For this reason, it is vital to consider the initial attraction that is meant to draw the readers so that they can take interest in what is being offered further. Competition will begin here with advertisers and grabbing attention of different folk does not have to be a toll order; you simply need to take the necessary time and employ great strategies and ideas to create this attraction that is vital in yellow page advertising online or offline. The other vital factor that will determine success or failure in yellow page advertising is the message. As you know, many will peg lots of emotions when buying and this is what you need to take advantage of in a good way. You need to establish this emotional connection and sell your product with a valid and true message that will solve their problem. Now, chances are that there are other products and services similar to yours when it comes to yellow page advertising. You need to convince your readers why you are different and unique and have good evidence to back it up. The method you use to deliver the message is also important when it comes to yellow pages advertising. This is because you can have a great message but fail to use timely words and add plenty of clutter. People are not looking to be given too much information but rather to be guided in a spicy way to the products and services you offer. Yellow page advertising will continue to work for those who engage unbeatable methods that work great to give the readers or audience the solutions they are looking for. The image that you portray through yellow page advertising will also come to play. You need to do it with utmost professionalism and provide as much value as possible. You need to bank on the quality of your services or products and really show great honesty as you communicate through yellow page advertising. A rule of thumb that applies to yellow page advertising is that trust is the greatest thing to build. Your audience must trust you to offer nothing less but what you promise. It is also about integrity and communicating that integrity through yellow page advertising. There are so many others that can make yellow page advertising excellent but the above guides will definitely propel you to success. Rolf Joho is a writer with many various interests and he owns several websites on a variety of topics. Some great resources for you about Yellow Page Advertising would be to visit http://www.durac. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Article Marketing For Link Building by Mike Jensy I know for a fact that article marketing is an effective way to build links back to my websites because it\'s been the primary method that I have used to build links to my websites for years now. And why should you care that I have been using this method? Because I have been able to make a full time living working online for over 4 years now and I have made the great majority of my money through \"organic search results\" (not pay per click advertisements.) Basically what I\'m saying is that because of the power of article marketing I haven\'t been living the nightmare (as I see it) of a \"real job\" a very long time. Of course there are a lot of different ways to go about doing article marketing, so which ways do I recommend? Which ways have really worked for me? Well for the most part I make use of article distribution services which take an article that I submit to them and submit that one article to hundreds (if not, thousands) of websites. This enables me to get back many links on many different websites for writing just one article. Most (but not all) of the article distribution services I use have a \"spinning\" function which allows me to \"spin\" my article manually so that unique (and still very readable) articles go out to every site that posts my article. This helps to avoid the \"duplicate content filter\" so that any links I build up continue to remain over time instead of being filtered. Let me explain in a step by step way how I make money online using article marketing. First of all, I set up a website which includes \"landing pages\" which promote products that I\'m an affiliate for. For example let\'s say that I am promoting dog training guides. Thus I set up a review site which reviews various dog training guides and no matter which one the customer chooses, I get a commission. I like to rely on my own domains, not web 2.0 sites as you can never tell whether they will delete your page or something similar. Secondly, I write informative articles about dogs (they don\'t necessarily have to be specifically about dog training, but that helps) which link back to my dog training guide promoting landing pages. That\'s it actually. It\'s just a two step process. Obviously there are some more details such as \"keyword research\" which is making sure that people are actually searching for the keyword phrases that I am targeting but that\'s going beyond the scope of this article. My main point is that in my opinion there is no better way to build links than article marketing. I can simply repeat this process over and over again with new landing pages (keyword targets) and make more and more money over time. And of course it gets easier and easier to get my pages to rank well in the search engines as they grow in age and as they get more and more links in to them from all of my articles. Mike Jensy recommends the http://www.MoneyMakerJobs.com \"make money online\" blog for tips on how to make money online. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Spice up the Marketing Mix With Digital Out-of-Home Media by Adrianna Noton Advancements in technology have changed how we use many products and services. As well, our changing lifestyles have resulted in many companies changing how they market their products and services. Marketing firms have undergone many changes in how they advertise to the public. One such method is Digital Out-of-Home Advertising. (DOOH) Digital Out-of-Home Media is the concept of delivering advertising campaigns to the public where the content and messages are displayed on digital signs. These digital signs deliver advertising messages at targeted locations during set times of the day and night. Because more people are spending their time out of the home, advertisers have discovered that out-of-home communication is essential to reaching their targeted consumer. DOOH advertising will vary according to the ad placement, format, environment where it is installed, size of the screen, and the type of consumer that frequents the area. DOOH can include such formats and design as text, audio, video, flash animation, and infomercials. Placements of these ads can be in such areas as supermarkets, retail stores, shopping malls, medical offices, bus stops, movie theaters..etc. Location is chosen by the targeted demographic such as age, gender, and type of lifestyle such as business professionals, mothers.. etc. Advertisers measure success on the amount of views and the return on their investment. They will assess such statistics as the number of people visiting the area compared to the number of people viewing the screen, and the amount of time people stay in the area. They compare these statistics with sales during the period the ads were being displayed. Businesses are seeing success with digital out of home advertising as The Out-Of-Home Video Advertising Bureau reports that \'Video Advertising Networks and Screens is a $1.01 billion industry that is growing at 25.4% annually to a projected $3.2 billion by 2011.\' When it comes to costs, you can maintain a cost effective budget because the costs will vary according to how many times you display the ad and the time of the day the ad is shown. Digital-out-of-home media provides marketers with a way to spice up the marketing mix. Advertisers can be much more creative in how they produce, present, and display their advertisements. They will have to keep up with consumers’ preferences, lifestyles, and trends. It also allows businesses to make their ads more entertaining and dynamic to capture their audience’s attention. They can also place their ads in unique places where advertisements have not been traditionally placed such as bingo halls, coffee shops and public parks. As well, they can place these ads next to the product they are promoting in a store. POPAI research has shown \'that as many as 70% of buying decisions are made in a store.\' When digital out of home advertising is correctly targeted, the result is a significant increase in sales. With innovative technology and changing consumer habits, marketers have to keep up with these changes to keep their business competitive. Digital Out-of-Home Media is one way to spice up a marketing campaign. Specializing in supporting brands and agencies for digital out of home media. Offers the largest collection of digital out of home advertising media with over 140,000 quality place-based and retail screens. Your source for expert digital OOH media marketing needs. http://www.adcentricity FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Target Trade Show Banners to Different Audiences by Adriana Noton Trade shows are well known to be a great tool to promote one’s product and service. For a tradeshow to be a success, it depends on how well you prepare and create a tradeshow display. One important thing you have to do is target the particular audience that will be attending the trade show. One has to effectively target the audience with their display which includes creating an effective trade show banner. Because there are different audiences that attend trade shows, the key is to create an effective banner that targets the particular audience that is attending the trade show where you will be showcasing your display. When preparing a banner for a trade show, you have to know if your audience will be mainly wholesalers, buyers, or customers. As well, will this audience be purchasing your product on site, or will you be trying to promote your line of products to wholesalers and vendors? Your trade show banner must reflect those you are targeting. When you are trying to catch the attention of wholesale suppliers and vendors, your banner must catch their attention. Banners are available in many sizes and styles to create a visual experience that will draw people to one’s exhibit. To catch the eye of visitors, one has to create a banner that meets the wants and needs of visitors. Use a “catch phrase” that is appropriate to the audience you are targeting. The size of the banner message should be big enough to be seen by visitors walking by as well as at a certain distance. The catch phrase should send a message that you have what the visitor came to the trade show to find. The phrase should be short and to the point. The images and design should reflect the product and service the audience is looking for. As well, the design should meet the same professional standards that the visitor values. Putting your website URL on the banner shows you are a serious business. The picture should be related to the product or service you are promoting. For instance, if you are showcasing a new kitchen product, you may want to have a picture of the item as well as what the product is stated within the catch phrase. All of the important information should be viewed just a bit higher than eye level. The idea of the banner is to let visitors know what the product is within a few seconds of reading the banner, so don’t put too much written information on the banner. The message you send to the visitor should be one consistent message. The most important message should be on the banner. It has to be relevant to the needs of the audience. Graphics should be relevant to your product or service and target your audience. It should have a quality resolution and be easily recognized by the audience. As well, putting your company logo on the banner will show you are a legitimate business. Everything you place on the banner should be appealing and relevant to your product or service. Researching the tradeshow audience to learn as much as you can prior to the trade show will allow you to create an effective banner that will draw in more visitors. A trade show banner is a marketing tool so it is important to market your banner to your target audience. Learning how to design a banner stand display is essential for a business. By designing a captivating roll up stand, a larger group of audience will be reached, allowing the business to gain an advantage. Some display booth rentals have proven to be a worthy investment.http://www.ballancedisplay.com FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Importance of Business Marketing by Simon Johnnson In today’s world, marketing is unarguably the most important thing in business. If you want to taste success in business, you have to indulge in business marketing. Moreover, marketing is not just aimed at converting individuals to customers these days. Big businesses are also the target of business marketing. If the big fish of the business world is beside you, you can think of getting unprecedented success in your work. Thus, try to impress the giants with your business marketing. It is obvious that everybody cannot generate brilliant business strategies overnight. Moreover, with the expense associated with the traditional forms of marketing like the newspaper or television is so high that many young business persons get a tad disappointed. This problem can be easily overcome, thanks to the internet. The World Wide Web provides a lot of opportunities for you to showcase your business ideas and that too, at minimal cost. Cheap Business Marketing Methods: Once the medium of business marketing has been decided upon, you need to work on the way in which you will market your business. You can find a lot of material on this subject on the internet itself. In order to get some inspiration, you can take a look at the work of successful businesspersons. Try to use simple yet effective means of marketing your business online. There are a lot of such options like link exchange which work wonders in promoting your business. Another good business marketing strategy is to publish your webpage. Once you publish your webpage, you ensure that any individual surfing the net can view your business when he or she searches for content pertaining to your business. In order to make your website even more popular, you can post interactive stuff regularly. Other methods include making your site colorful and attractive. Make the webpage appealing in very way and try to ensure that it captures the attention of the surfer. In case you have a little more money to spare, you can leave the designing of the web page to an expert. You can get hold of a web designer who can transform your business website into a hot and happening surfer destination. Some professional work will help you a great deal in grabbing the attention of others to your business. Another way in which you can do business marketing is through press conferences. Press conferences provide much needed publicity for your business. And one thing about business is that the more people know you and your work, the higher your chances of being successful. The best thing about the kinds of business marketing mentioned above is that all of them are quite cheap options that can be easily tried out. Online business marketing is a very profitable yet cheap way to promote your business. So start off a website and begin incorporating new ideas to excel in business marketing. Follow these simple tips to achieve what you desire most in business. If you are able to market your business well, you will soon taste sweet success. Simon Johnnson is the director of content for http://www.executivegiftshoppe.com. They specialize in business card holders and other desk accessories. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Video Marketing Today by Neal Brown Advertising is the backbone of every business, whether it is online or offline. It is so because advertising is the only option that depicts the information about you, your company and the most important your product. This advertising could be of any type including text advertising, picture advertising or any other medium. But when it comes to online websites, video advertising is the best approach to make a visitor understand about your product, which finally turns into great revenue. A perfect video ad increases the most critical time of seven seconds, which is normally taken by a visitor to decide whether to surf a website or not. Apart from these, there are a few more benefits of video marketing, which include increment in web traffic along with your website’s ranking in search engines. But you must always consider a thing that these video advertisements will not turn your business in overnight success. These are the part of over all marketing strategy that you must employ because videos are gaining high popularity on the internet. However, it is essential to know the components of professional video ads before putting them on your website. Traditionally, a video ad contains a script describing your product or service, a proficient voice to read the script, contemporary background music to accent the message and finally images to complete the video. This process is quite different from online branding and TV advertisements, which don’t follow what process. What works is a direct statement about the services offered by you and ways to use those services. Now the question arises, what should be the cost of such a video advertisement including al the product description along with your company’s profile? Well online video advertising can vary from 15 seconds duration to a maximum length of your choice. The duration of video advertisement along with quality decides the cost of it. Therefore it is important to find the perfect video production company which is a time consuming process. Just check for the low cost advertisement, and you will get ample of video marketing websites offering you the low cost video promo for your company. However, the quality factor is always compromised by these companies, so always seek for the quality first otherwise a low quality video ad can spoil the goodwill of your company. Before creating an ad, it is important to think from the view of visitor. So, always try to find out what sort of information is required by customers and then decide budget for your video advertisement. Look for options that allow you to set the specific length for your ad. As soon as you get your video ad generated look for video SEO service so that you can get your ad place on various other websites across the internet, getting more traffic for your website and finally pleasant revenue too. One choice for an affordable production company is www.ActionVideoAds.com. Here you will find a lot of options to select the perfect video ad that suits your company’s standard. Neal Brown specializes in video marketing and promotion. Examples can be found at http://www.ActionVideoAd FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Tips to Boost Your Website Traffic to Get More Money by Rex Montabaine A businessman who sells products or services advertises on the internet. This helps him to minimize the marketing costs and reach millions of customers all over the world. First of all, he designs a website containing information about his products or services and contacts a web host company. The web host company connects this website to the internet for the customers to view. The more the traffic of visitors to his website the more chances that they may order the product or the service resulting in more money for the businessman. To create the website, he engages a high quality web designer. The web designer in turn designs the website in the most attractive format with high content which over a period makes the products and services to become topics of house hold talk. The website is designed in such a way that more internet viewers visit so as to gather knowledge about the products and services. The visitors get attracted by the exquisite design of the website, excited about the presentation on products and services of the company and prefer to order. This process of improving the quality of the website and quantity of traffic to it, using search engines is called Search Engine Optimization. In the search results, websites ranking higher appear in the first three or four positions which mean the frequency of the visitors is extremely high. The web master can incorporate different search engines like local search, industry specific search and image search. This helps in offering to people who work in different fields. The businessman’s website becomes search engine friendly and increases visitors’ accessibility. Key tips to keep in mind: - The web owner must submit his website to the public directories and search engines available on the internet in order to attract visitors with ease. - He must introduce beautiful changes in the web design, content management systems, URLs and menus to change his website into search engine friendly. - He has to blend more text with videos and pictures to make his web more presentable since most search engines are programmed to read only the text. - His HTML code should be free of errors so that all the contents of his web page are included in the database of the search engine. - The website has to contain lot of embedded keywords, Meta tags and descriptions in each page. Search Engine Optimization is achieved when the contents of the website are detected with the use of embedded Meta tags by search engine spiders. Insertion of relevant title tags, help the search engines to determine the contents of the website pages. An efficient navigation system like straight HTML links enables easy access to every page of the website. More keywords relevant to the content of the page should be used so as to make people use them to search the site. The keywords should appear frequently in the Meta tags, title and content. The web owner interested in making more money can offer more free services to the visitors to give them encouragement. In fact, free is the most popular English search word. Plurals of keywords should also be used in Meta tags like car and cars. The meta tags should include commonly miss spelt words, while in a search. The web master can structure the website with clear and simple fonts, layout, user friendly features and simple navigation rules. The home page of the website should contain the businessman’s phone number and email address to enable the searchers to contact the web owner. The website should have cross browser compatibility, dead links and good load time. With these, the website is optimized resulting in more traffic by visitors and thereby the businessman gets more money. Rex is a web author and webmaster. Learn useful tips on how to make money online at his site at http://www.make-money-online10 FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 10 Essential Features For Your Real Estate Website by Elizabeth McLachlan Experts believe that using online advertising to sell property can help you double or even triple your annual sales. Most agencies use property portals or classified sites to advertise their listings but the ultimate online marketing tool is a website. In this article we will look at key features that should be included in all property websites: 1. Easy-To-Use Enquiry and Contact Forms You want to give potential buyers online enquiry forms to use when they are interested in a property. These forms are sent automatically to the agent’s inbox and inform the agent that someone is interested in a property. Contact forms are what visitors use should they want an agent to contact them regarding property for sale. It goes without saying that these forms need to be easy to access and simple. Don’t ask too much information so users can quickly fill in the enquiry and hit send. 2. Good Quality Images Images are essential on a property site. Not only does this give the users an idea of what the property looks like, but in many cases it is the only element that the users view. If the images are of poor quality, most users will click away without enquiring. 3. Search Capability Property websites usually make use of a search function. This means that users can select the city, suburb, type of property and price range that they are looking for. You need to ensure that this search capability is easy-to-use and prominent so users can find what they are looking for. 4. Clear Navigation Users need to get around your site quickly and simply without get lost in the information or encountering broken links. Make sure you can navigate to any page without having to click through to many links. 5. Area Info When potential buyers are looking for property they often want information on the area they are buying into. This includes schools and other resources in the area, more about the area’s climate, the nearby attractions and even the history of the city/town. Make sure that the info your website displays is correct and updated it if necessary. 6. Contact Us Info Users need to be able to contact you either by e-mail or by phone. You don’t want to miss out on a sale because you didn’t display your contact details on your site. 7. About Us Info Use this section of your website to communicate your company or agency’s vision and mission and explain how you compare to your competition. You can also explain the history of your agency and introduce your team by publishing a photo and short description of all your agents including their experience and fields of expertise. 8. Appealing Design It is very important to make your site look good. There are millions of property websites on the Web and design is what distinguishes you from other sites. 9. Mortgage Calculator Visitors to your site need access to a mortgage calculator while they are browsing your site. 10. Regular Updates Delete the properties that have been sold and update the prices, new area information, new additions to the team, images and mortgage calculators should it be necessary. Online real estate marketing has taken off over the last decade and it is becoming a more and more competitive industry by the day, mostly because it’s a cost-effective way for real estate agents to give their listings maximum exposure. It is thus essential to keep ahead of the curve and to maintain a well-designed, easy-to-use real estate website. Elizabeth works for a online real estate portal called SAHometraders which specializes in advertising property for sale in all areas of South Africa. Visit http://www.sahometraders.co.za for more information. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Why Are Brochures Important For Sales and Marketing? by Shell Harris For most businesses, marketing is an important function that is necessary in order for the business to grow and compete. In the past, word of mouth was enough for any company to succeed. However, as the volume of noise consumers were faced with grew, so did the need for companies to do more, say more, and reach out further to each client and potential client. Companies now know that business promotion is as essential as their business structure and their employees. As businesses are faced with competition both online and off, they are forced to reach consumers by using offline tactics to complement and support their online marketing goals. For years marketers have successfully used brochures to work in both their online and offline sales and marketing efforts. In short: Brochures inform: Marketing brochures are an excellent way to communicate everything from ‘what is your business?’ and ‘what does it do?’ to ‘why you do things the way you do’ as well as the rather commonly found ‘contact information’ like email addresses and website location. Brochures are the foundation of any well-planned marketing campaign and provide your customers with a tangible document that communicates your most pertinent information in a colorful, glossy, well-designed, and informative piece of collateral. Brochures are cost-effective and results-oriented: For a small business which lacks the resources to deploy mainstream media campaigns, brochures can be an incredibly cost-effective and results-oriented method of marketing one’s business. While the unit cost of producing a brochure decreases as the number being printed increases, the costs are still a very low compared to even a one day’s worth of ad placements in a newspaper or on television. Brochures are too well-designed to be discarded: Ever wondered why so much emphasis is placed on designing a brochure? One of the reasons is certainly to make it look good (which goes without saying), but also to ensure that they aren’t hastily thrown into the trash can or recycling bin. The higher the quality that is perceived in brochure printing, the more likely it is that a consumer will read it before discarding. When was the last time you ripped a high-quality brochure apart and threw it into the waste paper basket without at least glancing at its contents? Brochures are durable and long lasting: You probably read the daily newspaper just once and then you might never read it again. On rare occasions, you might take another peek at it, if you had a compelling reason for doing so. Television ads run for mere seconds and often miss the bulk of their intended target audience. In comparison, a brochure’s lifespan is much longer, increasing the chance that it will be read again and again. Brochures help build and sustain a brand: There are many important attributes of an effective brochure, including paper type (coated or uncoated?), content, format size, design, color selection, and overall print quality. Combined, all of these attributes help define your product or service in the eyes of prospective customers, as well as build brand awareness for your offering. Conversely, a poorly designed and executed brochure will reflect negatively on your business, and may in fact have the opposite effect of a well-designed, high-quality brochure. By careful planning and execution, you can produce an effective brochure that will help ensure the success of your product or service. Despite the popularity of other more expensive forms of advertising and marketing, brochures are still on of the most important and cost-effective ways to promote your products and services. Keith R. Bax is Vice President of Marketing for Conquest Graphics, http://www.conquestgraphics.com. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Starting A Home Business Begins With Your Mind Set by Truby Johnson After being involved with network marketing for a while now, i\'ve learned a few things that can help you to succeed. There are many books to learn from,but there is much more to it than just picking up a book and just reading it. Below I will talk about a few things that need to be in place in order to have a successful out come. Starting a home business can be very rewarding. However,one must have the proper mind set if you intend to endure. Proper mind set Our mind set is very important. We tend to let our mind just wander wherever it wants to go.When we should be managing and directing our mind to think on things that are beneficial to us: Things that are positive instead of things that are negitive.Things that are helpful instead of things that are harmful. We have the choice to alow our minds to continue to focus on the good or the bad. So when starting a home business,you want to make sure that you are thinking right because being involved in other people lives you want it to be beneficial,positive,as well as helpful. Persistence When starting a home business,one must have persistence.There is a reason why ninety eight percent of all home business fail. And I have come to believe is because of this particular area.Without it you will be defeated,even before you start. There will be many challenges when starting out. Even criticism will come.There will be times when you want to give up and quit. But as the saying goes,\"Quiters never win and winners never quit.\" With persistence will come success. Patience This is one area that has to be developed. We have this mentality of \"get rich quick\" and nobody wants to wait for anything.When starting out in business,we must develope patience. Some people start out right but don\"t want to wait for anything,so we hop from opportunity to opportunity waisting all of our funds,and then after a couple of months we say that,\"that network marketing stuff don\"t work!\" Most all successful business takes time which is part of patience.This is one of the hardest thing to do,but over time you will begin to see the fruit of your labor if you just hang in there. Conclusion As I stated above, starting a home business can be very rewarding. However,there should be certain things in order first before-hand. More people are becoming entrepreneurs every day. To increase your odds of becoming successful in this business is why I have written about the very basic things when starting out.They all work together with each other. Remember,having the proper mind set will start you off in the right way.Then you will have to have persistence because there will come challenges from all over.But with patience,you will be able to endure hardship like a good soldier.And when you put all of these together,you will not only be a success in network marketing,but a better person also To start your Free Home Business Secrets Mini-Course visit the link below Truby Johnson is an Internet Network Marketer To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so you can work at home visit: http://www.TrubysHomeBi FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Secret to MLM , Little Guy Network, And Your Home Based Business by Rick Sadlowski Giving to others could quite possibly be the KEY to running a successful MLM or Little Guy Network Home Based business. Building your MLM or Little Guy Network Home based business by giving all you can to others. The act of giving can have magical properties that cause you to \"attract\" exactly what you are putting out. Give in abundance then you will receive in abundance. STOP your thinking NOW. The secret law of attraction is NOT built on what you can get from others but rather what you can GIVE to everyone. \"It is better to give then to receive\". My parents would preach this simple saying over and over again, and it has finally taken hold and has complete relevance in both my personal and my business life. Although it is a creed that is a bit utopian, it can be said that the good will that you bless others with will be somehow, and in some way be returned to you... even ten-fold. A colleague of mine called me a few months ago on a meeting we were having. His first question was, well, if i come to this meeting, what am I going to get out of it. And my response to him was- this meeting is not about you. Ask yourself, \"What can I contribute to this meeting! He shockingly answered, well \"I don\'t know... why should I have to give anything\". So I said to him, \"If everyone came into this meeting and shared experiences, tips and tricks we ALL would benefit in some way by this. This may in fact start a mastermind experience, where we all come up with an idea that is bigger then the sum of any ONE of us. I believe my friend was starting to get the picture when he finally said, \"well, i can share some of the mistakes that I have made in the past, and tell people how I corrected them\". BINGO, now that was a great idea. Again , imagine what you can contribute as a fellow internet marketer ; dig deep in your soul to determine what you can give to others. Perhaps you have knowledge of some interesting techniques to drive traffic. Perhaps, you have a list of places to go to get specific information, or perhaps you can direct someone to a site or another Guru that has helped you. It is this process of giving that will magically start attracting people to you. This attraction will draw those people to you that have a serious and sincere interest in you. It is these people that you have the potential to start a long term relationship with. To test this theory in your everyday life, start by helping someone. Anyone that needs help, whether it is directly related to your business or not. Ask this person questions. Take a sincere interest in them and then after you have helped them capture and remember the feeling you have inside. It is this feeling that will compel you to continue helping others. Imagine and existence where you are doing nothing but helping others, and they in return will reward you richly by giving all of yourself. From attraction marketing to explosive sales online, Rick Sadlowski has been called the number one up can coming mentor in the industry. Now promoting Little Guy Network, he is seeing explosive success. http://www.lgnprofi FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Selling EBooks - Proper Pricing For Sales by Michael McMillan So you\'ve written an ebook. You\'re setting up your web site, and you\'re sure you\'ve got a winner on your hands. But before you finalize your web site, you\'ve got one final thing to consider: What will you sell it for? That is what we will address in this article about selling ebooks. I\'m sure you have checked out what similar titles are selling for, but that shouldn\'t be the factor which determines your final price. Suppose many of your competitors are selling their ebook for $27. So you think if you sell yours for $19 you\'ll steal orders away from them. That\'s unlikely. When I see a very low-priced ebook, I tend to think I\'m not going to be getting very much for my money. I deal in selling my ebooks to people interested in making money on-line. Most of the good ebooks in this niche sell for between $47 and $97. The low end of these ebooks run about 40 pages with some of the bigger ones getting up to a little over 100 pages. But page count isn\'t the determining factor either. One of the very bet ebooks I ever bought in this area was only about 35 pages. In fact, many of my fellow ebook marketers have told me they actually sell more books when they increase their price! Now, no one is going to pay $79 dollars for 100-page paperback book in a book store. They will on line! One thing you are selling is convenience. And the big thing you are selling is immediate access. People who buy books on-line want information and they want it immediately. They get an itch to learn something and they want to learn it right now! You need to make sure that you mention at your order form that the product can be downloaded immediately after payment is approved. Now, what about the actual number you choose for your price? You have likely noticed that most ebooks sold on line have a price ending in the number 7. Why is that? Well, anything ending in an 8 or 9 will surely be interpreted as being the same as the next highest multiple of ten. For example, selling ebooks for $29 is the same as a $30 price for a visitor to the site. But when you get your price down to where the ending digit is a 7, well that\'s not quite as close to the next multiple of ten--it\'s sort of in the middle of the range. So go with the crowd. Ending your price in the number 7 is your best bet--don\'t ignore the tried and tested technique. Okay, I mentioned above that the best-selling ebooks in my own niche sell for between $47 and $97. What if you want to sell your ebook for more than that? Well, $97 seems to be the psychological limit for ebook buyers. If you are convinced that your publication is worth more than that, you should turn it into a physical product consisting of printed books and actual CDs. Higher ticket items like this can, and have, sold for thousands of dollars. Mike McMillan has written over 40 nonfiction books and e-books. He has been interviewed on over 80 radio and TV programs such as ABC World News about self publishing. Download his free, \"Selling Books & eBooks\" mini-course. Learn the power-seller\'s tricks today. http://www.extremeselfpublishin FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Buying EBooks - Getting Discount Prices by Michael McMillan Whatever we buy, we all like to get the best best deals possible. Buying information on-line is no exception. While most works of fiction sold on-line are fairly inexpensive, a lot of \"how-to\" nonfiction works are relatively expensive. In this article we will look at how to get the very best deals when buying information on-line. Let\'s first analyze how ebooks are sold on-line. Usually the author or publisher will set up a pitch page they use to advertise their books on. They explain the benefits to the site visitors and hopefully a purchase is made. But if you have ever browsed through books offered through CB or PayDotCom, you will find that quite often when you decide to leave a sales page--something often happens. Most of the very best ebook sellers will employ the use of a virtual sales agent to encourage people trying to leave a site to reconsider buying the product being sold. What happens is when you go and click the button to either go back on your browser window--or you try to close the browser window--a dialog box pops up and offers you a discount if you will buy now. This represents the author\'s last ditch attempt to generate a sale. There is almost always a picture of an attractive young woman in the dialog box and you will see text typing into the dialog window. It\'s as if a live operator is talking to you. Of course it isn\'t a live person, it\'s a script running that simulates a live conversation though. Usually a ten to twenty dollar discount is offered if you stay on the page and order immediately. This isn\'t always done, but it\'s done regularly enough that if you want an ebook, you should eive the following techniques a shot and get it for the lowest possible price. The two most common services used to create these virtual agent chats are Intellichat and Virtual Smart Agent. They function similarly. Whenever I visit a site and want to buy an ebook, I click to close the window to see of one of these virtual agents pops up and offers me a discount. As I said, it\'s not uncommon to get a $10 discount on even lower-priced ebooks. But what if a virtual agent dialog doesn\'t come up when you exit a site? You still may have a good shot at getting a discount. If the site offering the ebook offers a newsletter, make sure to sign up for it. It is not uncommon for publishers to discount their price from time to time to their newsletter subscribers. If you don\'t mind waiting a week or two, just be patient and see if any discount offers are offered in the newsletters put out by the publisher of the book you are interested in. I would also subscribe to every newsletter you can find which is offered by competing sites. Often publishers within a niche will joint venture together and promote each other\'s book in their newsletters. You can often find discounts for ebooks in the newsletters of competing web sites. These two techniqes will work and often the discounts will be significant. Mike McMillan has written over 40 nonfiction books and e-books. He has been interviewed on over 80 radio and TV programs such as ABC World News about self publishing. Download his free, \"Selling Books & eBooks\" mini-course. Learn the power-seller\'s tricks today. http://www.extremeselfpublishin FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Selling Ebooks - Using Prospect Baiting by Michael McMillan So you\'ve got a site and selling the heck out of your ebooks--good for you! But anyone who is selling ebooks successfully on-line is always looking for their next big book to sell. And if you\'re in that situation, chances are you\'ve got a title in mind too. This article will address a powerful way to generate sales of your ebook almost immediately. I\'m assuming you have a pretty sizeable opt-in list of subscribers to your newsletter or mini-course to begin with. You really need to plan this sales technique even before you write your new ebook. Suppose you are going to have about 60 quality pages in your new publication. What I would do using this technique is to break your ebook up into two separate publications. One would contain about 30 pages of introductory material. Include the objectives of the ebook, introductory definitions, etc. In this first ebook give the reader some good information, but don\'t give away the nitty gritty details--save those for the last half. Okay, so let\'s say that you have about 3,000 names on your opt-in list. In your next newsletter offer to let all of your subscribers download the first half of your new ebook for free! This will give them a taste for what it is all about, but like I said, it won\'t give them the nitty gritty details you have included in the full version. Giving your subscribers something for free is always a good idea, but this technique does even more. The people who get your ebook (the first half) will feel sort of incomplete. They feel like they have something valuable, but not all of it. People like closure. They like a sense of fulfillment. But those that have only half of your ebook feel like they are mission something. If the first half of your ebook did a good job of creating a balance between giving them good information readers perceive as having value--and promoting the details found in the full version--you will get a much higher conversion rate than if you simply mention that you have a new ebook in your newsletter. I would suggest that you have the free \"first-half\" ebook and then also have the full version for them to buy. The full version should have both the free intro PLUS the second half all as one publication. You might even consider having a statement included on the first page of the free version telling readers that they may freely give it away or let people download it from their site. This would give a viral aspect to your ebook. Make sure that on the front and last page in your ebook you explain that it is only the first half of the book. Also give your web site\'s address so that people know where to order the full version. I call this technique \"prospect baiting\" because you are baiting your mailing list subscribers with a teaser for your complete ebook. The key is to create a balance between giving them enough good information in the first half (the free ebook) and yet not giving away all of the best details. You want to create a thirst, but not quench that thirst in the free part of your ebook. Mike McMillan has written over 40 nonfiction books and e-books. He has been interviewed on over 80 radio and TV programs such as ABC World News about self publishing. Download his free, \"Selling Books & eBooks\" mini-course. Learn the power-seller\'s tricks today. http://www.extremeselfpublishin FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS EBook Marketing - Pick the Brains of the Power Sellers by Michael McMillan Everyone who has an interest in selling ebooks on-line has questions. How do I promote my ebook? How do I construct a good sales page. How can I use AdWords effectively? How can I learn about joint ventures? How will I drive traffic to my site? How can I generate a mailing list? The list goes on and on. It can be expensive to buy the information you want on-line. Sure, you can find ebooks explaining almost everything you want to know, but the good ebooks dealing with Internet marketing can run from $37-$97 a whack. Your goal is to make money on line, not to spend it. But there are ways to get the very best information about any question you may have about selling ebooks completely free. I\'ll give you two ways here to pick the brains of the experts and not spend a dime! Method 1: Start out by visiting sites dealing with topics you need to learn more about. Visit sites that sell ebooks related to the topic in question. First, this will give you a good idea of how competing publishers are designing their sales pages. You can learn a lot from this. Anyway, the successful publishers will certainly be good at collecting information from visitors at their sites. They will have squeeze pages set up asking you for your name and email address in exchange for their newsletter, mini-course, or free downloadable file. Remember, even a very good pitch page for an ebook may convert only 2-3% of first time visitors into buyers. But ebook publishers know that if they can collect names and e-mails from, say, 20% of their visitors--they can follow up via e-mail with special offers or bonuses to encourage their list names to buy later down the road. The real money in selling ebooks on-line is in working the lists! But visitors don\'t give up their information easily. You must offer them something of genuine perceived value to get them to do this. So the big guys offer some pretty amazing stuff in order to get people to subscribe to their newsletter. They often give out free video tutorials, mini-courses, reports--things like that. I can tell you that they very best information related to Internet marketing I have ever received has been TOTALLY FREE from ebook publishers. Guys like Mike Filsaime, Jeff Johnson, Andy Jenkins and Brad Fallon at Stompernet, and Michael Rasmussen regularly give away more quality free stuff from their sites than you could get buying dozens of $97 ebooks on the same topics. They do this to 1.) get your name on their mailing list, and 2.) provide you with good quality material to build a relationship (this is a key) with you and make you a believer in the value of their expertise. If you aren\'t familiar with the guys I mentioned above you need to Google them up and learn from them. Read every word they write and subscribe to their newsletters and mini-courses. They are the very best in the business! Method 2: Right now you are reading a free article and you are getting some good tips. But here is the thing: Many of the big boys in the ebook publishing business regularly submit articles to directories to increase their brand awareness and products to tons of readers. I would suggest going back and searching for old articles written by publishers of ebooks similar to yours. Often their very best articles are the very first ones they wrote. In their early articles these authors try very hard to provide valuable information and convince you that they are an expert in their field. As time goes by they often write articles with a little less meat in them, so I always advice searching for their very earliest articles to read. You will not be disappointed! And once you get some expertise in your area, consider writing and submitting articles of your own. Submit them to directories just like this one. It is an excellent way to create exposure and awareness of your products to large audiences! Mike McMillan has written over 40 nonfiction books and e-books. He has been interviewed on over 80 radio and TV programs such as ABC World News about self publishing. Download his free, \"Selling Books & eBooks\" mini-course. Learn the power-seller\'s tricks today. http://www.extremeselfpublishin FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Selling EBooks - One Reason Your Site May Not Be Selling by Michael McMillan So you\'ve written your first ebook and you believe you have a great site from which to sell it. And--you are getting visitors, but you\'re not getting the conversions you had hoped for. What\'s happening? Hey, your problem isn\'t uncommon. It happens every day to people selling ebooks. Let\'s look at the make-up of your site itself. You\'ve probably got some good content and let\'s assume you are making a good pitch for your ebook. But what about the graphics? One of the number one frustrations one encounters when visiting web sites is slow loading graphics. Hey, remember--there are still plenty of people out there without high-speed connections. Someone with a dial-up account is going to get a migraine waiting for a site to load that is filled with 300-500k graphics! Almost all will click to close your site rather than letting their coffee get cold while your graphics load. CACHED IMAGES VS NETWORK LOADED IMAGES Think about this: When you visit your own web site (and you\'ve done that tons of times in the past) your system has likely cached all of the images. This means that they will load out of your cache rather than off of the network. But someone visiting your site for the first time will be loading images off of the network--and this is much slower. So while you say, \"Hey, my site is loading really fast,\" visitors may not have that same experience! HOW BIG IS TOO BIG? One thing to do is to check the file sizes of all of the images on your site. Anything over 50k has got to go. I try to keep them all below 25k (I know that can be hard). If you have images that were created at very high resolutions, go back and change them to a lower resolution to decrease the file size. And remember, if you insert an image file to your web page and it is too big, just because you re-size it by dragging the corners in, the image will appear smaller, but the file size remains the same. Go back into your graphics program and re-size the image to the actual size you need and then re-import it into your web page. LIMIT YOUR IMAGES Of course the obvious thing to do is to try to limit the number of images on your site in the first place. People visiting web sites who are interested in perhaps buying an ebook want information, not a glitzy looking phosphorescent freak show of images, motion, and high-tech junk that distracts them from reading about the product. Keep it simple. CHECK YOUR LOADING TIMES A nifty trick is to go to www.netmechanic.com and use their free tool to check the HTML and image loading speeds under different modem speeds. 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FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Find Out the Reason Master Resale Rights Are so Important by Brian Garvin If you are one of the many people that have begun to think about making money online, you might want to look into Master Resale Rights. It can be a great way to make money and to protect yourself as well. Here we will discuss what Master Resale Rights are and why they are so important to have. Basically, Master Resale Rights are bought on e-books, articles, and software. This allows you to then go and sell these products to your clients, as well as, the right for your clients to go ahead and sell it to other clients. It acts as a great networking market, and moneymaker. After you purchase Master Resell Rights, you can either provide the same to your customers or just Resell Rights. If you choose the Master Rights then your customers can sell it to their customers and so on. 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Feel free to use this article but please leave all links and author bio intact. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Big Gulps Of Visibility With Promotional Drinking Flasks by Miles Lovegrove Promotional Drinking Flasks in Speeding up your Publicity. Why not? Sometimes we need to depend on the occasion, the people and the season to sell our products. So if you’re planning to retail merchandise, keep in mind that it is very important to consider the factors included in it. It should be in the right place, right time, right people you are selling to and eventually it will turn out perfectly. Another factor to consider is what tool to use on how to advertise your business. There should be a connection on what you are using to get your publicity to the product you are trying to push through in the industry. So how could you use your promotional drinking Flasks for promotion? When we think of a drinking flask, we usually imagine that it has something to do with certain activities like sports and adventure because it is one of the essential things when you’re out there for an escapade, exercise or just having fun . The drinking flask is a good instrument if you’re selling sports merchandise and that you’re trying to promote it. It would even be better if you make it a giveaway or as a souvenir in sports events with your product name printed on it or just distribute it whenever people pass around your stall. Everybody can use it, sports fanatics, spectators, women, men, children, etc. since water is one of the essential things for humans to live. The good thing about the flask is that they could use it again and that they wouldn’t forget your product since they can read it on the branded flask every time they use it. A printed drinking flask is also a good way to use for promoting when you have a water refilling and delivery business since its main focus is about water. Or when you’re merchandising plastic wares which is a good example of the material. It’s really up to you to put the connection since a drinking flask is a versatile item. You could also come up with assorted designs depending on the person or you could place or clip a brochure of your products on it. This may be helpful for your customers to know what you have in your business. Use different colors and styles for different tastes and moods. Do this in order for the people to have choices because customers love it when they have a lot to choose from. Place the right information on it including your website or the address where your business is located. This will inform the people for sure. It is also important to make the flask in good quality. Don’t use cheap materials in making it so that it wouldn’t break easily. This will also show that by using a medium with good quality in advertising, you are selling high quality products. Make the best in introducing your product so that you could gain more buyers. Good Publicity means good business! Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Flasks and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Variety Is Found With Footballs by Miles Lovegrove One of the most successful branding machines in the world is the sports teams and leagues. Why not use their success to the advantage of your organization by imprinting your name or logo onto a football? The marketing success of the sports industry has created a large variety of products available to be branded from full sized models to miniature key rings. Why footballs instead of the many other sports opportunities available to utilize? The popularity of the sport is unsurpassed and engages people from the working class to top executives. The fans are very passionate and dedicated to their team and the game in general. Tapping into the excitement generated by football will greatly aid in promoting your organization. The local teams will probably be delighted to partner with your company in producing promotional items with both logos displayed. They probably already have the contracts and vendors ready, so all you have to do is provide the logo or name to be added to the items and it is a done deal. Promotional items in this line can be matched to whatever level in the organization you desire. The executives may get a full sized ball with a team logo and the company name imprinted on it. A special touch is to get some signatures by local players added to the product. Another executive idea is a branded paperweight of metal or stone that appears just like the real sports article. It could be engraved as needed to suit a promotion or event in the organization. The workers in the organization have many options from full sized, brand imprinted, sports balls to spongy foam replicas. To acknowledge superior efforts or special awards, the full sized ball could be included with VIP tickets to the next team event. The local team may offer access to premium seating at discounted rates for certain events. The foam squishy balls are great for stress reactions with the squeeze and release motion. In extreme cases of stress or frustration, they can be gentle missiles at tempting targets without causing too much harm or mischief. The cost of these promotional products is relatively inexpensive and they are easy to obtain quickly in great numbers. The cost is even lower if you partner with the local team and split the costs. If you need mass produced items for conferences or recruiting events, the replicas of branded footballs on key chains, or squishy balls may be good choices. They are readily available in mass quantities and can be customized fairly quickly. The message to accompany the name and logo can be tailored to the event or occasion. Promotional footballs could be a reward to the first several thousand fans to attend the next team contest. The dispersion of your company name throughout the community and surrounding area is assured. In addition, your name is associated with fun events full of cooperative team spirit and friendly times. What advertising could be better situated than that? Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Footballs and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Eco-friendly Shopper Bags… Increase Your Profile While Saving The Environment by Miles Lovegrove In advertising, may it be businessmen, marketers, or producers; still have a lot of factors needed to be followed just to encourage their consumers that their merchandise is good enough and satisfying. Those important outlines help them to create more effective ways to gain customers and one of the vital factors in promoting is how to be creative and resourceful at the same time. Being resourceful is a big plus in someone’s business because this may help you on saving time, effort and money. And as saving time, effort and money, why not consider the environment as well? We know that majority of the people love it when your advertisement or way of promoting is as creative as it can be. This will make them feel that you’ve really worked hard just to catch their attention and that your products or services will appear pleasing to them the first time they appear out in the market or the industry. Because this needs to be your goal, to make your product look pleasing at first so you could sell it. As a bonus you’re not just doing yourself and your business a favor but our ecosystem also. These days, one of the world’s biggest problems that create an even larger buzz about it is global warming. It’s everywhere. It’s on the news, internet and everybody is aware of its effect to our planet. Several organizations are even helping and making ways just to preserve our planet and our home and this problem all come down to chemicals, pollution, and materials that harm the environment which mostly, come from some factories. So if you’re thinking on making promotional items to expose your product or your service maybe, why not go green and be environmental? The recyclable cloth shopper bag would be a good way for your product to be known and also a good way to help save our planet! Come to think of it, every body needs to shop, so everybody needs a shopper bag. It wouldn’t just be an ordinary shopper bag but a bag with your ad on it. Something people will see and for them to know your merchandise. Make yourself more known with eye catching logos and assorted colors just to add fun. Remember, creativity is the key. You could even personalize it a little bit more by adding tags with your contact numbers, website or address on it. This will make people more interested on what you have and what you are about to offer. Place it inside grocery stores, market places, department stores, malls or even convenience stores wherever people come and go all the time. Encourage them to use your shopper bag since it is a helpful way to preserve our environment and decrease the amount of trash that we’re having right now. This could also be useful since it can be carried easily, and that the people could use it on whatever they want to do with it. It is not just for handling your grocery items, it could also carry various things since it’s multipurpose. In time, you didn’t just gain yourself a public exposure but you have volunteered to help the public’s welfare as well! Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Shopper Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS At Work or Play – Document Bags Can Advertise For You by Miles Lovegrove There are many promotional items a company may choose to advertise with an imprinted company name while providing a useful or comical item to employees and customers. It seems clever marketing firms can imprint or write on virtually anything you desire. A perhaps overlooked choice in the useful items category is promotional document bags. Document bags, portfolios or briefcases are a staple of modern business life and are seen everywhere professionals must carry papers to or from a meeting. The company name exposure doesn’t stop in the workplace or downtown streets though, as many workers must take documents home for review and back to work. Travel to conferences may be lower now with virtual meetings and higher expenses, but business travel is alive and professional papers have to travel along. The exposure of the imprinted company name or logo seems great with promo document bags, but what are the costs involved and can the items be tailored to various levels of style? They are easy to obtain in small or large quantities at reasonable costs. The more items purchased lowers the per copy price. Depending on the style and quality desired, the cost per bag could be very inexpensive. An important consideration for the total cost versus benefit of promotional document bags is the long lasting nature of the product. Unlike pens or key rings that are misplaced and lost constantly, the bags will be carefully watched to ensure the safety of the contents. Most of the products will be used for months or years instead of the days or weeks considered normal for pens. The variety of styles, qualities, and functions available for these items is as varied as the workforce. If the product is targeted toward the average production worker, there are several alternatives with plastic or nylon construction that will serve well. At the executive or important customer level are bags made of leather and brass with superior quality and workmanship. The high quality bags are great for yearly awards of a “job well done” or to mark special deals completed. It is easy to personalize the products for a small number of recipients in addition to having the company name present. More work is brought home by professionals all of the time and many times it is documents to review. Once the bag is home, a variety of uses may steal it away from the purely business life. They are perfect for taking coupons to the store, passports and maps on a trip, or just the newspaper to a local park. Many bags are designed to carry phones, keys and more with interior pockets, thus increasing the utility. Another advantage of promotional document bags is the area available for imprinting with the message you want known all around. Basic bags will have two sides possible for marking and both larger than an average sheet of paper. Imprints can be made on one or both sides. The size allows larger or complex graphics more visibility and readability. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Document Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Everybody Loves Directors Chairs by Miles Lovegrove A directors chair is a lightweight-folding armchair, which usually has a wooden or steel frame and a canvas seat and back. Directors chairs are excellent to use when travelling, attending concerts, barbeques and picnics. Directors chairs are also very handy to have at home when extra seating is required. For a unique twist, directors chairs also make a great promotional item for just about any business. One of the main advantages of directors chairs is the fact that they are so light;usually around one kilogram and the time to assemble the chair is less than one minute. Another bonus is the compact size when folded down, which makes then ideal to place in the boot of the care and take anywhere. The average size of a directors chair is 550mm in width and 850mm in height. When not in use directors chairs can easily be folded down and stored, requiring minimal storage space and can be easily stacked for storage. Directors chairs became very fashionable in the seventies when outdoor concerts required everyone to provide their own seating. Directors chairs became a hit overnight for concert goers due to the fact they were portable, light weight, very quick and easy to assemble and disassemble. Today you will find directors chairs in homes, offices, parks, doctor’s surgeries, libraries, schools, and the beach. Directors Chairs are a must for camping and fishing. Directors chairs come in a wide variety of fabrics, although the sturdiest fabric is canvas. Directors chairs are available in different wood finishes, including walnut, black, white and varnish. The fabric or canvas is also available in many colours and printed designs. The most common colours include royal blue, burgundy, red, white, periwinkle blue, navy blue, Caribbean green, khaki (tan), black, hunter green, and natural. When purchasing a directors chair as a promotional tool for your business, you need to be aware of a few things to ensure you are purchasing a quality chair that will last many outing and not break the first time you use it. Always look for a chair with a good solid frame, which will offer support. The most common type of directors chairs come with an x-shaped base, as they are more solid and durable. Most directors chairs have a canvas back and sling seat, and some directors chairs are designed to allow the replacement of the canvas seating and back. Always look for a chair with this option, to save money in the future. The quality of the canvas is another important factor to remember when purchasing a directors chair. The traditional directors chair was made of wood. Today many companies are designing directors chairs using polypropylene frames, which are ultra light to carry. Some designs include inserting rip stop nylon, which are lighter, dries quicker and many feel are more comfortable to sit on. Directors chairs are definitely here to stay with most homes owning at least one, and in many homes each family member has their own directors chair. Today many people are making fashion statement with directors chairs, by removing the canvas and adding their own personally designed fabric insets. Another way to personalize your directors chair is to paint stencils on the canvas or decorate your chair anyway you wish. The popularity of directors chairs continues to rise which is evident in homes, work places and many social venues. This is great if you\'re using a directors chair as a promotional tool, because not only will the original recipient use the chair, but also guests might to, giving your promotional tool maximum exposure! Directors chairs have brought style and comfort to millions of people, due to the convenience of being so lightweight, portable and affordable. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Directors Chairs and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Finding The Perfect Digital Photo Frames To Promote Your Business by Miles Lovegrove In today’s world everything has gone from old and boring to brand new and high tech. This includes everything from our handle held devices on to the things in our homes. Digital photo frames are some of the simplest but most high tech things you can have in your living room. Don\'t let the digital phenomenon pass you by! You can use a digital photo frame to market your company. Unique, stylish and extremely handy, the digital photo frame makes a great promotional tool that\'s sure to leave an impression. A digital photo frame is a neat way of showing off your photos without the need for a computer or a printer. You will simply need the digital camera most of us already have along with the memory card that is used in your digital camera to store your pictures. You will take the memory card out of the digital camera and place it into the slot of the digital picture frame. Once you have placed the memory card inside the digital picture frame you will be able to adjust the way your pictures appear within your digital picture frame. There are several different ways you can have your pictures displayed. You can have them show in a slide show at your chosen rate or you can choose to have the picture stay still. Customizing your digital photo frame is half the fun of having it on display. But how do you choose the digital photo frame that is just right for you? That is simple. When choosing a digital photo frame you will need to keep in mind how many pictures you are looking to have on display. If you are thinking of having a digital photo frame display several pictures you need to choose a digital picture frame that is capable of this. Remember the size of the pictures you want to display. Digital photo frames come in several different sizes and styles. Choosing on that best fits the size of the photos you with to display in your new digital photo frame is only part of the fun. If you are giving a digital photo frame then keep in mind the amount of pictures the receiver is going to want to put on display. Also think about the décor of the room you envision your gift received placing their new digital picture frame in. Is the décor classic or ultra modern? There are several different designs and styles of digital picture frames that are available in a variety of stores. While a digital photo frame will make a wonderful gift any time of the year there are several different people who might really enjoy a wonderful gift like this. Mother’s, new and old, will enjoy a digital photo frame in order to show off the pictures of their children. Mother’s who have older children can show the child from infant to his current age. Grandma’s, just like Mother’s, will really enjoy being able to see several pictures displayed within on photo frame. If you are looking for a great gift that is wonderful to give at any time of the year for any occasion then a digital picture frame is the perfect gift for you! And, if you are looking for a unique way to promote your business, place your company logo and/or slogan on a promotional digital photo frame. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Digital Photo Frames and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Desk Sets: Personal Assistant For Your Desk and Promotional Item? by Miles Lovegrove There are some desks that defy description. Papers stacked as high as an elephant’s eye, pencils and pens that are lying lazily about in thick clusters until you need one, at which point they leave to play a game of Hide and Seek and forgot tell you that you are \'It.\' Desk calendars from 1997. A coffee mug half - full that was used by a friend that visited you...last week. Does this sound like something from a sci-fi movie.... or does it match the description of your business or office desk? Desks tend to become the repository for everything that does not have a proper home and that term covers a lot of ground. It doesn’t take that long for even the cleanest offices to suffer a meltdown if organization is not given a lot of thought. A messy desk can be interfering with your life, not just your job, which is why they make such great promotional tools. After all, who wouldn\'t love to get a desk set, which would help them keep organized? If you have ever thought about going through a clean office rehab program you may be just the person that would benefit from a personal assistant for your desk. Technically and correctly speaking we are talking about a desk set, but c’mon now, isn’t the term, \"personal assistant\" just a lot cooler.?\" Desk sets are as varied as people. Some of the smallest and least expensive are even sold as just that.... a set. They come in dozens of styles and one is sure to fit your taste. These organizational wonders come in a huge variety colors and are made out of nearly every material imaginable. The least expensive ones are made of plastic or some other cheap composite, and this means they are subject to a very short term of employment and will probably be retired on disability. The more modern desk organizer pieces are made of stainless steel, pewter, copper or some other sturdy material. The way they are made and the materials that they are made of will not only determine how useful they will really be, but it will also help determine the final look of your desk and office. You can buy one or more pieces. You need to figure what your greatest needs are and buy desk sets or pieces that will help you with your organization. If paper and letters seem to abound, then letter holders and multi-tiered baskets for both paper, and mail might be useful. There are always pencil and paper clip holders, dividers to keep articles separate and even small containers for miscellaneous items. The desk sets are bought as either a pre-packaged set or as individual items that you select in any mix and match style that suits you. Whatever you select, do not forget that a desk set can and should include a trash can. A desk set can make a great promotional tool for any company. A bit on the expensive side, as far as promotional tools go, but they are usually given to high-end customers. In today’s business world there are so many papers, notes and communications, books, clips and stamps on the average desk that any thought of organization seems impossible. But when you start putting desk set together and using it, things don’t seem so impossible anymore. The more you structure your office and discipline yourself into using these aids the sooner your office and desk will happily be clutter free. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Desk Sets and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Decanters Can Decorate and Promote Businesses by Miles Lovegrove Decanters make very inexpensive and stylish promotional gifts. They are easy to find on the market, and buying them in bulk is not a problem. Take a look at what a decanter is exactly, and decide for yourself if you think it would fit in with your marketing strategy. When people hear the word decanter, most everyone associates this word with wine. Indeed, that is a prime purpose of using them. By pouring some of the wine into the decanter the wine is able to be left open to the air and it is allowed to breathe. No one who knows anything about wine would dare serve red wine that has not been allowed to properly breathe. To decant means to pour off or separate the liquid from the sediment. This is accomplished by a careful pouring of the wine into the tilted decanter and allowing the wine to travel slowly and gently down, along the neck of the container. As the wine is carefully poured into the long neckpiece the sediment as well as a small remaining amount of the wine will stay in the original bottle. These containers into which the wine is to be poured are meant to be both useful in form and function and in many cases you will find that form is what most connoisseurs look for. No quality bar, that has a wine service, would ever be considered appropriate and complete unless it had a good wine set and a decanter present. . The most common material to be used for any of these decanters is a leaded glass which does not impart any impurity or unusual taste into the wine as it is being allowed to warm and breathe at room temperatures. Most of these vessels have a wide flat bottom and a long and elegant, slender neck. they are quite beautiful and graceful. Artists today are taking many more liberties in the making and design of decanters today. A decanter is usually clear glass so everyone can enjoy the colors of the wines as they sit on display. However we are seeing some colorful and unusual decanters now gracing the marketplace. People are realizing that containers can serve simple as a very decorative item and can add an air to your room or home by its very presence. Decanters are also used in the pouring of other liquids with sediment, such as coffees. These should only be purchased in specialty shop or a wine shop where the uses and the design can be tested, talked about and observed. Very knowledgeable sales people are a necessary tool in the purchase of this kind of item. You will find many places offering decanters and you will find them offered at all sorts of prices. The materials will range from crystals to blown or leaded glasses. The offering will be both astonishing and overwhelming and many of these are beautiful, almost beyond belief. In fact, some 40% of the ones bought will never be used to hold any sort or wine or any other beverages. They will have been purchased purely for decoration or as an impulse item. If you are buying without having adequate knowledge or guidance, you may purchase the ones made from blown glass, as they are among the loveliest, but would you be surprised to know that it would be the most likely to break during the first use. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Decanters and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Credit Cards: Hold’em Don’t Fold ‘em in a Credit Card Holder by Miles Lovegrove Credit card holders are very useful. Anyone who owns a credit card (which is almost everyone) would appreciate the gift of a credit card holder, and for that reason they are increasingly becoming a popular promotional or branded item for businesses of all kinds. When it comes to disorganization, you need look no further than the nearest purse or tote. Tons of items are competing for space in these relatively small areas. Women and men both tend to need a bit of help in keeping personal items neat and orderly. One item that can certainly assist in that regard is a little accessory otherwise known as a credit card holder. At one time, only men would carry credit card holders and they would use them to carry their cards both business and personal. These were very plainly constructed, simple in design and served a useful purpose which was good enough for the men then but not so much today. Today you may find them in varied colors and they may be made from plastic, vinyl, leather or some other fabric. People want them to be in a color or material that matches some other item in their wardrobe. The structure of this item has remained fairly basic throughout the years. They usually are shaped like wallets and have an opening on one outer edge or they are just rectangular with slots on the side and you place your ID and other bits of plastic in them, or they may open like a wallet but with a much thinner silhouette. The main difference between this and a normal wallet is that the sides of the credit card holder are specially reinforced so that they can not crumple or fold, thereby protecting your various important cards from warping or breaking. These credit card holders are extremely helpful in keeping all of your most commonly needed items in one central location, thereby making it easy for you to access them when needed. They also keep the items in good shape. Men who may otherwise throw a few dollars and their driver’ license in a pocket, will appreciate having such a sturdy yet handy item. They really appreciate the fact that it is small and unobtrusive. Many men today are concerned about appearance and they don’t want the bulkiness that comes with carrying a full sized wallet around. These little mini-wallets, as some call them, serves the purpose of both of these groups. It is versatile enough to be used women as well. They can slip their credit cards, ID and perhaps few dollars in one of these holders and head off to shop or out to the tennis courts with ease, leaving their cumbersome purses and totes at home. You can easily locate a variety of these at any department store. Throughout the years the purpose for which they were invented has not changed drastically. They are simple items, useful and practical and those are they very keywords that have helped it maintain its popularity. Although you may find one of them made from ostrich skin in some upscale department store. The use it will serve is no more or no less than the use that will be served by one made from manmade leather and bought secondhand. So, next time you are looking for a fun way to brand your business, consider credit card holders. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Credit Card Holders and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Navigational Compasses- Consider a Unique Promotional Item by Miles Lovegrove Compasses are navigational instruments which are used by a number of different types of people to find directions on the earth. Compasses consist of a magnetic pointer which aligns itself to the earth’s magnetic field. They point to the four cardinal points: north, south, east and west and it is by identifying these points that navigation can take place. Many people may not consider compasses to be typical promotional items, but they are great for certain business types. The kinds of people who use compasses are hikers, walkers, marine and military personnel as well as by companies wishing to market themselves. If you own a business that caters to people who are likely to use a compass, you can certainly use them to promote your brand name. When compasses were first invented they revolutionized marine travel, making it much easier, safer and more efficient. Before the invention of compasses, mariners would navigate by the stars and usually remained within easy sighting distance from land. After the invention of compasses mariners were able to travel further and to navigate even when it was cloudy or overcast. Early compasses consisted simply of a magnetized needle floating in water and you can still make a very simple compass by rubbing a needle with another magnetized object, putting the needle in a cork and floating it in a bowl of water. The pointer will align itself with the magnetic north. There are as many different types of compass on the market as there are different people who use them for navigation and orienteering. You can buy Field Compasses for field work and general navigation, compasses for boats that can also be mounted for use in cards, compasses for professional surveying, and digital compasses. There are also a wide range of gift compasses for sale including compasses on keyrings and compasses in watches. These are more for novelty than serious orienteering however you can also buy very accurate compasses that are used by the military. When people think of compasses they usually think about the kinds of compasses used for map reading. These modern compasses are also called protractor compasses as they include an arrow indicating direction of travel and the housing of the magnet has degrees around the outside, like a protractor. This allows the walker doing the orienteering to determine which direction they are travelling in. There are two main types of compass available: liquid compasses and dry compasses. Liquid compasses work on the ‘needle and bowl’ principal as described above, whereas dry compasses contain a magnetised needle on a pin which allows it to rotate, housed in a protective box or casing. The magnetised needle is placed above a base plate which has the cardinal points marked on it. Most modern liquid compasses are suspended in a solution of oil, kerosene or alcohol. The liquid acts as a stabiliser to prevent the needle from vibrating too much around magnetic north so that it settles quickly. There are also digital compasses which range from the highly accurate for professional use to very small scale such as ones that can be found in mobile phones or watches. There are compasses available for all needs, in a range of prices, suitable for everyone. From pocket compasses, gift compasses, or compasses for hikers or professionals. You are certain to find the compass to meet your requirements and your budget for promoting your business. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Compasses and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Tips on Letter Openers by Matt Franks A letter opener or sometimes called a paper knife, which is similar to a sharp knife with a long slim blade and a handle and is used to open letters. A letter opener is also excellent to open packages and even slit uncut pages in a book. Letter openers have been used as a promotional tool for decades. They\'re stylish and useful, making them one of the first promotional tools ever to be used. Letter openers are generally made of wood, metal and plastic or a combination of the three materials. With constant use the cutting blade will become blunt and will require replacing or sharpening. Electric letter openers are available and are powered by a motor. The blade slides across the envelope, opening the letter immediately. Electric letter openers are much more expensive than the knife like letter openers. The advantage of an electric letter opener is the effortless speed you can open a large quantity of mail, although the blade can cut into the contents of the letter and damage it. Naturally you would purchase a letter opener according to your needs. Many people open their letters with their fingers and are happy to do so, although that process is slow in comparison to using a good quality letter opener. And the risk of paper cuts on your fingers is much higher. Once you have used a letter opener you will never want to open mail manually again. In the workplace where there is a large volume of mail received each day a letter opener is a must. A good letter opener opens mail in one quick clean swipe. Letter openers make an excellent gift for both men and women, especially if you want to give an impersonal unisex gift. Many companies and workplaces offer letter openers as gift or promotional offers to staff and special clients, as a thank you gift. There is a wide variety of novelty letter openers available on the market today, due to the fact that so many companies are offering them as promotional gifts. Sometime people have been given a letter opener as a gift, and they have not initially known what it was due to the novel design of the letter opener. Letter openers come in many different shapes and styles, although they all have a blade to open the letters. When purchasing a letter opener always consider the following: · Purchase a letter opener that suits your business or needs. There is no need to spend hundreds of dollars on a fancy letter opener if you don’t receive much mail. · If you receive a large quantity of mail each day, an electric letter opener may be the best option. Although electric letter opener s more expensive they do the job much quicker than manually. · Some letter openers can be sharpened or have the blade replaced, while others will need to be totally replaced. Letter openers are brilliant for opening mail, although care is needed at all times when using a letter opener. Many people have cut themselves with a letter opener. A hand held letter opener could be used as a weapon if the need ever arose for self-defense. Great care is also required with the letter openers in the homes of children. If a child fell on a letter opener they could seriously injury to themselves. Letter openers are a classic household item, yet many people do not use them any more. For this reason, they make a fun, unexpected promotional item to use to help brand your business. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Letter Openers and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Make Ice Scrapers Your Next Promotional Tool by Matt Franks Have you ever considered using ice scrapers as a promotional tool instead of a pen or notepad as many companies do? There are so many different styles, colours shapes and uses for ice scrapers and this handy gadget is sure to be a winner next time you decide to pass out a promotional tool to your clients. Instead of having your business name printed on a boring pen or notepad, have it printed on ice scrapers. You can be sure that the novelty of receiving something so different will be a reason in itself for many of your clients to remember you. There are many different ice scrapers available on today’s market and there can no doubt that they most definitely are a handy item to have stored in the glove box or the top kitchen draw. Even in the bathroom! Here is an explanation of some different types of ice scrapers and how you can benefit by using them when needed. Some ice scrapers come with a handy squeegee to soak up excess moisture. Imagine standing outside in the freezing cold, scraping ice off your car. There’s always left over moisture, and to have an ice scraper that you can keep handy in your glove box that also has a squeegee attached to it, could be a very handy gadget indeed. Of course, it would be great for washing down your glass shower cubicle as well as scraping the ice off your freezer. Another style of ice scraper is one that is rectangular in shape and about the size of a credit card. It may come with a non slip thumb grip making it extremely easy to hold and can even be stored in your wallet or purse, making it a handy gadget that is instantly available!!! A dual blade ice scraper creates a natural scraping motion and is capable of removing snow, frost or sleet easily and effectively with a minimum of fuss. For those living in colder countries such as England and Canada, during the winter months where snow falls heavily, a dual blade ice scraper could be just the thing to have within easy reach. Maybe you prefer an ice scraper that has a more comfortable grip? Foam on the handle might be the answer for you. This scraper can once again be used to clean the windscreen and windows of your car and the auto industry just loves this style. It is bigger than the previously mentioned ice scrapers but extremely effective nonetheless. For something really different and memorable, if you are considering using ice scrapers as this winter’s promotional tool for your business, have you thought about using suede mitts as your promotional ice scraper tool? The mitts will be sure to keep your clients hands warm whilst they go about the frosty business of scraping ice off their cars. A double bonus in one! Next time you are planning a promotional event for your business, think about the impact that you could have using a different angle like ice scrapers. They are a cost effective alternative to having your business name and company logo printed onto pens and notes. They are sure to be a hit with your clients, if only for the novel idea and alternative approach to giving them something to remember your company by. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Ice Scrapers and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Reasons Why Promotional Highlighters Are Good For Business by Matt Franks When you think promotional items, you need to think client/customer – needs – promotional item. These three things need to be connected in order to have success with the purpose of your promotion. You have two choices; 1. Choose a promotional item that will cater to a particular group among your clients/customers or 2. Choose a promotional item that can be generally used by everyone. The later being the better one here, but it also depends on what exactly you do or sell. Is not use to try to cater to everyone when you sell men’s magazines since men read them! But if you do more of a general thing like food or spa services that a lot of people appeal to, then choose a promotional item that anyone could use. One good example of a general Promotional item is a highlighter. A promotional highlighter may seem like such a simple thing, and it is, so? What’s wrong with simple? The important thing is that with a promotional highlighter you cater to everyone, from little kids to older adults, anyone can use it and everyone may need it at some point in time. It may not be used every single day by everyone, but don’t think like that. Lets look at all its positives! Give your highlighter to a kid, its like giving them a toy, they will be pleased and so will mommy at the drawing they made of her. Give your promotional highlighter to a student, every page they need to study, important facts to remember, you are giving them a hand. Mummy’s grocery list, she highlights the most important thing to buy, her husbands beer! Wifey and hubby are happy.. A secretary, manager or accountant, anyone in the office needs to remember to do that thing in his or her schedules, highlight it! You’ve just helped even more people. What do you get out of al this? Each time you help someone, they look at that highlighter and see “your logo” on it, they remember you, they think of you. This is exposure and advertising that is giving you sales, costing you little, and traveling for you! Even a friend who borrows it will be thinking of you! When the kids in school are jealous of Cindy’s highlighter and they want one too… there you are. You just hit a jackpot. So think of the factors, think of the quality, just because it’s free doesn’t mean you can give out something that stops working after 2 days. They will see your name! You want them to be in a good mood that time! And find good places you can give them out as well, where there will be students and office workers, kids and their parents. Time could be a bit of an issue, but there isn’t really a bad time to give them out, just maybe a better time you can do so like 2 weeks before school starts or near some tow holiday or company occasion. This is also something that can be a gift for everyone, and in a package stationary set! That’s really something… Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Highlighters and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Fly High With Frisbees by Matt Franks Get your Company to rise above the competition by using promotional Frisbees Use it as a company gift on a special occasion, use it as a give-away on a momentous sports event or use it as a souvenir for a benefit event, use it as a prize for a raffle, give it away to kids or Frisbee aficionados for fun and promotions, give it to people with dogs to fetch to attract pet lovers, promote yourself in tradeshows through these promotional Frisbees, give it to everyone who simply know how to appreciate and practices the pure essence of R & R. Now, you’ll understand that you’re taking your publicity into NEW HEIGHTS – literally! See those promotional Frisbees fly and touch the sky. These promotional Frisbees come in assorted sizes, shapes, designs and colours! And as they drop on the ground, on sand, water, rocks or even concrete – your promotional Frisbee is legitimately durable and weather proof. Just try not to put it directly on flame, that’s a different story. Print them with your coolest and wackiest company or graphic designs in custom made multi-color flying discs weighing 110 g or 165 g – you will surely hit the spot. To the beach, to the parks, to the fields, to the green, to any open space where it can be tossed, hacked, fancily and acrobatically thrown, let your promotional Frisbees be visible to everyone. Use a celebrity to promote your promotional Frisbee, come up with a craze that everyone should have your promotional disc, or even use it as an entrance pass in your event, etc. etc. All for the glory of PUBLICITY! We have come to a time so advanced in promoting our causes, our products and our goals to the greater public. We now learn the value of promoting ourselves with a theme tagged along with it. Regardless of what it may be for good will or simply vanity, a promotional Frisbee is effective in reaching out to a general public. Research studies and statistics show that consumers today are more into the trends. People nowadays love to accessorize and be seen with something hip and cool. Something that is portable and recreational. They want something that comes with an impact and tested. They patronize products because they simply believe in it. With these reasons in mind, creativity and understanding your market is the key. One classic example is the LIVESTRONG wrist bands, brought on by Lance Armstrong. He started it. He used that band to promote a cause; to find funding for his research team, to find a cure for cancer. People felt the urge to support the cause because he’s not the only one with cancer. So, every wrist band sold for £1 made people feel good about the purchase and ended up being an effective strategy in funding his cause. As a sports icon and as an advocate, he definitely got the sympathy of the world. If a mere band can do it, why can’t a promotional Frisbee do it? It’s about time that you promote your company, product, organization, band or cause through an edgy promotional Frisbee because it comes along with a message of FUN, an active lifestyle and genuine leisure. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Frisbees and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Sophisticated Promotional Item – Fountain Pens by Matt Franks Simple elegance and sophistication are masterfully displayed in and office by the presence of a fountain pen. The eyes of all that enter are drawn to the elegant design or color of the pen and any special characteristics. If your logo or brand name was prominently displayed there for all to see, your message of refined professionalism is enhanced by using the stylish pens. Many people viewing pens of higher quality such as these grant the owner or the company a measure of respect for reviving an early version of the writing instrument. Pens are the backbone of the promotional industry and come in too many styles, sizes, types and designs to try and mention all of them in detail. Many companies spend thousands on “throw away” pens that are designed to be lost or break after several days to weeks. The company logo or message is spread widely, but mostly is of a short duration. The audience targeting is random as well when using the most inexpensive items available in the pen market. A fountain pen however, is not a temporary or expendable item in a home or office. Using the customised fountain pen to reward your customers, employees and executives can send a message about the level of class your organisation maintains. These pens are not usually mass produced by the thousands as branded items, but are more likely in the hundreds and targeted at key people in the group. The initial order may only have a logo, symbol, or message displayed for the company or event. After the order is received, special occasions can be accommodated by engraving the recipient’s name and date onto the pen. Color is no obstacle to using fountain pens as promotional products. The company colors can be used or a limited group of tints purchased to allow some choices among the target audience. There may be a standard organisation color scheme, but many workers will desire to personalise their work décor with colored accents such as pens. In addition to color, the pens may have ornate caps or clasps designed to grab the eye and gain admiration. The brand name and logo of the organisation can be put in complimentary colors that offset the standard scheme enough to provide great visibility. Fountain pens allow for a variety of ink selections to further enhance the status of the pen owner. Inks may be in a pre-packed small container, or the more traditional ink bottles. High quality ink is available and just using a high class pen such as this, can improve the morale and productivity of an operation. All employees will not start writing calligraphy laden reports, but sloppy work may be reduced. These fancy pens are symbols of style and professional acumen but don’t have to cost a fortune to use as a promotional product for the company. There are many choices of pen quality and prices vary significantly between the lowest and highest qualities. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Fountain Pens and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Paper Versus Electronic: The Personal Organisers Debate Continues by Matt Franks Many years ago, the personal organisers as we know them today did not exist. People would have a diary for writing all their engagements in and an address book for all their contacts. At the start of every year, or a little before for the very diligent, people would copy across all their addresses, birthdays and other pieces of information that they kept in their diaries and address books from the previous year into the current year’s diary and address book. Not so long ago, a Filofax was the personal organiser that everyone had to have. Its small ring binder format made adding pages or sections, or taking them out very easy. People bought different covers for their Filofaxes, for example black leather covers or pink canvas covers, and Filofaxes were seen very much as a status symbol. Filofaxes still continue to be very popular today and they make a number of different styles of personal organisers, with designs ranging from the classic to the contemporary. There are also many different accessories and sections you can buy for your Filofax, on top of the standard sections, depending on your interests and needs. When the electronic organisers came on the market a lot of people instantly ditched their Filofax for a Palmpilot and other similar makes of electronic organisers, or PDA’s. These are small handheld electronic organisers which you enter your information into by using a stylus onto a screen. They can store all your appointments in a calendar and all your contacts including email contacts. They have many other features and applications such as areas for making notes, and electronic games. The big advantage of an electronic organiser over a paper based personal organiser is that you can set reminders and alarms to bleep when you need to attend an appointment. You can also synch them with your personal computer so that all your appointments and contacts are kept up to date on both. If you have internet access on your PDA then you can also send and receive emails, surf the internet, and much more. Since the launch of the Palmpilot, electronic organisers have continued to evolve. Most mobile phones come with personal organisers now and of course with the advent of BlackBerry’s and other similar modern PDA’s, it is like carrying your computer in your pocket wherever you go. However, not everyone likes all the bleeping and flashing that goes on with an electronic organiser and so many people have remained true to their Filofax or other paper based diaries and personal organisers. Whether your preference is for a paper based organiser or an electronic one there are so many different types on the market that you are guaranteed to find an organiser to suit you. Some people even go for the best of both worlds: having a paper based diary for their personal appointments and then using a PDA for their work related appointments and contacts. The devotees to PDA’s would argue that this isn’t the best of both worlds and that it causes confusion running two diaries. They are happy to keep everything on one of the many types of electronic makes of organisers available today. Whatever the outcome to the debate between paper based organisers and electronic ones may be, there is definitely one for you out there amongst the many types of organisers available. Don\'t miss out on making these organizers a tool for your business! They make great customer appreciation gifts, and your logo or company slogan is sure to stand out. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Organisers and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Some Tips on Gaining More Exposure With the Use of Promotional Notebooks by Matt Franks There are some things that just cant be replaced completely.. You can tell your secrets to a friend, Put memos on your cellular phone, Memorize every single word that a lover, friend, teacher or parent told you, have these flash backs over and over again, or you can write all of those things on a notebook. Notebooks are here to stay, no matter how advance you make palm pilots and laptops, a notebook is not going to turn off on you, you don\'t have to do troubleshooting on it, charge it, store it in a heavy bag or even protect it from being stolen! Its your book of memories, thoughts, reminders, notes, lectures, secrets, whatever you want it to be. That make a simple notebook seem like the coolest thing on earth, doesn\'t it? So how can you make that simple notebook into your money gaining machine? By giving it out for free, toy your clients, to your customers, give them a promotional notebook for free. It wont be much on your end, but it could mean a lot in theirs. Nobody dislikes something free, people love free stuff! And what they like even more is something free that they can really use, use it anywhere, use it everyday. Everyone has one, needs one or could use more! From a little kid learning to draw to an old man writing stories of the woman he fell in love with, you can market this to suit any of your customers, and the design options are too many to count. From pictures of products like food, sweets, clothes, shoes, logos of companies who provide services, simple colors, designs, character etc... limitless options.. So think of the benefits you can gain from this, a notebook that someone can bring anywhere they go, and i mean anywhere! Students in school, a secretary at work, an accountant, a planner, a designer, a manager, people of all jobs use notebooks! And with this notebook they will have your products, in picture or in logo form, with them as well. If your a fast food joint, and you have a picture of a delicious looking hamburger on the cover, every time they look at that book they are gonna want to have a bite of that burger! Giving out these promotional items is also not a problem, they aren\'t shorts that are for summer or sweaters that are for cold weathers only, they are items used every single day of the year! But in order to have more impact, give them out on times when people need them more.. Like the beginning of the school year for example, or the semester for college.. New year when people want to stat all things new.. So think about these things before giving away your freebies... who are your customers? When will they need this promotional notebook? What kind f a notebook will suit their needs better? With lines or with blank pages? A big notebook or a small one? And will they appreciate it more if it was not only free... but made with recycles paper as well. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Notebooks and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Noteblocks for the Home and Office Can Help Brand Your Business by Matt Franks If you look around on any desk, in any office, in any country of the world, somewhere notepads and noteblocks are always there. Even in our digital age where a lot of information is electronic, when taking a note or making a reminder for themselves, people still automatically reach for notepaper and a pen, whether that notepaper is in notepads or noteblocks. You can use this fact to promote your business. Since almost every office is furnished with a noteblock, it\'s only reasonable to assume that every office person would love a noteblock. Noteblocks come in many different shapes and sizes, they can be large or small and they can be square, circular or even twisted in their design. These noteblocks are convenient for jotting down telephone messages or for making a note for the shopping list. This makes noteblocks just as useful in the home as they are in the office. Some noteblocks can even be designed to come with a hole for you to store your pen in the stack of paper, so that noteblocks and pens are both at hand when you need them. A very good way for a company to advertize itself is to commission a stack of customized noteblocks with their company details together with their logo and mission statements printed on them. Although many promotional gifts get thrown away, promotional items such as pens and noteblocks are often kept as they are useful and they appeal to everyone. The thought of having their company name on noteblocks on hundreds of desks and in hundreds of homes is naturally very appealing for many companies. A quick search on the internet will bring up hundreds of stationary companies selling a wide range of notepads and noteblocks for home and office use. As well as the large commercial companies, many smaller companies and individuals also design noteblocks. Noteblocks created on a smaller scale by individual designers can make a lovely gift for birthdays, anniversaries and other celebrations. You can often buy stationary sets from the same designer so you can have a matching range of writing paper, envelopes, notepads and noteblocks for example - and you can always keep them for yourself if you don’t want to give them away! If you were looking for a really personalized gift then you could always customize your own set of stationary. You could buy a plain set of notepaper, envelopes and noteblocks, for example, and then create a theme that you put onto each item. You can buy stamp and ink sets quite easily and cheaply that have letters, numbers and symbols on them. Once you’ve decided on your design you can then customize your stationary set to your own requirements. Another tip in the home and office is to create your own noteblocks out of paper that would otherwise be thrown away. Collect up paper, which still has one blank side on it and put into a pile. Cut the sheets to regular sizes and then stack one on top of the other. Using a hole punch, punch a hole in one corner in the same place on each sheet and thread through a piece of string and tie in a knot. This will keep your stack of paper together and now you have your own recycled noteblocks of paper to use. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Noteblocks and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS When To Use Promotional Rucksacks by Miles Lovegrove It\'s not often that a rucksack is thought of as promotional gifts. When the words promotional gift are said, the items that come to mind are things such as pens, t-shirts and baseball caps. But rucksacks can be very useful promotional items, if you offer them at the correct times. There are two times when rucksacks can be a good promotional item. 1. Spring Since they are an item that is often used when camping or hiking, this a good time to sell them or give them away. When people are getting ready to go hiking or camping, they are often looking for new rucksacks for a good price. It doesn\'t matter to them whether their rucksack has a company name or logo on it – what they want to do is to save money. 2. Autumn Another good time to offer rucksacks for sale or as a give away item is in the autumn, right before school starts. When the school year is starting, children are looking for rucksacks to take to school with them and to carry their books in. Parents are going to be looking for a good deal on rucksacks, and it\'s a great time to make some money on promotional rucksacks. Even though rucksacks are not a typical promotional item, since both adults and children use them they can offer a lot of visibility and advertising. Rucksacks are an item that have the advantage of being something that is both serviceable and is a highly popular item. If you have a business that has to do with camping or hiking, such as a sporting goods store, rucksacks would be a wonderful promotional item. Rucksacks would especially be a great promotional item if you are travelling to a rural area, or your business is in a rural area, it\'s something to think about as a promotional item. Remember that there are two types of people who would be interested in having a rucksack as a promotional item – those who love the outdoors and children who are getting ready to go to school. When you plan your rucksack promotions around those two specific items, you will find that your rucksack promotion is going to be quite successful. The idea is to take a look at your surroundings and your schedule to gauge when you should purchase rucksacks and when they should be offered as promotional items. Rucksacks are a perfect seasonal item. When you offer them during the right time of year, you are going to find them being purchased and used quickly. It\'s important that you choose the correct time to offer promotional rucksacks, because there are only certain times of the year that they will be sought after. Rucksacks, like any other promotional item, can be successful. But unlike most other promotional items, they have to be offered during certain times of the year to be successful. Once you have found the right times to offer your promotional rucksacks, you will find that promotional rucksacks may just be one of your hottest items. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Rucksacks and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Bath & Shower Package Spell In Building Your Public Profile by Miles Lovegrove One of the greatest reasons for a company failing is because of lack of exposure, being unknown. No matter how beautiful and sorted out your goals are, without proper publicity, everything you worked so hard for will eventually go down the drain. That’s why promotions are essential for the boosting up of a company. Promoting your company or services optimizes the full potential of delivering satisfaction to your clients. Your public profile is as important or even more than the profile in your head. The more focused you are with your public profile; the more accurately you can hit the target. There are a lot of promotional materials that you can use, but you should focus on a promotional material that caters to the majority. Women nowadays are the top consumers of any product. They do the purchasing for the household. They are both critical yet impulsive at the same time. What I’m trying to stress out here is for you to use a promotional material that appeals for women. Using promotional shower & bath will simply charm them. This strategy will surely be a hit. A shower & bath package may consist of the following: * Bath gel * Bath beads * Floral/fruity liquid/hard soap * Talcum or baby powder * Shower cap * Sponge * Soft stones and bath oils Everyone loves to be pampered, especially women, but that doesn’t mean everyone else at home wont be affected! If mom is happy, dad is happy. If parents are happy, the kids are happy. If the kids are happy, even the nanny is going to be happy! By giving out promotional shower & bath packages to your clients as company gifts or as a sales promotion strategy, a token or a symbol of good will, they will surely keep what you have to offer in mind. No matter what others may say, your promotional shower & bath package, neatly wrapped in a bow, will be your key. They got something special from you; you’ve got a reputable impression their attention, all because of that promotional shower & bath package in their hands. Women know what they want. They want something that they believe will benefit them. A promotional shower & bath will surely impress everyone. You will now offer them an avenue of options. You are definitely jumpstarting your game plan. By using your promotional shower & bath package neatly and creatively wrapped, you will have YOU in their heads. It is important that the two elements of promotions both profile and profit compliment each other. Why don’t you try giving one promotional shower and bath package to your female employees? You’ll surely see the difference with their performance and aura. Attach a note on it like, “Tell me what you think of this special package. Visit our website for more promos!” Wouldn’t that be like casting a spell? This will definitely promote traffic to the website, visibility for the company and profit. You have just mastered marketing your product or service through a promotional shower & bath package. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Shower and Bath and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Shoulder Bags Will Raise Your Profile by Miles Lovegrove One thing a business can not do without is some form of being known. This can be done by advertising on TV, in the papers, in a magazines, or even a flyer stuck on a bathroom wall. Word of mouth from customers who love your product or another way to promote your business, Promotions. That is something all businesses are trying to do, from Supermarkets to Agencies and even Shampoo or Soap manufactures! Promotions on what? Tons of things. Promotions are done on things as small as an eraser or as big as a car! But what you need to think about right now are shoulder bags. A promotional shoulder bag. Lets see, who does it cater to? Pretty much anyone. Kids use them, teens, adults, moms, dads, grandparents, and it could possibly cater to dogs as well considering they have dresses, shoes and jewelry already! See, the thing about a bag is that it can be molded to fit the need of the clients you are giving them out to. A cute pink shoulder bag for the girls, a comfortable and functional shoulder bag for moms on the run,nice sporty looking shoulder bag for dad, something easy to clean for the messy boys, an easy to carry solution for grandma and grandpa. Then you have an endless number of possibilities for every celebration. Think about it, valentines, Christmas, new year, holy celebrations, nation celebrations, shoulder bags are used every single day! Choice of color, texture, size, style.. the possibilities are endless. Your promotional shoulder bags can be given out as gifts for customers who buy your product, take out bags, free merchandise for minimum purchases, or even an eco-friendly solution to stop the use of those dreadful plastic bags. So aside from promoting, you have the choice to make your bags an addition to all things earth friendly. Things you need to consider about your promotional shoulder bags are; will they last long? How durable is the quality? If it tears after a week of being used, the customer wont be too happy about that, they used your bag to carry some important things and then it broke?! A little girl washed it and the color ran or the color ran on dads expensive nike shirt after soccer practice... see? The bag matters, and its quality should be good. Now the promotional shoulder bag is not only going to be for the purpose of the buyer but every he or she uses the bag, people see it. Walking down the street, in a store, in school, on a bus, in the subway, its everywhere! The library and the gym, for books and clothes, and every time someone sees your logo they will be reminded that they need your item. This bag is giong to increase your visibility tremendously. So the next time you need to put your item out there, think promotion. The item that your don\'t have t spend to much on, that goes around and travels for you and reminds people of you, your promotional shoulder bag for everyone. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Shoulder Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Who Shines? Shoeshine Kits As Branding Tools by Miles Lovegrove Every now and then you can still see a shoeshine person snapping that cloth and brushing his customer’s shoes until they gleam.... kind of like a carwash for your shoes except that there’s no water unless you count the \"spit\" shine. There was a time when dozens of men would get their shoes shined but times change and it’s kind of hard to shine tennis shoes. Men have shoes now that have that patent leather gloss that lasts past eternity. So, alas, the only places you may get your shoes shined now are at some of the famous hotels’ lobbies and at home. However, shoeshine kits can make a great promotional tool. While they may not be used on a regular basis, they are a novelty item, and customers are sure to remember you, along with your unique gift idea. Up through the 60\'s most homes had a shoeshine kit available to them.., it was used on penny loafers and Sunday shoes. The shoeshine kit consisted of a brush and some soft cloths and some shoe wax which came in a couple of different colors and varieties. That is pretty much all it took to get it started. And the most important ingredient was the grease....the elbow grease. The purpose for a shoeshine kit was for taking care of the shoes. The more care you took with them, the longer they would last and the more family money would be saved. The shoeshine kit was used for maintenance, Sunday and holiday sprucing up and was always used after rain and snow storms. Almost all shoe wear during this time was made of some leather or suede and it was important that it was well cared for. Kiwi had been a shoeshine manufacturer for years. The shoe shine kit would be brought out, the footwear cleaned and then a conditioner was applied, it was similar to an oil and you would let it soak in and rub it in with the cloths. Then holing the shoe on one hand you would take the newly cleaned shoe and apply some wax in a circular motion and then you would rub it in with the cloth and then you would buff that shine on that shoe with that cloth and brush like there was no tomorrow, It took forever to shine that shoe, and the wax in that shoeshine kit would last no matter how much you treed to use it up. Some of us would try to shine the heels but it didn’t work out that well. The shoeshine men knew how to do it. We tried to do it. And a spit shine where you add a little moisture to the buffing polish. I don’t believe more than 5 people in the world know how to do that. I have seen some reproductions of the old professional shoeshine kits for sale. The one thing that differentiated the pro from the home kit was the fact that their supplies were always kept in a box with a slanted wooden top. An all purpose box, footrest, carry case and briefcase for the business man in which he carried the tools of his trade. These kits are very nostalgic today and I understand why. It brings back thoughts of a time long past. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Shoeshine Kits and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How To Make Your Own Shoe Bags by Miles Lovegrove Shoe bags are small bags made out of cloth to protect your shoes whilst travelling or storing them in your closet. Shoe bags are excellent little bags to have and they can be use for many purposes, including a marketing tool for your business. They can definitely be considered a promotional tool that is a little out of the norm and unique, making it more memorable. Traditionally shoe bags were made at home, often from scraps of material and have a string top. Today many people still have the traditional shoe bag made at home, although you can purchase a shoe bag, if you wish. Once shoe bags were very popular and then it became old fashioned to own a shoe bag. Now storage bags have become very popular again, and companies are making little shoe bags for everything including make up, sun glasses and cameras. Shoe bags were designed to protect your shoes from dust and dirt when in storage, and also the soft fabric assist in keeping the shoe shinny. Shoe bags are excellent when travelling, not only to protect your shoes, but to stop your shoes soiling your clothes in the suitcase. Shoe bags are excellent to take to any sporting activities that require you to change your shoes. – golf, tennis, bowling, gym, dance lessons and football, as you can place the spare set of shoes in the shoe bag, with no fear of loosing one. Also if the shoes get dirty or muddy, they can easily be placed in the shoe bag, without worry of dirt or mud marking your sports bag, clothe or car. These nifty little shoe bags, can be use for any purpose. Some people store gloves, cameras, photos, important documents and even the family heirlooms in shoe bags. Shoe bags are also a great way to store children’s toys including Lego, small cars and Barbie dolls. Shoe bags are excellent space savers and great for clearing clutter. Just place your items in shoe bags, and then hang them by the cord inside a spare wardrobe or behind the door. To make your own shoe bag is very simple and really only takes about fifteen minutes. First you will need a piece of fabric, cord or ribbon for the draw string and a sewing machine. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can hand stitch your shoe bag To make a shoe bag cut your chosen fabric to 50cm by 30 cm. Then fold the fabric with longer length (50cm) of fabric down 3 cm. Ensure the right side of the fabric is folded over the wrong and sew along the 3cm folded down section to secure. Now fold the fabric in half with the right sides of the fabric facing together. Now sew the other two sides together leaving holes for the drawstring cord or ribbon. Using a safety pin feed the cord or ribbon through the bag. Turn your little bag inside out, and you now have your own little shoe bag. Sometimes you will need to adjust the size of the fabric to the desired size of your bag. Shoe bags are amazingly versatile little storage bags, which can be used for many different purposes. Every home can always find a need for a little shoe bag. Next time you are looking for a fun way to promote your business, consider branded shoe bags. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Shoe Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Gain More Exposure With Printed Shirts by Miles Lovegrove There are many techniques and strategies for a company, organization, specific product, politicians, personality figures, celebrities or brand in gaining a reputable exposure. The key in this marketing strategy is basically PUBLICITY. The more publicity materials you have, the more chances for the public to recall you exist. There are also different mediums where you can promote publicity and that is through advertisements in prime time television, newspaper, flyers, banner ads in the Internet, etc. but it comes with a very costly price tag. So, what do you think you can do to gain more exposure that entails only a minimal cost and is tested? Using this strategy in gaining publicity basically caters to everybody. May it be male or female, young & the old, this strategy is not gender and age biased. Why not have walking advertisements then? Just like a uniform, people walking around with your logos or brand printed on shirts serves as a good medium in publicity. It has been utilized before; why not try it again considering that it’s experienced. Everywhere your vision lands in the streets, malls, parks, etc. you see people wearing printed shirts – may it be Abercrombie, GAP, DIESEL, Billabong, Quicksilver, their middle school logos, etc. This is the reason why printed shirts are very useful in gaining more exposure. At present, you can see printed shirts with their logos on it being sold at different establishments. Selling your printed shirts is another question but what is essential is for you to understand why this strategy really works. One good example is, we see people wearing shirts with Microsoft, Intel or even organizations name like http://ONE.org printed on them. This is a very good way to get exposure and cost effective compared to print ads or advertisements. Why? Because printed shirts are target market specific. The bigger your target market, the bigger expense you will be shelling out. Here are some factors you have to consider in using printed shirts as publicity material: 1. Target market 2. Color of the shirt 3. Print & design 4. Cost If you happen to have an appealing logo or a very interesting design, you might even attract more people to be desperate in getting that printed shirt. Employees in different establishments, organizations and causes are also given shirts that are considered as uniforms. Imagine an average person wearing your printed shirt frolicking in public places. Let’s say he will at least encounter 10 people in the street or in the mall and will notice the print on the shirt. You have then utilized the power of a walking advertisement. You basically advertised to at least 10 people every time that person goes out wearing your shirt. Now imagine a hand full of people wearing a shirt with your company’s name or logo in a highly populated area. You now have walking billboards all over town and you are not even paying anyone of them a single cent. Now that is FREE ADVERTISING. In recent studies, people patronize products that have good reviews from their family, friends, office mates, people they trust, or even from strangers. People who wear shirts with a company logo, organization’s name, brand, etc printed on them consciously or subconsciously believes in that company. Wearing that printed shirt is a symbol of trust. The company’s name goes where the shirt goes. Printed shirts have the potential to give its print a global exposure. Therefore, printed shirts are very effective to gain exposure. As long as the shirt is wearable and is continued to be worn, the company will gain exposure. Unlike TV advertisements, radio, newspaper, billboard, etc where you need to pay every time your logo or name comes out. These promotional shirts will cost a fraction compare to all the other publicity material. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Shirts and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Create Awareness With Promotional Backpacks by Miles Lovegrove You see a cute guy walking in front of you and you are compelled to keep walking behind him and when you finally get around to looking at whatever you can, you start to notice XYZ Company printed on his backpack. You get back to your friends and you tell them about a guy and all you can remember about this creature is that he is carrying an XYZ Backpack. This is the very essence of using a promotional Backpack to get the awareness of your business out in the open. Getting your company name or logo to be constantly viewed by customers and prospective customers is important to your growing business. While you are talking about a guy and subconsciously mention they XYZ backpack not only have you been exposed to XYZ Company, and so are the people you are talking to. They are now also aware of XYZ and will spread it like a disease, as they will start to tell your story of crushes and funny events. Now think about it, how many people will fall under this predicament? This happens every second, every minute of the day. You must then realize the kind of exposure you can have using a promotional backpack to relay your company around and for people to be aware of your existence. Knowing when to use this product to get the most exposure is another factor to be considered. You would have to think about the product. The backpack. Now who uses these? Or maybe a better question is “who doesn’t?” It is better to focus than to be everything to everybody so the next step is to figure out whom you are trying to promote to and what. Your primary target for this type of promotion is important to establish before going out there and just going to town haphazardly. If you plan to use a promotional backpack to create awareness, best to use it where there’s always a huge group of people at any given time. A great example is the local high school. Normally there are about 1200 students in any given public high school. If you were a school supplies and bookstore type establishment, it would be a god way to promote your entity by giving away free backpacks to the population of the high school. To name a few reasons why this is a good market to use promotional backpacks to: more than 90% of the students and some of the staff use it on a daily basis. The school is a high traffic area and the backpacks will definitely get their share of visibility. The whole pint of using the backpack as a promotional item is to increase awareness and before people are aware of anything, their interest have to be sparked. This can be done by constantly reminding them you exist. They see your logo or your message everywhere they turn, they will start to wonder what it is. Their interest is sparked, they recognize your business and they are definitely on their way to awareness. Once people are aware of who your business is and what it stands for, they will be more likely to seek you out when they are in need of your products or services. That too, can be achieved through promotional items; maybe the next would be a complimentary item to the promotional backpack, to keep the same theme of your promotions. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Backpacks and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Post it Notes- Opportunities For Marketing by Miles Lovegrove Leaving notes everywhere you go is much easier now with the invention of post it notes that provides the sticky stuff without having to find tape. These notes are seen everywhere and some people seem to manage their business activities solely through many of these stuck around the desk. The prevalence of the notes as a daily tool for employees provides a great opportunity for marketing your company by placing your logo or name on the product. In a search for outstanding promotional items, several criteria are smart to evaluate before choosing a path. The cost is often the first factor evaluated, but should not be the most important at all times. The overall benefit to marketing your business comes from cost in combination with coverage and longevity. How easy is it to spread your logo on the product to your target audience? Is the item like a cheap pen that is expected to last for a week, or a paperweight that may be part of a desk for years? The real challenge is to maximise all of these concerns in balance to have effective advertising. Post it notes provide a relatively inexpensive, easily distributed and long lasting marketing product that everyone should consider using as a promotional basic. The notes have the added benefit of being quite useful for daily chores in the office and at home. The notes can be made easily in any color or shape and imprinted with your logo, company name, and a message of choice. There can even be different messages produced over time. One month may be “Zero defects is our goal.” and the next month can say “Our employees are our most valuable asset.” The messages can be fun or serious in nature depending on the effect you wish to achieve. The spread of your logo on post it notes pretty much takes care of itself once you start putting them our for use. People start using them in the office immediately, then take some home for note taking, give some to the relatives or friends as a gift and the next thing you know they have covered the town. Use these notes as promotional handouts at conventions or conferences to increase your name recognition by customers and partners. Everyone is always looking for a scrap of paper to take a note on and it might as well have your name on it. The longevity of post it notes for marketing is not in the individual piece of paper, but in the fact of quantity. The notes come in stacks of a hundred or more at times and it will take a long while to need a hundred notes. And the notes are often posted in the office for an extended period of time. If they write down a phone number and it may be there for years. The key here is to have the next pile of promotional post it notes waiting or delivered just as the first pile is depleted. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Post It Notes and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Personal Gifts for the Ones You Love by Miles Lovegrove Let’s face it almost every woman loves to shop; it’s just a fact of life. Not only do us women love to shop for ourselves but we also love to shop for other people. There is a certain joy that women get from picking out personal gifts for the ones they love the most in their lives. Being able to find a personalized gift that is not only wonderful but also shows that you really know the other person is a wonderful perk that comes with shopping for other people. Why not let your company help them, by providing a promotional gift that they can use or pass on to a loved one, thus promoting your business. Sometimes you will hit a stump as what king of gift will appear the most personal for a certain person in your life. Here are a few great tips that will make picking out a personal gift for that special someone so much easier. Personal gift for Mum Many times out mum is the one person who is the easiest to shop for. Mum loves all of those smell good items such as lotions, body sprays and shower gel. If that is the case then what would be more a personal gift that to put together a lovely basket with all of the items she loves. It is the perfect personal gift for Mum. Personal gifts for Dad First things first, Dad has enough ties that he could wear a new one every day and never run out of them. In order to choose a personal gift that is just right for dad you need to think about dad’s likes and dislikes. If dad is a big sports fan then a personal gift such as a jersey of his favorite team would make a wonderful personal gift for Dad. Personal gift for the Kids Kids can either be very easy to shop for a personal gift for or they can be one of the hardest people on the planet to get a personal gift for. If you have a more hands on kid then I would suggest that you pick out a personal gift that will cause him to sit down and concentrate. Personal Gift for your Spouse Ladies if you are looking for a personal gift for your husband you need to really take a few moments to listen to what he really wants. You might not understand his love for video games but remember that this is a personal gift for him, not one for you. Gentlemen the same goes for you. Don’t purchase a video game for your wife if she is not into that type of thing. Keep in mind a personal gift is something she will love not something your love. Giving the gift of a personal gift, can be almost as much fun as shopping for the gift itself. Remember to always keep the person in mind for whom you are purchasing this amazing personal gift for and you are sure to walk out of the store with an amazing gift that will cause your loved one to possibly tear up because of all of the thought you put into finding the best personal gift for them. And, you can use the same principles of a personalized gift when you are looking to promote or brand your business. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Personal Gifts and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Kids and Pencil Cases by Miles Lovegrove Pencil cases have been around for years and years and were extremely popular in the 50s and 60s.They\'re still popular now, and are used by hundreds if not thousands of companies as a promotional tool. They come in many styles, and even today there is a call for mass-produced pencil cases. Although some group pencil bags under this heading, we will not, as pencil bags are merely that, a plastic of heavy cloth or canvas bag with a zipper that is made of a size that would hold a pencil in length. The venerable case is what we shall discuss. Pencil cases are made to hold anywhere from 2 to a dozen or more pencils of varying shapes and sizes. The case is it of is often made of wood but it can also be made of metal wood. It is designed so that people will be kept free from accidentally being stuck by a pencil. This happens frequently because pencils are usually kept sharpened. Pencil cases may be plain or have decorations. Often there is an associated theme with the case decoration. Many kid friendly cartoons and television or movie characters have had their likenesses on these cases. The Hello Kitty likenesses have been popular for about 10 years and continue to be a favorite. Businesses also promote their brands on pencil cases, as the flat surface is an ideal promotional space for businesses looking to market to children. Some pencil cases or boxes have functional value added with enclosed or attached math tables or pencil sharpeners. There are even some round metal tins with screw on tops that are being offered as cases for pencils. Schools are the most likely location in which you will see the pencil case phenomenon in full force. At the beginning of every school year almost every grammar school child will plead for a pencil case, usually one with his favorite cartoon or hero’s likeness gracing the outside. Pencil cases are dutifully taken to school but their follow up use is a bit shaky. For most kids, putting the pencils back seems to take way too much trouble. Pencil cases are held in hands and used as pretend swords. They are lost with some regularity and the hard plastic ones get stepped on and broken. Life is tough for the protectors of fingers and pencils. You can find these at almost any dollar store, supermarket or other retail establishment. Some party suppliers even offer them as party favors for the grade school kids. And if you have ever had the joy and fun of giving one of these parties you will know firsthand that kids love to get these as little gifts. Go figure. I am not certain of the attraction of a child for these unless it is the advertising draw. It is almost impossible to find a plain pencil box anywhere. They all have some link to television or the movies. Some adults even collect these little guys, and of course they are looking for the ones that are ole, unusual, or have a particular cartoon character or television character associated with it. It might be fun at that to look and see how many cases you could find with dogs or horses emblazoned on them.....Just bear in mind in the middle of the summer their popularity wanes but in a couple of months they are going to be at the head of the class. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Pencil Cases and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Plant a Tree – Help the Earth and Promote Your Business by Matt Franks One of the biggest things that companies are finding today is that the world of promotional items isn\'t like it used to be. There are still the usual promotional items that every company uses, but there are also certain things that have been incorporated into promotions that weren\'t always such a big part. Companies want to show their customers and their clients that they don\'t just care about making money. They care about the world that is around them and what is happening to the earth, so they are starting to plant trees to replenish some of the earth\'s natural resources. Here are a couple of tips to follow if you want to incorporate trees into your marketing strategy. 1. Find a tree that goes with your company There are a lot of species of trees that you can choose from, so it shouldn\'t be too hard to find a tree to represent your company. For example, if your company has to do with pet supplies, you might plant dogwood trees. If your company makes sweets, you might try something like a cherry tree. These are just examples but you can see what the idea is. 2. Get the whole company involved when planting trees Nothing gets a company noticed more than working together towards a common goal. The people who see you planting trees are going to be impressed by your community efforts and more than likely will stop to find out more information about your company. Be sure to have some business cards and smaller promotional items to hand out to people who stop. But don\'t make this the main reason that you are doing this. There are people who wonder why planting trees is good for business. Well, there are a couple of reasons why people smile on companies who plant trees. 1. It\'s an ecologically friendly thing to do There is a lot of talk about how we\'re depleting the earth\'s natural resources, and people like it when they see businesses taking an interest in the earth. 2. It\'s a way to show that a company cares about more than money A lot of people are under the impression that companies don\'t care about anything other than the almighty dollar. When you and your employees plant trees, it shows that you care about something more than making money. In conclusion, when a company gets outside and plants trees they are showing a different side of itself. They are showing that they care about the earth, that they want to put something back into the ground after using so many of the earth\'s resources, and that they care about something more than just making money. When a company goes out and plants trees, they and their products are going to get noticed. They are going to be noticed as a company t hat makes a difference - not only as in the business world but in the natural world as well. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Trees and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promote Your Company With Recycled Flash Drives by Matt Franks Global climate change, diminishing resources and access to global scale information has created a ground swell of ecologically friendly “green” support that marketing professionals worldwide are effectively using to the advantage of companies. One of the latest initiatives involves two well known concepts combined in a new way – recycled plastic and flash drives for computers. The new product is a great item for use in promotional marketing of your company by linking your logo with a green, eco-friendly device. Plastic recycling is not a new green initiative but is currently practiced throughout the world to one extent or another. Nearly every piece of plastic created today has a recycling category associated with it to facilitate not throwing it into the trash. Some plastics are even profitable to recycle for many municipalities. However the use of recycled plastic in association with computer devices is something relatively new on the market. Flash drives or thumb drives are portable memory devices able to transport large amounts of data from one computer to the next. They are replacing the old floppy disk method of quick file storage or transfer due to greatly increased capacities and much greater durability. Thumb drives are the preferred method for taking presentations to conferences or backing up data sent ahead to a meeting. If you get to the meeting and your e-mail didn’t arrive with the attached data you just use the flash drive out of your pocket. Recycled flash drives utilise recycled plastic to create the body of the device. This reduces the cost of the thumb drives and takes the production into the “green” realm. The recycled flash drives are available in a variety of colours and styles for promotional use. The company logo is easily placed on the body of the device if not incorporated into the design itself. Promotional recycled flash drives enable you company to be in tune with our ecology friendly times and provide a useful device. The amazing utility of these devices creates multiple opportunities for you company logo to be viewed in the office, during travel, at conferences, and even at home. The business professional today doesn’t need to bring the 100 page report home in paper. She can use a recycled flash drive to take the data home and score a double green victory by saving the paper with using a recycled material device. Promotional computer devices are not as cheap as pens for advertising materials, but the cost is still relatively inexpensive when taking the utility of the devices into account. The robust abilities of flash drives make them useful for years and your logo will be seen often through that timeframe. Recycled flash drives are a small step to recycled computers, monitors, printers and other automated devices. Using them now to advertise your business and gain name recognition brings you in at the front of the wave. The future will be bright for the companies using this eco-friendly strategy now. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Recycled Flash drives and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS It\'s All About the Promotional Wall Clocks by Matt Franks Times are pretty hard now. We all want to be wealthy. We all want to be successful. We all want to be in control, but being influential in this tough world isn\'t easy. It’s all about how you manage your strategies and attract people. Though it entails a lot of planning, organization and funds – it can all pay off. So, what’s stopping you in reaching those goals? In using promotional items to boost your company profile, nothing will surely stop your agenda in publicity to go BIG TIME . It\'s bound to make your cups overflow! When choosing material, utilize one that can optimize your profile and that has some use which is proven successful. A practical material can have great exposure and patronization from people. The more useful your promotional material is, the more chances of increasing your visibility rate. An average person looks at their wall clock an average of 5 times per day. Clocks tell them if it’s already time to have a break or to meet up with a client or do the most vital phone call, etc. Whatever the reason is, people look at clocks. Your promotional clock sets in here. Using promotional wall clocks is something that will remind your customers, your clients and your associates as well as your beloved employees of your product every time they look at it. Something that will be edgy and classy and with your logo provides everyone the ability to see time, and it promotes your business simultaneously. Aside from them looking at the time, they see your logo. The more creative and trendy your promotional clock is, the more reason it’ll be attractive. A clock gives impressions of * Reliability * Accurately and precision * Efficacy and * Keeps you on track Reliability is important. The only way to convince people to patronise you is for them to be able to acquire a trusting and reliable relationship. And by that, you should know that aside from your product or service, by utilizing promotional clocks, you are able to deliver the message of being practical clearly. You take care of their time. Giving out promotional clocks is a serious strategy in achieving the ultimate goal of your promotions – that is, publicity. Donate your clocks in public schools & universities, hospitals, the social security office, banks, industrial and corporate offices, factories, malls, food chains, airports, groceries or wherever there are a whole lot of people. Everyone needs to look at the time. A promotional clock will surely help you obtain the utmost influence possible. It’ll set you to be different from your competitors. You can use this promotional item as a part of your sales promotion, a souvenir in a trade show, business gifts, and awards to your excelling employees. With the impressions tagged along with clocks – it will surely attract everyone. Receiving expensive looking things are simply overwhelming for it makes people feel exceptional. And by using promotional clocks you give you customers, your employees, your patrons a reason to smile and feel good about themselves and about your company. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Wall Clocks and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Business Hubs of the World - USB Hubs as Promotional Items by Matt Franks USB hubs are widely used, and highly coveted, which is what makes them a great idea for a promotional gift. They are fairly cheap, can be bought in bulk, and people genuinely want them. To many the initials are familiar, but who really knows what the USB does? Or even what it is. A USB is a Universal Serial Bus, and it carries something, just like a bus does, for simplicity at this time. Let’s just say that it carries power. The USB is a system that will allow ancillary equipment to be plugged into someone’s personal computer. There are specific ports on the USB that are configured in such a way that other electrical devices can not be plugged in. You will also find USB ports on the back of your personal computer and now you have an idea of what the plug in port looks like.....It has a shape that is similar to a telephone jack. This USB hub has spaces for multiple attachments and by using this you can plug extras, like cameras and speakers into your computer. You can then add and remove any of these devices without unplugging or cutting off the computer. This method of exchanging or removing devices has been called the \"hotplugging\" method in the past. It is very difficult to hook up a USB cable or connector the wrong way. They are very directionally designed and even someone with little mechanical or electrical ability can complete this step. Each USB device hooks up with its own specific cable that is usually included in the box that the product came in. But should you run into some problem you will find out that many of the USB cables can be interchanged from one device to another but there are some that will not be able to be exchanged as they may look similar but are not. You can read the numbers and info on most cables as well as the products so you must be certain that these numbers match. Remember that USB Hubs can be used to supply power to some low consumption devices but their primary use is to allow multiple USB devices to hook into them and thereby hook or bus them to your PC. You know that your PC loves devices like cameras and speakers and printers. And you know that message you get when you hook up a new device. Yes, you have seen your computer prompting info about that new device it has found and is trying to get it sorted out and up and running. The USB Hub was the responsible carrier or bus that allowed the device to get a ride to the station. Multiple USB hubs can be connected with each other to allow more port space for more devices. It seems as though are always devices to hook into USB ports and there are always new peripheral equipment for your computer. Not to worry though one single USB controller alone (and your PC has more than one ) can control up to 127 devices. When you check the back of your PC you will quickly observe how few of the USB ports there are for use. If you want to check out a really cool, but a bit out of date, USB hub, check out the Doctor Who’ Tardis 4ports system, you may want to get one of your own. And, consider using USB hubs to place your company logo on next time you are searching for a promotional item. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional USB Hubs and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Luggage, Travel Accessories and Other Holiday Essentials by Matt Franks Ok, so you’ve booked your two weeks holiday. You’ve confirmed your hire car collection from the airport, your boss has confirmed your annual leave and you’ve arranged for your neighbor to feed your cat and water your plant. Now all you need is to sort out your luggage, travel accessories and other holiday essentials. An enterprising company could use travel accessories to their advantage. Why not look into the different types of travel accessories available, and choose one to promote your business? They make great gifts, and anyone would appreciate getting some. It is a good idea to make a list of all the possible things you will need for your trip, including your luggage and travel accessories. This will obviously depend on where you are planning to go, the weather at your destination, and what you are planning to do while you are away. Two weeks lazing on the beach is going to require very different travel accessories from a winter sports holiday or two weeks backpacking in the Andes. The luggage you take with you will also be different depending on if you’re going to need a suitcase or backpack, for example. There are hundreds of different luggage solutions available to buy now. And, as many people are travelling more often, businesses are using travel related pieces as promotional tools. A good choice for the holiday traveller is the new type of hard suitcases with wheels. Despite the large sizes that you can buy them in, they are easy to transport due to their wheels. So if you’re the kind of person who always packs enough for two months away when you’re just going for a couple of weeks, then these could save your back from a lot of damage! They are also very sturdy, which is good news when they are being thrown around by airport baggage handlers.Luggage and travel accessories are all great branding tools for businesses, as they are commonly used and many pieces are highly visible by others. You can often buy matching travel accessories to go with your luggage, including whole sets of hand luggage, a wash bag, comb, brush and toothbrush. You may also need to take travel accessories such as a travel iron, electric plug adaptors for the country that you are visiting and an inflatable pillow and eye mask for the journey. If you fly a lot then it might also be worth investing in some travel scales to weigh your luggage so you can avoid the fear of extra baggage fees. Other travel accessories that are real holiday essentials are items such as insect repellent, sun tan lotion, after sun lotion, lip balm, mosquito nets, luggage tags and straps and waterproof clothing. With the rules on safety and security on aircrafts and at airports constantly being reviewed and updated it is always wise to check with the airport that you are flying to and from regarding their current rules on permitted luggage and travel accessories. This includes the size and weight of your luggage in both the cabin and the hold and permitted travel accessories. One final tip is when packing your travel accessories into your luggage think about what you will need for your journey and put it in your hand luggage. Also think about what you are permitted to take into the cabin with you and pack accordingly. For example, if you have your wash bag in your hand luggage then remember to check the rules on allowed travel accessories and items such as scissors and tweezers, and put them into your hold luggage. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Travel Accessories and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Gaining More Exposure With Promotional Sweatshirts by Matt Franks The fashion industry is huge! Clothes are so important now, and everything about them has gone to such high levels it’s so hard to keep track. But everyone walking down the street is not wearing high fashion clothes, and even those who are don\'t wear them every minute of the day. Something that just doesn\'t go out of style, or at least isn\'t missing from a person’s closet is a sweatshirt. Everyone has a sweatshirt and wants to keep one on hand. You see people of all ages and sizes using sweatshirts, even the celebrities who are photographed in an amazing and extremely expensive gown one day are also photographed in a sweatshirt the next. It’s a part of everyone’s closet and we all know it. You may not be able to use it to an awards night, but it can be used almost everywhere else! School, work (it is possible on a Saturday), the gym, the beach, going out, staying at home, everywhere. Another great thing about sweatshirts is that they are so comfortable, that’s why everyone wants one. With the right color, design and texture, this sweatshirt can be you ticket to tons of more sales and advertising! This promotional item will be used all around for everyone to see, and once they see it they think about it. For the customer it’s a free or very cheap gift from the product they buy. Now they like the products even more. They might tell people about it and it can interest others. Others may see it and want to get their hands on it to, and not just the sweatshirt but the product you are selling as well. Just remember, your logo is going to be on the sweatshirt for the purpose of reminding people about you so they buy or use your product, don\'t scare them off with a sweatshirt that has your company name all over it or in humongous letters! You want than to like what they see. Now you have your promotional idea of a sweatshirt, a happy customer and advertising all around. What next? Where and when do you give it out? The where would depend on the customers you cater your product to. Where do you sell? What do you sell? If you are a restaurant give it at your place of business, if you sell items at a supermarket, mall or grocery, it can either be part of the packaging or it can be claimed at an office. When to give i out would depend on many things. First, what is the reason for having a promotional item? Is it some celebration? Anniversary of the company? Oris it for the new year? For a city accomplishment? The reason matters because you want to have people feel good about getting the product, like they are happy about the fact that its Christmas or that your team won the sports competition or you can do it for a real go cause like to help out charity, some unfortunate calamity somewhere or for the gymnasium they are going to put up in your town for the kids. Make it as memorable as you can. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Sweatshirts and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Sweaters Are There to Keep You Warm; They Are Also Great Promotional Tools by Matt Franks Warm and cozy sweaters are made to warm the body in the colder months of the years. A sweater is one of the most misunderstood and misnamed articles of clothing in the world. Sweaters are articles of clothing that are made specifically for the upper body, a sweater usually has arms and they can be of varying length, cap sleeve (just past the shoulder joint), 1/4 length sleeve, (ends between the shoulder and the elbow), elbow length (ends at the elbow) and full length sleeve (ends at the wrist). A sweater is known as such because it is made of woven soft fibers. Sweaters are not the same as jerseys or jumpers, even though some think so. There are 2 main classes of sweaters, a cardigan that is open in front and a pullover, which has to be pulled over the neck in order to be put on or taken off. The most popular fiber for a sweater is cotton, they can also be made from wool or cashmere other or any other soft woolen fibers. Cashmere is considered the finest wool from which a sweater can be made and is one of the softest and most comfortable sweaters found. It is also among the highest priced sweaters one can purchase. Wool sweaters are perhaps the warmest, but many wearers can not deal with the itching that these sweaters create. The belief is that the very first sweaters came about somewhere in Northern Africa, as an addition to the leggings that were a very common piece of clothing hundreds of years ago. America first officially adopted the sweater in the 1890s after it was spotted being worn on the Isle of Jersey. At that time the sweater was a simple heavy knit shirt. CoCo Chanel who designed them from a jersey material pushed the sweater to the forefront of fashion. She did this out of necessity however, if she had used any other material at this particular time, she would have violated a sales non-compete contract that she had signed. Jackie Kennedy was a fan of the classic cardigan sweater in the 50s and 60s and often wore a string of pearls with her cardigan. Sweaters have endured through the years, and in places like the Isle of Wight the cable knit sweaters have always been a staple of their wardrobe. From alpaca sweaters knitted in the high reaches of Peru by peasant women, to high end quality cashmere sweaters carried by specialty department stores to sweaters that are knitted at home for family members these sweaters are all designed to keep the wearer warm and comfortable and to also be a long term, wearable part of your wardrobe. Sweaters are one of the more versatile pieces of clothing that you can have. It can be worn with dresses, skirts or jeans. If it is paired with the right jewelry and accessories, it can be worn almost anywhere. Since sweaters are so useful, especially if you live in colder climes, they make extremely good promotional gifts. You can easily have your company logo emblazoned on a sweater, and every time they use it, they will be reminded of your company. It doesn\'t get any better than that! For promoting your business, consider placing your company logo on a sweater. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Sweaters and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Sports Bags Will Raise Your Profile by Matt Franks All businesses, no matter what kind of business it may be, can do with more exposure and advertising at prices lower than what popular newspapers and TV stations charge. Word of mouth is a great way to get more people to know about you, but you have to give them something to talk about, and a promotion is a great thing to have them talk about. So what is a good promotional item? Sports bags. People are so conscious about health now a days, going to the gym and taking up sports are what everyone is up to these days. Its not just Athletic people who have sports bags, everyone has a sports bag. Going t the gym has become a way of life for many, a place to take your frustrations out, to relax or to do what you love. Swim, exercise, lift weights, aerobics, boxing and all the different kinds of martial arts. So anyone interested in even just one of those things needs a sports bag, and you can give it to them. And a sports bag doesn\'t have to be ordinary, you can have different designs made to fit the kind of sport that people are into. You can have different colors and sizes to meet the needs of different people. Just considering sport and color, you already have so many options and it gives your clients options, and the more options the more you can please some and give them exactly what they want and need. The way to give out the promotional bags also has many options. You can give it free with your products, at a small price with packaged items, as a prize or for some special occasion in a gym you can give it to selected people. And to interest even more people, but by spending some more money on it, you can make the bag to be more interesting with more functions, pockets or something that is popular in sports bags at the time you decide to promote them . Some things you need to make sure about the sports bags you will be giving as a promotions item is its durability and overall quality. You don\'t want them to regret using your promotional bag because it tore up, the smell didn\'t go away, it faded after one wash or some other reason. Its should be of good quality and durability so it will be appreciated and they are reminded of your product every time they use it, and they remember something god, not regrettable. So the bag, is it just for the customer? no. It doesn\'t only please them, but now people around them will see the bag and they will see your log on it. The customer is doing some advertising for you. That\'s some deal, isn\'t it? You get more sales, you get exposure, you get more customers and keep the old ones for happy! So the next time you need some advertising, think about promotional sports bags and what they can do for you. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Sports Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Get Soft and Mushy With Your Audience With Promotional Soft Toys by Matt Franks Increase your promotional visibility by DRAWING CONSUMERS THROUGH CUSTOMISED SOFT TOYS There are a lot of ways to promote an item to get the company exposed, and for them to get known, a variety of ways are created just to attract their target consumers. Yes, to know your “target” consumers is an important factor to be familiar with in advertising. You need to know on to whom you are selling your products so that it would be easy for you to know on how to get your customers aware that you are selling something. And as most of us know, the ones that are easily attracted to advertisements, commercials and promotions are kids with ages ranging from five onwards. Once they understood the advertisement, they are the ones who will tell their parents what they want to eat, drink, or play with. So if you’re selling products in lined with children, why not customize soft/ stuffed toys with your label on it? You can use it as giveaways or a freebie when they purchase one of your products. But first, you need to put up a design that will easily catch the attention of the customer like something wholesome and interesting at the same time. The design is very important to the public because it’s the one sending them the message of what your product is like or what your product will be when it’s out on the market. You need to remember that first impressions matter a lot when you are trying to get yourself known, so as much as possible, you need to come up with something that keeps on catching their attention. It could be a good and appealing line or phrase that tells something about your product printed on what the soft toy is wearing or holding. Then you have to decide on what character your stuffed/ soft toy would be that will make them remember what you are selling and for them to come back for more. Animal characters are what usually kids love like teddy bears, stuffed lions, monkeys etc. and you could also give it a name so that it could be your product’s mascot as well. Remember, your words need to be catchy and it would be better if they rhymed because your goal is to attract kids. So why soft toys for increasing your promotional visibility? Well, kids love them, adults appreciate them and it would be a good idea for giveaways and freebies when trying to promote from area to area. The children can play with them and you’ve just started to make your character together with your product a label on the industry. Obviously, kids do not have the power to buy the items you are trying to sell but what they do is that when they’re interested by your ad and your way of promotion, they could be the ones telling their parents to buy it for them. And when parents see their children happy and still wanting your products, then you are in good hands. You’ve just started on making your way in the business industry by those cute and cuddly things! Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Soft Toys and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Travel Bags – The Promotional Item That Takes Your Company Places by Matt Franks One of the best promotional items that a company can offer to people is the promotional travel bag. Although it\'s possible that having a travel bag as a promotional item may seem to be an expensive endeavour, you will see that they are very much worth the money that spent to purchase them. Promotional bags for travelling are something that will be a big seller, and you will earn a return on your investment when you give them to clients. The ways that they can work for you are outlined below. 1. It\'s something that everyone can use No matter who they are, everyone travels at one point in their lives, especially businesspeople who have to travel a lot for their jobs. Travel bags can be expensive and can wear out easily if they are used a lot. If you have clients that you deal with on a regular basis, offer them one of your travel bags as a thank you for their business. They won\'t mind that the company\'s logo or information is on it; they will just be happy to get it. 2. Travel bags take your business where you don\'t go How many times have you wished that you could advertise your business in more places, but were dissuaded by the cost of travel? Plane and train tickets can be expensive, and you can never be certain if the time and money would pay off. But when you offer clients travel bags as an incentive, you don\'t have to do the travelling - the client does it for you. By giving clients travel bags, you reach the eyes of people that you may not have encountered otherwise. 3. Travel bags help your employees to be visible When employees are sent away for training or to a conference, give them one of your promotional travel bags. It will help them to be distinguished from the other representatives from the companies. Visibility is important at conferences where representatives from hundreds of companies are attending, so promotional travel bags help others know exactly where your company\'s representatives are from. It\'s easy to see why they are an item that companies are ordering to help with company promotion. They are a very useful item that just about anyone would be interested in, they are a great way to reach customers all over the world without having to leave the comfort of your own office, and they help your representatives stand out from others when they are attending functions where visibility and individuality is the key to success. If you decide that travel bags are a promotional item that you are interested in, you are going to find that your investment is a wise one. The returns that you will find through contacts and clients are going to be increased over time, and the money that is spent to distribute travel bags to clients and employees will make its way back to you. Promotional travel bags are one of the more profitable promotional items. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Travel Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS What To Look For In A Search Engine Optimization Company by Seomul Evans If you are a serious business website owner, chances are you are constantly on the lookout for ethical means to promote your website to your target market. Chances are also good that you probably read somewhere or heard from someone that your most practical promotion solution is the optimization of your website through as series of processes collectively called Search Engine Optimization or SEO. If you are familiar with the term but do not have the expertise to properly implement SEO for your website, then you might want to consider hiring a Search Engine Optimization Company to do that work for you. What is a Search Engine Optimization company? It is an organization whose objective is to provide the necessary tools and expertise to optimize your website towards the goal of securing for you a first or second page ranking in the search engine’s list of keyword-responsive sites. A Search Engine Optimization company’s role is that of an influencer, i.e., the strategies it employs for your website are geared towards influencing the search engine’s “spiderbot” to give it a high relevance rating which, in turn, influences its ranking. A Search Engine Optimization company’s indirect role is also to influence the searcher to visit your website but is not responsible for what happens to the visit. There is many a Search Engine Optimization company that has hung its virtual shingle in cyberspace, with many more sprouting up each and every day. With so many choices available, it is important that you are guided in selecting the right Search Engine Optimization company that best suits your requirements and budget. Here are a few tips in selecting that Search Engine Optimization company: • Always Go for Reputation and Experience This is pretty much a common sense tip. When you are headed for the unknown, it always makes sense to go with a guide who knows what you don’t. A Search Engine Optimization company that has years of experience as an organization and has people working for it with years of individual experience is normally a good choice. Experience, however, is just one half of this selection criterion, the other half being REPUTATION. A Search Engine Optimization company may have the experience, but if it has a track record of unethical or even illegal SEO activity, then the experience counts for nothing. • Avoid companies that Spam A Search Engine Optimization company that sends spam email to promote itself is not a good Search Engine Optimization company. • A company that hides everything, has something to hide Beware of the Search Engine Optimization company that has a “black box” solution for everything that ails your website, i.e., you don’t need to know how it works; you just pay. In all likelihood, what this type of Search Engine Optimization company is hiding from you is, at best, unethical, or at worst, illegal. It is very important for you to understand what is going to be done with your website (in lay man’s terms) because, at the end of the day, it IS your website and you will have to live with whatever the Search Engine Optimization company does to it. • Go Window Shopping Like with every important purchase decision you make, you must check out more than one Search Engine Optimization company before you make a decision. Ask for a list of the websites they claim to have worked on, and do your own research. Also, ask each Search Engine Optimization company you are considering about what they think of the other candidates in your list. Be wary if they launch into a negative marketing pitch about their competition. A really good Search Engine Optimization company will rarely badmouth a competitor. Even if the competitor is really bad, the worst that a good Search Engine Optimization company will do is objectively point out their strengths and weaknesses. • Go with the Clear Deal A good Search Engine Optimization company will always be very clear any work proposal it makes. It clearly spells out the terms of reference, timelines, commercial aspects, guarantees, penalties, any other items that it and you may find relevant towards meeting your expectations. That way, you know what you are getting into and what (and what not) to expect. These are but a few tips on how to select the expert that will take care of optimizing your website for you. Approach a Search Engine Optimization company like you would any other company that you are considering to handle some work for you, and you are covered. Seomul Evans is a search engine optimization specialist for Dallas Internet Marketing Services company SEO 1 Marketing Services links: http://www.seo-1-marketing-services.com/company.htm http://www.internet-marketing-cafe.com http://www.seo-marketing-guid FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS List of Common Police Supplies by Dave Text Police supplies vary in countries. In industrialized countries like the US and the UK, police forces are equipped with modern and high-tech weaponry. Policemen or Law enforcers are employed agents that enforce the law and social order through the use of legitimized forces. In certain jurisdictions, police officers are allowed to carry firearms. They have non-lethal equipments that are primarily used for controlling riots. These equipments would include batons, rubber bullets as well as electro-shock weaponry. The usage of guns is basically the last resort. Officers also carry with them handcuffs in order to restrain their suspects. Handcuffs have also become varied. These days, cops have a variety of handcuffs. Although there are still stainless and metal cuffs, a special plastic or nylon type of restraints have become a more common variation. In modern countries, the government has a large budget for their police force. They make use of radio communications that are installed in cars. There are also computers that are installed in the police cars. Actually, there are lots of police supplies. Some of them include tactical gears, police magazines, police books, police equipments, police gifts as well as police software. Listed below are some of the most used police supplies: • TM Stoplite: This is designed to function as a double rifle. It is a personal defense device. The stoplight is powered by four 123CR batteries. It also functions as a digital camera and laser. • Blaser Tactical Two (2): This rifle will provide reliable performance during an operation. It has a range of 1600 meters depending on ammunition and caliber. This has a straight-pull action and a 360-degree radial barrel. A Tactical 2 riffle has a weight of about 2.2 to 3.3 lbs. • Platinum Elite (P226): This gun is designed for personal defense. It has a front strap, cocking serrations, beavertail grip. This police equipment has a high speed shooting range and about 60 percent faster shooting return. • Flash II (Tini Blade): This police equipment is probably the coolest set of knives that is not commonly available in the local market. It can handle rails and race cars. Flash tini blade features a SOG Technology that has an easy release slide and powerful lock. • Tactical Outer Vest: The comfortable design of this vest is intended for the Police and Sheriff Law Enforcers. It comes with five standard pouches that can be converted to a concealable vest. • ASP Chain Handcuff: This stainless eyelet design brings smooth rotation, and reinforcing collar. Each spin is protected by stainless steel. It’s made from TLG stainless steel. • Galco Ankle Glove Holster: This comfortable hand-molded ankle holster offers thick neoprene ankle bandage. It provides sheepskin padding. It is made from premium leather and calf strap. • Bianchi Accumold Covered Handcuff: This exclusive designed handcuff combines ultimate performance, durability and light weight features. It is popular in many police forces. It carries a large variety of sporting accessories, duty holsters and any kind of piston gun. • Expandable Baton Frictionlock 26: This durable 4 stage telescopic, expandable built-in baton is easy to hold, control and access. This baton is usually used on a vertical position, particularly with tactics, and techniques. The lightweight type of baton actually provides more effective hits. • Smith and Wilson Gear Bag: This large gear bag is for carrying police gear and training equipment. It comes with a unique large zipper, two front pockets as well as two large end pockets. • Blackhawk Boots: This most agile, lightest, fastest footwear is designed specially for special operations. Blackhawk footwear is washable, and waterproof. It is also lightweight, made from nylon mesh, breathable, high-abrasion resistant and quick-drying. • T-shirt under Vest: The bullet-proof t-shirt or vest is designed for officers who undergo tunic situations. It is a fully adjustable vest with a single closure on one arm. It is a lightweight flexible vest that offers maximum safety and ballistic protection to the user. • Police Vest: This bulletproof vest is made in order to cover any officer. It has full planned body armor for operational situations. This bulletproof vest will cover the officer starting from the neck down to the body. This type of police vest is actually washable. • Ballistic Helmet: This unique built helmet is intended for protection from high impact trauma, hearing protection, and head shooting. A ballistic helmet is ideal for police tactical teams that need protection from hearing, and communication. • Trainer Dummy Rounds: This trainer dummy round is used for shooting problems, malfunction drills, classroom work and gun handling. There are many types of trainer dummy rounds in case the weather condition changes. • Duty Gear: This equipment is long-lasting and lightweight that and can actually stand with the abuse. It is made from leather and smooth shiny material. Thus, a horizontal carrier has the following features:  It can fit on chains  It can fit in a police radio, and  It can keep keys secure and safe. • Super Tac flashlight: This police equipment is extremely made up of high-quality materials. It is lithium-powered and great for tactical use. It is powered by four CR123AA batteries. A super tac flashlight generates 4x the brightness, as compared to ordinary flashlights. For more information on List of Common Police Supplies please visit our website http://www.POLICE-SUPPLIE FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Phone Book is Still a Most Valuable Source For Business Promotion by Morris E. R.J. . Brown It used to be for a business or organization or business that was in the food services, hospitality, and restaurant or service industry the phone book “Yellow Pages “were the main sources of business promotion. Being in “the book” gave your business or service “instant credibility “and visibility. Indeed businesses would a limited amount of those bibles for customer service and would treasure them like gold until next years new version came out. Even then the older copies were treasured as well. True in the new millennia and 2008 in particular we have a host of other customer access and promotion routes – chief among them the internet. Many businesses often minimize or even forget about this avenue of obtaining customers and business and instead focus on the newer and sexier forms of reaching customers. Still the old standby – the phone book should not be forgotten in any way. First of all the phone book has years of reputation. People trust it as a source. A computer and internet may not always be handy. Not all people know how to search for what they need or want on the internet. Even if they find it they may not recognize the value of the information. On top of that your own listing may be pages and pages back in goggle or yahoo so that your customers or potential customers never will find you whereas in the phone book not only is the source trusted, but many can find you quickly. On top of that if you pay promotional fees you can be headlined and even more visible in the listing for your particular area or category. What can you do to make your listing stand out in the phone book and give it more visibility and thus direct a greater volume of business to your site? After all commercial advertising is not only expensive, takes time and effort for you to set up properly and on top of that, of course, is there for your purposes. It can be said that making your ad stand out is the “name of the game”. First of all try to design your ad yourself. You should know your business, its buzzwords and your customer’s hot buttons best. The advertising representative from the phone company may be knowledgeable – however you known your industry and customers best. In most cases his job is to sell you the greatest amount of ad dollar volume and upgrades. Second do not make your company name your headline. Your customers are seeking solutions – not your company name. If they know your company name and services already – then they can easily find you in the white pages. You want to direct your services as a solution to those who need it. Rememember No one wants to buy light bulbs but everyone wants the light they produce. Potential customers, and sources of profit for your enterprise, are looking for a solution too their problem or problems. Consequently your headline should reflect the solutions that your establishment can and does offer – for example – free delivery, gourmet taste, location, high quality, level of service. Whatever it is that differentiates your establishment from others in your business or even your competitors, should be in your headline. Indeed it is estimated that up to 80 % of the success of most ads and specifically ads or listings in the phone book are due to the choice of title – whether it is the words in the title , or even words , placement , arrangement or proximity of words in the title of your ad or listing. You might think that since you are paying by space and words that it is a good idea to fill up every last point of space in your listing. After all – the more hooks the more likely it is that a customer will be attracted to your ad and act on it. Not so. People and prospective customers are often drawn to large type surrounded by empty space more than a fully listed and full ad copy. In same way although color may be impressive in nature , promotional follow up research has shown that simple black and white ads often stand out , in stark simplicity , to the bright ( and expensive ) color ad listings. Its better not to be one of the crowds – to be one of the “few: - that way you stand a better chance of being noticed. It seems that most people and customers biggest fear is that of making the wrong decision. Provide all the proof sources in your ad that you can possibly can – using as many different senses as you possibly can. Take away the customer’s risk by providing as much proof as you possibly can – for example years in business, awards won, how long a length of time you have been at that location, how much staff, industry or local awards. Use photos rather than diagrams, or graphics. Often people do not believe graphics. However if you can spring for actual professional photos of your product, service or location – that is 100 % the best investment that you can possibly make. On top of that nothing happens without the sale – or the call to action so to say. Entice your customer to take action - that is to take the next step by giving more specific information to act on. This can be your phone number, name, web page, fax number or address. Research has found that when placed in a logo at the bottom of the page – on the right hand side – that contact placed in that logo can be best followed up. This is where your company logo should be – not on the top left of the page. In addition print the symbols for the credit cards or debit cards that you accept close in proximity to the contact information. Along with your ad – you can add in additional discounts or deals on product that you are offering. It’s always best to be current and verify that the information is both current and as well has a date that the promotion or coupon ends. It’s amazing how long phone books can often stay in circulation. Without an expiry date a customer, or group of customers can request or demand the promotion. You could of course go to the trouble of ending the promotion but it takes time, effort and leaves a bad impact on your company or corporate image. Advertising in the phone book – whether it be the “Yellow Pages”, the white pages or in a special or separate section of the phone books may seem a simple, mundane and outmoded form of advertising. Still there is no doubt of its effectiveness and reach. There may be more exotic, more up to date electronic forms of advertising and promotion which may be even more target marketed and directed than the old fashioned phone books. Yet the phone book is tried, true and trusted. It is known to work and will as well give your business or organization “instant credibility”. Why not use this tool to its best and full effect? Morris E.R.J. Brown Plan Your Winnipeg Wedding http://www.planyourwinnipegwedding.com St. Vital Shopping Center - Pembina Highway Quality http://www.qualityhotelwinnipeg.com/ Bidding Directory http://www.metroserviceswp FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Keep Your Employees Looking Sharp With Promotional Jackets by Miles Lovegrove A promotional item that many companies are turning to are jackets. Those who have used jackets as a promotional item have found them to be quite effective, and the investment that the company makes on them is worth it without a doubt. But why is it that promotional jackets are so popular? How is it that they are such a great marketing tool? The reasons listed below will give you a better understanding of why companies use them as promotional items and why they are so effective. 1. Branded jackets are available in a variety of sizes Unlike some promotional products, anyone can use a nice promotional jacket because they are offered in all different sizes. Chances are that a woman isn\'t going to be interested in something such as golf accessories, but jackets are something that everyone would enjoy. 2. Branded jackets make a great employee gift Sometimes jackets are offered to an employee when they have been with the company for a certain amount of time. Many times employees, if they are given more than one jacket, will give the extra jackets to family members, such as a spouse or children. This is a really great way to spread the word about your company. 3. Branded jackets can be light or heavy Jackets can be tailored to fir the time of year that they are being presented or sold. Whereas other gifts may be seasonable, most jackets have the option of being lightweight or heavyweight. This makes promotional jackets the perfect promotional item for any time of the year. 4. Branded jackets are a useful item Unlike other promotional items which may seem to be simply decorative, jackets are something that everyone can and will use. After all, a promotional item doesn\'t do any good if it\'s never used, or if it\'s shoved in a drawer somewhere. They will give your company a lot of visibility and are a great investment. As a promotion item, jackets often top the lists of most corporations, and the reasons are easy to see. Unlike a lot of promotional items, they are very versatile - they come in a variety of colours and sizes, they can come in a heavy or light weight, and they can be used by men, women, and children. Not only that, but they are something that those who are given them will use. When it comes to value, usability and visibility, jackets as a promotional item cannot be beat. You will find that customers and employees alike are going to enjoy wearing the company jackets and be proud to wear them to promote your business. It is a good idea, if you can, to offer them in a variety of colours so that the jacket that is chosen can match the person who is wearing it. Not all colours flatter every person, so they will want to have some choice when it comes to the colour. If a jacket is stylish and tailored to the wearer\'s needs, it will be a very successful promotional item. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Jackets and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Sunglasses - Perfect Accessory For a Bright Future by Miles Lovegrove There is a song about a future being so bright that the singer has to wear shades. And when you offer a promotional item such as sunglasses, you will find a brighter future for you and your company as well. Go out on any sunny day and you will find many people wearing sunglasses. Why shouldn\'t they be wearing sunglasses with your company logo on it? Let\'s face it - sunglasses can be expensive to buy, but they are something that is important to have. So when people have the opportunity to get a free pair of sunglasses, they don\'t usually care about what is printed on them or what they look like. The following are some ways to market your sunglasses and get the word about your company out at the same time. 1. Trade shows and conventions When you are getting ready to go to a trade show or convention, make sure you pack a lot of promotional sunglasses. Trade shows and conventions are usually very crowded with men, women, and children. And they all will be happy to get one of your free pairs of sunglasses. 2. Picnics If you have a company picnic, offer everyone a nice pair of sunglasses to wear so that they keep their eyes nice and comfortable throughout the day. 3. Fun packs for kids If you are aiming your marketing towards kids, make them up a fun pack with sunglasses as one of the items. Kids don\'t care if there is a company logo printed on them. They just enjoy getting free stuff. Sunglasses are an inexpensive and fun way to get the information about your company out. Here are some suggestions for promotional sunglasses: 1. Order a variety of promotional sunglasses colours People like to have a variety of colours to choose from. Order colours that are fun, such as fluorescent colours, as well as the normal colours such as blue and brown. Kids are going to love the really cool colours and wear them everywhere they go. 2. Order a variety of promotional sunglasses sizes Make sure that you have sizes for anyone who would like them - for kids as well as adults. If they fit, people will wear them without thinking twice. But if the sunglasses won\'t fit, they will more than likely end up in the rubbish bin. 3. Order more than one promotional sunglasses style If it\'s possible, order more than one style of promotional sunglasses. This will give people a choice if you offer your sunglasses for sale instead of just as a free item. When it comes to promotional items that are fun and useful, sunglasses are one that tops the list. They are something that everyone can use and with some planning, your sunglasses are going to do what you intend for them to do. They are going to get the word out about your company and before long you are going to have a marketing strategy that earns you a lot on your return. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Sunglasses and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Rulers Give Your Business the Extra Yard by Miles Lovegrove How do you measure the success of a business? Well, if you have promotional rulers, you can sometimes measure the success by the amount of rulers you give away and the amount of rulers that you order. In this age of advanced technological discoveries, is it really worth it to offer promotional rulers? Or are they simply a waste of time. A lot of companies believe that rulers are something that are a worthwhile promotional item, and here are the reasons why: 1. Rulers are an inexpensive promotional item. They can be bought in bulk for a low price. 2. Rulers are inexpensive to ship. Because they are so lightweight, it isn\'t something that companies worry about sending through the post because of the cost. 3. They have a lot of space on them so that you don\'t have to worry about what will fit on them. You can put your company motto, logo, or anything else you want on them. 4. Promotional rulers are a great back to school item for kids. Now that we have seen why they make good promotional items, let\'s take a look at how you can get those promotional rulers out into circulation so that everyone knows about your company and your products. 1. Offer an organisation rulers to use as a fund raising item. 2. Put rulers into fun packs along with other similar items to give out to kids at expos, conventions, and community events. 3. Send out mailers with rulers in them to people who move into the area, along with a welcome letter and coupons offering discounts on your services. Although they may not seem like a good choice for a promotional item, it\'s clear to see that rulers are a good way to promote your business. Few other inexpensive items offer the things a ruler offers – a large writing space and low cost purchasing and shipping. If you have decided that promotional rulers are something that you would like to try, here are a few suggestions to make the rulers interesting: 1. Get a variety of different colours. 2. Consider putting slogans on each one. 3. Tailor the slogans on the rulers to both adults and kids. A way to measure success is not the types of promotional products that a company has or how many they have ordered. The measure of a company\'s success when it comes to promotional products is how the products are used to increase a company\'s business, and how effective the promotional marketing is. If you find the correct audience for your promotional items, you can make good use of any promotional product. The trick to making a promotional product work is to know when to market it, and who to market it to. Buy some rulers with your company name on them, give them out to children for school and send them out to new people in the neighbourhood. It won\'t be long before you find that you have made a very wise investment. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Rulers and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Watches - A Great Way to Show Appreciation by Miles Lovegrove Every day, people are given promotional items that they are never going to use. They are either thrown out, put in a drawer where no one can see them, or used a couple of times before they are forgotten. When you are choosing a promotional item, you want to make sure that the item is something that people are going to use. That is why people who are part of big companies choose promotional watches. Let\'s take a look at why promotional watches are one of the first choices when it comes to promotional items. 1. Great employee gifts When you want to recognize your employees for an accomplishment or for their years of service, corporate watches are always a welcome gift. It helps them know what they mean to your company. 2. Wonderful client thank you gift Do you have a client who has stayed with your company for an extended period of time? Are they one of your biggest accounts? Thank them for their loyalty with one of your company\'s watches. 3. There are choices in watches Even though the idea remains the same, there are different types of watches that you can choose from when you are looking for a promotional watches. You can choose gold, silver, ladies, men\'s... the possibilities are virtually endless. 4. Watches are a valuable gift Unlike a lot of inexpensive gifts that look like they are nothing more than a way to advertise, promotional watches are a gift that show people that you value them. It shows them that you want them to be proud of your company. It shows them that you appreciate them enough to give them something nice. 5. Watches are a great gift for any occasion Watches are great for milestones, for anniversaries, for accomplishments, for anything that an employee or a client is celebrating. 6. Watches are something people will use Most people today wear watches. If you give someone a watch for a gift, they are going to wear it. If it\'s a client, they are going to be reminded of your company each time they check the time. If it\'s an employee, they will be reminded of their accomplishment. When it comes to the perfect promotional gift, watches are near the top of the list. When you give a watch to someone, you can be certain of three things: that they will wear it, that they will remember the company that gave it to them, and that they will think that they are valued as a client or an employee. Watches are a very tasteful way to let someone know that they are a valuable asset to your company and a way to say thank you for all that he or she has done. People always like to know that they aer appreciated, and a handsome watch goes a long way to doing that. That is why watches are a very popular promotional item and always will be. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Watches and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Portfolios – Something For Everyone by Miles Lovegrove Something that is important in the business world is presenting a professional image. Whether you are going to meet with a new client, giving a presentation to a room full of investors, or attending a conference to represent your business, one thing that you should do is take along one of your company\'s promotional portfolios. Promotional portfolios have a variety of advantages. 1. Promotional portfolios come in range of sizes Portfolios come in many different sizes and shapes, from small ones that can fit inside a bag to larger ones that hold everything. 2. Promotional portfolios are not a one size fits all item. The portfolios can be ordered according to the needs of the person that it is being given to. There\'s no need to go to the expense of a large portfolio if it isn\'t what the person needs. 3. Promotional portfolios give an air of professionalism . When someone is representing a company, it always makes them look professional if the company\'s name is printed on their portfolios. It helps them to stand out in a crowd and shows that the company cares about their image. 4. Promotional portfolios come with a range of options Depending on what the employee\'s needs are, portfolios can come with spots for compact discs, floppy discs, 3 ring binders, solar calculator, and other options build right in. Promotional portfolios also make your employees feel as if they are important enough to be labelled as someone who works for your company. Portfolios have a variety of uses in the business and the personal world. 1. Employee recognition item – What better way to recognize the work that an employee has done than to present them with one of your promotional portfolios? 2. Raffle item or door prize – Promotional portfolios make a great raffle or door prize at community and company events. This helps to get the word out about your company to those who aren\'t a part of it. 3. Fund raiser item – Offer the smaller and less expensive portfolios as a fund raiser item for local charities and groups. The three uses above are just a few of the ways that companies use portfolios to get the information out about their company. The ways that they can be used is only limited to your imagination. Promotional portfolios are something that can benefit a lot of companies. They give the company an air of professionalism and make the employees who carry them feel respected. There are a variety of options on portfolios so that they can meet your needs, and they make your employees highly visible when it\'s essential. As it is with anything, a first impression of an employee or the company that the person works for is always the most important. People look at a representatives appearance and visibility when they are at an important event. When you are using promotional portfolios, you will find that the first impressions of your company and your staff are going to be good ones. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Portfolios and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Photo Frames – Something to Smile About by Miles Lovegrove When you are searching for a promotional item that is both valuable and useful, you can\'t go wrong when you include a selection of photo frames in your promotional items. It doesn\'t matter whether it\'s given as an employee gift, a loyalty gift to a client, or won as a raffle gift. Photo frames are a promotional item that won\'t steer you wrong. There are several reasons why photo frames are a popular promotional item: 1. promotional frames come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Whether you are looking for a small photo frame to give to someone for their desk or a larger photo frame for a picture on the wall, it\'s not hard to find one that suits your needs. 2. There are photo frames for every price range. If you have an employee who has been with you for a long period of time, you may present them with a silver photo frame. If you are looking for something to give out to people for promotional purposes, there are frames that are a little less costly. 3. Photo frames are something that people will use. Almost everyone has photographs that they want to put in a frame, and that means they are going to use your company\'s promotional photo frames. As you can see, photo frames are something that are very useful and a good promotional item. They are something that employees, clients and future clients can appreciate. When you have decided that you want to keep some photo frames on hand, there are a few things to remember. 1. Order a selection of promotional photo frames that will cover any eventuality. You never know when you will need a thank you gift for a client or an employee appreciation gift. 2. Keep some of each type of photo frame on hand and restock when your supply runs low. You don\'t want to have to worry about needing one that you don\'t have. 3. Engrave the costlier silver photo frames with the recipient\'s name, when it\'s possible. This way they don\'t feel as if their gift was just picked from a pile that you keep in the office. Frames are a gift that can be very personal and show someone that they are appreciated. When given to an employee, it shows them that your company is interested in their family and life outside of the workplace. When it\'s given to a client, it lets them know that they are valued and considered an asset to the company. Although the idea of photo frames may seem like something that is stark and generic, you will be surprised at the type of reaction that you get when you give someone a nice photo frame. Frames may seem stark and generic to you, but they won\'t seem that way to those who are given them. Photo frames will be an appreciated item, and they will be used. Promotional frames are a gift that keeps on giving. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Photo Frames and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Pens – Not Just Ballpoints Anymore by Miles Lovegrove When you think of promotional pens, you probably picture those plain, old, boring pens that everyone gives out. You know the type. They either have a cap or they are the type of pen that you click to get the point to come out. At any rate, you think that all promotional pens are the same, right? Wrong. All promotional pens are not the same and there are some very unique pens that companies use to promote their businesses. The different types of pen are listed below and help to outline what companies are doing with the different types of pens. 1. Ballpoint pens This first type of pen is probably the pen that you are thinking about when you think of promotional pens. They are your run of the mill pens and need a lot of pressure in order to get the ink flowing properly. These are the type of pen that you may include in a folder with an information packet. 2 Novelty pens Novelty pens are a little more interesting than the regular ballpoint pens. These could be a type of pen that you could give out at something like a convention or a conference. With all of the different types of novelty pens, chances are that you can find one that will fit in with your type of business. 3. Highlighter pens This type of pen is a pen that people sometimes use as a promotional item when they are trying to make a point in their marketing. This is another type of pen that can make a big hit at conventions and conferences. 4. Multi function and Stylus pens With the technological advances that have come in the recent years, such as electronic devices like PDAs, more and more companies are including multifunctional and stylus pens. When you offer a pen that does more than write, you are going to be able to reach a wider group of people. As you can see, there are more than type of pens that you can use to promote your business. Promotional pens are not what they used to be, and your company can stand out at the next conference by giving out pens that stand out. Pens are a good way to promote your company and your products. They are inexpensive, they can be ordered in large quantities, and they are something that people are going to use. Promotional pens are a great option because they have plenty of room to print the name of a company, as well as a logo, a slogan, and any other pertinent information that should be on them about a company. When the pens that are chosen as promotional items are new and different, they can be a very effective marketing tool. They help people to see that the company is willing to do something that isn\'t like the other companies. The pens that are different are the ones that will not be thrown in the the rubbish bin after the conference. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Pens and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional MP3 Players Make Customers Say Y E S by Miles Lovegrove These days, more and more companies are getting away from the regular types of promotional items and are going for items that are more technologically advanced. Keeping up with the demands of a world that isn\'t happy with inexpensive promotional gifts, some companies are making promotional MP3 players part of their advertising strategy. Let\'s take a look at how companies are incorporating MP3 players into their marketing plans. 1. Offered as incentives during conventions Company representatives offer them as an incentive gift for new clients and accounts when they sign up during conventions and other company gatherings. 2. Given as client gifts MP3 players are a great client appreciation gift and steer away from the usual clocks, bottles of wine, and other types of promotional items that clients are normally given. 3. Given as employee gifts MP3 players can also be given as employee recognition gifts, perhaps in celebration for so many years of service or for the amount of work that is done in a given period of time. 4. Offered for fund raising events Sometimes companies will offer MP3 players if they know of a fund raising even that is coming up in their community. This is a great way to help organizations get the funds that they need and to spread the word about the company. Why are companies going with promotional MP3 players? 1. Promotional Mp3 players are something different The world of business is very competitive when it comes to clients and customers, and to remain on top you have to sometimes shy away from what everyone else is doing. Offering promotional MP3 players makes a company stand out and that\'s how you get noticed. 2. Promotional MP3 players are popular MP3 players are hot items these days. Almost everyone has one, and those who don\'t have one would love to have them. They take music to a whole new level and give it a clarity that goes beyond what was thought to be possible. 3. Promtional MP3 players are an item people will use Give someone a promotional pen with your company information on it, and they may shrug and say it\'s nice, then toss it in the rubbish. But give someone an MP3 player with your company logo on it and they are going to show their friends and use it frequently. Promotional MP3 players are items that are going to revolutionize the promotion industry. Going above and beyond the normal promotional items, they are going to make their companies stand out. Companies are turning to MP3 players because: they are different from other promotional items they are a hot item that people are going to want and use they appeal to people of all ages they are keeping up with the world of technology Promotional MP3 players aren\'t really that different from the CD players that companies of the past have used for promotion. It\'s just the corporate world keeping up and meeting with the demands of a changing world. The world is changing and you have to keep up to stay on top. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional MP3 Players and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Pencils – Still Going Strong by Miles Lovegrove In this day and age, promotional items are a company\'s bread and butter. They go a long way to telling potential customers and clients about a company\'s products and services. Pencils are one of the best promotional items that can be used. They can be purchased in big quantities, they are inexpensive, and they are available in a variety of colours. One of the problems is that companies are finding that people aren\'t interested in promotional pencils. In the day of computers, pencils in the workplace aren\'t as important. So what is a company to do? Offer promotional pencils to those who are going to use them - kids. Here are some ways to get the word about your company and to make sure that your promotional pencils are used. 1. Pencils are a great back to school item and people are always looking for a way to save money when they are getting ready to send their kids back to school. Offer promotional pencils at conventions and trade shows in packs of ten or so. 2. Give pencils out at Halloween instead of candy. The parents of the children are going to thank you and it\'s a good alternative to giving out candy that is full of sugar. 3. For those employees who have children, make up a fun pack for them with things to help them get ready for school. Even though their father or mother may work for the company, they will still be going to school with kids who know nothing about your company. 4. Donate the pencils to schools to use as a fund raising item. This is not only a way to get the word out about your business but you can also claim it as a tax deduction when you are filing your taxes. 5. When you have a family function for your company, hire someone to dress as a clown and hand out pencils to the kids, along with other fun items that they might enjoy. They will be delighted with the clown and they will be happy to take the gifts he is giving out. Even though promotional pencils may seem like something that no one will want, as has been shown above there are ways to make them work for you and your company. As it is with anything in business, to be a success you have to promote your products to the right people. Your promotional pencils are going to be seen and used, as long as they are given to the right customers and in the right fashion. Promotional pencils can be a very successful item during the right times of the year - right before school starts, at Halloween, during school fund raisers, and any other times when children may be looking for pencils. One thing about children is that they are always happy to get something free, even if it is just a pencil. To them, free is free, and they are going to be happy with any small gift that they are given. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Pencils and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Pen Sets – A Tried and True Strategy by Miles Lovegrove There is one executive gift that is always looked upon as a status symbol. When it comes to promotional items, this is one that stands out above the rest and is one that almost everyone knows. It\'s often given as a present for a graduation or a promotion within a company. This item is the promotional pen set and it\'s one of the most recognized gifts when someone is appreciated or reaches a milestone. When you want to show people what they mean to you and to your company, there\'s no better way than to give them one of your promotional pen sets. 1. Promotional pen sets are a great client appreciation gift If you have a client who has been faithful to your company for a long time, a personalised promotional pen set is a great way to let them know how much you appreciate them and their business. 2. Promotional pen sets are a great employee gift Employees like to know that they are appreciated and one way to do that is to present them wit a personalised promotional pen of their own. Whether they reach a milestone in their career or they are retiring, it\'s a nice token. No matter where a person is in their career, they are going to like having a personalised pen set. Pen sets are something that people don\'t usually buy for themselves, because they can be expensive and they are thought of as a gift that should be presented. Something to remember about clients is that a happy client is more than likely to refer others to your business. Clients like to know that they are appreciated and that they aren\'t just another account to your company. You may find, in time, that the money you invested in the promotional pen sets given to clients was money well spent. Promotional pen sets are also a good item to show off at a trade show. They are an item that is very visible in the business world and a definite status symbol. When people walk past your booth and see the promotional pen set on display, it\'s something that is going to make them stop and get more information. Even though pen sets may seem like an unnecessary expense, once you start distributing them to valued clients and employees you are going to find that the investment was money well spent. Promotional pen sets are good for: valued clients valued employees display at a trade show You can also offer them for sale so that interested parties can purchase them for their children or friends who have something to celebrate, such as a promotion at the own job or graduating from high school. Promotional pen sets are something that no company should be without. They are an essential item to keep on hand for client and employee relations and to show that your company is one that is worth dealing with. Promotional pen sets are definitely items that are worth the time and investment that you put into them. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Pen Sets and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Conference Bags – No Company Should Be Without Them by Matt Franks These days, more companies are sending representatives to conferences and conventions to promote the company\'s products and services, and to see what kind of business they can stir up. When a company sends someone to represent their company at a huge business conference, the company knows that visibility is key. And that is why they invest in promotional conference bags. Promotional conference bags come in a variety of options. Branded conference bags can come in many different colours, black being the most popular colour. If you would rather have a branded conference bag which promoted your actual company colours to a better effect then there are also two colour branded conference bags available. This along with your company logo and name branded onto the conference bag will surely be a valued promotional gift indeed. You can also now have the organic branded conference bag which is made from conventionally grown cotton and is produced mainly in a natural colour. Many of the promotional conference bags have various compartments inside and out to hold a variety of articles you may need to carry around with you at busy conventions and the such like. Most also have a wide shoulder strap to carry around your branded conference bag comfortably. Promotional conference bags offer: 1. Visibility Whenever someone is attending a conference or a convention, it\'s important that they are visible from the time they walk into the room to the time they leave. When they are carrying a branded conference bag that has the name and logo of their company on it, there is no doubt about what company they are with. 2. Opportunity Even if someone isn\'t specifically looking for a representative from that company, they may have heard about the company. If they know that the person is from the company, they may just stop them and ask for more information. Promotional conference bags can be a great ice breaker. Other than when you are at a conference, there are other ways that branded conference bags can be used to promote your business. 1. Client loyalty gift Promotional conference bags can make a very nice client loyalty gift. If you have a client who has been with your company for a long time, offer them a promotional conference bag as a thank you gift. Giving them one of your branded conference bags is a great way to show your gratitude for their business and their loyalty. 2. Employee gift Branded conference bags are a great gift for employees who have proven their worth to your company. You can use promotional conference bags as a reward to them for all of the hard work that they do and let them know that you appreciate what they are doing to help your company. 3. Raffle gift Branded conference bags can be used as a raffle gift during company events, such as a picnic or a dinner. 4. Incentive gift If you are attending a conference, you can offer printed conference bags as an incentive gift for watching a presentation or making an appointment to get more information about your company. This is a great way to add to your contact list. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Conference Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Teddy Bears - The Gift That Keeps on Giving by Matt Franks Wouldn\'t it be great if you knew of a promotional item that was cute, cuddly, and that everyone likes? Well, there is a promotional item such as this. If you have ever been in a hospital gift shop, you have seen it. This is, of course, a teddy bear. Chances are that you don\'t think about a teddy bear as a promotional item, but it\'s one of the most popular and best loved promotional items available for companies. Let\'s take a look and see what possibilities these adorable little bears have. 1. New baby Of course, one of the main reasons that someone will buy a branded teddy bear is when a new baby is born. A branded teddy bear is a great thing to give an employee who has just welcomed a new baby into the family. It can also be given to a client who has had a new addition to the family. 2. Illness Another reason why someone might be given a printed teddy bear is if they have been seriously ill. There\'s something comforting about having a teddy bear when you are in the hospital, since anyone in the hospital feels alone and scared. 3. Birthday The last good reason to give someone a branded teddy bear is when they have a birthday. It can also be given to an employee\'s or client\'s child for a birthday gift. Other than using them as gifts when someone has a baby, a birthday, or an illness, there are other good ways to use your promotional teddy bears. These will get the word out to even more people about your company. 1. Donate them as prizes If the town is having a carnival, offer some of your promotional teddy bears as prizes. Your business will get exposure and the people running the carnival will save money by not having to buy prizes. 2. Donate them for a fund raiser You can offer an organisation some of your printed teddy bears to sell for a fund raiser. This is a win/win situation for everyone considered, because you can claim it as a business expense on your taxes and your company will get exposure, while the organisation helps with its fund raising efforts. A couple of things to think about when you are ordering promotional teddy bears: 1. Get at least two colours of bears – pink and blue usually work best. 2. Get different bears for different occasions – birthday, baby and illness. In a world full of promotional items that are all the same, branded teddy bears are a refreshing change. They are a great way to welcome a new baby, wish someone a happy birthday, or cheer up someone who is sick. When you offer promotional teddy bears, you can be sure that they will be something that people will love, and they will remember your company as a company that cares about their employees and clients. Branded teddy bears are a great way to let your clients and employees know that you are there for them, in good times and bad. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Teddy Bears and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Glasses - Advertising in Your Hand by Matt Franks From bars to fast food restaurants, promotional glasses are everywhere you look. They advertise everything from the name of the establishment to cartoon characters. Glasses are a staple item that can appeal to everyone. Printed glasses can either be a useful promotional item, as in they can be used for the purpose they were made or if you wish they can simply be put on display to show off your company name and logo to its best advantage. But why is it that people are drawn into purchasing promotional glasses? Let\'s take a look at the reasons. 1. Promotional glasses are collector\'s items – a lot of people collect them in hopes that one day they may become valuable. 2. Promotional glasses are good souvenirs – they are an item that people buy so that they can remember places that they have eaten when they are on vacation. 3. Promotional glasses are a fun collectable for kids. Usually the cartoon glasses that are offered by fast food restaurants are plastic and kid safe. Although promotional glasses are usually thought of as something that is sold, that isn\'t always the case. Although a lot of branded glasses are sold, there are a few other reasons that companies and organisations order promotional glasses 1. Promotional glasses are a great way to commemorate a milestone in a company or organisation\'s history, 2. Promotional glasses are a way to give clients or employees something a bit more special in thanks for their dedication and loyalty. 3. Promotional glasses are a nice favour for a company event, such as a banquet or a holiday dinner. One of the great things about promotional glasses is the fact that they are very versatile. There are many types of glasses that you can choose from and you are certain to be able to find something that will fit your needs. Some of the more common types of glasses that companies choose from are: Wine glasses Shot glasses Glass coffee mugs Another thing that people find when they are ordering printed glasses is that they can put a lot of information on their promotional glasses. There are quite a number of items that can be printed on glasses that a company orders and that the possibilities are endless. But some of the more common items that are put onto glasses are: Company or organisation name Date of event How many years the person/company/organisation is celebrating Person\'s name, if applicable It\'s easy to see why so many companies and organizations turn to branded glasses when they are looking for a promotional item. Few other promotional items offer such a wide range of options, choices when it comes to whether the branded glasses are elegant or more casual, and how much to spend on each one. They afford the ability to put as much or as little information on the printed glass you choose as you wish and they are something that you know people are going to enjoy. Whether they are a branded glass to be used or to be displayed, the promotional glass that is chosen is something that will be noticed. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Glasses and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Lighters - An Enlightening Product by Matt Franks It\'s a well-known fact that there are a lot of people in the world that smoke cigarettes. Smoking is one of those habits that are very hard to break. When someone lights up a cigarette, they usually use a match or a lighter. The next time someone lights up a cigarette with a lighter, why not help him or her to be enlightened to your company by giving them a promotional lighter? Branded lighters are not often thought of as a good promotional item, but take a look at the facts and see how lighters can help you to promote your business. 1. Promotional lighters are inexpensive One of the best qualities of a promotional item is a low price, and that is something that cigarette lighters have going in their favour. When purchased in bulk, lighters are items that are very cost effective. 2. Promotional lighters are a usable item One thing is for certain – a promotional item has to be used in order to be effective advertising. Given to the right people, the promotional lighters are going to be used several times a day. 3. Promotional lighters have visibility When something is used ten or fifteen times a day the chances are good that the message that it carries is going to be well known. Whenever the promotional lighters are brought out and used, the company\'s name and logo and other information is going to be seen. How to market promotional lighters If you have chosen to get promotional lighters, you are going to find that there are ways and places that you can use to give them out and get the word out about your company. 1. Conventions and conferences If you have a booth at a business convention or conference, you can give out promotional lighters as promotional items. Even if you give them out to people who aren\'t smokers, they can be used for candles. 2. Company events Promotional lighters can be given out to adults when they attend a company event. 3. Donate to organisations Offer promotional lighters to organisations to sell for a fund raising drive. Promotional lighters may not seem like an item that a lot of people are going to want, but when you consider how many smokers there are in the world, it\'s not such a bad idea to make them a part of an advertising campaign. Maybe one day in the distant future smoking will be a thing of the past but for now smoking is very much a part of our society. After all, they are small, they are inexpensive, and they are an item that everyone can use, whether they are a smoker or not. People purchase lighters at gas stations, convenience stores and supermarkets all of the time without giving a second thought to what they look like or what is inscribed on them. Just think about someone borrowing a friend\'s lighter and seeing your company logo upon it. When you offer promotional lighters, you can be certain that your company\'s name and logo are going to be seen by a lot of people. Branded lighters are one promotional item that is truly worth having. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Lighters and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Rollerballs - A Cut Above the Ballpoint by Matt Franks In today’s advertising world, there are plenty of choices when it comes to what type of promotional items to offer the customers. One of the staples of promotional advertising is the promotional pen. There are the regular ballpoint pens, but a lot of people have found that they are lacking when it comes to smooth writing and the quality of the writing that they do. So, instead of going with ballpoint pens, more companies are turning to branded rollerballs. What are the advantages of printed rollerballs over a regular ballpoint pen? 1. They write more smoothly When you are in the business world, it\'s important to make a good impression. When you are writing with a ballpoint pen, you have to put a lot of pressure on the paper in order to write. This can cause unsightly ink spots and small holes in the paper. But with rollerballs, the ink flows out evenly and nicely. With just a slight touch to the paper, you are writing with smooth, flowing strokes. 2. They are more presentable Rollerballs are pens that are a bit fancier than the usual ballpoint pen. When you take a look at the selection of branded pens that are available, you will find that rollerballs are a bit fancier and more elegant as opposed to ballpoint pens. 3. They are a step above ballpoint pens When someone gives out ballpoint pens, it can make the customer feel like they aren’t worth the extra expense of a good branded pen. When they are offered branded rollerballs, they may be more inclined to deal with that company. A better branded pen tells the customer that the company is in better financial standing. Branded rollerballs make good: Welcome presents to new employees Promotional gifts to hand out at trade shows Items to put in informational packets about the company Items to hand out before the kids go back to school Rollerballs are a promotional pen that stand out from other pens that people give out as promotional items. Promotional rollerballs offer people a quality pen and writing experience. It’s amazing how much difference your choice of promotional pen can make, but promotional items can tell a lot about a company. They let the customers know how much a company cares about their image and how much they value their employees. When the time comes to order promotional pens, take a look at the different kinds of pens before you are making your decision. Try and picture yourself as a customer who has been given that branded rollerball pen. What do you think of it? Are you impressed or discouraged? After you have evaluated the promotional rollerball pen from a customer’s point of view, make your decision based on that. Too many companies tend to jump in and make a decision without thinking about who and what is really important – the customer and their opinions. When we take that into consideration, the choices seem to come easier. Everything becomes clear when we remove the money factor. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Rollerballs and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Using Ballpens to Promote Your Business by Matt Franks When someone thinks of promotional items, one of the first things that comes to the person\'s mind is promotional ballpens. Printed ballpens are a good choice for a promotional item because they are inexpensive, they can be bought in large quantities, and they are something that you know everyone will use on a regular basis. There are several places and ways that you can use printed ballpens in order to promote your business and gain a lot of exposure for you and your business. These suggestions are listed below. 1. Conventions One of the premier places that you can hand out your branded ballpens with your company name and logo on them is at a convention. One thing that you will be assured of is that a convention will have a lot of people visiting. Conventions are a good place to gain exposure for your company and any products that you have. Conventions are a great way to reach people who you may not have any contact with otherwise. Simply hand out promotional ballpens with your company phone number, email address, and other information to those who visit your table at a convention, and you will find you have more customers than you might have expected. 2. Customers When you are dealing with customers one on one, it\'s always a good idea to give them a promotional ballpen so that they remember you. A good example would be colleges visiting a high school. When students go to the separate tables that represent the colleges, they are given a lot of information. They may toss out the papers and flyers that the college recruiters give them, but branded ballpens are something that they can use. If you go into a bank or another large business, you can often find promotional ballpens there as well. Those who own the business want people to remember their business and their services when they leave, so they keep them out and available. 3. Mailings Branded ballpens are also often used to promote a new business in town or a new real estate agent. They are handy because are inexpensive both to buy and to send out in the mail. People can\'t take advantage of a new service or a new business if they don\'t know that it is there for your convenience. When a mailer is sent out with only a flyer, they are often tossed out without a second thought. But people enjoy getting something that they can use. As you can see, printed ballpens are a great way to promote your business in lots of different ways. They are good to give out when you go to conventions, they are great to give out to customers so that you are remembered, and they are an inexpensive and efficient addition to the mailers that are sent out to potential customers. Customers appreciate it when their needs are taken into consideration. Promotional ballpens show your customers and potential customers that you are interested in giving them something useful instead of just telling them about your business. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Ballpens and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Ways That Promotional Polo Shirts Can Help Your Business by Matt Franks When promotional items are thought about or discussed, usually it\'s in the context of items to give out to customers and future customers. But there are some items that can also be used by employees to promote your business and your products. Here are some ways that promotional polo shirts can be used, both by your employees and others. 1. When you are at an event, having your employees wear branded polo shirts with your company name and logo on it is one of the best ways to get noticed. Because they are dressed casually, people aren\'t afraid to ask them questions and can find them easily. But even though they are dressed casually, they still have an image that is professional. 2. Depending on what type of business you have, you can use promotional polo shirts as a sales item. Have a pub or another place that customers frequent? Those who are regular customers would probably love to buy one of your printed polo shirts. Offer some of your printed polo shirts for sale in your business – you will earn a return on your investment of the polo shirts and will help you get exposure for your business. 3. If you are a part of a trade show, keep some shirts on hand to give prospective clients if they have made an appointment for a visit or a phone call when the conference is over. You will find that your appointment schedule and your contact list will be much fuller. 4. Promotional polo shirts are great for charity events that your employees participate in. You can hand out the polo shirts with the name of your company and the name of the event on it to those who are participating. When the publicity photos come out, you and your company are going to be easily recognized and you\'ll have something to help you remember that day. 5. If you can have your employees dress casually for work, order your promotional polo shirts in a variety of colours, using a different colour for each department. That is going to present your company as being coordinated and your employees will be thankful that they don\'t have to decide what to work each day. 6. Branded polo shirts make a really great minor door prize when your company is having an event or a function, such as a picnic. If you want to spread the word about your business, you can contribute some of them to a charity or youth group so that they can use them for fund raising. As you can see, there are plenty of ways to use promotional polo shirts. They are useful items for potential customers and employees alike. They can be given as gifts to potential clients and worn by employees for events. They can be sold to loyal customers who really love your business and can be donated as a fund raising item. Promotional polo shirts are something that everyone can wear and enjoy, and they have a variety of uses. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Polo Shirts and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Secrets to Beating the Cold – Everybody is Wearing Body Warmers by Matt Franks When you look in to the world of body warmers the first thing that becomes apparent is that there are a multitude of products made to warm the body, ranging from jackets through to foot warmers. Based on these findings the natural question would then be, what part of the body do you want to warm, and how do they work. Air activated body warmers are often referred to as chemical warmers. When the chemical warmer comes into contact with the body a chemical reaction is set in motion and is responsible for creating the heat. Chemicals used in this type of body warmer are carbon, iron, water and salt, so they are in fact a natural solution for somebody that suffers from feeling the cold, or is venturing out into colder parts. Those that ski, hunt, camp and hike as well as others that either live in cold areas or travel to cold areas commonly use warmers. Athletes also use body warmers. When considering whether or not a foot warmer is something that you could benefit from, you would want to know whether the warmer is air activated and will it fit comfortably in your boot or shoe. It is worth noting that air activated body warmers have a limited life span so perhaps it may be best for you to consider a woollen or thermal alternative, depending on what it is you want it for. m cold feet as a result of arthritis or any other medical condition, then you will more than likely find that a body warmer that soothes the feet will be truly comforting to you. The most popular form of clothing that is purchased for the sole purpose of ensuring body warmth is thermal clothing. It is essential for humans to maintain a core body temperature of approximately 37 degrees and for some, especially the elderly, wearing thermal underwear may be just what the doctor ordered for added body warmth. Thermal clothing is readily available to warm all parts of the body. It is possible to buy thermal leg warmers, vests, socks, gloves and hats. Today the design and styles of thermal clothing are modern, and can be worn as an outer garment as well as under clothing. They come in a variety of colours and no longer look like the standard piece of thermal clothing from times gone by. Many athletes wear specifically designed body warmers as a means to ensure that they do not injure themselves during strenuous exercise, because they assist in keeping the body at an even temperature during training. Many athletes have reported that during the warm up phase, the added warmth required to avoid muscle strain or injury is greatly reduced by wearing articles of clothing that aid in body warmth. Once training has finished and the body is cooling down, the same principle applies. The human body has an amazing response to thermal strain and is controlled by the part of the brain known as the hypothalamus. If body temperature rises or falls then it is the hypothalamus that will correct the body temperature ensuring that it stays around the core rate of 37 degrees, but for some the benefits of body warmers can not be ignored. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Bodywarmers and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Business Card Holders – Promotional Items That Go With You by Matt Franks In the business world, business cards are a staple that every business person should have. After all, your business card carries all of your pertinent information – your company name, your name, your email address, and your telephone number. But with so many business cards exchanged, it\'s inevitable that some are going to be lost in the fray. But that can be stopped with promotional business card holders. 1. Single business card holders When you hand someone your business card, what happens to it? Do they throw it in the trash? Do they stick it in their pocket and have it go through the wash when they do their laundry? Does it go into their wallet? If you are worried that your business cards are getting lost, never to resurface, after you break contact with the person you give them to, then maybe promotional single business card holders are something that you should consider. Single business card holders are small and inexpensive items and allow you to put your business card in a leather holder that is going to be hard for someone to ignore or just throw away. 2. Multiple business card holders When you are attending a conference or another multiple company function, you are going to make a lot of contacts and receive a lot of business cards. When you are attending an event such as this, it\'s always a good idea to take one of your company\'s multiple business card holders along with you. Fill your business card holder with your own business cards and when you take it out to put the other person\'s card in it, take one of yours out to give to them. This way you will always have the same number of business cards in your holder – you are simply exchanging your business cards for theirs. 3. Desktop business card holders Chances are that you have seen them – those little holders that sit on someone\'s desk and holds their branded business cards. It\'s a great way to get someone\'s information if they are not at their desk, or they are out of the office. In all three of these different types of branded business card holders, they can all be printed with a company\'s name, logo, and any other information that should be on it. Promotional business card holders are a great way to make the exchange of business cards between two people a lot easier. The exchanging of business cards of a way of making business contacts is a time honoured tradition. It can sometimes be hectic, especially when it takes place at a convention or a place where a lot of information is being gathered in a short amount of time. Business card holders help to make things go more smoothly and easier when you are exchanging business cards, and help you to be certain that your business card doesn\'t get lost in the shuffle. You never know when a business card holder may just make the difference between a missed opportunity or a successful business transaction. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Business Card Holders and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Barbeque Sets – Give Your Customers a Taste of What You Have to Offer by Miles Lovegrove When you think of summer, what do you think about? You think about vacations, you think about swimming and getting suntans, and you think about barbecues. The smell of hot dogs and hamburgers sizzling on the grills, the mouth watering taste of chicken that is basted with barbeque sauce... Summer is also the perfect time to offer promotional barbeque sets to clients and employees. Although promotional barbeque sets aren\'t an item that will be successful year round, when the weather starts getting warmer and people start thinking about barbecues, that\'s the time when you want to start using them as a marketing item. Here are some ideas on how to market branded barbeque sets. 1. Conventions and Trade shows If you will be having a representative going to a convention or trade show to man a booth in the spring, have them take along some of your promotional barbeque sets then. That is when people start thinking about cooking out of doors on the barbecue. 2. Company events If your company is having a picnic for your employees, or even sponsoring a larger event, that is one of the perfect times to bring out your branded barbeque sets. You can give each family a barbeque set, and give the children a promotional beach ball to go along with it as a companion promotional item. 3. Give them out to the employees You know that your employees are going to start barbecuing, just like everyone else. Present each of your employees with one of your promotional barbeque sets. This way, when they have people over for a barbeque they will see your company\'s logo and information. There are a few reasons why they make a great promotional item. Branded barbeque sets are something that will appeal to everyone. Barbeque sets are a promotional item that people will use. Barbeque sets are a great seasonal item. They can be used as a companion promotional item to other promotional items, such as beach balls and sunglasses. One thing about branded barbeque sets is that they make everyone think of summer and of fun things to do. They put a smile on people\'s faces and they are a promotional item that looks like more than just another promotional item. It helps a company to shy away from the usual promotional items that people don\'t really use or enjoy. When summer approaches and the weather changes, it\'s not a bad idea to change your promotional strategy. Why not create a summer promotional campaign that revolves around the fun of summer and the warmer weather? The campaign can include the barbeque sets, t-shirts, sunglasses, and beach balls, all with your company\'s name and logo on it. When you are using a promotional barbeque set as part of your campaign, it will get your company noticed and put a smile on the faces of your clients and employees. A promotional barbeque set with your name on it can give everyone who receives one a taste of what you have to offer as well as the delicious taste of barbecue. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Barbeque Sets and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Organic T-shirts - A Promotional Item That is Good For You and the Earth by Miles Lovegrove In this day and age, more people are looking for and using organic products. They don\'t want to have to worry about eating items that may have pesticides, growth hormones, and other things that can jeopardise their health in them. They are also buying organic clothing. There are a few reasons why offering promotional organic t-shirts to your employees and your customers is a good idea. 1. It shows your company is ecologically friendly Earth friendly companies are being sought after more and more these days. Customers and clients like to deal with companies that care about the environment and about the earth as a whole. 2. Branded organic t-shirts will appeal to more people News about organic food and clothing has become more commonplace and more people are going green because of it. When you offer organic t-shirts, you are going to appeal to people who may not be interested in your company otherwise. 3. Branded organic t-shirts are safe for everyone Because they aren\'t made with anything that is unnatural, printed organic t-shirts are an item that will be gentle enough for anyone to use, from babies and children to adults. They are also safe to use for people who have health problems or have sensitive skin. Ways to promote you’re branded organic t-shirts 1. Attend ‘green’ conventions One of the best places to market an organic item is, of course, a convention where everyone is conscious about the environment and the state that the world is in ecologically. 2. Offer branded organic t-shirts for ecological fundraisers Almost every area has a group of people who are environmentally conscious and who are trying to raise money to help the environment. You can do some good for the environment and for your company by allowing them to sell your shirts to raise money. 3. Wear your branded organic t-shirt when out in public Make sure that you give your employees each some branded organic t-shirts to wear when they are not working. People may not be able to tell that they are organic, but it’s still a good way to advertise them and it may lead to people asking questions about your company. 4. Give them out as prizes Branded organic t-shirts are one of those promotional items that make a good prize during a company event such as a picnic. They can be offered as door prizes or raffle prizes, or be given out to the winners of games. More and more companies are offering promotional items that are organic and environmentally friendly because they know that is what the public wants. They want foods that are all natural and clothing that is natural as well. Branded organic clothing is something that is good for both the environment and for the consumer. When we use items that are organic, the environment will be happier and healthier and so will we. Branded organic t-shirts are an item that you can feel good about selling because they won’t hurt the environment and they are safe and comfortable for your customers. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Organic T-Shirts and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Lap Top Bags – a Promotional Item That Helps Everyone by Miles Lovegrove In recent years, the laptop computer has revolutionised the way that business is done. No longer does one need an office and a big, bulky desktop computer to get the work done. In fact, many people are doing their business right from the comfort of their own home, or from a hotel room, on their laptop computers. And when they have an expo or a convention to attend, their laptop goes right along with them. When some of your employees are going to be out of the office and representing your company at a convention, a conference, or another gathering which involves a lot of companies, wouldn\'t it be nice to know that they are visible in the sea of representatives? Now, more than ever, is a good time to invest in promotional lap top bags. 1. Printed lap top bags help your employees to stand out. Branded with your company\'s information, they are quite useful when prospective clients are surrounded by different companies to choose from. And if they are specifically looking for a representative from your company, they will easily find them. 2. Printed lap top bags help to protect your employees\' laptops when they are travelling. Even though the prices of laptop computers have come down, it\'s always a good idea to have protection for valuable assets. 3. Printed lap top bags help to create uniformity. When you give each of your employees a promotional lap top bag, they all show that they are representing your company and they all have the lap top bags that are alike. 4. Printed lap top bags are a way to help your employees look very professional when they are out in public and representing your company. Branded lap top bags also make a good loyalty gift for those who have been clients for a long time. Nearly everyone in business has a laptop so that they can take their work on the road with them and keep up with what is going on in the home office. When you offer a client a branded lap top bag, you are telling the client that they are valued and that you are proud to have them carrying your company\'s name on their laptop. Knowing that you have been chosen to carry a company\'s information on your laptop case is considered, by some, to be an honour. Whether you are going to use your branded lap top bags as an item for your employees or for a loyalty gift for clients, making them a part of your advertising campaign is a great idea. People like dealing with companies that present a professional image and make it easy for people to find them. When you give each of your employees one of your branded lap top bags that has your company logo on it, he or she will be proud to represent you and other people will be impressed. Branded lap top bags help your employees and your company work together to accomplish your goals. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Lap Top Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Keep Your Company Healthy With Promotional First Aid Kits by Miles Lovegrove Although one of the main reasons for promotional items is to get information out about a company or an organisation, it\'s important for the promotional items to be items that are both useful and responsible. That is one reason that some companies are offering promotional first aid kits. Promotional first aid kits may not be an item that one would expect to hold a company\'s information, but they are an item that every household should have. Why not have a company\'s information on them as well. 1. A good item to distribute at conferences and expos Due to first aid kits being an item that most households will have or should have, it\'s a good item to take with you. It will show people who stop by your booth that you are interested in helping keep your customers and clients healthy. It\'s an item that shows that you are interested in more than making money. The personal first aid kits are a good item to offer to visitors to your booth. 2. Take your branded first aid kits to company picnics When a company has an outdoor even such as a picnic, chances are that someone is going to get injured. What better way to show your employees what your first aid kit and how prepared you are for anything that might come along? You can give the smaller branded first aid kits to children and offer the full size branded first aid kits to each couple. 3. Branded first aid kits are a good fund raising item If there is an organisation in your town, such as a youth group or a firehouse that is having a fund raising drive, branded first aid kits are a good item to use for fund raising. Branded first aid kits are something that most people will be willing to buy because they are something that is very useful. Branded first aid kits are a unique promotional item that a lot of people don\'t think about, but once you see what the possibilities are with them, you will wonder how your company did without them. Printed first aid kits come in personal sizes, which fit right in your pocket, and they also come in full sizes for a home. If you are looking for something that is different and new to put your company information on, look to promotional first aid kits. They are something that everyone can use and every household needs and the smaller personal branded first aid kits are something that not many people have. Branded first aid kits are a new and useful way to promote your business and your products. Place your company information and logo on the larger promotional first aid kits, as well as a catchy slogan. You will find that branded first aid kits are a very effective form of advertising and a good investment in the future of your company. You may just find that branded first aid kits help you as much as the first aid kits are going to help the people who are given them. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional First Aid Kits and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Cheers to Promotional Cooler Bags by Miles Lovegrove Cheers to Promotional Cooler Bags Picture this – a hot summer day in July. You are sitting outside on your patio in the summer sun, and you are thirsty. You want something ice cold to drink. You reach down to the cooler bag next to your chair and grab an ice cold, frosty soda on it. And on that cooler bag is your company logo. But this isn\'t a dream. This is reality. Or it can be, if you choose to purchase promotional cooler bags. Why are branded cooler bags such a hot promotional item? Well, let\'s take a look at the facts. 1. People get thirsty This is something that is always going to be true. They get thirsty in their own backyards; they get thirsty at the park on the beach and at a ballgame. They get thirsty every time of the day and every time of the year. 2. People like their drinks ice cold When someone wants a soda or a beer, they want to make sure that the beverages that they are drinking are cold. After all, there\'s nothing worse than a warm soda or a warm beer. The two reasons above are two reasons why printed cooler bags make a great promotional item. There are always going to be people who are thirsty, and there are always going to be people who want to have ice cold drinks. We can therefore conclude that people are always going to be interested in a promotional item that they can take with them and hold their drinks and keep them cold. When you are thinking about promotional items that you want to use for your company, you might want to think about branded cooler bags. Here are some reasons that companies are choosing branded cooler bags as a promotional item. 1. Branded cooler bags are inexpensive – they are one of the most affordable promotional items that you can buy for your company. 2. Branded cooler bags are good for anyone – they are a great promotional gift because it\'s not geared to just one person or group of people. 3. Branded cooler bags give you a choice – there are plenty of different styles of printed cooler bags, so you can order a variety of styles and not have to worry about them all looking the same. When you order promotional cooler bags, you don\'t have to worry that the people you will be giving them to will be throwing them out. A cooler bag is an item that people will appreciate and use, and it won\'t end up in the rubbish bin. Promotional cooler bags are definitely one of those items that you will find are a very effective marketing tool. When you order promotional cooler bags you will find that they are an item that will put your company on the map. The cooler bags will go wherever the people go and your company logo will be seen by hundreds of people. Whether it\'s at the beach, the park, or other places, your company\'s cooler bags will be sure to draw attention. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Cooler Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Balls - Put Some Fun Into Your Advertising by Miles Lovegrove Although a lot of promotional items can often be corporate or work related, such as pens, pencils, and other office related items, not all promotional items are designed for the office. In fact, many of the more effective promotional items available are designed just for having a good time. 1. Sports balls With sports events creating such a massive public interest, and leisure time being at an all time high, branded footballs, promotional rugby balls, printed tennis balls etc can be used very effectively to add value to your promotional campaigns, and are often better recieved than more traditional promotional items. 2. Beach balls No matter how old you are, beach balls are a fun item to throw around. In the backyard, on the beach, in the pool, or in the park, printed beach balls are a great way to inject some fun to a promotional message. 3. Stress balls Printed stress balls are very tactile, and a proven promotional item that get used time and again in the office and home. All that and they even lower your stress levels, meaning they\'re healthy and effective! The types of balls listed above are just some of the best ways to promote your business. When you keep some of these on hand, you are going to find plenty of different ways to get the information out about your business. 1. Conventions Business conventions are a great place to distribute all three kinds of balls, but especially the stress balls. Everyone has some stress in their life, so it\'s a handy way to relieve it. But you never know when there will be children attending the convention, so keep some beach balls and fortune balls with you. 2. Outdoor Events Whenever there are volumes of people in outdoor settings, promotional balls will go down a storm and add fun and impact to an event. Kids and adults alike love receiving promotional balls and you can be certain that your investment will be well used. Offer the adults who are attending printed stress balls or promotional footballs. They will use them without a doubt. As you can see, the promotional balls are items that can get the information about your company out with very little effort on your part. Beach balls and stress balls are both items that people will gladly use, and they are inexpensive items to distribute When you choose balls as a promotional item, whether it\'s stress balls, printed footballs, promotional tennis balls, corporate rugby balls or even just branded beach balls, you will find that they are an item that will set your company apart from the rest. Promotional items don\'t always have to be related to the office and don\'t always have to be serious. When you offer items that are fun and different, you are going to find that you are reaching a bigger group of people than you would have with items that are strictly for adults in the working world. Occasionally you might find you are reaching kids who may not be ready to do business with you, but who have parents who may be. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Balls and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Baseball Caps - Covers Your Business and Your Head by Miles Lovegrove When you are selecting a promotional item for your business, there are three things that you want it to be in order that it will be effective: Useful Inexpensive Appealing Those three reasons are why a lot of corporations order branded baseball caps. When it comes to visibility for your company, branded baseball caps keep your company on everyone\'s minds – those who wear the branded baseball caps and those who see them. When you order printed baseball caps for your company with your personal logo on them, you are going to find that there are plenty of opportunities to market them. 1. Company functions If you have a casual function coming out, such as a picnic, you can give them out to people who come to the picnic. If it\'s an especially hot day, they are going to be happy to be able to keep their heads covered. 2. Charity events When employees are participating in a charity event, have them each wear one of your printed baseball caps so that everyone knows what team they are on and what company they are with. They are great for things such as runs, baseball games, or any other type of charity event that you can think of. 3. Donate them for fund raising If you know of a group who is trying to raise money for their organisation, you can donate some of your printed baseball caps so that they can sell them. Not only will you be able to use the donation as a tax deduction, but also your company will get exposure and people will remember your generosity. Now that we know how they can be used, we\'ll take a look at why so many people use the business world choose branded baseball caps as a promotional item. 1. Variety When it comes to branded baseball caps, there are a lot of choices. You can choose a style and a colour that makes your company stand out from others. Not all of them have to be the same and you can offer customers and employees alike a choice as to what they would like. 2. Good for anyone Men and women alike can wear branded baseball caps, so they\'re not a promotional item that is simply for one or the other. They\'re a great accessory for a baseball game, for a picnic, or any other casual function. 3. They are useful Branded baseball caps are something that people are going to use – which, of course, is important to get your company logo and name noticed. Promotional items are not an effective marketing item unless the general public sees them. 4. They are inexpensive For marketing, branded baseball caps are an item that aren\'t very expensive and can be purchased in bulk. As you can see, using branded baseball caps as a promotional item is a very smart move. They will help your company to get noticed, they are something that you know people will wear, and they have a good variety of choices. They are a very good choice when it comes to promotional items. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Baseball Caps and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Calculators Increase Visibility by Miles Lovegrove Even with the invention of the computer, there is an item in the workforce that is still widely used, and that is the calculator. For those who are not located in an office, the calculator is something that is essential. That is why it is such a big item when it comes to promotions. A calculator is something that everyone still uses and will always use. It has only been recently that they have joined the long list of promotional items that are given out by corporations. However, they have quickly become one of the most popular items for corporations to promote their companies and products. But why are they so popular? There are a few reasons why branded calculators are becoming a big promotional item. 1. Usable Calculators are a big part of every person\'s everyday life. Whether they use one when they are at work, or they are using one when they are figuring out their check book, calculators are here to stay. People use calculators because they are more portable than computers and therefore more widely used. 2. Visible Calculators are something that you must look at to use, so every time someone uses the branded calculator they are going to see your company name or logo. When you give out branded calculators as a promotional item, you know that your item is going to be used and your company name and logo is going to be seen. 3. Valuable Unlike other promotional items, promotional calculators are something that people are actually going to appreciate and use. Instead of being something that can sit on a desk and collect dust, you know that your promotional calculator is going to be put to good use and be noticed each and every day. The last thing that you want is to spend all that money on a promotional item that is simply going to end up in the rubbish bin. When you order promotional calculators, you are ordering something that your clients and future clients are going to appreciate and use on a daily basis. 4. Professional A branded calculator is a professional gift. It shows that you put thought into the gift, and that you are thinking of the person\'s professional needs. It also makes people think of commerce and of keeping track of funds. Although people may have thought that calculators are obsolete due to the invention and popularity of the computer, nothing could be further from the truth. Old-fashioned calculators tend to be more accurate than the calculators on the computer. This is because people tend to take more time when using a physical calculator. When calculating on the computer, it\'s very easy to hit the wrong button in error, and that can throw your whole figure off. When you give someone a branded calculator as a promotional gift, it will increase your visibility, but that is not all. It will also give your clients and potential clients a very positive view of your company and your products. Promotional calculators are a great choice. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Calculators and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional CD Holders - An Item That Appeals to All by Miles Lovegrove When it comes to promotional items, it\'s sad to say that most of the promotional items that are available on the market are created with adults in mind. Of course, most of the businesses have services and products that are more geared towards the adult population. But where does this leave the children of people who may come to expos and conventions with their parents? To solve this problem, a lot of companies are adding promotional CD holders to their list of promotional items that they offer. Branded CD holders are a great give away item for: Picnics Conventions and Expos Goodwill gifts to children of clients Goodwill gifts to children of employees Raffles Door prizes Another good use for branded CD holders is to offer them as a fund raising item to organisations. It\'s a great way to get information out about your company and what you have to offer, and the price of the branded CD holders can be written off as a tax deduction if you donate them for a fundraiser. Branded CD holders many seem like a strange item to use for promotional purposes, especially if the company does not manufacture CDs or have anything do with the music business. But there are several reasons why offering promotional CD holders makes good business sense. 1. Branded CD holders are advertising that reaches everyone. Instead of being something that is geared to only select group of consumers, CD holders are something that everyone can appreciate and use. 2. Branded CD holders aren\'t very expensive. For the amount of potential advertising and clients that you will receive by offering promotional CD holders, they are an item that is surprisingly affordable. 3. Branded CD holders are something that will be used. It\'s hard to tell whether or not the promotional items that you give out to people are actually going to be used or they will lay in a drawer somewhere, forgotten. But printed CD holders are something that everyone who receives one will use. When you are selecting a promotional item, you want it to be something that is going to be used, that is going to be seen by a lot of people, and that isn\'t very expensive. When you hand out promotional CD holders, you are covering all three. 4. Branded CD holders make a good fund raising item For people who are looking for fund raising items, they make a great one because they are an item that is in high demand. Whether the fund raising is for your organisation or you donate then for an organisation\'s fund raising event, the result will be the same -your visibility will increase. Branded CD holders are a refreshing change in a promotional world that is mainly geared towards the adult population. They are an item that appeals to people of all ages and something that is highly visible and useful. As more companies and corporations examine their promotions and evaluate them, they will find that adding CD holders to their promotional items is a good financial move and one that they will not regret. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional CD Holders and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Computer Mice - One Little Mouse Does a Lot by Miles Lovegrove With the advances that have been made in technology lately, promotional items that companies offer to their clients and their employees have had to keep up. These days, instead of sticking with items that are low tech, like pencils, pens or t-shirts, companies have also started to integrate promotional computer mice. There are some people that wonder why a company would offer computer mice as a promotional item when people can go out and buy their own computer mice? There are a few reasons why this is a good marketing strategy. 1. Employees all have the same type of branded computer mouse When a company orders branded computer mice with the company name and logo on them and gives each employee one, they are all uniform and it looks more professional. 2. Branded computer mice make great gifts At some point or another, everyone could use a new computer mouse. When you order computer mice as a promotional item, you can give out mice to clients and others. You get the word out about your company and they get a nice computer mouse. 3. Branded computer mice come in a variety of styles When you choose computer mice as a promotional item, you don’t have to settle on just one type of mouse. There are mice that are cordless and those with cords, there are regular computer mice, optical computer mice and regular and mini computer mice. 4. Branded computer mice are a great item for fundraising Offer some of your computer mice to organisations in your town that are holding fundraising events and it will help both of you. They get the money from the sale of the computer mice and the company will get free advertising. 5. Branded computer mice are great at trade shows and conventions Take some of your branded computer mice with you to a convention. In a large group of businesses that are promoting their companies and products, they help representatives to stand out in the crowd. 6. Branded computer mice are good for raffles and door prizes Since a computer mouse is something that almost anyone can use, having a branded computer mice as a door or raffle prize makes good business sense. There are three things that you want a promotional item to be. These three things are: You want it to be useful You want it to be valuable You want it to be something that people will want. In the world of business, people are looking for items that they can use and that won’t collect dust on their desk. Branded computer mice are something that people are going to enjoy getting and they are something that won’t be tossed aside without a second thought. Promotional computer mice are a great choice for any type of company and they are guaranteed to be something that will catch the eyes of customers and clients alike. There’s nothing better than to go into an office and to see uniformity there, because it shows that the owner pays attention to detail. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Computer Mice and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Wallets - The Key to a Company\'s Success by Matt Franks Are you looking for a cool promotional item that everyone can use and that will appeal to the young and the old? Perhaps you would think of promotional wallets. Promotional wallets are an item that can be marketed in a number of ways and this article will show you how. 1. Trade Shows and Expos If you are looking for an item that is going to be a good give away when you have a booth for a trade show or expo, look no further than promotional wallets. These little gems of a promotional item are perfect because they are an branded item that will appeal to everyone who stops at your booth. 2. Company events If you have a company event that is coming up, hand them out to children and watch their eyes light up knowing that they have a wallet of their very own. 3. Sell them at a reduced rate Everyone loves a bargain, so you can offer your promotional wallets at a price that people can afford and that they will want to pay. With the price of wallets these days, people will jump at the chance to buy a wallet that is lower in price. Why are branded wallets a good promotional item to use? Why should companies use them instead of the other promotional items that are available? There are a few reasons why companies are offering promotional wallets. 1. Printed wallets are useful A promotional item has to be useful if it is going to be an effective marketing item. 2. Printed wallets are something everyone can use When an item appeals to everyone, there are more chances that people are going to see your company\'s logo and information. 3. There are many different styles of printed wallets to choose from With more choices, the company can order a variety and appeal to a larger group of people. Promotional wallets are a sound investment that is going to help your business increase its sales. Because they are useful, they appeal to a wide range of people, and there is a variety of styles to choose from, they are one of the best promotional items that can be used by a company that is looking to get the word out about their services and products. Whether you are taking them to a trade show, giving them out at a company event, or selling them at a reduced rate, promotional wallets are going to get your company noticed and reach a lot of people. It makes sense that a promotional item that holds money can also hold the future success of your company. Promotional wallets are an item that will give your company exposure and will help your company to meet its financial goals. It\'s amazing what one small item can do for you and for your business, but that is why they are so popular. Those who have used them as part of their marketing strategy have seen the good that they do. Promotional wallets work wonders for companies. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Wallets and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional USB Accessories - Imagine the Possibilities by Matt Franks The computer age has opened a whole new realm of possibilities as to what type of promotional items companies should offer their employees and clients. One of the more recent additions to the world of promotional items has been promotional USB accessories. What are USB accessories? Basically, most of them are items that can be plugged into USB ports in either a laptop or a desktop compute, although there is one USB accessory that doesn\'t get plugged into a port, and that is a lanyard. That is something that you wear around your neck to carry your USB stick on. So how does a company decide which printed USB accessories to choose? Well, it depends on what your intentions are for the items. If you are looking for a branded USB accessory for: 1. A company raffle - any type of USB accessory will work in this situation, from USB ports to lanyards. 2. Information booth give away - something small, like a lanyard, will work beset for this instance. Lanyards aren\'t very expensive and a good item to give to a lot of people. 3. Employee gifts - as it is with a company raffle, any type of USB is going to work. When you are choosing a branded USB item for an individual person, think about their likes and their dislikes and that can be a way to select a gift for them. Do they like to take a lot of pictures with a digital camera? Maybe a card reader would be a good gift. Do they always have a cup of coffee on their desk? There are mug warmers that plug into the USB ports and keep your coffee nice and hot. Do they enjoy fishing? Think about getting them a desktop aquarium to keep at the office. There are lots of different options for when it comes to promotional USB accessories. No matter what a person\'s interest is or what type of business you are promoting, there is an appropriate USB accessory for it. No longer are USB ports only for card readers and flash drives. USB accessories have evolved just as the rest of the computer world has. USB accessories are something that really has revolutionised what is possible to do with a computer. Gone are the days where a computer was simply something to do your work on. Now, you can plug a USB accessory in and have your computer keep your drink hot or cold, make you feel as if you have a live aquarium, scan your pictures from your digital camera onto a computer, and many other things. Since most business is conducted on a computer, branded USB accessories are a great item when you are looking for a way to promote your business or to show your appreciation to someone. The possibilities are endless when it comes to branded USB accessories, and that is one of the reasons why a lot of companies are using them for a promotional tool. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional USB Accessories and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Plants Are Great for the Environment and Make Everyone Smile by Matt Franks There are a lot of unique and different promotional items that are available on the market today. But if you want something that is really different, something that is going to make people remember you and your company, look into getting promotional plants. Promotional plants are an item that can put a smile on someone\'s face when they are feeling down as well as tell them about your business. When someone thinks about promotional plants, usually they think of ferns and other kinds of plants that are often seen in offices. But the truth is that promotional plants are a good choice because they offer a variety of options: 1. Logo plant One of the most interesting promotional plants on the market, this plant\'s bean is inscribed with your logo so that when it grows, the logo is right there on the plant\'s leaf. The process does not hurt the bean or the plant. 2. Bamboo plant It\'s said that bamboo is supposed to bring the recipient good luck, so what better promotional gift is there than bamboo plants? Everyone in business can use luck at one time or another, and this promotional item shows people that you wish them only the best. 3. Flowers It doesn\'t matter who you are – flowers are always a welcome addition to an office. They help to brighten up the office and make everyone feel good. Flowers can come in potted plants or in bouquets, so they are very versatile. What are they good for? 1. They can be given to new employees to keep on their desks in the office. 2. They can be sent to clients and potential clients – try a logo plants for this use. 3. They are a good gift for an employee\'s birthday. 4. They are a good gift for when someone is ill. 5. They are a good item go give out at conventions and trade shows. Now that being eco friendly is something that is being well advertised and publicised, more and more companies are looking towards promotional plants when they are looking for promotional ideas. They are a fine addition to any office and do a lot for the morale of everyone in the workplace. They are a promotional item that has a lot of visibility and also helps to beautify a workspace. They are something that is more personal and helps to bring a smile to someone\'s face. Whether you are sending a plant to a new client to thank them for their business, giving one to a new employee to welcome to the company, or as a gift for someone who is ill or celebrating a birthday, plants are a great way to break the ice. It doesn\'t matter what you use your promotional plants for. Branded plants are an item that sends a different message to clients and employees. They let them know that your company is one that cares about the environment and doing what you can to help it. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Plants and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Memo Holders - Subtle Advertising at Its Best by Matt Franks Promotional items are important to a company\'s success, but unless a promotional item is something that is seen and used on a frequent basis, it isn\'t worth the money that you put into it. To be a good promotional item, it should be usable, practical, and something that will remind people of your business. These are the reasons why branded memo holders make a good promotional item. Branded memo holders have plenty of advantages to them when it comes to being a promotional item. 1. They are compact – they won\'t take up much room on the desk of employees or clients. 2. They are something that will be used – memos are something that can be counted on in the business world. 3. They aren\'t very expensive – memo holders are a promotional item that won\'t cost a lot of money and can be distributed to a lot of people for a small amount of people. Whether you are purchasing promotional memo holders for your own employees or you are going to distribute them at a trade show, you will find that the money that you spend on them will be well worth it. Because every company has memos that are sent out each day, you don\'t have to worry about whether or not they will be used or looked at each day. Branded memo holders also come in a variety of styles. Depending on what type of business you have and what type of image you are trying to portray, you may want to choose a simple memo holder or one that is more ornamental. One of the best places that you can find to market your promotional memo holders is at business expos. Most everyone at a business expo is a part of the business world or is looking to get into the world of business. You can also offer promotional memo holders to your employees to keep on their desks. When a client comes into the office and see uniformity within your employees, her or she will be impressed. When you are looking for a compact, subtle reminder of your company and products you are going to find that promotional memo holders are the way to go. They are an item that just about anyone in the business world can use, they are not expensive, and they are a very subtle way to promote your company. Sometimes subtleness is the way to go when you are looking for a promotional item. Not only does a memo holder hold things that someone is supposed to remember, but it also is a constant reminder of your company and services that you have. Most people don’t like to be hit over the head with advertising, but when the advertising is subtle, he or she doesn’t feel threatened. The last thing that you want is to have a potential customer or client turned off by advertising, so choose an item that is subtle and you will find that they will eventually come around to find out more. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Memo Holders and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Gift Sets Speak Louder Than Words by Matt Franks Of all of the promotional items that are available to companies, there is one item that tops them all in terms of versatility. It doesn\'t matter what type of business you have, you are going to find a promotional item in this category that is going to suit your needs. The promotional item with this incredible versatility is the gift set. When you are buying promotional gifts for others, here are two things to keep in mind: 1. There is a branded gift set for everyone Whether you need a branded gift for a man or a woman, you are going to be able to find a gift set that suits your needs. There are coaster gift sets, pen and pencil gift sets, chocolate gift sets, and many other choices. 2. Promotional gift sets come in a variety of prices It doesn\'t matter what your budget is – branded gift sets come in a wide range of prices. You will be able to find a promotional gift set that you will find is what you need in a price that you can afford. It\'s a good idea to make notations of what branded gift sets you gave clients and employees over the years so that you don\'t accidentally give them the same gift all the time. That can become embarrassing, especially if it\'s a client, and may cause problems. The nice thing about promotional gift sets is that there are so many different sets that it\'s easy to find one that will suit anyone on your list. It\'s for people to know that you have selected something specifically for them and not something that is generic. When you are looking for promotional gift sets to sell, think of your target audience. Think about the likes and dislikes of the target audience. That way you aren\'t pitching a promotional item to the wrong person. For example, if your target audience is men, they aren\'t going to care much about drink coasters. It\'s essential that you choose promotional gift sets that are geared towards the clients that you are trying to reach. Otherwise, you may find that you have a lot of unsold promotional gift sets. Take a look at the promotional gift sets that are offered and see what you think would be best for your company to sell. Promotional gift sets are an item that is good for companies to consider for clients and to sell to the public. Gift sets are especially popular around the holidays, when it\'s important to let people know how valuable they are to your company. When you give someone a branded gift set that you specifically picked out for them, you will make them feel as if they are appreciated and that you know what their interests are. Promotional gift sets are a great way to show your employees and your clients that you appreciate what they do and that you are glad to know them. A branded gift set says more than words can say sometimes. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Gift Sets and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Folders – a Great Help to Associates and Clients Alike by Matt Franks There is an item that is essential for a successful business. It may not seem like something that is a big deal, but when you are dealing with other corporations and with customers who are looking for professionalism, it\'s important to have. The item is promotional folders. When you are handing out information to potential clients or customers, you want to have the information presented in clear, concise way and stowed neatly in a folder which bears your name and logo. This will help your customer to identify the folder. Promotional folders are especially important for businesses where someone comes to a client\'s home. This includes: General contractors Roofers Kitchen specialists Bathroom specialists A client may have gotten several different quotes from companies, so you want to make sure that your estimate stands out from the rest. Where can promotional folders be used? 1. One on one client interaction When you are meeting with a potential client, you want to have all of the information in a neat and orderly branded folder and make sure that you leave the branded folder with the client. That way they can look through it at their leisure. 2. At conferences and expos When you are running an information booth at an expo, it\'s always a good idea to give the information to visitors in a folder. This way they can keep all of your information together. Some companies just hand a client a flyer without putting it in a folder to take home with them. A lot of those flyers end up in the rubbish. 3. During meetings When conducting a meeting, it\'s good practice to hand out the information that the meeting will be about in folders. It keeps everything neat and orderly, and you can use the folders as a guide for the meeting. As you can see, branded folders are an item that no business should be without. They are an item that helps to keep things neat and orderly when you are giving people information, and presents an air of professionalism when you are dealing with customers. They help a company to stand out from the rest because not everyone uses folders and it\'s easier to carry around one folder than to carry around fifteen or more separate sheets of paper. When a company wants to show its competitors and clients that they are serious about their business, they put their items into a branded folder with their company information and logo on it. The branded folder helps customers to know which quotes go with what company when they are having some work done to a house and keep everything straight. Branded folders are really something that is more cosmetic in the business world, but you will find that customers and associates alike will like that you took the time to make everything neat and put it in a folder instead of just handing them a pile of papers. Promotional folders are an item that no company should be without. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Folders and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Golf Accessories - Get Your Company on the Right Course by Matt Franks One thing that is consistent in the business world is that a lot of deals are made out on the golf course. People make business associates, talk about business, and play golf together in the business world. So it stands to reason that golf accessories are a good choice when it comes to promotional items. If you have business associates that you play with on a regular basis, why not offer them promotional golf accessories as a business gift? If you have a long business relationship, they are going to appreciate it, as it will remind them of all the great times that you had on the golf course together. Branded golf accessories are also a good item to give your employees that you know play golf. Even if you aren\'t there at the golf game with them, they are going take your branded golf accessories along with them and when they play, your company name will get be getting decent exposure without you actually being there. Some of the more popular promotional golf accessories are: Golf gloves Golf tees Golf umbrellas And don\'t forget – golf is not just a man\'s game. Plenty of women play golf as well, so don\'t forget about them when you are making a list of people that you want to give branded golf accessories too. Promotional golf accessories are a great choice to take with you to conferences and expos as well. When you give away some branded golf tees or branded umbrellas to people you haven\'t met, give them a business card to go along with their promotional gift. You may find that you are going to be adding to your list of contacts and clients quickly just by handing out branded golf accessories. You never know who may be at a conference or a business expo, or what your small promotional gift may lead to. One thing that businessmen and women like is to be reminded of the fun that they have in life. Even though golf is often thought of as a business game, it still is something fun that can be done with other business people. If someone plays a lot of golf, you will never know how much exposure your promotional accessories are going to receive. Promotional golf accessories do a lot of good for a company: Give it exposure in a non threatening atmosphere Help people remember the fun times had on the golf course Remind people to take time out for a little fun each day Remember, not every big business deal is made on the telephone or in the office. There have been a lot of business deals that were made on the verdant greens of the golf course. And what better way to reach avid golfers and business associates than to offer them promotional golf accessories? They will continue to make their business deals and continue to play their games of golf. The only difference is that each time they do, they will have a small, subtle reminder of your company name and your products. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Golf Accessories and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Wine Sets – an Elegant Alternative to the Regular Promotional Item by Matt Franks When a company is thinking about ways to promote their services and items, they are looking for something new and different. They don\'t want to simply offer the things like the other companies offer - t-shirts, pens, pencils, and other similar items. They want to have something special to offer their clients. Something new, something elegant. That is why a lot of companies are adding wine sets to their list of offered items. In a world full of promotional pens, mugs, t-shirts and other items that have become the norm for promoting businesses, wine sets are an item that is a refreshing change. And wine sets are an item that has plenty of uses when it comes to promotion. 1. Incentive item They are a good item to offer as an incentive item when you are in a booth at a conference or an expo. You can offer them to people if they make an appointment to talk to someone either in person or on the phone, or you can offer it to them for listening to a presentation. Also offer a comparable item in case the person doesn\'t care for wine. 2. Client gift Promotional wine sets also make a nice client gift for the holidays or as a welcome gift. If you want to thank a client for their loyalty, send them a nice wine set and a bottle of wine, and it will be considered a nice gesture of good will. 3. Raffle or door prize When you are having a company function where door prizes are given out or there is a raffle being held, branded wine sets can be one of the prizes. 4. Employee gift Promotional wine sets also make a nice employee gift if you know of employees who drink wine. They can be a good item if you want to recognise them for an accomplishment or for their years of service. They can also be an item to give them for a holiday. For a promotional item that shies away from the usual promotional fare, branded wine sets are the perfect alternative. They are an item that is elegant, that a lot of people would enjoy, and reminds people of the finer things in life. Branded wine sets are a good item when you want to present a high class image of your company and your products. They show people that the company knows how to take care of their clients and their employees. Branded wine sets show them that they are not a company that doesn\'t conform to the usual promotional items. When you give someone a promotional wine set as a gift, you know that they are going to have a favourable idea of your company and your products. Wine sets are a promotional item that will help take your company where you want it to go. They are a great incentive gift, a great client gift, a great employee gift, and a great raffle or door prize. Wine sets are a great promotional item, no matter what you use them for. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Wine Sets and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Culinary Items – a Cut Above the Rest by Matt Franks Even though most of the promotional items that people think about are either an item that you wear or something that you use in the office, companies have been expanding their promotional items to include items that are culinary related. There are some advantages to having promotional culinary items as opposed to offering promotional items that are only used in the office. 1. They are an item that will be used. Unlike some promotional items, when you give people promotional culinary items, you can be certain that they are going to be used. Give someone a nice cutlery set or a pasta set, and they are going to use it when they are cooking. 2. Promotional culinary items will be seen When you have promotional items, they are only as good as the amount of exposure they get. If people don\'t see the branded culinary items that you are using to promote your company or your organisation, you won\'t get any exposure and your advertising money will be wasted. Branded culinary items are something that will be used a few times a week and they are going to be seen. Another reason that branded culinary items are good for promotional purposes is that they can be promoted almost everywhere. Let\'s take a look at some of the ways that culinary items can be promoted. 1. Conventions and Expos While everyone else is giving out the usual pens, pencils and t-shirts, why not hand out some of your company\'s promotional culinary items? It will help your company to stand out from the crowd and may make people interested in staying and hearing what you have to say. 2. Offer them for fundraisers If one of your items is a nicely branded cutlery set or something like that, they can be used for an organisation\'s fundraiser. It will help the organisation get the money that it needs, it will help your company get exposure, and it can be written off as a business expense. 3. Give them out at company functions Items like promotional cutlery are great to use for raffle and door prizes. People often bring their families to those functions and most households can use more culinary items, especially knives and flatware and such like. Culinary promotional items are a refreshing change to the usual promotional items that companies give away. They have the qualities that are important for a promotional item to have: They are useful They are an item that is visible They make a company stand out by handing them out Promoting your company or organisation with culinary items is a good idea and it will help you stand out from all the rest. In the business world, it\'s the businesses and organisations that set themselves apart from the rest that get noticed and have people come to find out more. This is something that is new, something that is different, and is a promising way to get the word out and about with your company name and logo on it. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Culinary and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Desk Clocks - An Item That Saves Time and Money by Matt Franks In today\'s day and age, people like to keep an eye on the time. They want to be able to work as efficiently as possible and make sure that they get as much out of their day as is possible. Companies know that this is true, and that is why they are promoting their businesses with desk clocks. What are the advantages of using branded desk clocks as a promotional item? 1. Every time they look at the branded desk clock, they see your company\'s information. 2. Branded desk clocks are something that almost everyone will use, whether they are at work or at home. 3. Branded desk clocks come in a variety of styles to choose from. In a world full of people who are intent on making the most of their time, both at home and in the workplace, desk clocks are a very good selection for a promotional item. When you are selecting your branded desk clocks, it\'s always a good idea to select at least three styles: One for clients and executives One for employees One for promotional give away A nicely branded desk clock is an item that can make a great employee recognition gift. It can be because the employee was promoted, because were with the company for an extended period of time, or due to an extraordinary accomplishment at work. Likewise, fancy branded desk clocks make very nice client appreciation gifts. They are useful to thank a client who has been with the company for a long period of time, or a client who has referred others to the company, and or is someone who is a valued client. Promotional clocks that aren\'t as fancy can be something to be taken to conventions, expos and conferences to help to promote the company. They may be offered as an incentive gift for people who stop by the booth and make appointments to talk to a company representative whether it is in person or on the telephone. This is one way that printed desk clocks can help to increase your company\'s visibility and to get more clients. Promotional clocks are an item that will give your company visibility and also let your clients and your employees know that they are appreciated. They are a way to thank clients for their loyalty, to thank employees for their years of service, and to increase your contacts when you are going to a conference or convention. Unlike some other types of promotional items, a branded desk clocks is an item that is sure to get a lot of use, and you can be certain that it will be looked at plenty of times during the day. The promotional desk clocks with your company information and logo on them are something that will be subtly helping people remembers what your company is and what it does. Sometimes, the best kind of advertising is the subtlest kind of advertising, and that is the kind of advertising that you will get with promotional desk clocks. Matt Franks is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Desk Clocks and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Writing Articles at the Speed of Sound by Darryl Harris You may have heard article writing is one of the fastest ways to make money online. Well... it is, but taking hours to write a few articles really turn you off? Stay with me here, soon I will tell you my secret to writing articles so you it will make your head spin. Article writing has exploded in the internet marketing area the last couple of years. It will create a huge wave of traffic to any website you choose is one of the main reasons. I\'m not here to go into detail all the ways article writing can help you make money at home. I am here to tell you how to write articles at the speed of sound. If you want to know more about all the ways it helps with your marketing, simply sign up for my 3 day e-course below. When writing articles first you need to pick what keywords to use. Then go search for article directories. All you do then is search inside your favorite directories for the keyword or keywords you are using. Then, find two or three articles you like for that keyword and print them out. Pick out parts you like out of each and put them in your own words. Be sure to make your own good title. Hold your horses, I haven\'t told you the fast secret yet. 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You should have no problems dominating your chosen keywords if you pump out enough quality articles. I like to share anything that can help people make their online businesses faster and more productive. If you know anyone that would be interested in this tip please feel free to send them a copy of this article. With millions of people on the internet every day, I think there is enough room for all of us internet entrepreneurs to share the wealth. Darryl Harris shares his favorite way to make cash online fast free with the $100 a Day Online Income System at http://abenada FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Start Your Own Affiliate Program Today by Egidijus Andreika If you are starting out an online business where you are trying to sell products online then an affiliate program is a must. There are numerous advantages that affiliate programs can offer to an online merchant. 10 Benefits That You Get When You Start Your Affiliate Program: 1. Affiliates Bring You Additional Free Sales Affiliate programs are all about maximizing the advertising potential of your brand. You recruit affiliate marketers who do all the referring and promotion for your products and brand. So you don’t have to spend unnecessary money to implement your marketing campaigns. Moreover, you can easily increase your market share with a help of affiliates and it doesn’t cost you, since you work on a commission basis – affiliate makes a sale and then you pay out. Affiliates can definitely increase your online profits dramatically. 2. Pay Only When You Get a Customer The other great thing about an affiliate program is that you do not pay money until and unless you actually get a sale. It is only when an affiliate marketer brings a visitor to your product’s sales page and gets you a sale. Only them you would end up paying a commission. Thus this is all about maximizing your ROI. 3. Easy Tracking Methods Most of the affiliate programs have automatic tracking and customized reports sent out. Thus you do not have to invest time or money into tracking software or mechanisms to assess the performance of sales or your affiliate marketers. 4. Massive Traffic Volumes Brought By Affiliates Affiliate programs allow tonnes of traffic to be diverted to your site to make sales happen more often. The reason is that affiliate marketers get visitors and guide them to click through to your website to checkout your product. It is in the marketer’s best interests to bring as many visitors through its affiliate link to your product’s sales page as possible. That means there are tonnes of customers visiting your site by the minute! 5. Affiliate’s Brought Traffic Doesn’t Cost you A Cent The huge benefits that most affiliate programs offer is that you do not shell out money until the sales happen. That means, until then you get access to huge volumes of absolutely free traffic that will either subscribe to a newsletter, e-zine or even just bookmark your own site. Affiliates bring visitors to your product’s sales page… Even though if the visitor does not buy your product, he/she might still signup on your newsletter (if you have one) or your website… This way you could easily keep contacts with them and promote your products in the future. The best thing is that such affiliate’s brought traffic is completely free. 6. You Can Easily Test and Track Your Product’s Performance With Affiliates You can check out the effectiveness of marketing strategies by letting your affiliate marketers do the work. Since you do not pay until a sale is made this is basically like a testing ground to check your advertisements till they actually get you sales. Moreover, this way you can easily tweak and optimize your product sales pages to get the better conversion rates (sales) for your product. Affiliates can easily bring you a lot of free traffic for your own product’s testing purposes! 7. Affiliates Make Your Affiliate Program Viral - Viral Marketing at Its Best Affiliate programs allow you to perform creative methods of viral marketing to attract maximum customers to your site. Recruitment of affiliate marketers happens exponentially as each tries to get commissions. More visitors and sales your affiliates bring – there is a high chance that those visitors will become your own affiliates and bring you even more visitors and sales. Your affiliate program becomes viral! 8. Much More Backlinks to Your Website – Higher Link Density Search engines place websites higher which have more incoming links to them. There is no better way to accomplish this than through affiliate programs. Such programs bring in hundreds of thousands of links to your site getting you the best page rankings online! More affiliates you recruit – more backlinks you will get your website. More backlinks = more visitors and higher search engine ranking for your product’s sales page. 9. Easy Affiliate Recruitment Options It is very easy to recruit affiliate marketers using the standard two-tier method. In this method one tier earns profits from the subsequent layer and so on. So every layer wants to recruit more below to earn maximum commissions. 10. Exponential Growth Of Your Affiliate Program The beauty of affiliate programs is that you can grow your affiliate marketers exponentially thus magnifying the potential of your business. The hardest part is to start your affiliate program and get the first good and performing affiliates. From there it gets easier and easier, especially if you have a great product to sell. If you want to leverage a ready made, effective affiliate program to boost your sales online then Click2sell.EU (http://www.click2sell.eu) has extensive affiliate network for you. It allows you to sell your products online, run your affiliate program, recruit and manage all your affiliates. Moreover, it provides you with a built-in affiliate network and complete tracking for your affiliate program. Whether you sell a material or downloadable product, such as ebook or software, you are able to run your affiliate program successfully. Just add your product and start promoting your website. Happy profiting! Egidijus Andreika is a creator of Click2Sell.EU affiliate marketing network. Click2Sell allows you to sell products online and run your affiliate program. Accept multiple payment options, get paid instantly to your account, recruit affiliates. Start affiliate program. Visit: http://www.click2se FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Who Are You Really Selling To? Must-Have Target Market Tips by Alice Seba If you don’t know the type of customer you are selling to with your online business, the chances of success are very slim. How can you sell to someone you don’t know or understand? Unfortunately, that’s pretty darned difficult until you have determined who your target market is and what they want and need from you. So, how do you find out what type of person readily buys your products or services? Keep reading for tips to aid in growing your online business by getting to know your target customer. Talk to Your Current Customers The first thing you can do, if you already have paying customers, is find out what they really are all about. Determine what they want and need from you. There are many ways to do this. A few of which include: - Creating surveys and asking for their thoughts and opinions on your product or service after they make a purchase. - Another way is to utilize your mailing list and ask them what they would like to see more of from you in an email. You Can Still Research Even if You Don’t Have Any Customers…YET. So, what happens if you haven’t sold your first product yet or you want to additional exploration? A great way to determine who your target customer is to make a list of your product or service’s benefits. Find out what your product or service does for a person. Some examples of this include saving them time, getting them in shape, etc. (i.e. helping them fix a particular problem or fulfill a burning desire) and more. Figure out what you can do for your future customers to make their lives easier, better, longer, etc. When your list is complete, evaluate it. Let’s say for instance you sold beauty products that reduced wrinkles and made your customer look younger. Your target market would probably be women in their 40s or older. By listing even more benefits you can go even more specific with your market and really zone in on the perfect customer for your beauty products. You might even realize you can have more than one target market and that’s ok, especially since you are doing business online. This makes advertising and creating more than one site for each of your markets easy and inexpensive. Finding Out What’s Already Out There You can also conduct keyword and/or market research. There are many ways to do this including keyword research, reading magazines, reading reviews and visiting forums, social networking sites and other discussion groups. Browse around and see what it is people are looking for by visiting other websites. Even your competitors can give you great insight. No matter how you come up with your target market, remember to take the time to put yourself in your potential customer’s shoes. Whether you’re just starting out with a new product or are making changes to your existing service, don’t be afraid to talk to people out there to find out just exactly who the target market for your online business really is. Alice Seba is a full-time home business owner that loves helping others do the same. For ideas for your own business, visit http://www.businessidealibrary.com...and when you’re ready to quickly and easily build your website, take your free 10-day trial, http://www.internetbasedfamil FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Free Website Promotion Tools - No Gimmick 100% Free by Dan Stodan Let\'s start out with the basics: If you have one website at least, you already know that no one will visit a new site even if it is the best and informative site around. Unless you can promote it heavily it won\'t be much good to you, unless you built the site for vanity or your own personal use. Sure, it\'s not too hard to setup effective advertising campaign for people who have thousands of dollars and can hire experienced marketing specialists, but not all webmasters can spend tons of cash for advertising. This is why you should look at some of the free website promotion tools available online. Just publishing your Web site on the Internet is not enough for generating the attention it deserves. True there are free website promotion tools out there like : software and tutorials which can help you increase your Website\'s traffic, free search engine promotion tools, free mailing list services, free banner exchange and creation services, free online marketing resources, and more. You could use the many Search Engine submit services out there, but they will not be able to drive the kind of ready available traffic that you need for you new site. Or it will take many months or even years. Free website promotion is few and far between these days. Most places want you to buy their services or products. Some tips before using a free website promotion tools like the social bookmark submit softwares available online: The most important thing on your homepage is TEXT, and be sure to include your keywords in the text! Fast Fact: Place at least 200 words of text on every page of your Web site. Stay away from graphics only pages, like thumbnail gallery posts. Fast Facts: - Place at least 200 words of text on every page of your Web site. - Next, you\'ll need to do some keyword optimization. It simply means choosing the correct keywords for your pages. Using the wrong words is perhaps the most common reason why people don\'t get good results from search engine optimization. - Don\'t forget to add the META description tag it is very important, the keyword Meta tag is of less importance. - Make sure that the keyword is mentioned at least once in the title. - Also is a good idea to have the domain name with the keyword in it. Question if I use a social bookmark submitter as a free website promotion tool can I get banned at the major search engines or by the social bookmark sites? NO!! Unlike posting comments with backlinks to old blogs and guestbooks your site can\'t be banned in this way, social bookmarking is completely different. Free Social bookmark Submitters can submit your links to high quality social networking websites. Having backlinks from these social sites not only help to get more real traffic, but also help to get better search engine rankings and more visitors from search engines. Search engines love good quality backlinks more than anything else. Submit Champ is a free website promotion tool that will make your life easier by automating social bookmarking. http://www.submitchamp.com Developed by Stodan. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Google Adwords and Profiting From It by Larry McCullough Google Adwords is a buzz floating in the online portal for last few years. Use Adwords and make your internet business a success! – they say. So what are Adwords? How are these going to help you earn online revenue? What is it? Whenever you are planning to start a business and want people to be interested in your business and product and if you plan to use internet to advertise your product, then the best way is to identify ‘keywords’ that are most relevant to your business. Now every time that a user logs into Google to search using those selected ‘keywords’ the website or the advertisement for your product will appear next to the search list on the right-hand side panel. You can choose different formats – text, images or videos to communicate your message. How much does it cost? To quote Google: “There\'s no minimum spending requirement--the amount you pay for AdWords is up to you. You can, for instance, set a daily budget of five dollars and a maximum cost of ten cents for each click on your ad.” However the most common notion is that using Adwords costs a lot and there is generally never a profit margin. This is a myth, as we will see moving forward and learn about different success stories. Making most of Adwords Let’s see how one can make most of Adwords. The most important thing is choosing the product to promote. Choosing a product is dependant on the following: the commission rate offered for the product the product is not too highly priced the webpage promoting the product is jazzy and smart next look for the products that have higher sales next check out the competition that you may have in promoting the product and finally choose a product that is not overtly promoted and meets your commission guidelines. Once a product is aptly chosen, select the keywords and place those strategically in your webpage promoting the chosen product. Google Adwords provides you with the option to analyze your campaign using Ad Word Analyzer. Selecting Keywords The best and most desirable keywords for your product however are generally the most expensive ones. So the trick is to have keywords that may not cost much but will attract traffic nonetheless. There are different methods to create keywords – one that is most commonly used is the longtail keyword method – which is having keywords with three words. Success Stories There are many success stories using Google Adwords. Richard Sexton launched a site for his store in 1998 and sold iron beds. “Sales took off,” he recalls. “We soon needed dedicated staff for the site, and due to demand, we launched Carolina Rustica as a standalone site in 2000 to focus on iron furnishings. Through the Web, we could reach a much larger audience, and we began to invest in marketing activities. We saw immediate benefits from our investment in AdWords,” Richard says. “Over time, I learned how to refine the effectiveness of our ads, to manage keywords carefully, and to be specific. I’m very happy with the results.” Larry McCullough has been marketing and writing on the internet for over 10 years. Owner of various websites. http://6fig.com Blog: http://clubblogge FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Top Reasons Why You Should Accept As Much Payment Options as Possible on Your Online Store by Egidijus Andreika With the arrival of Internet, trade and commerce has undergone a complete sea change as the online format has made it simple where one can buy and sell anything with a click of the mouse. Given the huge benefits of online trade and its immense reach that takes it beyond geographical locations, Ecommerce is one of the most successful ways of making hassle free online trade. Well, for any web service provider, it is extremely important to provide quality goods and services along with safe payment gateways in the interest of consumer while providing adequate safety and security to user. For all those web masters who provide online services, one has a big opportunity of increasing its market share and sell goods and services on digital format while availing instant payments through the use of PayPal, Worldpay, Moneybookers, Google Checkout and Credit Cards. With this instant payment facility, one does not have to wait for day’s altogether to gate the payment cleared for their goods. With the help of online payment gateways, one can receive payments in EUR, USD and GBP as per one’s currency. First of all, one should try to provide a safe and secure website that provides 24X7 security along with quality information to the customers where one can easily access quality service any point of time. One of the biggest responsibilities that any Ecommerce service provider has is the availability of quality payment options where one provides a wide variety of payment options such as PayPal, Credit Cards (Visa, Amex, Dicover, Diners and Master Card) along with e-checks and checks that makes online payment is an easy way to carry out simple transaction. One should provide prompt and safe payment gateways that ensure full safety and security of online clientele without jeopardizing their credit card and other useful information. A perfect online registration system provides easy payment option such as automatic processing and automatic processing for easy transaction. With wide variety of payment options, one has the benefit of providing a competitive edge to your business. Always remember that multiple payment options help your customer in accessing your goods and services without fail. PayPay is as secure medium of online payment as Credit Cards and helps the clientele in making swift payment and purchases. With multiple payment options, one has better chance to make sales and avail quality online clientele. So, for all those who are looking forward to make the best online sales and provide quality goods and services, make sure you go for variety of payment options along with a perfectly safe and secured payment gateway that makes online trade and commerce easy. Click2Sell.EU (http://www.click2sell.eu) allows you to accept multiple payment options on your website and sell your products online. Recruit affiliates, run your affiliate program and make even more money. If you really want to increase your online sales you should definitely offer as much payment options as possible. This way your customers will have a way to select the most suitable payment method and complete the transaction. Egidijus Andreika is a creator of Click2Sell.EU affiliate marketing network. Click2Sell allows you to sell digital products online and run your affiliate program. Accept multiple payment options, get paid instantly, provide easy payment options, deliver products. Visit: http://www.click2se FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Affiliate Marketing Strategies For Webmasters by Jeff Gross If you are just starting to look into making money on-line, you may discover that affiliate marketing is a terrific income earning avenue to explore. Affiliate marketing, simply stated, is the process of promoting products and/or services that others have created, and generating commissions form any sales stemming from your promotion efforts. For many Web-based companies, affiliate marketers account for a lion’s share of their total sales, so they are eager to enlist new and motivated people to join their “sales force.” This isn’t like “selling” in the traditional off-line sense, where you sometimes have to make a lot of phone calls or knock on a lot of doors to reach customers. Affiliate marketing can be done entirely on-line. You may never have to directly interact with a customer at all. If that sounds far-fetched, it isn’t at all; affiliate marketing is probably one of the most down-to-earth ways around to make a regular on-line income. Once you have a basic understanding of what it is, you’ll see why. Companies that have affiliate programs provide those who sign on as affiliates with a special URL to use when promoting their product. To obtain your own affiliate link, you complete a brief application with your name, address and other basic information, as well as how you would like to receive payment for sales. One of the fastest and most reliable methods of receiving payment on-line is through PayPal, which a lot of companies use to pay their affiliates. When someone accesses the company’s Web site by clicking your affiliate link, then makes a purchase, you are awarded commission from the sale. You may then be paid by check, although most affiliate programs prefer to send payment via an on-line payment processor such as PayPal. So how do you use an affiliate link to locate and send potential customers to the site where the product or service is being sold? A few of the tried-and-true ways to promote affiliate links include: 1.They build Web sites on subject matters that would interest the same sorts of people who might buy the product, making sure their affiliate link is easily available throughout the site. If, for example, the product they are promoting as an affiliate is a gourmet dog biscuit, they would develop sites that would attract avid dog lovers. 2.Creating a blog that focuses on topics that would interest the kind of people who might buy the product. 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Check out the website at http://www.affiliatemillionsrush.com James Gold, Copyright 2008 FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Viral Marketing – Generating Online Revenue by Larry McCullough The growing importance of the internet as a channel of distribution as well as an inherent part of the brand equity of a commercial enterprise has led to some new factors of importance. One such is Viral Marketing. What is viral marketing? Viral marketing essentially uses the mechanism of ‘word of mouth’. Here the marketing message is passed along by people. The message self propagates as people send emails to others. It replicates and spreads easily. Today individuals as well as companies specialize in the field of generating online revenue by employing viral marketing, much in the same manner as any other commodity. The forces driving the plan for launching a viral marketing campaign and the strategies adopted by individuals and companies in this market are similar to those of traditional markets. The trendsetter in viral marketing was the classic case of Hotmail.com. They offered people free email addresses and services and simply added a text at the bottom of every email message: \"Get your private, free email at http://www.hotmail.com\". So as each member sends a message to another non-member the message to subscribe to Hotmail gets propagated instantaneously without any effort from Hotmail. Hotmail got millions of subscribers within months of launching it using viral marketing effectively. What makes viral marketing work? The keyword is ‘free’. Free email, free products to test, free services, free uploading of photographs, free buttons, free smileys – we see that in our mail and we tend to try it out. So keep it free and keep it spreading – the mantra for viral marketing. Keep your viral marketing message short and succinct. Use the internet platform to your best use to propagate the message. Use common motivations to influence people. What would people like? Free image uploading or free daily updates on their desktops? Imagine that you have a blog and you want to put a hit counter on the webpage. You pick up the HTML code for the counter from a website and put in on your blog. Now incidentally you will also propagate the website for the counter by having an instruction as ‘Click here to get XYZ counter.’ You can use affiliate programs and advertise your product or website in other forums and blogs and websites. Here’s a simple example how you can apply all the above four points in order to make viral marketing of your product generate traffic and eventually revenue from your website. For example, you write an article on a topic that people wants to know more about. Then grant the readers the permission to replicate the article in their blogs or websites as it is and give you the copyright to it. Make sure that you insist your copyright statement is published along with the article. Within a short period of time, your name and article will be appearing in so many websites that you will soon start the benefit reaping the benefit of viral marketing. No extra effort, no financial investment, no lobbying – your name spread through simple ‘word of mouth’. Larry McCullough has been marketing and writing on the internet for over 10 years. Owner of various websites. http://6fig.com Blog: http://clubblogge FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Affiliate Marketers Have it Easy – Right? by Anthony Harriis Remember when affiliate marketing meant telephoning prospects and advisors? Probably not, a lot has changed since the advent of the Internet. Ever wonder what the affiliate marketer does? Now that affiliate marketing relies solely on the Internet, here’s what they typical work day looks like: Wake up at a reasonable time, not too early, but not too late. Take time for breakfast, trust me on this one . . . Turn the computer on and time to see what went on over night. Once finished with the morning coffee or tea, time to get serious: Check ongoing statistics and look for areas to tweak. Depending on current projects, one may have system updating. Web site design is constantly being updated. As the seasoned affiliate marketer knows that an attractive site will bring in more visitors, not to mention their sales conversion rates. Once updating has finished, the marketer continues the daily regiment of submitting affiliate programs to directories. Directories may or may not require a fee. The smart marketer limits fee requiring directories and knows how to conserve marketing dollars. After completing your daily submissions, time to track your sales. As an affiliate, quite often you yourself have affiliates under you. Do they have questions? Are your affiliates bringing in sales or even more affiliates? Keep track of all contact information as this information is invaluable. Time must be set aside daily to sort out resources. The affiliate marketer must decide what Ads, banners and buttons to run. These tools are a great way of keeping product and service information in the public eye. When a prospect is ready to buy, they will remember where they saw your product. The marketer must check his or her email. Scan quickly for questions from visitors. Response time is one way visitors determine reliability. Keep a potential customer or partner happy by getting back to them quickly! Be friendly, but at all times maintain professionalism. Time to talk with peers. Chat rooms and forums are available to not only learn from, but to lend your own expertise. A successful affiliate marketer will at least check for product updates or promotions in the forum that supports the product being promoted. Who hasn’t made his or her share of mistakes? What better way to learn, but from each other? Take time to read forums and opinions about marketing strategies. General forum discussions may also lead to others wanting to know more about the product you market! Find time to read newletters and e-zines. The affiliate marketer will learn what is currently happening in the market. What trends lie ahead? What predictions are esteemed marketers making? Much is gleaned from these publications. Time to pump up the troops! Show your appreciation for all of those that help market your product. Distribute a newsletter or write an article and include details about who is doing what and where they are headed. Everyone likes free publicity and this will help to encourage everyone to work harder. Take the time to help other marketers who have less experience than you. Not only will you get to promote your product, but you establish yourself as an authority. Not an easy task in such a competitive field! At some point here, you should either eat lunch, we’ll call it “Linner,” since somehow 12:00 PM came and went. See why Breakfast is the most important meal of the day? The affiliate marketer never knows when there next meal is – ha! Don’t be discouraged by the “daily” list above. Think of this as the ultimate guideline. Feel free to break some of these tasks into weekly occurrences, rather than daily. But, do bear in mind that there is much to do in the day of the affiliate marketer! Anthony Harris is a member of one the fastest growing and one of the most successful home business on the internet. Find out how we\'re creating financial freedom and join us for a FREE test drive at http://www.thenewbizsucces FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Super Affiliate Success is Just One Program Away! by Anthony Harriis If you registered with a hosting company recently you may have noticed the option to buy a reseller account. Why would you need a reseller account if you are only going to use a few accounts? Well, the business of web hosting has boomed, and even a single person can get into the action. Can you believe that in 2005, 38 million people put their first website online? People use the internet to host all types of websites. New mother’s need a hosting provider to upload pictures to share with the world and even job searchers are sharing their resume’ with any employer willing to read it. No wonder about every hosting company offers an affiliate program. Such demand has created quite the fight for customers. Each hosting company boosts they are the best, and actually quite a few good ones do exist. In order to get a share of the market place, hosting companies have geared their services to aid customers with particular needs. In other words, hosting companies are specializing in niche areas to set themselves apart from the competition. A few Adwords campaigns will no longer suffice. Web hosting companies must step up to the plate in order to survive. Customers trust word of mouth and want to see recommendations. Hosting companies continually upgrade their service and support area in order to maintain superlative service and to get those coveted new customers. How Does the Average Joe Leverage the Web Hosting Boom for Personal Success? Easy. People are not just hosting their first site, but many are repeat customers. With a plethora of hosting companies to choose from, new customers are up for any one’s grab. If you decide to become a hosting affiliate keep a few things in mind in order to become the Super Affiliate you know you can be. Look for a company that will work best for you. Are you going to promote products as well as hosting? Which hosting company caters to your needs? Try out hosting companies with your affiliate products before joining their affiliate program. This way you get to see their product in action! Anyone who has ever developed a web site has probably needed the hosting customer service at one time or another. Was customer service easy to reach and use? If not, pack your bags. There are way too many great hosting companies to waste your time with a dud. Once you find a hosting company that meets your needs, offers a great product and has speedy customer service, find their affiliate program and sign up! This generally is a pretty painless process. Hosting companies want you to advertise them and try to make doing so easy and rewarding. If you are successful, eventually you won’t even have to pay for your web hosting. Why pay when advertising a company you respect and appreciate may bring in enough customers to pay for your hosting costs and more? As stated before, exceptional customer service is invaluable. A hosting company that delivers time and time again will surely bring you a tidy sum of residual affiliate income. Residual income is when you, the affiliate, earn a percentage or flat fee for every new customer or contract that you are responsible for bringing in. These are people who are going to choose a hosting company regardless of your advertisement. They are looking for the service that the hosting company provides and you basically show them the door. Many an affiliate marketer has found surprise success as a hosting affiliate. There are a myriad of affiliate programs available. Web hosting is just one of them. But with more and more people getting online and setting up websites, more and more people are going to need web hosting. Take the time to do research and decide which company would best service you and its customers. With a little confidence and hard work, you may just make more than you anticipated as a web hosting affiliate. All rights reserved.Article may be reprinted as long as the content remains intact and unchanged and links remain active. Anthony Harris is a member of one the fastest growing and one of the most successful home business on the internet. Find out how we\'re creating financial freedom and join us for a FREE test drive at http://www.thenewbizsucces FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Use Camtasia to Skyrocket Your Affiliate Checks by Anthony Harriis So you know you can succeed at affiliate marketing, but just haven’t gotten over that hump? Time to dig in your heels and find new, inventive ways to pass the competition. First read all you can about affiliate marketing tips and techniques. This will help ensure that you don’t miss a beat and stay informed about up and coming trends. But the only way to catapult your business to super affiliate success is to keep pushing yourself. The idea is to attract new prospects and keep existing customers. Establish yourself as an industry leader by including video on your promotion pages. Video streaming can be just what you need to turn a prospect into a customer. Streaming video is available through Camtasia. Visual presentations are proven to result in greater response when compared to a sales page without. If you feel a little overwhelmed by this venture, don’t be. Anyone can learn how to create video for the web. Think of the possibilities! Create a step-by-step presentation about the benefits of your product. Have customers themselves present their testimonials. It really is a smart way to promote your product. If you can’t visit people face-to-face, it is really the next best thing! How Does Camtasia Work Exactly? 1 – With one click, Camtasia records what you do on your computer desktop. 2 – Not only does it make video, it also can convert video frames into a web page! For most, a video is easier to understand than a written web page. 3 – Not only does Camtasia help you create web pages, but you can publish them like a blog, create a RRS feed and podcasts. WOW! Once you create the videos, it’s time to distribute them as far and wide as possible. Now that you now how it works, it’s time to put Camtasia to work! Increase your sales with engaging sales presentations. Video also helps establish you as the authority, which makes skeptical prospects eager to sign up. It’s great to make a sale, but even better to avoid a refund request. With Camtasia you can readily explain the proper uses for your product. This will also lessen complaints since customers can see and hear the facts clearly. There is less chance for misunderstanding. It is proven that auctions with pictures increase bidding by 400% imagine if that auction had video . . . Publish informational products with colored graphs and menus. With Camtasia you will be able to charge more for your products. These are just a few examples of ways to utilize Camtasia. Obviously its uses are not limited to promoting affiliate products and services. You can have a lot of fun figuring out Camtasia and thinking of different purposes. But do remember, the goal is to sell more products. Camtasia is a wonderful tool when put to use. Make Camtasia do the hard work of selling your affiliate product and you can keep focusing on marketing. You may just become an unstoppable super affiliate! All rights reserved.Article may be reprinted as long as the content remains intact and unchanged and links remain active. Anthony Harris is a member of one the fastest growing and one of the most successful home business on the internet. Find out how we\'re creating financial freedom and join us for a FREE test drive at http://www.thenewbizsucces FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The 5 Essentials Of Choosing A Direct Selling Business by Marie Leonard Ok, so you\'ve just decided that you\'re going to start and build a direct selling business in network marketing and because most people want better health, wellness is your niche. Now what? Do you just go ahead and jump into the first thing that comes along? Of course not! You investigate and see which company will be the fortunate receiver of your talents and energy. Because the cardinal rule of direct selling says: \"You should absolutely use and believe in the products or services you sell.\", you must first ask yourself whether you would buy this product or service if you were not part of the sales organization. If your answer is no, on to the next. If yes, then ask yourself these next questions: · is this product at the cutting edge of technology? · is there something that sets it apart from all the others? · does it improve people\'s lives? It\'s now time to consider the 5 most essential criteria that should be characteristic of the company if you wish to make an intelligent and wise choice. 1. While you\'re in business for yourself but not by yourself, you must find out if there is a good support structure: marketing materials, training opportunities, online ordering systems, operations and most important emerging new products and technology? This is not a 9 to 5 job you\'re going into. But it can be the part-time opportunity that has the possibility to lead you out of the 9 to 5 grind. It\'s easy to tell your boss goodbye, but not so easy to tell your many clients and associates that you made a mistake and want to change company. 2. So then the next obvious move is to investigate and assess the company’s background. What is their track record? How long has this company been in business and what businesses have they run prior to this one? How committed are they to providing the best in information, training and education? Not long ago I experienced a personal development course “The Millionaire Mind Intensive” offered by Peak Potentials’ creator Harv Eker. It made me realize that a good company should also offer similar courses in order to help you broaden and deepen your skills. Other questions: Are they using the latest, best technology and what can you tell from their Internet presence? 3. Don’t forget to also consider whether the company is suited for global expansion and what its present international exposure and plans are for future growth? You are choosing a partner to do business with and you should leave no stone unturned! 4. This next one is not a must but should be greatly considered as an important quality of any good business. Does it belong to the Direct Selling Association (DSA). The DSA has certain codes of business of ethics which insure proper conduct in the market place: · Nominal start-up costs · Optional purchases for inventory or materials · The user earn money from sales of products or services not from the sheer act of recruiting · The company allows for return of unsold inventory within a specified time reimbursing usually 90% of the price paid 5. The final criteria are patience and expectations. Does the Company expect you to get rich quick or does it provide you with all the tools necessary for you to do so and is willing to support you?. A mature, high quality direct selling company has its personnel present the income opportunity as a serious commitment that can yield results all dependent upon your efforts. If you put in consistent effort for 2 to 5 years, it is very possible and probable that you will be able to create a significant stream of long-term residual income. After all, isn’t this what it’s all about? Retiring early with no worry of where the next dollar will come from in order to pay the bills. As Harv Eker says: “If your goal is to be comfortable, chances are you’ll never get rich. But if your goal is to be rich, chances are you’ll end up mighty comfortable”. And the direct selling industry of network marketing is almost the only vehicle out there that can help you to achieve your goals for the least amount of money invested. It has changed my life! Marie Leonard offers network marketers valuable advice good for any MLM business. Beginners can also get her free report on \"How A Beginner Can Jumpstart A Successful Network Marketing Business In 5 Easy Steps\" at http://www.thekeenmarkete FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Skyrocket Your Profits by Daniel Gebura If you are network marketer you will find yourself in many situations where you will be happy with your marketing results. However on your way you will also find the obstacles such us: the lack of sales or poor performance of your business. However there are a few strategies that can remove these obstacles and drive your business back to the point you would like to be. 1. The first thing is to Use a \"P.S.\" at the end of your ad copy. This is where you want to repeat or outline a strong benefit coming from your offer or want to share the free bonus you have available for readers. 2. Another one that will work very well is publishing a free ebook and giving it away for your website or placing it in youe e-zine. This way you will encourage more people to opt in even for the sake of free bonus. 3. You can increase your income potential by creating multiple streams of income with your own website. This can be easily done by joining some affiliate programs and promoting them on your website together with your own products. Another good idea might be selling advertising space on your wesbite as well. 4. Remember to give your visitors compliments in the ad copy you created. This way you will be able to earn their trust and put them in a good mood so in result it will be easier to sell them your products. 5. When you are about to create new product make sure it\'s in demand. You don\'t want to not sell any piece of your products because there is no one to buy it. Make sure you have a market for the product before you come up with it. 6. You can try to sell your back end products to your customers right after they complete their order. To do that you just take them to a \"Thank You\" page that includes other products for sale. 7. Don\'t make a mistake of selling to many products on your website. Too many choices can overwhelm your visitors and the will not buy anything. Instead sell only a few products that are the most valuable in your opinion. 8. A good thing is to include content and free stuff on your website promoting your products. Even if people don\'t read your ads, they may read your offerings. 9. Try to remind people that you are a human not just a piece of website. Share a bit of your personality by writing about your family, your hobby, you can also display your picture. People like to know who they are dealing with. 10. Finally don\'t forget to provide a \"Contact Page\" on your wesbite. Give your visitors as many options to contact you as you can. This will add credibility to your business in result. Online business is all about finding solutions for the problems you may encountered and improving the \"strongs\" of your business to make it perform well. That\'s why using the strategies mentioned above will definitely help you with your business if they are applied correctly. Daniel Gebura is an experienced online marketer who helps ordinary people to build a successful home business.To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so you can work at home visit: http://www.Financial3do FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Natural Search Seen As A “Growth Area” As Local Search And Mobile Search Gain Traction In UK Markets by Bruce Lennox British online marketing consultants recently released their “Online Lead Generation 2008”, detailing business attitudes regarding the effectiveness of natural search, paid advertising (pay-per-click) and e-mail marketing in generating consumer leads. A whopping 94% of the businesses polled indicated that generating online consumer leads through online marketing and Internet advertising was seen as a “growth area”. The size of this number indicates just how bullish the business community has become about the rise of e-commerce and the efficiencies and effectiveness of online marketing to consumers who are evermore comfortable making purchases and purchase decisions online. Despite, or perhaps because of stalling economic growth across much of North America and Europe, there has been a significant shift to near unanimity in seeing online marketing as an advertising/marketing strategy that is here to stay. Last year, only 84% of respondents indicated that they viewed online marketing as a growth area. Natural search, the process by which search engine optimization specialists configure web pages, page content and the Internet’s web domain to ensure that a web page is ranked and displayed prominently in the search results on Google, Yahoo! and other search engines was seen as the top means of generating online customer leads, followed closely by sponsored advertising (the pay-per-click advertisements that appear as “sponsored results” on Google) and e-mail marketing. Interestingly, although natural search was seen as outperforming pay-per-click, businesses still spent more of their resources on pay-per-click Internet advertising, How to proceed with online marketing is becoming perhaps the business-critical for small businesses as consumers switch to their laptops and mobile phones for information about local products and services and the effectiveness of advertising in traditional print, TV and radio diminishes. Recent polling results released by Nielsen/NetSurvey in conjunction with WebVisible show that 86% of internet users search for local products and services online - up from the 70% of internet users who were looking for local products and services over the Internet in 2007. And looking is turning to buying – not only online, but offline as well. The Nielsen/NetSurvey/WebVisible results show that 90% of the consumer transactions that were initiated through online local searches were completed offline. Evermore technologically proficient consumers and search engine programs that are increasing the ability of consumers to find local products online quickly and easily – be it a local movie listing, restaurant or apparel shop – either from home or from a new generation of mobile phones with GPS technology that pinpoints the consumers geographic location in real time is changing the way people shop. Consumer research released this month by JupiterResearch supports the view that more and more consumers are turning to the Internet as a preferred method for finding the goods and services they wish to purchase. Polling results from JupiterResearch indicate that there is a 1:6 ratio between purchases made online and offline purchases that are initiated by consumers researching the product or service purchased online. Given these trends, it is no wonder that businesses large and small are turning their attention to online marketing as an area with potentially huge growth. That companies are still spending more on their pay-per-click advertising rather than focusing their efforts and resources on natural search and search engine optimization is likely an indication of a lag in response to changing consumer behaviour. The most popular categories of products and services that consumers are currently searching for online tend to be larger ticket items, according to survey results released by Opinion Research Corporation. Over eighty percent of persons searching for goods online reported searching for travel, recreation and leisure goods as well as electronic goods, while fifty-five per cent reported researching clothing and automotive products, while only 24 per cent reported searching for food products. However, with the rising predominance of local search and burgeoning mobile search by consumers tapping into the trend towards smart phones with Internet search capability, online marketing seems destined to become a top marketing tool, if not the top marketing tool, for companies large and small as the responses of businesses to the E-consultancy/Media-Clash online lead generation survey indicate. For more information on local search, mobile search, and online marketing contact http://Sesimi. FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS How to Make More Money From Every Visitor by Rayne Blane No matter how much money you are making online you can always make more. We are going to take a closer look at how you can make more money from your visitors with Affiliate and Advertising Sales. Affiliate Sales There are literally thousands of affiliate programs on the Internet. Some of them pay a percentage of the sale, some pay a flat fee and some pay a residual fee every time the customer you referred makes a purchase. You can usually find a company’s affiliate program by scrolling to the bottom of their home page and looking for a link that says “partners” or “affiliates.” There are also three main affiliate networks that manage the affiliate programs for millions of products and thousands of businesses. As an affiliate marketer they are a great resource to find out what affiliate programs are available for your target market. You can browse the amounts that they pay for referrals you can even see the average amount affiliates are making from their program! The 3 largest affiliate networks are Commission Junction, Linkshare, and Clickbank. Clickbank only handles electronic products such as e-books and software while the other two have affiliate programs for everything from dog food to car insurance. Click here to get more info. It doesn’t cost anything to register as an affiliate. I would recommend joining Commission Junction and browsing around to familiarize yourself with the programs available. Click here to get more info. Ad Sales Advertisers want their messages displayed to the largest group of people who would be likely to buy their product or service. For example, a credit repair company might want to advertise on a Website that offers credit tips. Someone advertising a product geared towards children would want their ad to appear on parenting sites. You get the picture. The more targeted your site is the more money you can make on advertising. People are selling advertising on their Websites, Blogs, etc. Some people get paid to write. They do this by developing blogs with compelling content and then selling advertising on them (usually using Google’s AdSense program). Ad Syndicators such as Google’s AdSense program allow you to start making money from advertisers in as little as 15 minutes after they approve you! It’s extremely easy and a lot of people are making a fulltime income by working part-time on their blogs or advertising sites. Even though Google doesn’t disclose exactly how much you will be paid for each click that the ads on your site generate, you can get a general idea of which topics advertisers are paying the most for by using the free “pay per click bid tools” that Yahoo & Google offer. That completes the areas to make money on the Internet that we are going to cover for now but before we move on I must mention the important piece of the puzzle that many people overlook in their rush to get started. If you really want to develop a business that continues to pay you many times over for work you did once, you must give people an outstanding value for their money. Do not try to save a bad product with good marketing. A bad product can’t be saved by good marketing. If you don’t believe in what you are selling, don’t sell it. I’ve seen a lot of beginners focus on getting a quick sale without focusing much on the quality of the product or service they are promoting. In some cases you might win a single sale but you lose a lifetime customer. It’s much easier to sell to someone that has already bought from you before and found great value. Your efforts will be better rewarded focusing on something that you truly enjoy & believe in. Rayne Blane wants to link to your website! No reciprocal link required. Submit your site for Free at http://www.onedirectory FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS The Benefits Of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Services by Lee Smith Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a part of search engine marketing (SEM) and it requires complete understanding of search engine algorithms and their workings. Today almost all webmasters are performing search engine optimisation methods to improve websites, so that the visibility of the website is improved when a search is performed with a related keyword. If a website is ranking higher for specific search results, it will deliver high volumes of traffic to the website. The traffic delivered through natural search engine queries is high quality traffic and it is also known as organic traffic. Before starting SEO services, the search algorithms used by various search engines for indexing the web pages should be well understood. Search engines generally start spidering the website once the website is registered at the search engine, for inclusion in the search results. If a website has unique content and the contents are written, keeping in mind the search engine algorithms, the web pages will probably get indexed more easily and at the same time it should be ensured that these contents are useful for the general public, so more and more visitors come to the pages again and again. Search engine optimisation not only requires changes and regular updates in valuable content, but sometimes it might also require changes in the actual website design and source coding. The most advanced search engines use crawlers for finding web pages that meet their algorithms criteria. These search engines include Google and Yahoo, however Yahoo also has paid inclusion that guarantees crawling and page indexing of the website for a fixed fee or a fixed amount per click. Yahoo has a paid inclusion program however it is still not preferred by many advertisers. Google does not have any such program so far, however Google sitemaps allows free submission of XML type feed for indexing those web pages which are not automatically indexed. Search engine optimisation is a process to divert more organic or natural traffic to a particular website; however it is more difficult and confusing. There are a number of processes required that should have been tried to increase the visibility of the website and some of the more common useful processes include excellent website design, analysis and selection of suitable, relevant keywords, well written fresh content and good meta tags. Search engines love fresh content, therefore you should ensure that you keep the content updated by adding to it regularly, so that search engines spider your site more regularly. There are various guidelines provided by a number of search engines about what to do and what not to do and you should follow these guidelines to stand a chance against all the competition on the internet. Robots.txt files are the first file crawled by search engine crawlers and after parsing it, the search engine crawler follows the instructions provided there. Internet marketing can be a tough task and SEO experts have to not only increase organic traffic, but also meet search engine expectations and keep up-to-date with the constantly changing algorithms. Use search engine optimisation to get top rankings on Google, Yahoo and MSN http://www.uwdl.com/search_engine_optimisatio FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Why Printed Mugs Work as Promotional Items by Miles Lovegrove Every day businesses spend huge sums of money on marketing. But how many of those advertising decisions are effective? One thirty-second television advertisement run nationally would cost many companies their entire annual marketing budget. And though it might be seen by a large number of people, how many of them would even remember it by the next day? There has to be a better way. In recent years, numerous companies have discovered the effectiveness of promotional items. Depending on the type of business you are in, these items can be given away or even sold. Coffee houses make a significant profit selling all sorts of printed coffee mugs. But even a business that has nothing to do with hot beverages can certainly benefit from taking onboard the idea from them. A branded mug whether it is made from china or plastic, is definitely up there with regard to promotional items that are an inexpensive and effective way to promote your company name and logo. A branded mug is very useful, everyone has to have tea or coffee break at some point, and in some factories for example a branded mug could be required in their hundreds maybe thousands. Promotional mugs take advantage of this fact and can be used as advertising for any type of business. Every time a customer pours a drink into a branded mug with your company\'s name and logo on, your advertising pounds are working for you. In the home, the mug is a repeated reminder of your business. And if used at work or on the street, a printed mug spreads word of your company to other people as well. If you want a promotional item that is useful and relatively inexpensive then a branded mug is an excellent choice to make. The wide array of personalized mugs available makes them ideal for a wide variety of promotions. Inexpensive plastic or earthenware printed mugs are perfect for package promotions (in which the mug is given away with the purchase of another item) or as free hand-outs at trade shows. Higher quality glass or china personalized mugs are wonderful items to distribute at business conferences and seminars. These mugs, along with the wide range of travel mugs available also make nice gifts for prospective clients or employees who have gone above and beyond their duties. If you have a business where personalized mugs can be sold, be sure to price them according to quality. In fact, no matter how you choose to distribute the promotional mugs, quality should not be ignored. Your promotional material, just like any other advertisement, reflects your business. Be sure to choose sturdy materials as well as using professionally designed layouts in attractive, stimulating colours so that your logo is shown to its best advantage and the printed mug is visibly of incredibly high quality. Taking these simple steps can help to ensure that your decision to use promotional mugs for advertising is one that will benefit your business for a long time to come. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Mugs and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Promotional Clocks – Simply Timeless by Miles Lovegrove Time is money as the saying goes, but it can also be a great method for marketing your enterprise. The use of promotional clocks has been a successful idea used by vehicle makers, athletic teams and beverage producers for many years. The promotional clocks with the company logo on are distributed as gifts to customers or affiliated organizations such as auto repair shops or restaurants. The company’s logo that is branded onto the clock is a constant reminder of the company whenever it is viewed. They are probably one of the most looked at items throughout the day, whether at home or at the office, so definitely a good reason to have a branded clock in your office or home. There are many different types of clock that can be branded which are also a useful item to most people. These include alarm clocks, travel clocks, clocks can also be added to a lot of everyday items such as calculators, photo frames and money boxes to name but a few, the list is really endless. Promotional clocks are available in a wide array of sizes, shapes and designs, so there should be a clock out there to suit everyone. Colour and style can be customized to almost any event or company logo. Clocks are a perfect promo item for use in the home or office. Travel clocks branded with your organization\'s logo can be very effective tokens at trade shows or exhibitions. Internal to your business, promotional clocks can have a high impact on employee morale and effort. It is easy to have wall clocks around a company with the logo and perhaps the motto of the company to inspire workforce pride. Why not have a branded wall clock incorporated with an inspirational poster to lift up the spirits of workers and remind them of the company’s purpose. You will often see signs in customer service related areas reminding employees to be helpful and smile at all times. Instead you could incorporate the message into a promotional clock, one object the employee is sure to be checking during the day. Desk clocks can provide employee reminders of best practices or quaint sayings concerning best efforts and doing the work right the first time. Desk clocks have many designs with photo frames included or pen sets and the like. Employees like to have family and loved ones photos on the desk to remind them of the real reason for working diligently on the job. The photos can inspire camaraderie and conversation among the workers, building stronger bonds that increase efficiency. Promotional clocks can serve as awards to high performing individuals that display the achievement and the brand name on the same piece. Clocks can be simple or fancy, as the event or award requires and tailored to the moment. An engraved clock can make a useful and touching gift to departing employees or special customers. Other promo items can include clocks, improving the usefulness and impact of the gift. Examples of this are pens, pen set holders, paper weights, and many other items. Clocks can include other features such as a thermometer for the room or a world time display capability. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Clocks and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Want Daily Name Recognition? Try Promotional Computer Accessories by Miles Lovegrove Computers! You can’t seem to avoid them either at home or work, a computer or laptop seems to be readily available certainly in most offices and the majority of homes these days. Attached to these ubiquitous units are a multitude of accessories from USB webcams, lights, card readers, and flash drives. Even USB hubs are available, that enable more devices to be added than originally intended. What a brilliant place to have your company name proudly displayed by using promotional computer accessories. A branded computer accessory is one of the newer but most innovative ideas to come out of the promotional industry in recent years. Emblazoned with your company logo or product label, branded computer accessories can provide great value and high impact advertising for companies large and small. The increasing number of computer devices gives a wide range of colour and style to choose from that are suitable for branding. Promo computer accessories combine the best aspects of give away items – usability and durability. They will endure, unlike squeeze balls, toys or even simple pens that often are misplaced. Your company name and logo could be the first word seen at work and the last word at home before shutting down for the night. The range of items now being branded as a computer accessory is extensive and these include a cordless mouse, speakers and earphones, but there are many more widely available. USB flash drives are a very popular item to be branded at present, coming in many different shapes and sizes. Promotional computer accessories are not only seen at the home and work, but at the local coffee shop, hotel, the airport lounge, or on the airplane while busy travellers try to use every moment possible to accomplish some work. It is difficult to walk in the modern world without encountering computers. Your brand name could gain a wide exposure in the world using promotional computer accessories. Many companies in the promotional industry boldly state they can display your name and logo on any computer accessory you covet as a branded item. Here is a general list of some of the common promotional computer accessories that are easily available and not difficult to personalize. Common Promotional Computer Accessories 1) USB Flash Drives (also called Memory Sticks, Pen Drives) 2) Web Cameras (can also be stylized or shaped to reflect company logo) 3) Computer Mice (most visible and used computer accessory) 4) USB Fans (easy to brand and inexpensive) 5) USB Lights (very useful for travel and easily labeled) One of the reasons for using promotional computer accessories is long time use so the quality of the items used is of importance. There is always a value decision to make for promotional items, but to maximize the impact for these products the quality must be there to keep the accessory working and the prospective business contact pleased. It is worth the cost in this case to spend a little extra first to benefit the long term display of your company name. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Computer Accessories and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Use the Fun of Confectionery Products to Brand Your Business by Miles Lovegrove Have you noticed that confectionery products have become a way to creatively express a company\'s brand name to the consumer? Organisations are constantly looking for innovative ways to brand their image and product offerings. When selecting a promotional concept, cost and effectiveness are two of the most important considerations. Confectionery products offer a fun way to customise your offerings to consumers or clients in a cost effective manner. Confectionery products are something that almost every consumer loves. Children and adults of all ages love confectionery products. Chocolate, sour flavours, fun shapes, gourmet colours and even products that are unique are available for promotional branding. Also, retro candies have become increasingly popular with the Baby Boomer era, adding a new dimension to the choices for customising confectionery promotional products. With the ability to customise the design, the flavours and even the colours, confectionery promotional products offer a tremendous amount of brand flexibility to promote a corporate image. The packaging for a variety of sweets comes in many different forms, and most are very adaptable to branding and look very effective. One of the forms of packaging that confectionery comes in are tins. You could have either small round ones called “clik clak” tins with a choice of 11 different coloured tins and 14 different fillings or there are slightly bigger tins available, which hold mints imperials or fruit drops. There are also cereal bars which are offering a healthier alternative to the confectionery promotional market, and again would be great item to have branded with your company logo. Customised Options You may select the option to use your company\'s logo or name on promotional confectionery products by having your company name embedded into the sweet. Or, you may simply choose to use your company\'s colours; either can prove to be a striking promotional aid. Some confectionery products will print your designs directly onto the candy, while others will customize the packaging. For example, you may choose to brand a container and then place corporate collared candy inside the container. Or, you may decide to print your logo directly onto chocolates in gourmet packaging. No matter which option you select, you will have fun designing what will seem like as an endless selection of promotional confectionery options. Promotional confectionery products can be used as hand outs at trade shows, as corporate gifts, as a thank you to a new prospect or customer or just as a token of appreciation to a network contact. Be sure to select a few options to try over time, allowing you to see which receive the most favourable response when they are handed out. Cost Savings One of the most significant advantages of using promotional confectionery products is that they are extremely economical. You will be able to find confectionery products in almost any price range and almost any size. The most economical way to leverage confectionery products is by purchasing bulk candies to place inside customised containers. Confectionery products are a fantastic way to promote your organization in a fun, creative fashion. And, who doesn\'t love confectionery treats! Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Confectionery and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Why Conference Folders Work as Promotional Items by Miles Lovegrove For those that plan conferences, it can be a daunting task to work on upscale customisation options. Conference attendees often look for the small details throughout the event; the folders, the pens available, the candy on the table and even the arrangement of the rooms. Conference folders are an excellent way to add a special touch to both conferences as well as for corporate presentations. Conference Tools Corporations and sponsors are often looking for unique ways to promote their logo or brands throughout a conference. Conference attendees will be exposed to the promotional materials for the duration of the event, and the more exposure that an organisation can gain, the better overall marketing effect that will be felt. Branded conference folders are an extremely popular promotional aid and there are several different materials and options to choose from. There is the classic PU bound folder which come in a range of colours, for example black, blue, red, green, yellow, pink to name but a few. You could also have a leather conference folder, which is more expensive but in some cases the need for quality is a must. There is also a recycled option where the branded conference folders are made out of hydra bonded material, which gives the look and feel of real leather; these too come in a variety of colours. Most branded conference folders come in A5 or standard A4 sizes and can either be zipped all around to keep documents safe or be foldable. One of the first things that conference attendees notice is the conference folder that they are given upon arrival. Conference folders often have the materials for the event, a pen loop for their writing utensil and pockets to place handouts. The conference folder is something that is often not only used at the event itself, but is kept afterwards with their reference materials. Conference folders for these reasons make excellent promotional materials, as an organisation\'s brand image or logo will be viewed throughout the conference and then following the event as the conference attendee will use it as a reference tool. Your organisation may consider placing your brand image on the front cover, the back cover or in the inside cover of the conference folder. Each of the choices will offer the opportunity for branding and brand recognition. Presentation Options In addition to conference folders being an excellent way to brand an organisation at an event, they are also a way to provide a professional image in client and organisational meetings. When your employees go their next client presentation, consider using a promotional folder with your organisation\'s brand on the front as an added professional touch. Attention to detail is an excellent way to impress both clients and employees in a presentation. Recruiting Tools Next time you are attending a career fair or career conference, consider using a promotional folder to brand your organisation and your organisation\'s image. Providing the conference folder for the initial meeting at a recruiting event will give your organisation additional brand exposure. Also, using notepads and pens that have promotional branding are also excellent ways to gain additional exposure at a recruiting event. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Conference Folders and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS When to Use Promotional Bags by Miles Lovegrove Advertising is important to every company. But with the expense of many forms of marketing outweighing their impact on your business, every advertising decision must be made with care. A marketing choice that is both economical and highly effective is the use of promotional materials. When these items are chosen with an eye on quality, usefulness and visibility, they can reach a much wider audience than more costly options such as television and radio advertisements. While there are certain standards when it comes to promotional materials, why not select something different to make your company stand out? Personalized bags are an ideal choice as they are extremely useful as well as being highly visible. The list of the different types of bags available is endless, these can range from the inexpensive plastic carrier bag, to drawstring bags, travel bags, conference bags, garment bags, golf bags, bottle bags to name but a few. This is a promotional item that certainly gets your company name out and about on a constant basis. While paper printed bags are popular choices for department stores, if you want your promotional bag to be utilized as a long-term advertisement, you would be wise to choose something a bit sturdier. Which types of personalized bags you choose may well depend on how you plan to use them. Branded promotional bags can be printed on both sides so they gain the maximum advantage of being visible no matter which way they are carried. Usually your company logo and name will printed onto the bag to its fullest capacity, taking up most of the area on the bag itself. Trade Shows Using printed bags as free handouts at trade shows means that people will use them to carry around other promotional items. The bag, however, will be the visible one, essentially creating walking billboards for the length of the show. While people often use paper in these situations, for roughly the same cost, eco-friendly organic printed bags will last outside once the show is over and when people take them shopping, your advertising pounds are stretched even further. Another wonderful option that can actually cost less than paper is drawstring rucksacks which are commonly used by people on the street. Conferences & Seminars Branded bags are perfect items to pass out to conference and seminar attendees. Exhibition bags and totes are higher quality than the items that would be used at trade shows, but are still highly economical. These printed bags are appreciated at seminars because they are so handy. They can be utilized during conferences to keep meeting-specific materials in one location. Since the bags are high quality, they can be used long after the occasion as well. VIP Gifts When making choices of gifts for prospective clients or important visitors, personalized bags are an item that is usually well received. Laptop and executive bags make ideal gifts that will be used, potentially on a daily basis. Clearly, promotional bags are available in a wide variety for almost any foreseeable purpose. As such, they are an ideal choice when determining where to best utilize your marketing budget. Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding (http://www.fluidbranding.com), the UK\'s largest supplier of Promotional Bags and Branded Items. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit Eco Incentives at http://www.ecoincentive FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS Selling vs. Manifesting by Megan McDonough What is the difference between selling and manifesting? To me, it\'s simple. Selling asks \"How may I be of service to you?\" Manifesting asks \"How may I be of service to me?\" The art of selling I know many people think of sales as a pushy process that forces someone to buy something, a process that feels lousy, unnatural, and manipulative. We\'ve all had the experience of a pushy salesperson trying to sell us something we don\'t want. This, in my book, isn\'t sales. It\'s just bad manners. The mindset of \"I need to sell this (yoga class, group workshop, DVD, etc)\" can be extremely stressful and create behavior that backfires. When you approach selling with an arsenal of weapons—a list of benefits, a glossy brochure, lots of testimonials to convince others of how great your product or service is and how it can help them—it can feel like you are engaging in battle. The fundamental mistake we make is buying into the idea that we’re under the gun to sell something. If we turn this whole process around and ask, \"What do they (the people I’m trying to reach) need that I can give them?\" you have the most efficient, effective and stress-free mindset for the sales process. Selling, at it\'s best, is service. Instead of selling to just anyone, look for the appropriate buyers—the people who want or need what you have to offer. Within that mindset, there are three things that good salespeople develop. They are: - Relationships - Trust - Solutions The framework for the sales interaction is listening intently to what the client needs and determining if your services or products can help him or her. That\'s the context within which your work will flourish. The art of manifesting When you set out to manifest something, you are committing yourself to what you are going to create. Notice I didn’t say committing to what you want to create. What you want often changes, and looking for the “right” answer can eat up way too much time. By making a clear decision about what is to be created, you intentionally screen out other options, and focus on actions, words, and thoughts that support that intention. Manifesting takes just as much focused attention as sales, but instead of focusing on what someone else needs, you are focusing on your own needs. Manifesting also demands the same creative energy as sales--moving with the flow, rather than sticking with a rigid definition of what you think is “right.” Selling calls for a deep listening to another. Manifesting calls for a deep listening to yourself. In the art of manifesting, I love to play with the concept that there is only One. Different forms, yes, but only One reality from which all the forms come out and play. If that’s the case, then I am Everything. If there is only One, and I am Everything, how could I want more? I approach manifesting as a broadening of awareness, an openness to seeing what is already there, waiting patiently to be seen. I love what Byron Katie says about money. She says money is like air: it is all around us. That’s the essence of manifesting for me. Trusting that what I think I am lacking is available. Can I breathe it in? Trusting the process I notice that when it comes to either sales or manifesting, I most definitely have a biased opinion. By that I mean I want to get what I’m asking to manifest. I want you to buy what I am selling. I am not an impartial participant in the game. I am actively rooting for—and taking action toward—a particular outcome. A defense lawyer’s job is to defend the client. You wouldn’t hire a defense lawyer who said, “Let me just release to the flow and be with what happens.” No, a lawyer argues the case vehemently to the jury. After all the facts are discussed, the jury makes an informed decision. Just like the lawyer, you have a role. Your job is to confidently position your services and trust that other people have the capacity and the intelligence to make a sound purchasing decision that fits their best interest. The same holds true for manifesting, in my experience. I am an advocate for what I want to manifest. In both sales and manifesting, I have an intention. In both sales and manifesting, trusting the client or the universe to make the best decision means you don’t need to sweat the outcome. Trusting the process gives you peace of mind. You have absolutely no control over what the actual outcome will be—just like the lawyer can’t know how the jury will vote. The trick is not to let that future possibility deter you from standing confidently in your own truth now. There is a difference between surrendering and giving up. The other thing that keeps me sane as I balance what I want against what is unfolding is being curious. Asking questions about the unfolding outcome can stimulate your creative juices and help you flow around the perceived obstacle. In her book The Forgotten Body, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy co-director Elissa Cobb shares a story about a client’s experience during a session. The client reports: \". . . I had an image of a teeter-totter and I was right in the middle, with arms outstretched, in complete balance. My intention for this session was to explore the difference between control, surrender, and giving up. Even though I know intellectually that surrender does not mean giving up, a part of me feels like surrender is giving up. At one end of the teeter-totter was control and at the other end was giving up. Here I was in the middle. What was this place? It came to me that this must be surrender.\" That’s how I view the most productive mental position relative to sales and manifesting. Be clear in your thoughts and actions about what you are selling or manifesting, and enjoy the ride as you let the client or the universe make the next move. Megan McDonough helps you get clear so you can get positive results. Along with teaching yoga, she\'s the award-winning author of Infinity in a Box, a marketing consultant for wellness organizations and a corporate trainer on work/life balance. http://www.MindfulMarketin FILED IN MARKETING | COMMENTS 7 Steps to Building Backlinks Using Online Forums by Deepak Dutta Backlinks are essentials for generating organic traffic from search engines. Don\'t start your link building campaign using link exchanges. They are the most in effective methods and search engines frown manual as well as automated link exchanges. While there are many ways to build incoming links to your site or blog posts, using forums for generating backlinks is one of the proven method. Following the seven steps discussed below, you will be able to start your forum-based link building campaign without using any reciprocal links. 1. Create the right mind set. Don\'t start your campaign by spamming every forum you come across during your online hours. You will soon find your link building campaign falling apart. People will pile on you hateful comments. You will also loose the privilege of using the forums. Forums are for sharing and giving. Create a mind set of giving your knowledge to others for free without expecting anything in return. As a result, you will receive wonderful rewards indirectly. 2. Find a few popular forums related to your niche. Use Google search using the keywords forum and your topic. Pick half a dozen forums from the search results and visit each one to assess their popularity. When looking for a forum to join you want to find ones that are popular, so look for those with a decent number of members. You also need to make sure those members are active. Go into one of the more popular forums categories and scan down the list of threads to see when the last posting was made. If you see a lot of posts made i