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This is generally a one page story about your business, your product/service or an event happening related to your business that is about to, or recently occurred. These publicity stories are generally "shot gunned" to newspapers, radio, television and the trade publications. http://www.uswebpros.com?Press_Release_An_Alternative_For_Paid_Advertisement_Step_1&a=6503If we had a dollar every time somebody gave us their opinions on what makes a great logo we'd be able to at least buy a round or two round The Porter during happy hour (providing they'd allow payment in dollars). So, are there any big secrets to putting together a recognisable brand? 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And yet this weapon has been used so sparingly over the centuries. It is so powerful that those surprisingly few who have stumbled on to it and appreciated and respected its power have ended up making untold fortunes. http://www.uswebpros.com?The_Most_Powerful_Marketing_Weapon_Ever_Invented&a=4306You couldn't help but be captivated by the unbelievably cute kid with the amazingly controlled falsetto voice and electric dance moves. He was only 10 years old, when he exploded onto the music scene, along with his brothers as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, but he had the stage presence of a twenty year veteran. Before or since, I haven't seen...http://www.uswebpros.com?Michael_Jackson_Classic_Marketing_Blunders_And_Your_Wallet&a=4190The greatest asset to your business is your Customer, specifically, your Customer Lifetime Value. http://www.uswebpros.com?Customer_Lifetime_Value__The_Key_To_Maximizing_Your_Profits&a=4086Imagine that you've just won a vacation to a beautiful tropical island. You are told it's a magical place where all your dreams will come true. The only requirement is that you must visit a secret cabin hidden in a mystical enchanted forest, and watch a special presentation from beginning to end. You are told that you will see the most incredible...http://www.uswebpros.com?When_Elephants_Dance_on_Wooden_Floors&a=3992* Want to get more signups for your newsletter, ezine, downline club, optin list?http://www.uswebpros.com?Marketing&a=3899Everywhere you go on the Internet you find the words, and quot;target market. and quot; What do they mean? What does it have to do with you? Well it has everything to do with your success in sales.http://www.uswebpros.com?Ready_Aim_FireOopsWhere39s_The_Target&a=3783In a recent marketing workshop I attended, I discovered that most business owners rely on just two or three strategies to attract new business. Even well-established companies tend to rely on one or two strategies. However, there is a multitude of ways to drive new business to your door. Here are a few:http://www.uswebpros.com?Attracting_New_Business_on_a_Shoestring_Budget&a=3679NO! When I say "5 P's", I'm not talking about the big 5 P's of marketing everyone's familiar with.http://www.uswebpros.com?The_New_5_P39s&a=3553Most of us know what dominos are and many of us have seen those amazing demonstrations when a massive number of dominos are set in a somewhat magical array and the creator pushes one domino over and they all fall down in harmony one after the other.http://www.uswebpros.com?The_Domino_Theory&a=3434Before building a site there are many things that you need to take in mind. For example, how are you going to design your site, what is it going to cost you, how long will it take you to build, etc. All of these things mentioned a both are important aspects to consider when designing a site, but there is no point in doing all of this if you can’t...http://www.uswebpros.com?Some_of_The_Best_Ways_To_Get_Visitors_To_Your_Site&a=3355So you've made a sale. Great! http://www.uswebpros.com?Walking_Talking_Advertisements&a=3268Here's a simple way you can generate lots of sales leads ...or traffic to your web site. Use postcards. They're highly effective and very low-cost. Plus, postcards provide the following 6 unique advantages over most other types of advertising. http://www.uswebpros.com?LowCost_Marketing_With_Postcards&a=3144Remember those Super Bowl and World Cup commercials where you saw talking hand puppets, scantily dressed women, cowboys herding cats and crude lettering on cardboard? Can you actually name one .com company that paid for these millions of dollar/eurodollars for brand awareness ads?http://www.uswebpros.com?Don39t_Become_Another_com_Road_Kill&a=3044Reach and frequency are terms generally used when planning advertising campaigns. However, the concept of reach and frequency applies to any promotional activity you undertake: direct mail, direct selling, and even networking.http://www.uswebpros.com?Reach_vs_Frequency__Is_it_better_to_reach_25_People_Four_Times_or_1&a=2941The average person today is exposed to a never-ending deluge of 1,700 marketing messages during a single 24-hour period. Look around you, we marketers have pasted, integrated injected and/or overlaid advertising in any possible place imaginable! Case in point, NBC will start to digitally insert commercial and #8220;billboards and #8221; into advertising...http://www.uswebpros.com?Marketing_to_Today8217s_822&a=2841Too many business owners and marketers know that Yellow Pages advertising has an incredible amount of potential… but they don’t quite know how to take advantage of it. http://www.uswebpros.com?3_Things_Every_Yellow_Pages_Advertiser_Needs_to_Know&a=2730Any idea? It’s a question that more than a few Yellow Page advertisers ponder. If you are currently spending money every month to run an ad in your local directory, you don’t want to wrestle with that question. You want to know that your investment is generating a consistent flow of new clients to your business. So what can you do to maximize...http://www.uswebpros.com?Is_Your_Yellow_Pages_Ad_Putting_Cash_in_Your_Pocket_or_Sucking_Cash_Out&a=2639It's all very well having a flashy (and expensive) advertising campaign, backed up by a wealth of positive PR, but if your staff are not all pulling in the same direction this could be the biggest leak in your planhttp://www.uswebpros.com?Improving_Your_InterCompany_Communications_At_No_Cost&a=2540Can you imagine playing hockey without a goal? Basketball without hoops and nets? Football without a goal line? Golfing without holes or greens? http://www.uswebpros.com?Measure_for_Measure&a=2451One marketing technique used by advertisers old and new is to conceal sales pages as something else.http://www.uswebpros.com?When_Is_An_Ad_Not_An_Ad&a=2350Figure out what you are passionate about and make it your business.http://www.uswebpros.com?Create_Powerful_Joint_Ventures_Step_by_Step&a=2240One time or another in your marketing efforts you will want to track your advertising's effectiveness, and in that tracking you will need to track outside your website (ie. Where are these hits coming from?). You may want to know: Are my FFA submissions doing any good? How many are clicking on my link from my email ad?http://www.uswebpros.com?Tracking_Dilemmas&a=2129Marketing a business is like any game. If you know the rules you are much more likely to win. All to often small businesses spend their limited time and money on advertising, networking, making calls, mailings, meeting with prospects, yet only achieve middling results. The problem isn’t that they don’t know their business or provide high quality...http://www.uswebpros.com?Get_Business_Now_Play_by_the_Marketing_Rules&a=2036Is your business experiencing a summer time slump? Traditionally only industries related to travel enjoy a boost in business during the warmer months. The rest of us tend to take vacations, clean up our desk and while away the time playing computer games while we wait for business to pick up. http://www.uswebpros.com?Chill_Out_With_A_Summer_Time_Marketing_Plan&a=1931One of the greatest challenges businesses face is how to market cost effectively while gaining a good return on investment (ROI). Regardless of what industry you are in, the size of your organization and how long you have been in business, you must continually look for ways to gain and maintain your visibility to your market.http://www.uswebpros.com?Visibility_Equates_to_Higher_Profits&a=1812Doubler Mania! Is it the Real Deal? http://www.uswebpros.com?Doublers_The_New_Era_for_Making_Thousands&a=1691How did Hotmail gain over 12 million subscribers in 18 months? How did the very low budget movie “The Blair Witch Project” become such an incredibly successful phenomenon? The answer lies in the power of “buzz.” http://www.uswebpros.com?The_Power_of_Buzz&a=1567In Part 1 of our article on newsletters, we discussed the benefits of a newsletter and there various formats they can be designed in. In Part 2, we will discuss what kind of content to include, where to find that content and how to promote your newsletter.http://www.uswebpros.com?A_Newsletter_Is_Worth_A_Thousand_Words__Part_2&a=1459You wouldn't try to collect water in a bucket that leaked or catch fish with a torn net, but that is what many service professionals and small businesses do. They work hard to attract clients and customers but too often their marketing is full of holes.http://www.uswebpros.com?Is_Your_Marketing_Full_of_Holes&a=1337Everything happens Quickly and Instantly on the Internet. In the blink of an eye your easily transported around a whole planet. It's a smorgasbord !! The web site you just visited could be in Singapore, the e-mail your reading now could have come from Alaska. The Internet is just one big Soup Bowl of Information just waiting for you to come and...http://www.uswebpros.com?Quick_and_Instant_Marketing_Soup&a=1228So how do you get started? What do you write about? What do you actually DO with your articles once you`ve written them? It seems daunting, I know. I was petrified myself when I first started writing articles, I still get nervous every time I start submitting a new article all over the net.http://www.uswebpros.com?The_Complete_Beginner39s_Guide_to_Writing_Articles&a=1123The challenges of the small business owner are well documented. They must battle for market share against larger competitors, run all aspects of their business, and even pay higher rates for advertising and other marketing related expenses. Small businesses generally do not qualify for volume discounts when it comes to buying advertising space or...http://www.uswebpros.com?Share_Ad_Expenses_to_Boost_Profits&a=1011According to military historian David Chandler the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte consistently rose above the expected. For more than 20 years Napoleon showed genius and skill as a general on the field of battle.http://www.uswebpros.com?Positioning_For_Success&a=902What could Seinfeld possibly have to do with marketing a small business? As it turns out, all small business owners could take a few lessons from the show that brought us such popular phrases as “Man Hands” and “master of your domain”. http://www.uswebpros.com?Small_Business_Marketing_According_to_Seinfeld&a=781Bridging the Chasm from Lead to Loyal Customer: A Step by Step Guide for Developing Awareness, Building Credibility and Acquiring Customershttp://www.uswebpros.com?Bridging_the_Chasm_from_Lead_to_Loyal_Customer&a=670As a result of providing marketing consulting, training and coaching to a variety of individuals and industries over the years, I have come to recognize that people generally approach the business building process in one of two ways. Everyone tends to be what I identify as either Cultivators or Harvesters. The problem is the business building...http://www.uswebpros.com?Are_You_a_Cultivator_or_a_Harvester&a=557Are you looking for more visitors to your site? Of course you are!!! There are so many ways to promote your business. These days it's hard to decide which methods are best for your business. One thing that holds true to all sites is to write about what your most pationate about! No i'm not talking about writing a sales copy, those articles...http://www.uswebpros.com?Share_Your_Knowledge_Write_It_And_They_Will_Come&a=446Have you ever walked into a store or business and felt uncomfortable there for no apparent reason? Have you ever walked into a store all happy and left quite frustrated? Have you ever wished your house could feel happier? The process called energetic clearing can make a significant improvement to any location.http://www.uswebpros.com?Good_Vibes_Bad_Vibes&a=333Rule number one - You must write ezine articles and submit them to publishers and content sites.http://www.uswebpros.com?Your_Resourcebox_Giving_You_Profits&a=213'A successful marketing strategy is not based on doing what you like but liking what you do...'http://www.uswebpros.com?Successful_Marketing_for_Home_Based_Businesses&a=212Copyright 2005 USWebPros.com - All Rights Reserved.