Business Tips

Everybody Loves A Freebie! It's true! Who doesn't like to get free stuff, no matter how cheap, lame or unwanted? You know it, I know it and you can be darn sure the marketing departments at the big boys out there know it and thrive on it. So why aren't YOU doing it too? Giving away promotional freebies is a great way to get people to buy from you, to sign up for newsletters, to get a heap of free advertising and to generally boost the profile of your business both in the online and offline ...
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"Ten Top Tips For FFA Success" ============================ by Paul Sadler I think I might be in the minority. I actually have a fair degree of successs with promoting to leads supplied by Free-For-All (FFA) networks. Everyone who has tried, knows that posting an ad to an FFA site is a total waste of time. The chances of your ad even being seen, never mind reponded to, are so remote you'd have better luck sending postcards to people randomly selected from the yellow pages ! People soon ...
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How many times have you... heard that running solo ads in ezines is the most effective way to advertise? Every single marketer swears that solo ads can bring you big profits. Well, I've been placing solo ads in various marketing ezines for 5 months now. And I have to agree: solo ads work... ...if you know HOW to use them. How to write effective solo ad I've learned the hard way. I've lost $527.00 in my first two months. Now, here is the good news: you don't have to waste your time trying to ...
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WARNING to Home Based and Small Business Who Want to Buy Television Cable Advertising By Dr. Letitia Wright, D.C. Copyright 2005 Most small businesses will not even try to advertise on television. It's too expensive and the audience is too broad. The ads on television are not targeted enough. Think back to the last time your entire family was gathered around a television set. It was fun family time, but think of how different each member of your family is. The children at different ages ...
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You'll Bring a Parade of Business to Your Door! By Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C. Copyright 2005 Parades happen in every big city and many small towns. They are fun, relaxing and most people are there because they really want to be. Parades are a wonderful marketing tool if you know what to do! I recommend being a part of your local town parades. For most local home towns, it only takes a convertible and some decorations. The biggest parade in my home town is the Rose Parade because I grew up in ...
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35 Quick Tips for Writing A Press Release Layout 1. 1-2 pages in length. 2. Double-space. 3. 1.5 to 2 inch margins. 4. Use company stationary with logo and slogan. 5. Avoid bright or dark-colored paper. 6. Center "News Release" at top. 7. Place a "release date" under "News Release". 8. On second page, type "page 2". 9. Use company stationary with logo and slogan on page 2. 10. Leave out "release after" date on second page, all else should be the same. 11. At end of press release, type "-30-" or ...
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I have been in the ad game for a long, long time. I have trained hundreds of writers, and I've been responsible for moving of millions £ & $ in product worldwide. Here are just a few tips that I hope will help you do a better job, and make a bigger name for yourself. One. Whatever copy job you are working on ' brochure, mailer, sales letter, press ad, website ' always include a headline. A pertinent headline. A selling headline. This headline will be, or should be, powerful enough or ...
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Tradeshow Giveaway Tips First begin with marketing your tradeshow prior to the show. Let your potential customers or clients know that you have a gift waiting for them when they stop by your booth. When a new prospect enters your booth, make sure to get a business card. Don't just let people wander into your booth and snag your giveaways. They cost you money! Our Motto: No Business Card, No Gift! If you want to make a big impact at a tradeshow, try handing out Tote Bags at the front door. You ...
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Affordable Advertising for Your Home Business © Terri Seymour of www.seymourproducts.com Marketing and advertising a home business takes a lot of time, commitment and work. Those who say all you need to do is put up a website and watch the cash come in couldn't be further from the truth! We need to do as many things and try as many ways as we can to get our name out there and establish our business and reputation, whether it be online, offline or both! This takes imagination, and ...
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"Ten Tall Tales of Traditional Marketing That Cost You Tons" Tall Tale #9 'You can't mix business with pleasure' By Jimmy Vee & Travis Miller We've all heard this one, right? And since marketing your business has always seemed so daunting and confusing, how could it ever be pleasurable anyway? But when you start to apply smart marketing principles to your business, you will start to have fun. You'll have fun because it will become easy to get customers and you'll be making money without ...
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