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For Financial Planners, Marketing and Publicity Is About You
For financial planners, getting publicity, in the end, isn’t about having contacts in the media. Or about writing a great press release. In the end, it’s about one thing: it’s about you. You, and the knowledge and expertise you share every day...
How To Succeed In Network Marketing (PART 1)
How to succeed (and fail) in Network Marketing. (PART 1)
When I first got involved with Network Marketing, I was so excited that I didn't know what to do. I had signed up the same day that I first heard the plan and was going to be rich! ...
Internet Marketing Just Got Easier, NEW Web Traffic ROI Calculator Launched
What is your web traffic worth? The iMarketingStrategy.com interactive calculator lets you test numbers and instantly see a "real time" indication of value. The calculator is helpful for planning Internet Marketing campaigns and projecting ROI. ...
Successful Dental Practice Marketing Compared to Root Canal
"Successful dental practice marketing is a lot like a good root canal," say Ninh Nguyen, Ph.D., president of ND Communications, a San Jose based dental practice marketing firm. "Unless you’re sedated, you know you’re going to experience some...
The Psychology of Color and Internet Marketing
As Internet marketers it is imperative that we constantly look for ways to make a good impression on our viewers. Your business depends on it. We only have a short amount of time, before a decision on whether or not we are professionals will be...
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Can You Really Become a Marketing "Genius"?
Effective marketing is vitally important no matter what business you're in. Consider what marketing expert Jay Abraham said about a vital key to marketing success: "Anyone can become a virtual marketing genius equivalent by doing one simple thing: testing."
In other words, learn how to test test various elements of your marketing to find which of them really work - and which don't - and you can learn how to market effectively.
Notice that Jay did not say that by testing anyone would BECOME a marketing genius. He said "marketing genius EQUIVALENT." In other words, if you're willing to do what most marketers don't do - test, and adjust accordingly - the results can be the same.
Yes, by testing, you can generate the same results as a marketing genius, without having to be one.
Despite the dramatic increases in response that can be gained through scientific testing, most marketers and copywriters today still don't take advantage of it. Still others either don't test enough, or don't test properly.
One reason many don't test is that by focusing on "institutional advertising," they don't have to be held accountable for the results (or more likely, the lack of results) of their marketing. Their view of an ad's success is, more often than not, whether it "looks good," "makes people laugh," or "wins advertising awards." Not whether it produces bottom line results.
On the other hand, virtually all true marketing experts preach about the importance of testing your advertising and marketing. Yes, marketing
"geniuses" are usually very big on testing! Why?
Because even professional marketers often find it very hard - if not impossible - to predict how prospects will react in a given marketing situation. So even if you have some marketing savvy, testing can show you how to boost response that much further.
You don't have to be able to write a perfect sales letter on the first draft, or the second, or third. You don't have to instinctively know what the most profitable price is for your new product or service. You don't have to guess which of your potential headlines will pull the most response.
By scientific testing, the true value of all theories, opinions and educated guesses are laid bare. If they truly contribute toward marketing success, testing will prove it. If they don't, testing will prove that, too.
In short, you don't have to be a literal marketing genius to generate better response from your marketing efforts. Nor do you have to listen to the marketing advice of others, which may be inaccurate and unprofitable, although well-meaning.
Your prospects and customers can show you exactly which marketing approaches are truly most profitable in the above areas, and many more, if you only test.
About the Author
Marty Foley's unique members-only site reveals proven insider testing resources you won't find elsewhere, cutting-edge Internet profit tools, plus gives you hands-on, personal help to build & boost the profits of your Internet biz. Click now for e-commerce success! http://ProfitInfo.com/catalog/v5/
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