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Create a Marketing Routine
Without structure or routine built around your marketing efforts, you're likely to lose focus and get distracted--something that's far too easy for small business owners and the self-employed to do--and your marketing will fizzle. One simple way...
How Much Is Your Popcorn Worth?: Powerful Lessons In Marketing & The Psychology Of Selling - Part 4
To read the beginning of this special report, you can download it here:
http://www.trafficstrategiesonsteroids.com/popcorn.pdf
Let's continue to discuss the various marketing principles that are involved in "popcorn marketing":
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Marketing's Endless Road
Something to remain aware and mindful of regarding marketing...it's never done.
Marketing is an ongoing business event. Programs, incentives, language, exploring niches, signage, color, guarantees, timing, partnerships, and placement - it never...
Online Network Marketing 101A - Basic Must Steps To Follow To Be A Successful Marketer
This guide is for people who know what network marketing is but still in need of a “boost” to start either because they are lost and not know what to do or they have a really bad mentor. If you feel that this reading is not for you, you are very...
Using Demographic Data For Your Direct Mail Marketing Campaign
Targeting high potential markets with a direct mail marketing campaign can be a very affordable and efficient way to get new customers for most companies and entrepreneurs but how can you find a way to reach those high potential markets? Using...
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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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KnowThis: For Marketing, Market Research, Internet Marketing ... |
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Marketing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Advertising, Marketing, Media and PR News - Brand Republic |
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Marketing Magazine - Marketing News - Brand Republic |
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BidVertiser - Pay Per Click Advertising On Sites Of Your Choice. |
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Online Behavioral Contextual Advertising and Marketing. |
Promote your business with today's most effective online advertising technology, contextual advertising at a cost effective metric of CPC, PPC, CPM or CPV. |
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Sales Jobs / Marketing Jobs / Advertising Jobs - MarketingJobs.com |
Employment site for marketing and sales professionals. |
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The Chartered Institute of Marketing |
The Chartered Institute of Marketing is the world's largest international marketing professional body and helps with career support and information ... |
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Marketing: See what people are saying right now on Technorati |
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Marketing knowhow from professionals. Newsletter, articles and how-to's. |
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Guerrilla Marketing Online - The Official Site |
Guerrilla Marketing Online is anonline magazine for small business, entrepreneurs, sales people and marketers of all kinds. |
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Business Marketing - Small Business Marketing |
Business marketing - Read everything your need to know about small business marketing. |
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All About Marketing |
Adapted from Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation ... Inbound Marketing Includes Market Research to Find Out: ... |
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Pages tagged with "marketing" on del.icio.us |
USA Network Announces a NASHVILLE STAR Marketing Partnership With ... - Yahoo! ... Direct Marketing Association: Telephone, Mail & Internet Marketing ... |
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ClickZ Internet Marketing Solutions for Marketers |
Includes columns with commentary and analysis on a wide variety of internet marketing subjects ranging from B2B marketing to search engine marketing. |
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Direct Marketing Association: Telephone, Mail & Internet Marketing |
Trade association for users and suppliers in the direct, database and interactive marketing fields, offering seminars and resources, and lobbying for ... |
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