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11 Powerful Marketing Tips
Each of these 11 marketing tips is based on a marketing strategy or tactic proven to boost sales. How many are you using? Tip 1: Your customers buy your product or service to feel a certain way after their purchase. Keep this in mind as you ...
So You Think Marketing Has Changed
With the proliferation of the Internet, the meaning of the word "marketing" has also proliferated. There seem to be as many definitions of marketing as there are marketers. Many see marketing as a series of tactics or gimmicks. Some push pyramid...
The Greatest Internet Marketing Strategy Using Google Adsense
Are you writing articles with the idea of marketing your internet business?
Discover how using the right keywords in articles and having Google Adsense ads on your content site is now one of the most profitable ways of internet advertising. ...
The Second Law of Gravitational Marketing for Small Businesses: People Who Perceive You As An Expert Are Twice As Likely To Buy
You have a bad reputation!
And it's not necessarily your fault. There were (and still are) some bad seeds that have spoiled it for the bunch. But you have to deal with it.
You can't turn your back and ignore it. You must face it head on,...
Word of Mouth' Marketing
'Word of Mouth' is still one of the most effective marketing techniques, online or offline. Joe arrives at your website and he likes it. In fact, he'd like to tell Fred about it. It's just the thing Fred's been looking for. What if Joe could...
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Pay-per-Click Marketing Copy: Tactics to Avoid
The marketing message you send will influence who clicks on your PPC ad and why they click. Your goal in writing ad copy should be to put yourself in the mind of the searcher and present an ad that will give them the information they need to make an informed decision as to whether or not you offer what they want. The goal is not to get clicks, the goal is to get qualified clicks.
Ad strategies to avoid:
Free Free is a meaningless word and invokes skeptecism. Consumers are smart enough to know that nothing, ever, is really free. While you might increase your click rate, the clickers aren't going to be people looking to spend money, they are going to be people looking to see if it really is free. About the only Free that works is Free Shipping, but if you drive a consumer to your site on a Free Shipping message and then present a qualifying amount to get it, you risk irritating them and wasting your money. If you need to order $50 for free shipping, say so. 'Free Shipping on $50 or more'.
Listing a Price Don't list a price unless you absolutely, positively have the lowest price. Nothing is worse from an advertising perspective than listing your widget for $19.99 when you're right next to an ad that lists the same or comparable widget for $17.99. Plus, if you list a price
and your prices changes, you're going to have to go back and edit all your copy. A 'Starting From" price can work, but only, again, if you have the lowest price and only if you don't mind editing if the starting price changes.
Satisfaction Guaranteed Would anyone ever buy from a store where it's not? A satisfaction guarantee is implied nowadays and listing that you offer one is a waste of characters.
In Stock In Stock Now can work if you're selling a hard to get or seasonal item and you want to drive home that you actually have it, other than that, avoid it. Otherwise it's implued. Why would you ever list an ad to sell something you don't have in stock?
Company Name Is your company name one people will recognize? If not, son't waste characters listing it. Instead focus on the offer or product. If you manufacture a product that is sold by resellers and you also have an ecommerce site, 'Official JoeWidget Site' can work to distinguish you from others in the space.
About the Author
Dave is a full-time Search Engine Marketing Manager. He also runs SyteSurge, a web site dedicated to pay-per-click marketing and search engine optimization.
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