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Moving Beyond Marketing Rituals to Increase Profits

Moving Beyond Marketing Rituals to Increase Profits by: Charlie CookYou're at a networking meeting and someone asks for your business card. You hand them a fairly typical card with your company's name, your name and title, and contact ...

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Pay-Per-Click Marketing For Hotels

Do you understand pay-per-click marketing? According to a recent survey by the European Tour Operator's Association (ETOA) Search Engine Optimisation and Internet Marketing generally was the biggest challenge to its members. For hotels and guest...

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There’s More to Marketing ROI return on investment Than Meets the Eye

All too often people look at marketing ROI in terms of response rate: in other words, “I sent out 10,000 pieces of direct mail and only got 39 responses which is terrible.” This is wrong think.When it comes to marketing ROI, you have to realize ...

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Get more impact from your annual conference

How can you get more attention for your conference and your association? Use some of these Power Marketing™ tips and ideas. It won't cost much. It just takes a creative approach. The payoff can be huge. First, see everything as a marketing opp...

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Guest Articles Good for Some, Bad for Others

A recent debate started me thinking about how some marketing strategies can be right for one Web site, but wrong for another depending on the site’s purpose and the underlying reasoning behind the action. If an action doesn’t directly and logical...

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Glossary of Marketing Terms

Even if you have worked in marketing and public relations for years, you may not know the definition of every marketing term. Here's a brief listing of the most recent terms.24/7 – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.AOL – America Online.Benefit â...

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How to increase the sells of promotional products

I have searched for a new way to increase the sells of my promotional products. A good way is to start an affiliate-program with a commision for every customer who buy an product and who came to your page from a webpage of one of your affiliate-partn...

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Are You Marketing Backwards

When you get in your car, you put it in forward gear to drive forward. You don't put your gear shift in reverse and expect your car to move forward! But that's how many folks market their services. In fact, most people market backwards.Most...

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How to Increase Your Profits by Cultivating Your ‘Top Ten Percent’

Not all customers have equal value to your organization; in fact, some customers are more profitable than others are. These profits come from the cost of service and total purchasing volume, not just individual product profitability. To cultivate the...

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You Belong in the Spotlight

You Belong in the Spotlight:Promoting your business by writing and speakingHaving a strong publicity strategy is key to staying in business. With so many competing images in the marketplace, it’s critically important to maintain a high profile. Mai...

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