Get Out of the Rat Race

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Get Out of the Rat Race We’ve all worked jobs we hated. We were underpaid, underappreciated and bored out of our minds. We either quit these jobs or were fired for poor performance because we just gave up. Instead of taking that approach you need to consider every job an opportunity to learn something new […]

Prepare for Lift Off!

Resources and Development Lift Off

Prepare for Lift Off! Last time I gave you a laundry list of tips and tricks you can use to make your word of mouth program work for you. Hopefully you’ve taken a look and decided which ones are the best fit for your company, products, services and target customers, so you can put them […]

Put it to Work!

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Put it to Work! In the last post we talked about how to conduct word of mouth research and then put that research to work. Today we’re going to give you some great tried and true ways to use word of mouth when building and executing your campaign. We’ve done it in a list form, […]

Search & Implement

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Search & Implement People only remember the extraordinary, strange, wild, surprising and unusual. You need to make sure your ideas and marketing reflect these reactions. This doesn’t mean you have to have a product or service that is completely out of the norm, in fact, this could easily drive customers away. You need to have […]

211 Degrees (or Why You Might Need Some Help)

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211 Degrees (or Why You Might Need Some Help)   Water boils at 212 degrees and then creates steam, which is a powerful force that can be harnessed to create electricity, or turn equipment that can literally move mountains. At 211 degrees all you have is water.  Heating water to 211 degrees takes almost as […]

Put Them in a Trance

Resources and Development Put them in a Trance hypnotist

We’re going to go through the 5 essential keys to a successful and reusable marketing campaign launch. Once you have these basics down, you can use them over and over again. The 5 essential keys are: Define your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) Put an effective sales offer to work Avoid the marketing pitfalls Use a […]

How Well Do You Know Your Vendors?

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How Well Do You Know Your Vendors? It’s extremely important to build relationships with your vendors and those around you can bring in new customers/clients and increase awareness of your company branding. The people you work directly with on your products and services are really the ones with the most to gain when you find […]

Telemarketing is NOT the Anti-Christ

Resources and Development Telemarketers

Today you’ll learn how to use direct mail marketing and, yes, telemarketing to your full advantage. I know, the word “telemarketing” might as well be four letters, but there is a way to help customers feel like they are getting personal attention and keep them from blocking your number! With the success direct mail marketing […]

Make It Pop

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There are 5 major components to good advertising copy (The order of these is essential to success): Command Attention Showcase Benefits of Products/Services Prove the Benefits Persuade People to Embrace the Benefits Call to Action Advertising is sales in print. So, you need to think about the unique benefits your products/services offer and showcase that […]

Direct Response or Bust!

Resources and Development Direct Response Marketing

Direct response marketing is a marketing that demands a direct response from your potential customers. This type of marketing is used to answer questions, present your branding, products and the reason you do what you do. Customers love this, as they are offered the opportunity to response, whether that be in the way of signing […]