Posted on December 28th, 2009 by hjnelson
By now you have likely heard about the new FTC Rulings and how they could affect the way you market yourself, your services and/or your products. The Ruling, which took effect on December 1st, is a step toward ending deceptive marketing tactics.
In the FTC’s efforts to end such aggressive and underhanded schemes it has also [...]
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Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Kevin
It’s easy to tell yourself that you know more than your competition, and in many cases, that’s probably true. But that doesn’t mean you should ignore the tactics and qualities they have. There’s a reason that you still call them “your competition” and not “the company I left in my dust years ago.”
Watch their practices. [...]
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Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Kevin
Rarely do we have a client who needs help with only one aspect of their business. It’s with this in mind that Champion Assistants has added our new Grab ‘N Go Marketing Packages.
One of the most impressive benefits of the packages will be the price point. By grouping services together, the client will be able [...]
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Posted on September 21st, 2009 by hjnelson
Most of us are not natural-born salespeople, but we all have to do a bit of selling now and then, whether it’s selling our manager on our latest great idea or cold-calling a prospect. The key is to be genuine, prepared and professional. We’ll start with pre-planning your “pitch” and ending with closing the sale.
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Posted on September 11th, 2009 by hjnelson
A shopping cart by itself is an ineffective way to make online sales. Shopping cart vendors typically offer numerous add-ons that make marketing and selling your products online an integrated process. Integrated sales and marketing efforts maximize your time, effort and expense.
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Posted on September 9th, 2009 by hjnelson
If you’re selling products of any kind and you don’t have an affiliate program, you need to set one up. If you’ve already got one, but you’re manually tracking commissions, you should add an affiliate module to your shopping cart. Any time you can, automate your business processes.
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Posted on April 20th, 2009 by hjnelson
There are dozens of online applications that can help you market your products. The trick is to choose the right ones the first time to optimize your marketing dollars. Fortunately, some of the best of those tools are packaged in a single website. That site is 1ShoppingCart.com/Cartville, and it’s just what you need to put your marketing on autopilot.
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Posted on April 14th, 2009 by hjnelson
Think of it this way…if Americans working in Kurdistan or students from India in the States wish to have the comforts of home, shouldn’t you be the one supplying them? Marketing, after all, is targeting the perceived needs of specific groups of consumers. What better way to expand your business than supplying a taste of home to “expats?”
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Posted on April 12th, 2009 by hjnelson
What is it that makes rock stars different from musicians who can’t sell a CD? You might answer that it’s talent, but the real difference is “presence”, a pull that makes people want to stop and listen. It’s also what we hope occurs when someone reads about our products, but if we haven’t learned to sell like rock stars, that’s probably not happening.
Let’s look at some ways we can make our ads grab the customer’s attention. As we do, we’ll also look at some things we should all avoid in marketing.
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Posted on March 17th, 2009 by hjnelson
I have often been asked: “What is the quickest way to make money selling online?”
This is such a hard question to answer because it depends on each person’s ability, financial back up and knowledge. What I can do here is list some of the ways that do make money fairly quickly once it is [...]
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