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Promotion is an essential part of the marketing process. Promotion decisions include those related to communicating your message, advertising, and public relations. When you promote your business well, it will create desire in your customers’ minds and your business will more quickly succeed. Think of promotion as the umbrella that encompasses all methods of getting [...]

Last week, I gave advice about how to use Sign-up forms for event planning and management. Your Sign-up forms can be used for your invitees to RSVP to your company’s event. Once your guests register, you can send them additional notifications about your event, such as reminders, directions, or menu choices.
Today, I’m going to begin [...]

Once you have created your product and decided where to market your business, it’s time to determine a price for your services. Setting a price for your products or services is not always a simple task, and may require a great deal of market research in your industry to establish a fair price. You will [...]

In the last post, I began the discussion about the Four Ps of Marketing: Product, Place, Price, and Promotion. Learning how to use each of these concepts effectively can greatly help the success your business. With the first of the Four Ps, Product, if your product fulfills a need or want, has either niche or [...]

Overwhelmingly, online consumers prefer green products over similar products that aren’t green. (Sounds like a toothpaste commercial, but it’s true!)
A brand new study shows that 83% of consumers will choose the greener of two products that are similar. Pretty compelling.
The study can be found be visiting this link at Doubleclick Performics.
Further, surprisingly in this tough [...]

In my last post, I discussed the importance of blogging for your business. Blogging is an easy and efficient way to connect with your customers and readers, and can help you greatly improve your business’s search engines rankings. Along with your email newsletters, you can use blog posts to elevate your company’s organized marketing campaigns [...]

Hi gang,
So, I blew off work on Tuesday.  I work for myself, so I didn’t have to get anyone’s permission or face any consequences.  Of course, I still had to clear it with the boss at home because I was going out of town.   She luckily saw the "I’m going to jump out of a [...]

Last week I explained how
important it was to become involved in your local communities by being
enlightened entrepreneurs. Your email newsletters can be powerful tools
in creating awareness for your favorite charity or non-profit
organization. Once you begin to hire employees, your company can create
a matched giving policy where you can encourage your employees to
donate to your business’s [...]

My previous post explained the importance of being an
enlightened entrepreneur and giving back to your community through your
business. You can use your email newsletters to announce to your customers
which charities and non-profit organizations are important to you. Today’s post
also deals with content you can include in your email messages about charitable
giving. You can create a [...]

Last time, I outlined the main provisions of the CAN-SPAM
Act of 2003, and discussed how it affects your online marketing campaigns. This
law passed by Congress establishes guidelines for those businesses that send
out commercial emails, and was drafted to help cut down on the volume of spam
through the
Today, I will explain the importance of being enlightened [...]