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2 - Just Say "No" to Comdex
3 - The Power of Saying ‘You Can’
4 - Which Keywords Lead to Conversions?
5 - Spread the Wealth of Your Online Advertising Budget
6 - Will Sears Be More Like Target Than Kmart?
7 - The Five Most Important Words in Email Marketing
8 - Martha Stewart …Still Living
9 - The 21 Truths About Generating Qualified Leads
10 - Do You Know Your Customers...By Name?
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- Why Amazon Succeeds -- And Why It Won't Help You
Amazon
has one of the best on-site search capabilities we've ever seen. But surprisingly,
the reason why it works so well is likely to be the same reason why Search *won't*
work well on your site.
Want to read The
Maltese Falcon? Type it into the search engine and Amazon instantly presents you
with Dashiell Hammett's classic novel. Want to listen to Britney Spears? (After
all, somebody must!) Type it in and you're looking at her latest albums. (Interestingly,
when we just tried it, Amazon also suggested we purchase a set of headphones.
What should we read into that?)
But surprisingly,
the reason why it works so well is likely to be the same reason why search *won't*
work well on your site.
Well now why is
that? Search
for the answer here...
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- Just Say "No" to Comdex
Although the business
climate for many tech companies has changed with the current downturn, Comdex
exhibitors persist in spending like drunken sailors. Is exhibiting at Comdex --
or any huge tradeshow -- the best use of your dollars?
I'm guessing it's not.
But tell me more...
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- The Power of Saying "You Can"
When you are faced
with a tough career challenge, it’s still reassuring to have someone put
a hand on your shoulder and say, “You can do it.” With this in mind,
think about the copy you write on your Web site, and in your emails and newsletter.
Click here to get the 'Can Do' spirit...
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- Which Keywords Lead to Conversions?
Careful selection
and placement of strategic keywords in your Web page copy and HTML tags goes a
long way toward attracting traffic that converts to sales.
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5
- Spread the Wealth of Your Online Advertising Budget
For a long, long time
online media planning and buying agencies have (for the most part) recommended
limiting the number of properties their clients advertise on.
It made sense,
to them and their clients, because of the perceived benefits (e.g. discounts for
bulk purchases, exclusivity terms, ease of delivery, simple ROI calculations etc.).
But Jupiter Media
Metrix has found (admittedly to support sales of a new service) that: "Media
buys across fewer online networks are inefficient."
So should you go on
a buying spree? Read
the article first...
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- Will Sears Be More Like Target Than Kmart?
Developing the silver-bullet
brand strategy in the context of an overall brand architecture strategy is critical.
This entails far more than just organizing the brands as individual performers.
Well then how should they be organized?
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- The Five Most Important Words in Email Marketing
You may not be able
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that email marketing must have for a successful B2B or fundraising application.
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- Martha Stewart …Still Living
You would have to
be living in a cave not to be aware of the brouhaha surrounding Martha Stewart
these days.
She has been on the cover of Newsweek, been the subject of leading articles in
many of the big papers, been a constant topic of interest on the national and
worldwide newscasts, radio, and so on. Plus, she has incredible loyalty.
Is all this attention
good for the brand?
Well, I've got my own thoughts on Martha, but let me read the article...
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- The 21 Truths About Generating Qualified Leads
Want the bare-bones
of scores of business-to-business lead generation programs? Here are the 21 most
significant truths learned over 35 years of sales.
Want the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Read
on...
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- Do You Know Your Customers...By Name?
You’ve been doing
the tradeshows. You’ve been spending on a PR agency. You’ve been running
ads – both print and now online. You’ve been doing direct mail and now
even direct email. But somehow you feel that you could do better.
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