Category Archives: marketing ideas

The Dangerous Marketing Trend – Me-Me-Me…

“I can do it myself,” said the frustrated business owner. Let’s face it, it’s hard for a business owner to give up a responsibility in his/her business for fear of it not being completed or a variation of staggering reasons. … Continue reading

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Will the wrong list will kill even the best marketing?

You can write the perfect headline, opening paragraph and subheads. Make the perfect offer. Make it to the wrong list and the chances of it working are slim or none. Continue reading

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What Business Is It Of Yours?

Are you really in the business of marketing and selling whatever it is that you sell? Or did you just create yourself a job with a lunatic as a boss? Continue reading

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Networking Sucks. Webinars & Teleseminars Crash. Marketing is Math. Maybe. Maybe Not.

Ideas from networking and joint venturing to honoring and doing simple math. Most of these ideas can be done with your investment of time and effort. Continue reading

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Three Revealing Tips To Writing Profitable Ads?

Swipe and use the tested headlines from the most popular publications. Publications like: The National Enquirer, People, Sports Illustrated and Games. Continue reading

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What do you do, to get your clients fired up?

How do you create emotional mar­keting? Continue reading

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What “Big News” do you use to promote your business?

Is there a big event happening locally, regionally, statewide, nationally or even internationally that you could associate your business with? I am always consid­ering how newsworthy events can be incorporated into my marketing. Continue reading

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What Is And How Can Stealth Marketing Be Your Most Profitable Marketing…

How important is it to you that your marketing efforts reach your customers privately so that your competition has no idea what you are doing? Continue reading

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Why Stop Someone From Talking To Themselves?

If you want to get someone’s attention, then you have to create an inter­ruption in his/her “self talk.” In fact, you have to keep on interrupting them, until you get their total attention. Continue reading

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How To Reproduce and Repurpose Your Profitable Marketing Ideas

Have you run newspapers and magazines ads? How about blog posts? Are there any articles that have been written about you, about your business, or about your products and services? People may be impressed when these articles and ads run the first time, but how many of them are ever seen again by the public?
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Who Else Wants Three Revealing Tips To Writing A Profitable Ad?

Three Revealing Tips To Writing A Profitable Ad? Are you frustrated because your ads are not getting the response you thought they deserved? Here are three tips that are 100% guaranteed to help you improve any ad. Tip One: Write … Continue reading

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Secret No. 34: Do You Have Attitude?

Does your business communicate a positive attitude? Do you have a written “Mission Statement” that explains what your business is about? Does this statement represent the vision, purpose, and aspirations that your business communicates to the world? More importantly, do … Continue reading

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