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Casual Articles - How To Build Your Sales
For years we’ve been taught to identify ourselves as reps for one XYZ company or another.~We have our fancy business cards printed, some letterhead, maybe an address stamp.~We use the company logo and replicated websites as points of first impression.~We market ourselves as being associated with that company with abandon … heck, we even have the T-shirts to prove it!Sounds okay on the surface, right?Not right.
Where do you look?
Try your own customers first. Send out a letter or email announcing you’re looking for a j/v partner. Be sure to tell t
Home based travel businesses are no longer the wave of the future. Home travel businesses are the hot trend right now. So if you’re considering becoming a travel agent, this brief guide will provide you with information you need to know.First, there are generally two types of home travel businesses:Referral agencies Booking and selling agenciesHome based travel businesses that fall into the referral agency category do just that:
So what is joint venture marketing (or j/v)?
Speaking at the Information Marketing Boot Camp (http://www.dc-infobiz.com), Joint venture expert and entrepreneur John Alanis describes it as “a mutually beneficial agreement to sell similar products or services to customers or prospects.”
You approach another entrepreneur and ask them if they’ll endorse your product and allow you to mail to their customer list.
In exchange, you give the entrepreneur a cut of the gross profits, usually anywhere from 5 to 25 percent. Or you could arrange a list swap.
J/V marketing allows you to quickly add hundreds or thousands of names to your customer list.
The first step is to find a suitable joint venture partner.
Where do you look?
Try your own customers first. Send out a letter or email announcing you’re looking for a j/v partner. Be sure to tell th
Copywriter, business writer, brand communicator, wordsmith…whatever you call it, your small business needs one.Copywriters are sounding boards and word specialists all wrapped into one. Ideally, they’ve had years of experience working in the advertising, marketing and business fields. Freelance copywriters can be of particular use to small business owners because of that magic word: freelance. Translation? They're flexible, charge on a per-project basis and wor
Speaking at the Information Marketing Boot Camp (http://www.dc-infobiz.com), Joint venture expert and entrepreneur John Alanis describes it as “a mutually beneficial agreement to sell similar products or services to customers or prospects.”
You approach another entrepreneur and ask them if they’ll endorse your product and allow you to mail to their customer list.
In exchange, you give the entrepreneur a cut of the gross profits, usually anywhere from 5 to 25 percent. Or you could arrange a list swap.
J/V marketing allows you to quickly add hundreds or thousands of names to your customer list.
The first step is to find a suitable joint venture partner.
Where do you look?
Try your own customers first. Send out a letter or email announcing you’re looking for a j/v partner. Be sure to tell t
Looking for a fun fundraising event to raise money for your nonprofit, church, or favorite cause? A Mardi Gras Fundraiser could be just the thing.The basic premise is fairly simple - a fun night where adults can enjoy good music and great food while letting their hair down with some outrageous costumes and the requisite major bead necklaces.Getting started You'll need a large meeting hall with room for live music or at least a DJ booth. Use a local
You approach another entrepreneur and ask them if they’ll endorse your product and allow you to mail to their customer list.
In exchange, you give the entrepreneur a cut of the gross profits, usually anywhere from 5 to 25 percent. Or you could arrange a list swap.
J/V marketing allows you to quickly add hundreds or thousands of names to your customer list.
The first step is to find a suitable joint venture partner.
Where do you look?
Try your own customers first. Send out a letter or email announcing you’re looking for a j/v partner. Be sure to tell t
Do you know there's a brand new computer virus that can get into your computer without you knowing even if you have AntiVirus and AntiSpyware installed? And when you try to get rid of it, it totally wrecks your system.I didn't know until a few days ago. On Thursday, the 25th of November (Thanksgiving), my computer was infected by a virus that literally took control of my web browser and wrecked my machine when I tried to get rid of it.Let me tell you wha
J/V marketing allows you to quickly add hundreds or thousands of names to your customer list.
The first step is to find a suitable joint venture partner.
Where do you look?
Try your own customers first. Send out a letter or email announcing you’re looking for a j/v partner. Be sure to tell t
How often we are reading or hearing about jobs and industries being lost in the West and moving East? People, particularly the business and political leaders, are all complaining about it but does anyone look at why it is happening. It goes right across the board, starting with manufacturing, IT call support centers, banking support centers, and so much more. When one first looks at this, it appears that the West is losing these business opportunities but perhaps t
Where do you look?
Try your own customers first. Send out a letter or email announcing you’re looking for a j/v partner. Be sure to tell them you’re looking for a partner who sells similar products to your own. And ask how many customers they have on their list. Obviously, the more, the better.
Another way of to find j/v partners is in trade publications. Look at the advertisers. You’ll probably find a few that sell similar products to your own. Contact them by phone or letter and explain you’d like to create a joint venture with them.
Also look in the Standard Rate and Data Service (SRDS) (http://www.srds.com). This directory has every commercially available mailing list, the list owner, etc. Most larger libraries will have a copy of SRDS, although it may be a year or two out of date.
As well, check out the Oxbridge Directory of Newsletters (http://www.mediafinder.com) It’s an excellent source for potential customers from newsletter subscriptions. I
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