• How Digital Stock Photos Mean Sales For You

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    Many of the images you see everyday in magazines, direct mail materials, and commercials are filled with digital stock photographs. Stock photographs are those taken by professional photographers and then distributed to users for a fee.Digital photos are taken with digital cameras and can be easily modified and edited with the appropriate software.Read more…
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    If your customers utilize the classifieds to connect with you, do they use Craigslist? More importantly, do you? Since the service is free to almost everyone, you probably should use this form of Internet advertising even if you turn up your nose at conventional news ads.Read more…
  • How to Use Google Stocks With Google Adsense!

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    Google currently has the most talked about stocks in the whole market. Everyone is puzzled of how it manages to have so many supporters worlwide. Actually it's quite easy to understand why google stocks seem to be doing quite well.Read more…
  • Promotional Embroidered Products That Rock

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    Promotional embroidered products are items or products given to the public, free of charge, to hopefully increase sales or promote interest in a product or a business. An example of some embroidered promotional products is:• Embroidered caps and hats• Embroidered backpacks• Embroidered wool blankets• Embroidered sports and tote bags• Embroidered jackets and outerwear• Embroidered golf and button down shirts• Embroidered running shoes and sports clothesThere are several promotional products recognized universally that people collect as a hobby.Corporations spend billions of dollars annually on promotional advertising.Read more…
  • Why Brochures Suck

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    It seems like not a week goes by that I don't get a small business owner who wants my help with their brochure. They need help with the copy, with the design, with the layout -- all of it.They are usually ready to pay me good money, too.Read more…
  • Run Your Newspaper Ads Cheaper Than Everyone Else

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    Several weeks ago I had an absolutely fascinating conversation with a newspaper advertising expert.He laid out some of the best newspaper ad tips I'd ever heard. Tips that can save anyone money and make things go a lot more smoothly.Read more…
  • Brochure Printing That Works

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    A successful business strategy is often defined by a good advertising and marketing plan. Look around. Any venture that lacks the proper come-on to customers is almost always doomed to fail.Read more…
  • Advertising: Relationships vs Business Decisions

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    Successful businesses know the importance of building and maintaining good working relationships, whether it is with partners, employees, business or trade organizations, the government, media representatives, vendors, consumers, or the community at large. A business must carefully balance the benefits of these interpersonal relationships and should never allow these relationships to blind their judgment especially when it relates to what is in the best interest of the business's continued success and growthBuying advertising media based on interpersonal relationships is a common mistake made by many small businesses. This strategy throws the business's strategic marketing plan into the winds of chance in exchange for the warm and fuzzy feelings that come with doing business among friends.Read more…
  • Writing a "Killer" Headline - Your Headlines Have been Killing You!

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    Ok, you want to outsell others! You want to succeed where others are failing! You want to heap tons of money into your bank accounts after each month’s online business venture!Read more…
  • Classified Ads - Pros and Cons

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    The job search has one more face: now you can place your ‘position wanted’ ad on Internet message boards or in classifieds. Of course, placing ads in the classifieds is nothing new. Again, it is not without its share of pros and cons.Read more…
  • Creating a Buzz on a Budget

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    When starting a new business most people are trying not to overspend. So one of the places they cut back on is in advertising which is actually very important when starting a new venture. We all can't afford a 30 second spot during the super Bowl but there are a lot of things that we can do that won't cost us a lot.Read more…
  • What Ad Agency Media Buyers Won't Tell You

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    Those of you familiar with my personal history know that I have a strong background in, and affinity for, digital marketing. Now that my bias is fully disclosed, I’m going to tell you what most traditional ad agencies will not…that the digital medium is far and away the most powerful, cost effective and measurable form of media available today. Advertising and MarComm budgets can no longer focus solely on traditional communications mediums; rather budgets must be spread across a broader spectrum inclusive of digital mediums.Read more…
  • Thinking of Having Your Vehicle Wrapped?

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    Some businesses are exploring the idea of this fast-growing medium of vehicle wrapping as an effective advertising tool. Small businesses, large corporations, media outlets and others that want to attract attention are turning to vehicle advertising as a means to that end. But be warned: vehicle wrapping is not for the faint of heart.Read more…
  • My Boogers Itch - Good Marketing or Not?

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    If you've driven through Atlanta - or perhaps throughout the South - you've seen large, attention-getting signs proclaiming (among other things) that someone has gas. ???My husband was the first to observe this sign.Read more…
  • How To Advertise Your Internet Business and Drive Traffic and Sales for Pennies

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    We have all seen advertisements promising targeted traffic and massive sales, but most of these are scams and rarely do they produce the traffic and sales that are promised. Even Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising on search engines like Google and Yahoo have gotten so expensive for good keywords that the costs now greatly outweigh any profits you could make with your internet business. On average it costs $20 - $100 per item sold through Google.Read more…
  • Where in the World Is...?

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    With Internet use spreading across the globe, one advertising message no longer fits all. Believe it or not, Asians, Europeans and Latin Americans account for more than 60 percent of all Web traffic, and the percentage is climbing. At the same time, Internet shoppers everywhere are becoming increasingly hostile to generic pop-ups and banners.Read more…
  • Humor and Advertising Don't Mix? You Just Don't Have a Sense of Humor!

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    Humor: One of the Best Advertising MethodsSex, money, and religion. What do they all have in common? They are the three subjects that are most powerful when getting a person’s attention.Read more…
  • Stock Photography

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    Stock photography is images that can be used by advertisers, magazines, publishers, graphic designers, web designers, calendar and greeting cards companies, and television and film producers for commercial purposes. Instead of hiring a photographer to shoot an image or event, one can go through a stock photograph library and order a wide range of photographs. Using stock photography saves a consumer a lot of money.Read more…
  • Radio Advertising Commandments

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    In my last article "Local Advertising - The Biggest Mistakes" we took a look at the major media available for local advertisers to market their products. To follow up, I'd like to discuss the many uses of Radio. Sort of the 10 Commandments Of Radio Advertising.Read more…
  • Silicone Bracelets for All

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    Customized silicone bracelets and wristbands are a great way to advertise, and seem to be becoming a very popular way to get a message across. Many companies are seeing the value of using customized silicone bracelets as a twist to word of mouth and viral marketing strategies.For What Are Customized Silicone Bracelets Used?Read more…

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