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The Mighty Amazon: Bezos Books his Ticket for Success
“I’m going to do this crazy thing,” Bezos told his boss on Wall Street one day. “I’m going to start this company selling books online.” It was the spring of 1994 and the Internet was growing at 2,300 percent a year. Bezos knew things just didn’t grow that fast. “It’s highly unlikely,” he says, “and that started me thinking, ‘What kind of business plan might make sense in that context of growth?’”

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10 Reasons To Sell Your Product In Catalogs
For many small companies the marketing plan to launch a new product is a make-or-break strategy. A big misstep could result in the quick demise of the product and possibly the company. That’s why, for a lot of small businesses, a logical way to introduce a new product is by selling it through other companies’ mail order catalogs.

Why You Should Use Direct Mail
With the explosion of the internet and the high cost of postage many businesses have opted not use direct mail. Online marketing is very powerful but if you don't market off-line you are missing a wealth of opportunities. Direct mail is still one of the best ways to reach your target audience.

Website Content - It's All About The Why?
Every week I get asked to look at business websites and tell the owners why they're not getting the results they want. Some of these sites are straightforward brochures, others are e-commerce catalogs, and some are those direct-mail-style pitches reminiscent of old mail-order magazine subscription schemes ported-over to the Web. Some have incorporated do-it-yourself audio and video and some even had this media professionally produced; still the results stink. Why?
The Economics of E-Mail
"E-mail is the single most important tool for business communication." Despite this, businesses may not step back to assess costs and cost-effectiveness of different types of e-mail systems. This article takes a look at the major e-mail options, their advantages and disadvantages. This topic is the second in our 2009 whitepaper series: "Making every IT dollar count!" The full whitepapers are available on our website.
A Guide to Creating a Direct Mail Campaign incorporating Promotional Products
This article is a practical How to Guide for any businesses looking at doing a Direct Mail Campaign for the first time. I use an example of an Unaddressed Mail campaign that incorporates Promotional Products and discuss each step involved from contacting Australia Post, picking your Promotional Product and submitting your letters for lodgement. Many companies are no longer using Direct Mail and so there is a real opportunity for businesses to dominate with little competition from other businesses. I have used an example that includes promotional products because according to the Promotional Product Association International the inclusion of a Promotional Product to a mail promotion can increase the response rate by 50% (Reference: The Power of Promotional Products – PPAI).

SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION
Many businesses today are using technology such as the Internet, fax machines, e-mail, and voice mail to enhance their productivity and efficiency. The use of technology has effected the lines of communication between managers and their sales teams. It is a less personal way to communicate and can lead to feelings of alienation.
How to Manage Your Email & Inbox – Lessons 46 – 50
If you are a Generation Y employee, you probably grew up with e-mail. On the other hand, if you are a Baby Boomer and e-mail is something that you have only started using the past decade or so, learning how to manage and interact with e-mail could be a struggle.
10 Key Points: Writing E-mails That Sell
Do you want to sell through an e-mail solicitation? Here are 10 things you need to do when writing your e-mail to improve your sales results: 1. Focus on value. Make sure the e-mail offers a very clear benefit to the customer. 2. ...
The 6 D’s of E-mail Management
One of the big enemies of personal productivity today is e-mail. The constant flow of e-mail alerts during the day can destroy your concentration and cause you to flit from one project or crisis to the next. Learn how to get yourself out of this state of e-mail-induced ADD.
Getting Effective Results from Customer Service E-mails
Lots of e-mails are sent each day, but many people send e-mail without logically thinking them out. Have you ever sent someone an e-mail and left out important information? It's important when your are requesting help or to be contacted in a matter other than e-mail to structure your e-mail properly. Having answered hundreds of customer service e-mail I thought I provide a help list of things to avoid and things to include in order to receive the best service possible.
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