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Information Overlaod: 5 Ways to Cut Through the Clutter
Two or three years ago you could create a marketing campaign, send out a series of e-mails and expect a reasonable response rate. Things have changed. We've hit information overload and we just don't have time to read and respond to everything we'd like. Information overload has become a chronic problem, so if you want to reach your target you must cut through the clutter. Something has to really grab me and be super easy or I'll just delete it. And that seems to be true for many people I speak with. So how do you move beyond information overload to reach those who will want to respond to your outreach?
The 7 most deadly sins of print advertising
If you want people to read, understand, and respond to your print advertising, you must avoid these sins at all costs.
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).

How to correctly use direct mail to generate SaaS leads
To produce the best results for a direct mail program for marketing SaaS, there are several very powerful direct mail strategies you will need to follow to increase your response rate. These strategies will produce great results for all sales letters, not just SaaS...
How To Write A Great Headline Drawing Them In And Making Them Want To Buy Your Product
The most important factor in any advertising is your headline...do you know how to write one and how to identify the USP that makes people want to buy specifically from you?
Employment References Are So Important
Employment references are as important to the recruitment process now as they have always been, if not more so. The problem being they are now at times more difficult to receive than they were a few years ago.
Writing Great Copy for Supplements
Alan Serinsky has used his copywriting skills to build a successful supplement business, Vitalmax Vitamins. Today, he’s going to share his insider secrets on what propels supplement copy toward success
Prospecting with a Plan
A good pool of prospects is one of the keys to a successful selling career. Knowing how to prospect effectively keeps a career vital, and is truly the lifeblood of sales. Yet, so many sales professionals overlook the crucial element of having a prospecting plan. With a plan to follow, you can measure your efforts and results.

Appointment Letters – Small Business Tips to Get Your Foot in the Door
Many small businesses struggle with writing letters to potential clients trying to get an appointment with them. But it doesn't have to be as difficult as it may seem. As a professional copy writer, here are my top 10 tips for effective appointment letters.
What Is Midlife, After All?
My semi-scientific survey indicates exactly what I suspected: that few people really understand when or what midlife is. Here are some data for you.
JOINING FORCES TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR MARKETING DOLLAR
How to make the most of your marketing money
Mary Ellen Tribby and EarlyToRise.com’s Amazing Growth Spurt from 8 million to 27 million in one year
At the recent Strategic Profits seminar I attended in Florida I got introduced to Mary Ellen Tribby of EarlyToRise.com. EarlyToRise is owned by Agora Publishing, which in Tribby’s words is an “Idea Company” and they focus on direct marketing. I was totally blown away when they shared their metrics with me. They have a list of 300,000 people, and they make an average of $40 per person. Their year-to-year growth is stunning. Take a peek: * ‘04 - 3 million * ‘05 - 5 milliom * ‘06 - 8 million * ‘07 - 27 million * ‘08 - 36 million Notice the huge spurt from ‘06 to ‘07? After the event I had a chance to talk to Tribby and I asked her to explain the main “mind-shifts” or “strategic shifts” that lead to that stellar growth. Here was her response
Chill Out Guide to opening the call to get an appointment
Always having problems making an appointment over the phone, 9 times out of 10 it's a wasted call. I will not try and kid you that there is a magic formula, because if there was, no one would ever tell you. If all else fails try this one.
Tracking Postcard Campaign Results
You have painstakingly designed your postcards with attention grabbing photos, imagery and headline. You believe you have selected the best mailing list for your target audience. After all this careful planning, how will you know if your campaign is successful?
The Benefits of the Postcard Campaign
Most of us think of postcards as something we send to our friends and relatives while we are away on vacation. But this communication piece is now favored by many businesses as well.
Using Analytics with Direct Marketing to Ride Out a Tough Economy -- Part 3
This is the third in the series of how to be more effective in a tough economy. And, this article will give you some good ideas on all of the elements of each campaign to take a hard look at to hone in on the best direct marketing strategies.
Revealed: Secrets That Most Advertising Agencies And Sale Reps Hope You Never Discover
Most businesses choose advertising venues recommended by their advertising agency, or base their decision on which media representative shows up on that day. They are often sold the worst kind of advertising because it matters more to the agency how much the seller will get in commission, not how effective the ad is for the buyer. If you are looking for fast food readily available over the counter, there is always a McDonalds or KFC just around the corner. Like the truly great restaurants, you will need some skills and guidance to find the most effective and affordable advertising venues. These venues aren’t openly promoted, no commission is paid out, and there are no sale representatives.

The Greening of Procurement (Part 1)
In my extensive travels to exotic locales (alright Calgary may not be exotic but it is certainly a great place to visit), purchasing professionals who have attended one of my conferences have rarely if ever broached the subject of environmentally friendly (re green) procurement practice. Burdened by the more pressing challenges associated with unnecessarily complex initiatives that are behind schedule and over budget, one can certainly understand the reasons for the paucity of inquiries.

Viral Marketing Overview
Viral marketing uses a "word-of-mouth" techniques to spread the marketing message. Actually, viral marketing uses many forms of media to reach out to the public without actually promoting the product.
Email Marketing Avoid Becoming Spam
Email is still the best way to reach a mass audience over the Web. However, email filters are becoming a serious problem for legitimate email marketers because they inadvertently label promotional emails as SPAM. These simple guidelines will help avoid having your emails blocked as unwanted mail.

Marketing Tip - The Top 6 Biggest Marketing Mistakes
Marketing Tips - The top 6 marketing mistakes - avoid them and watch your marketing results go up. Get 5-10 times more customers immediately.

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Rotten Apple Marketing
Everyone seems to hate spam — except Internet marketers. Admit it, we love email marketing because it's cheap and easy. In fact, it's so cheap and easy that Internet marketers are happy with a response rate of less than one percent. So, who cares about the ninety-nine percent who don't respond?

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Even When It Works, There's More Work
Whether a particular story elicits a negligible response or a huge response, you still need to work it.
Increase Landing Page Conversion By Testing These 5 Elements
Are you satisfied with the conversion rate on your landing page? I hope the answer to that question - no matter what your conversion rate - is an emphatic "No!" Because no matter what your conversion rate is, there's always the chance that it can be better.
Email Marketing and the High Price of Irrelevance
A huge buzzward in email marketing lately is relevance. When you're not sending relevant messages that your readers care about, you see your unsubscribe rate increase, your spam complaint rate increase, your open rate decrease, and your ROI plummet.

Commercial Loans UK - How To Work Out The Rate Per Thousand Cost of Your UK Loan
This article explains how rate per thousands are used to work out the interest element of your UK commercial loan, business loan, or lease finance. Many commercial loans do have APRs attached to them, whilst others are calculated using a rate per thousand. Here we explore rate per thousand calculations.
How to Get the Lowest Interest Rate Mortgage
Researching tips and strategies on how to get the lowest interest rate mortgage are important when buying a home today, because each and every interest rate point makes a huge difference when calculated over the term of a mortgage loan. First and foremost, your credit has a direct impact on the interest rate you will receive. There are programs for first time homebuyers that will help you save as well. There are many options available to shop around for a low interest rate as well, but most people would advise against using the ARM (adjustable rate mortgage) compared to a fixed interest rate.
How to work out a flat rate or APR on your loan using a rate per thousand
This article gives a simple calculation for working out the APR or flat rate on a commercial loan using only the rate per thousand.
Mortgage Rates And Subprime Crisis – An Overview
The global subprime crisis had such far-reaching implications that it is impossible to spell out in a few sentences the large-scale affect it caused on the economy of the world. As expected, Canada too did not escape the worldwide wrath. The fallout has been extensive. Today, money borrowers are bombarded with terms such as prime mortgage rate and subprime mortgage rate. What do these expressions mean? A rudimentary understanding of different types of credit is as much essential as getting to know of terms such as Canada prime mortgage rate. First here is some nitty gritty of what prime interest rate is.
What Is A Call Center And Other Questions Answered In This Overview
A call center is capable of handling multiple inbound and outbound communications from customers across all types of communication lines including live chat, email response, fax response, and more.

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