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    How To Match Customer Needs To Your Promotional Products
    If you are attending a conference or trade show as a representative of your business, you will likely want to ensure that your company name is the one that everyone remembers after the show is done and packed and everyone has gone home. You can do this by offering an incredible product, of course, but there will be much competition between incredible products at any good conference or trade show. How do you guarantee that your company name is the one that is associated with great business as well as a good product? One of the ways is wi
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    Incoming calls, emails, walk-ins, website visitors, etc. 

    Train yourself and your staff to always ask these questions.  Where did they come from?  How did they hear about you?  Which ad did they call on? 

    Here is an example:  Let’s say you

    China Media Booms
    No one really knows how many television stations there are in China. Best estimates put the number at 5,000. Yet, just over ten years ago there were no more than 40. The number of newspapers has increased from around 200 to more than 2,500, radio stations have blossomed from a 100 to 1,200 and TV and radio penetration is now over 85 percent.In just, 10 years, the media in has exploded. But it is still heavily regulated and owned and controlled by the state run Communist Party. Most local media is pro-China in its content and style a
    You may be aware that in a basketball game the assistant coaches keep an almost unending list of personal statistics for each player.  Rebounds, assists, points, minutes played, etc.

    Why is that?

    Because they know that these individual statistics all add up to the bottom line. 

    The final score

    If they can achieve even a small incremental improvement in these individual statistics for each player this will have a compound affect on the final score. 

    And of course, it helps them know which players to give the most playing time too. 

    In marketing your business you should be just as disciplined. Which products and which ads and which media should you give the most playing time?  Do you know?

    What’s the point of designing and implementing an advertising campaign if you don’t know if it worked or if it was better than the last one? 

    What a waste.

    How do you know where the best place is to spend your advertising dollars? 

    By tracking everything

    Incoming calls, emails, walk-ins, website visitors, etc. 

    Train yourself and your staff to always ask these questions.  Where did they come from?  How did they hear about you?  Which ad did they call on? 

    Here is an example:  Let’s say you p

    Five Tips for Writing Better Brochures
    When I was a salesperson for a design company one key element in my presentation consisted of a product brochure. They were written for us by the company engineers and we complained that there were too many elements missing for us to make our sales points.Here are 5 tips for writing better brochures for your small business.1. Know your audience. What do you want them to know, think, or feel after they read your brochure? Your brochure must fit the informational needs of your audience. Is there something you can ask in you
    tistics all add up to the bottom line. 

    The final score

    If they can achieve even a small incremental improvement in these individual statistics for each player this will have a compound affect on the final score. 

    And of course, it helps them know which players to give the most playing time too. 

    In marketing your business you should be just as disciplined. Which products and which ads and which media should you give the most playing time?  Do you know?

    What’s the point of designing and implementing an advertising campaign if you don’t know if it worked or if it was better than the last one? 

    What a waste.

    How do you know where the best place is to spend your advertising dollars? 

    By tracking everything

    Incoming calls, emails, walk-ins, website visitors, etc. 

    Train yourself and your staff to always ask these questions.  Where did they come from?  How did they hear about you?  Which ad did they call on? 

    Here is an example:  Let’s say you

    Printable Business Cards for Your New Business
    Are you tired of wasting ink, expensive card stock, and your precious time? I was sick of giving out the cheap looking business cards that always seemed a little bit out of alignment. Finally, I found a company that will give you free business cards.All you have to do is use their templates, either with or without your own graphics, and they print it and make it perfect. Then you sit back and reap the rewards of professional looking business cards for the low cost of shipping. If you want to print them yourself, you can do that too.
    e, it helps them know which players to give the most playing time too. 

    In marketing your business you should be just as disciplined. Which products and which ads and which media should you give the most playing time?  Do you know?

    What’s the point of designing and implementing an advertising campaign if you don’t know if it worked or if it was better than the last one? 

    What a waste.

    How do you know where the best place is to spend your advertising dollars? 

    By tracking everything

    Incoming calls, emails, walk-ins, website visitors, etc. 

    Train yourself and your staff to always ask these questions.  Where did they come from?  How did they hear about you?  Which ad did they call on? 

    Here is an example:  Let’s say you

    How to Create a Procedures Manual for Your Cleaning Company
    While most companies have specific policies and a printed procedure manual written up for employees to follow, your cleaning business may have started on a part-time basis with you doing everything. Most likely, nothing was put in writing. With many different tasks pulling you in a thousand directions, putting your procedures down into writing has most likely not made it to the top of your "to do" list. But what happens when you want to go on a vacation? Or if you become sick or injured? Having a written policy and procedures manual fo
    igning and implementing an advertising campaign if you don’t know if it worked or if it was better than the last one? 

    What a waste.

    How do you know where the best place is to spend your advertising dollars? 

    By tracking everything

    Incoming calls, emails, walk-ins, website visitors, etc. 

    Train yourself and your staff to always ask these questions.  Where did they come from?  How did they hear about you?  Which ad did they call on? 

    Here is an example:  Let’s say you

    CCTV, Video Surveillance, and Security Cameras: A Buyer's Guide
    Today, businesses are increasingly rely on video surveillance systems. But how do you choose the best CCTV system, camera, or DVR? Read on to learn the steps to take in choosing the right video surveillance system for your needs.CCTV ObjectivesThe first step in designing a CCTV system is to determine the following:* How many cameras are required? * What are the key fields of view? * What are your recording requirements? * What are the lighting conditions at each camera location? * Where do you need
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    Incoming calls, emails, walk-ins, website visitors, etc. 

    Train yourself and your staff to always ask these questions.  Where did they come from?  How did they hear about you?  Which ad did they call on? 

    Here is an example:  Let’s say you place a classified ad in the newspaper at a cost of $135.00 offering a free report on your product.  You could track the incoming calls in many ways (for instance by directing them to a free recorded message with a unique extension number or simply by asking them where they heard about the offer when they call). 

    Let’s say you receive 12 calls on this ad and 2 of them end up as completed  sales.

    What is your cost per prospect?

    (Cost of Ad) / (Number of Calls) = Cost Per Prospect

    $135.00 / 12 = $11.25

    Your cost per prospect is $11.25


    What is your conversion rate of prospects to sold clients?

    (Number of Sold Clients) / (Number of Prospects)  = Conversion Rate

    2 / 12 = .17 (or 17%)

    Your conversion rate of prospects to sold clients is 17%


    What is your cost per sold client?

    (Cost of Ad) / (Number of Sold Clients) = Cost Per Sale

    $135.00 / 2 = $67.50

    Your marketing cost per sale is $67.50.


    Now let’s say you place a display ad in a large local corporate news

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