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Do You Speak Your Customer’s Language?

By Rick Braddy   |   May 18, 2010

Product language is what we have traditionally used to describe our products to the market. It includes broad claims, comprehensive features and benefits and detailed product and technical specifications. In the marketing departments of larger corporations, this information is often organized into what’s termed a “marketing source document”.  The language used is, more often than not, vendor-centric – not buyer-centric.

Unfortunately, too much corporate product language today is also often full of marketing “gobbledygook”, techno-speak and other undecipherable terminology that only the company creating it can make any sense of. Read More »


How to Use Social Media For Profit

By Charlie Cook   |   May 12, 2010

Still confused about how to leverage social media to generate leads, loyalty and lots of cash for your business?

Our 8 top experts break it into simple steps for you. Read More »


A Picture Is Worth A 1000 Words

By Kim Sheehan   |   May 7, 2010

So many discussions of social media use start and end with text. And the written word is great, don’t get us wrong. But images. photographs, drawings, maybe even a video…are more than just ways to break up big blocks of texts. Images are a great way to quickly connect an emotion to the other information you’re providing. Read More »


Twitter Research Formula

By Rick Braddy   |   May 4, 2010

Spent quite a bit of time ramping up on Twitter tools and techniques recently.  My goal was to learn how to use Twitter to research a market and connect with potential buyers, influencers and market participants.

Using the system outlined below, in the span of one week, I was able to more than triple my followers, drastically improve the quality of information flowing both into my Twitter account and (hopefully) flowing to my followers. Read More »


Final Chance to Save $100 on Social Media Marketing

By Charlie Cook   |   April 27, 2010

Did you want to save $100 and get access to all of the calls and transcripts for the Social Media TeleSummit so you can discover how to attract more clients and cut your marketing costs?

Make sure to claim your copy in the next few hours to avoid paying more when the price goes up tonight. Read More »


Social Media Mastery – Price Increase Alert

By Charlie Cook   |   April 26, 2010

Just a quick note to let you know that the price goes up tomorrow evening for the Social Media Marketing Telesummit recordings and transcripts.

https://www.marketingforsuccess.com/socialmedia.html

This was our first TeleSummit and we pulled out all the stops to pack it with hands on information you can use and judging from all the feedback we’ve gotten, it hit the mark. Read More »


Don’t Be Impulsive With Social Media Marketing

By Rocky Cipriano   |   April 25, 2010

“Social media is like teen sex. Everyone wants to do it. No one actually knows how. When finally done, there is surprise it’s not better.” – Avinash Kaushik

Social media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter) is in vogue among connected consumers and many companies are hoping to capitalize on this marketing avenue to promote their business. I was curious to know how effective (or not) social media has been for Read More »


Viral Advertising: Calling KFC’s Bluff

By Tony Brueski   |   April 24, 2010

The Internet is abuzz this week with talk of the “KFC Double Down” sandwich. A sandwich that has no bun, rather two pieces of fried chicken with bacon and cheese sandwiched in the middle.

“How could they do this!” are the cries that come from millions who are already more than sickened by peoples lack of self control. “Especially with all the talk of our nations problems with obesity!” another cries. Read More »


Do You Watch TV? Then You Know…

By Charlie Cook   |   April 23, 2010

Do you have a TV?

Then you know the power of video. Put images together with words and it grabs your attention. And if you want to help your prospects get to know you, trust you and want to do business with you, there is nothing better besides a personal call or meeting than a video introduction. But… Read More »


Which Twitter Strategy Attracts More Clients

By Charlie Cook   |   April 22, 2010

Almost every business owners I talk to tells me that once they get a prospect on the phone or meet with them in person they can close the sale. But…

The biggest problem is getting that initial conversation going so your prospects get to know you, trust you, understand the value you provide and want to do business with you. Without that initial conversation you don’t have a lead to close. Read More »