April 25, 2012

Marketing a Book

Books are everywhere and sometimes it feels like everyone wants to write one. Naturally, like any other business that has an excess of products competing for consumer dollar, there’s a need for them to stand out. Any book, whether it comes from a big publishing house or something decided to self-publish over the Internet, must [...]

April 3, 2012

The Social Media Ball Game

Social media is interesting to businessmen and marketers because of how much reach it gives them, allowing them to stretch their efforts further than ever before. However, it is also frightening for them because it is very much a game of its own. It forces them out of their comfort zone, forcing them to change [...]

March 5, 2012

Forecasting Your Marketing Moves

Every businessperson has to have a certain amount of clairvoyance when planning for the future. I’m not talking about Tarot cards and crystal balls here, though people in business did use to consult those kind of seers before making any kind of corporate move. However, the advance of computers and other machines for gathering and [...]

February 2, 2012

An In-depth Look at “Freakonomics”

“Freakonomics” by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner is a non-fiction book that examines pop culture through the eyes of two “rogue” economists. Their target market? Surprisingly: parents. Like Nietzsche, Levitt’s work isn’t geared wowards a “grand theme.” If there’s any it won’t come from them, but from people who will study all of them and [...]

December 13, 2011

Cost Versus Quality

Cost and marketing are, perhaps, two of the biggest factors when someone makes a decision whether or not to purchase something. People want to know if they can afford something, even if they need to use something like Kohls promo codes to do it. People also want to know if what they’re about to buy [...]

December 12, 2011

Targeting the Upscale Market

Among small companies, one of the easiest ways to gain fast revenue is to cater to the upper segment of the market. This allows the business to produce fewer products, while raking in a larger profit with each sale. Of course, before you can enter the market that focuses more on quality over cost, you [...]

December 11, 2011

Targeting the Upscale Market

Among small companies, one of the easiest ways to gain fast revenue is to cater to the upper segment of the market. This allows the business to produce fewer products, while raking in a larger profit with each sale. Of course, before you can enter the market that focuses more on quality over cost, you [...]

December 6, 2011

Selling ACN Products and Services

Sometimes, even a good idea like signing up with ACN to make money can be a bit harder than it looks on the surface. The “buy in” is a reasonable amount and a savvy salesman can easily get it back within a short time, but direct selling can be difficult. Going into business by direct [...]

October 28, 2011

Understanding the Role of Customer Care in Business Promotions

When you mean business, you mean profits rolling in. Aside from having the best products and services in town, you need to make sure your company has topnotch customer care representatives. These agents are not people who have graduated from credible universities, or those who pride themselves on medals and certificates as evidence of their [...]

September 13, 2011

The Essence of Internal Branding

When you’re a new company, you spend a lot of time creating the best branding message to attract clients. You get to experiment with different taglines and logos and decide which fits best to your products or services. However, there is one thing that most businesses forget when it comes to launching a brand. That [...]