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Protect Your Parents from Avis Budget: Direct Marketing Scumbags

Both Sides of the Table

I have mostly taken over helping my dad with his finances. But in the past few years I’ve entered what is called the “sandwich years&# in which you start helping to take care of your parents as well as young kids.

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7 Keys To Strategic Partnerships That Profit Everyone

Startup Professionals Musings

Where your competitor isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. They may have the finances you need to invest in a business area they know, where you have the core competency. Benchmark your practices against a true peer. Think about the future.

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Understanding the Digital Mail Room: How to Increase Your Direct Marketing Results

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Business Management Productivity Sales and Marketing Technology business Digital Mail Room Direct Marketing finance' The USPS offers a free, one-time service that updates a mailing list up to 50,000 names with correct, standardized addresses.

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Paranoid Companies Miss the Best New Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

If your "competitor" isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Affiliate marketing might actually be one of the more effective (and easier) ways to partner with someone else in the industry. Cross endorsement. Possible investor.

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7 Ways Getting In Bed With The Enemy Can Be Win-Win

Startup Professionals Musings

Where your competitor isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. They may have the finances you need to invest in a business area they know, where you have the core competency. Benchmark your practices against a true peer. Think about the future.

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Your Toughest Competitor May be Your Best Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

If your "competitor" isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Affiliate marketing might actually be one of the more effective (and easier) ways to partner with someone else in the industry. Cross endorsement. Possible investor.

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Agam Berry’s Six Startup Tips For Aspiring Indian Entrepreneurs

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Know your market and your competition well. Know your finances. Be smart with your finances. Direct marketing. Not only should you research your industry and make sure there is a demand, you need to build an audience to serve. If you build it, they will not come-garner an audience first.