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Always Right: Five Risks You Must Take With Your Customers

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When they work with you, your customers should feel like they are entering the bar on the television show Cheers : ‘where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came.’ You’d be much better served to use what you know about your customers to create highly targeted and personalized direct marketing campaigns.

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Eight Ways To Get Past The Fear Of “No”  And Start Risking Rejection

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Persistence is the name of the game. Tom Panaggio, author of “ The Risk Advantage: Embracing the Entrepreneur’s Unexpected Edge “, has enjoyed a 30-year entrepreneurial career as cofounder of two successful direct marketing companies. Opportunities are out there, but most won’t be served up on a silver platter.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

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Entrepreneurs have also tapped sharing platforms to directly market their goods and services, somewhat blurring the line between unadulterated peer-to-peer co-ops and direct sales channels. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. If I find a full-time job, I may not need the money. Posted | Updated.

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Texting: The Killer Application in your Offline Marketing Arsenal

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Online and offline marketing need to work together, for best results. Online marketing, as the name suggests, requires your audience to be online. 5 reasons why you should combine texting with other offline marketing channels. They asked viewers to text the keyword and their name. Get more responses to direct mail.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Organization, Communities or Associations they Belong to That Help Support Their Business

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One of the best ways to promote your business and increase its name recognition is by joining business organizations and/or communities or associations. For business owners under the age of 45, it provides access to a global network and instructional programming. The Young President's Organization (YPO) was established in 1950.

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Risk Avoiders Are Opportunity Missers: 10 Excuses Business Owners Make

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However, you’re certain it can’t be done without buying and mastering a certain software program that lets you personalize your marketing efforts. Instinctively, you know she’d be perfect for your team and she hinted that she might be in the market for a job change. Maybe next year would be better.

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Landing Pages That Convert

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Testimonials- these are the tried and true workhorses of the direct marketing and copywriting world. Take care Paul [link] Simple Techniques Direct Marketers Use To Ensure Success Before Even Launching Products. I believe it came from a group called Marketing Experts. early on and prominently on your landing page.

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