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This article reviews traditional marketing activities as well as marketing on the Internet.
This article discusses one of the most effective market strategies for any company, creating a company brand.
Publicity is known as "free advertising" but can be expensive in terms of the time and resources you invest. This article will discuss how to make publicity work for you.
Promoting your products and services is a great way to stay in front of the potential or existing customers and to create interest to buy again.
When developing and marketing products and services, it is critical to clearly understand and communicate the offering's features and benefits.
There are four aspects to evaluating the effectiveness of your marketing activities--external factors, cost-benefits, feedback, and long term perspective.
Many forms of advertising can be used by companies today but the only effective form of advertising is the one that reaches the eyes and ears of your intended audience.
This article provides ideas on how to track the effectiveness of your marketing activities.
If you're building a company for growth, don't ignore public relations but don't overdo it. The author says PR is much more than press releases-it's also about building relationships with investors, industry experts, and reporters to educate them about your product and industry.
Three dogs, two guys, and one 59-cent biscuit cutter add up to powerful national public relations: A high-brow bakery for dogs becomes the toast of prestigious publications and broadcast outlets (The Wall Street Journal, the cover of Forbes, People magazine and The Oprah Winfrey Show). In this engaging article, its co-founder serves up tips that are as tough as the business is winsome for your doing the same. Among the suggestions: massage that rookie from the local weekly.
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