Forum: Offline Marketing 
3rd August 2012, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 362 Re: small business software's
Sounds like a custom program is what he needs. I've reviewed hundreds of business software programs for businesses. When you have specific needs like this you need to have it custom written.
PM...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd August 2012, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,279 Re: How much do you charge for email marketing?
Actually, piece is synonymous to anything you send ... email, brochures or whatever.
With Process Marketing when working with offline businesses we like to send marketing pieces via snail mail....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th July 2012, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,279 Re: How much do you charge for email marketing?
@ukcini: You get the online piece ... email. The offline piece is snail mail. This could be flyers, postcards, brochures, sales letters. What we send is dependent upon the business and the product...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
28th December 2011, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 929 Re: Did You Walk Away From Your J.O.B IN 2011 ?
Losing your job and being "forced" to do something to make money is a strong motivator. I've heard many success stories like this.
There are a lot of people out there that don't have a strong...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th December 2011, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 802 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th December 2011, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 816 Re: I finally got my offline services website up.
Under "How do you get started?", put a video there to show them what to do. That will make it a whole lot easier which will increase your sales.
Also, for a WP Theme, check out Elegant Themes....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th December 2011, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 776 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th December 2011, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 988 Re: Best ways to get Offline SEO Clients!
Selling SEO upfront is really hard. Yet, the money for SEO is extremely attractive. The approach we took is selling a lower cost product that provides immediate results. This allows us to create the...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd November 2011, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,314 Re: Groupon Gone Bad
It's interesting how I seem to be running across all of these Groupon articles. Here's another one I found informative ...
Beyond Groupon: Daily Deals Evolve, New Competitors Emerge...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd November 2011, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,196 Re: 5 Secrets To Direct Mail Success...
Just remember, opening it up is only half of the battle. Having a compelling offer that grabs their attention along with the other key copywriting elements is also very important. You don't want to...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd November 2011, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd November 2011, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,314 Re: Groupon Gone Bad
I found the story interesting and pursued it a bit further and found this ... https://plus.google.com/107945426404682361496/posts/4a5bH8Y27Wt#107945426404682361496/posts/4a5bH8Y27Wt
Apparently...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd November 2011, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,314 Groupon Gone Bad
I know I haven't been on for a while. Business has been booming and my team and I have been swamped!
I ran across this tonight. It's a good read on how Groupon can really hurt a business. In...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th October 2011, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 800 Re: New method of offline marketing
This may need repeating. This is from my post at http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-marketing-discussions/463882-client-not-seeing-value-fb-campaign.html, post #9 ...
Okay, I'm going to go old...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th October 2011, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 970 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th October 2011, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,940 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
10th October 2011, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,272 Re: $2,560 A Week....from Car Lots!
For me, it's not about making $100k/yr. For my son with medical issues, he'd be happy to make $20/hr! Heck, he'd be happy to have a way of making money without having to deal with a boss.
That's...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
10th October 2011, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,272 Re: $2,560 A Week....from Car Lots!
But where do you get these chemicals?
I have a 26 year old who's bipolar and can't seem to hold a job because he doesn't handle authority very well, for one. Something like this might just be his...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th October 2011, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 3,820 Re: Bob Bly's Advice On Prospecting
Good catch RRG regarding the script. I wasn't critiquing the script as much as the point he was making about going for the appointment.
Bradley
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th October 2011, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 3,820 Re: Bob Bly's Advice On Prospecting
Excellent post, Webladder! Right on the money.
Everyone, take notes on this post. He's right on the money! You do NOT sell products from a cold call. You sell the appointment.
Well said!
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th October 2011, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,008 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th October 2011, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,008 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th October 2011, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,430 Re: How to multiply direct mail open rates
Vagabond has a number of ways to get it open. Go to http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-marketing-discussions/460128-thinking-about-using-direct-mail.html and see post #34.
Bradley
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th October 2011, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 3,820 Re: Bob Bly's Advice On Prospecting
I agree about having somebody else do it for you. For years I've had an administrative assistant. One of her jobs is to schedule appts with businesses I'm having a hard time getting through. She'll...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th October 2011, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 3,820 Re: Bob Bly's Advice On Prospecting
There's nothing wrong with cold calling. There are a lot of companies that use this medium for lead generation and selling.
Vertical market software companies, for example, do cold calling and...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th October 2011, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 3,820 Re: Bob Bly's Advice On Prospecting
@ RRG - Thank you. After 25 years of this, you wouldn't believe some of the things I've witnessed and experienced. LOL
@ Not So New - Agreed, they need to test. However, first, they need to learn...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th October 2011, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 3,820 Re: Bob Bly's Advice On Prospecting
What I see so often is people dismissing a strategy saying it doesn't work, when in reality, they just didn't do it right.
Cold-calling works, unless you don't know how to do it right.
Email...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th October 2011, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 635 Re: Local directory site question
This topic is already being discussed ...
http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-marketing-discussions/393437-i-am-interested-setting-up-local-business-directory.html
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th October 2011, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 895 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th October 2011, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,739 Re: Thinking About Using Direct Mail?
Bryan,
Totally agree, your list is the #1 most important part to any mailing!! Here's what I've found to be the most important parts to a mailing ...
1) The List!!! This is who you're sending it...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th October 2011, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 895 Re: client not seeing the value of FB campaign ?
Okay, I'm going to go old school on you all.
There are two reasons businesses advertise ...
1) To get sales right now from people who need what they have. They have a need, they see the ad, they...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th October 2011, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,739 Re: Thinking About Using Direct Mail?
Vagabond,
I was talking to a consultant with his mailing piece. He used the lumpy idea with a bite sized 100,000 bar in it.
It only produced a few leads.
While the lumpy approach got their...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
3rd October 2011, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 852 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd October 2011, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,739 Re: Thinking About Using Direct Mail?
Patrick,
Go look at all of the posts I've done. I've provided a lot of help on this topic for a lot of people.
I too have read posts that were really good until they self-promoted. Then it made...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd October 2011, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,739 Re: Thinking About Using Direct Mail?
Patrick,
Like I stated in the WSO, I make a heck of a lot more money helping offline businesses. $27 doesn't affect me one way or the other.
I am charging for it because its been my experience...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd October 2011, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,739 Re: Thinking About Using Direct Mail?
Most people not only fail at direct mail, but at lead generation as a whole because they don't do it right!
You can do email, direct mail, postcards or even drop off flyers in person and if you...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd October 2011, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 656 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd October 2011, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,351 Re: Paying $500 per lead?I
Correct, I would not tie it to the sale because you have no control over that. That's why I suggested $250/lead. That you have control over.
Bradley
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Forum: Offline Marketing
1st October 2011, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,351 Re: Paying $500 per lead?I
Whether I would do this or not would depend on learning more about the business and getting a feel for the owner.
If I had any red flags pop up AND they are adamant about only paying for...
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Forum: Copywriting
29th September 2011, 04:25 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 855  Re: Please Review My Sales Email.
Wow, I don't even know where to begin. And you say this is an email, not a direct mail piece?
I can certainly see why you're not getting any leads. I'd do a re-write. It's too long, I find many...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th September 2011, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 883 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
28th September 2011, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,739 Re: Thinking About Using Direct Mail?
I love direct mail! We've had tremendous success with it, but that's because we do our research and are strategic with our pieces.
Before we come out with direct mail pieces we first want to make...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th September 2011, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,332 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd September 2011, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,324 Re: Are QR Codes a solution looking for a problem?
It seems to me that if I was setting up QR codes for a business I'd want to direct it to a "direct-response" site, whether text based or video based, but definately "direct-response". I want it to...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
21st September 2011, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 543 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th September 2011, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 398 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th September 2011, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 728 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th September 2011, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 813 Re: Are you "Just" a Marketing Consultant?
That's a huge post. I'm going to need to save this thread and read it later when I have an hour or so. LOL
Maybe I'll just print it for my next library run.
Okay, all kidding aside, I will...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th September 2011, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,050 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th September 2011, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,933 Re: Looking for a perfect office phone system
I did an extensive research of VOIP systems. First, to answer your questions based upon what I learned.
No, you can't use this with 3g!
You need bandwidth, 90 kbps up and down PER phone. 100...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th September 2011, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 985 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th September 2011, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 810 Re: EXPERIENCED OFFLINERS
I'm with iamchrisgreen & mac on this one.
Do a killer interview with the business to find out what their problem is and then as the expert provide the products/services that are going to solve...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th September 2011, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 827 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
18th September 2011, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 723 Re: Accepting payments from local businesses?
Don,
I wouldn't say that's true across the board, city to city.
I have also found that it's all in how you present it to them.
Those that are hard coded "check writers", no problem. I take...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
18th September 2011, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 723 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
18th September 2011, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,383 |