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Forum: Offline Marketing 21st April 2014, 02:32 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
Posted By amcg
Re: Email Marketing: What Service do you use for yourself/clients?

Mailchimp. It's just the best web-based email marketing service; I'm shocked none of the big commerce guys or indeed search engines/portals haven't bought them yet.
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th April 2014, 05:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 933
Posted By LizL
Re: Should I worry about this?...

I'm a lawyer and I can tell you that it will depend on what state the lawyer lives in and what the videos say. How an attorney can advertise for clients is determined by the Bar in each state. In my...
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th April 2014, 09:47 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
Posted By Rus Sells
Re: Email Marketing: What Service do you use for yourself/clients?

I use sendy and create accounts for my clients and they pay.
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th April 2014, 06:04 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
Posted By smartman
Re: Email Marketing: What Service do you use for yourself/clients?

I have a custom set up and I handle emailing campaigns for my clients and me included... gives me entire control and helps me achieve good inboxing rates!
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th April 2014, 08:11 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 530
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: What is more important the creative or the media?

You are asking the wrong question. It isn't the media, or the creative. It's matching the media and creative to your most likely prospect

With media, you have to make sure that you are targeting ...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th April 2014, 08:07 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,474
Posted By Vincentz Dalsgaard
Re: Facebook ads for gaining clients - Been running a campaign for 24 hours.

I'm thinking about doing a WSO on the thingy - but it's simple to start.

1. The ad qualifies the prospect. I have found out that my wining ads are like this.
CEO: Take My Clients?
and not:
Want...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th April 2014, 07:27 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 966
Posted By Ron Lafuddy
Re: Get on Your Feet This Summer

Aaron,

One way to make it last longer would be to insulate the inner container. Also, in the comments section of the article, someone mentioned dry ice. I have no idea if that would be better, but...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th April 2014, 05:09 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,474
Posted By Vincentz Dalsgaard
Re: Facebook ads for gaining clients - Been running a campaign for 24 hours.

sure, I do something similar. I spend a little over $300 and got over 200 leads. Sold a handful of clients on a coaching program in the $2300 range to help them get more sales/clients/leads.

I...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th April 2014, 11:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 966
Posted By TheBigBee
Get on Your Feet This Summer

I know I said I'd refrain from sharing anything useful, but I can't help myself!

Here's a link on How to Create a $454 Air Conditioner for $15 ...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th April 2014, 08:06 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
Posted By iAmNameLess
Re: Email Marketing: What Service do you use for yourself/clients?

As long as you aren't an affiliate marketer, MailChimp is the way to go, the highest delivery rates in the industry and they don't require a double opt in, or even a single opt in, so if you do trade...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th April 2014, 09:25 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
Posted By JCorp
Re: Email Marketing: What Service do you use for yourself/clients?

We use Getresponse, Aweber and a few others.

If you're just getting going, I recommend going with Getresponse as they're more IM friendly.
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th April 2014, 06:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
Posted By Nurkholis Hidayat
Re: Email Marketing: What Service do you use for yourself/clients?

I use GetResponse



Right !! it's the most simple way
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th April 2014, 05:54 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
Posted By cscarpero
Re: Email Marketing: What Service do you use for yourself/clients?

Constant Contact. I'm a partner with them.

I make the client buy their own account and give me access to it. Much cleaner that way.
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th April 2014, 05:24 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
Posted By misterme
Re: Email Marketing: What Service do you use for yourself/clients?

"Your Mailing List Provider" lots of reasons I like them.
If you're interested let me know, I have an affiliate link where we both save money.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th April 2014, 09:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 471
Posted By bangwhosnext
Re: My 5 Year Old Is Starting To Get Popular

Not really digging it. I can see how some might find it cute and amusing (with him being 5 and all) but in my opinion its too commercial looking.

Not only that, (and I hate to be the one to break...
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th April 2014, 07:42 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,156
Posted By Matthew North
Re: Help on outsourcing cold-calls

Here's two reasons why this is isn't going to work:

Scarcity attracts more scarcity. You don't have a lot of money, the people that will be attracted to your ads will be people who aren't used to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th April 2014, 02:08 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,156
Posted By ronrule
Re: Help on outsourcing cold-calls

I don't understand why you wouldn't just hire someone for $8-$10 per hour to dial all day and then keep your $1,200?

If a typical non-converting call took an average of two minutes, that's 240...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th April 2014, 02:24 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,967
Posted By wsands
Re: Appointment booking for solar energy company

I'd imagine this one word change will have your conversion rate cranking up a bit.

Additionally I agree with DABK about breaking it up. The initial reaction to "The technician will only need...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th April 2014, 03:34 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,967
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Appointment booking for solar energy company

Aaron; Aren't these things saved for the presentation? When I set an appointment, I just want to sell the appointment. In fact, if they ask about "How much money wold I save?", I would say "Let's not...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2014, 07:14 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,967
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Appointment booking for solar energy company

Yes, Thanks Aaron, Rus, and Paul. You guys are great.:D
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2014, 06:41 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 7,304
Posted By misterme
Re: Wolf of Wall Street Cold Calling Scene - What tonality to use on the phone

Lowering their voice as if sharing a secret is one example.

The "Wolf of Wall Street" clip isn't a training film. It's good acting though. So you're almost but not quite actually hearing the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2014, 04:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 983
Posted By Peter Lessard
Re: I can generate inbound SEO leads, how do I customize the SEO service?

Maybe I am slow today but to me a qualified lead is someone that already has an idea what they are buying. If you are not sure what you are selling them how/why are they so motivated to buy? Seems...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2014, 04:43 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,967
Posted By jpetrie
Re: Appointment booking for solar energy company

Thanks for the replies, guys. Have read them all, and seems I am unable to thank specific posts. But, thanks Claude, Aaron, Rus and Paul.

The reason why it takes an hour and half because the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2014, 01:12 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 7,304
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Wolf of Wall Street Cold Calling Scene - What tonality to use on the phone

I was in a furniture store, with my wife, where I agreed to a very expensive bedroom suite. The salesman leans over and whispers (loud enough for anyone 30 feet away to hear)...."Now that you've got...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2014, 12:10 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 7,304
Posted By Climb Online
Re: Wolf of Wall Street Cold Calling Scene - What tonality to use on the phone

Real world example of tonality: My better half and I went to the fancy sleep number store at the mall to enquirer about an adjustable bed for my aging father.

Halfway through the sales lady's...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2014, 10:11 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,967
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Appointment booking for solar energy company

If I were setting the appointments for myself, I'd just not mention the length of the appointment. "It takes 90 minutes" is a killer, no way around it. And you are setting the appointments for other...
Forum: Offline Marketing 9th April 2014, 06:47 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,967
Posted By Rus Sells
Re: Appointment booking for solar energy company

I'm guessing you're required to slate that time for the in home sales person so lets focus on one possible way to help you over come it.

One thing I LOVE to say when a prospect tells me they don't...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th April 2014, 03:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 680
Posted By iAmNameLess
Re: Can any experienced SEO warriors help me on this?

Well, bounce rate really doesn't matter when it comes to your rankings. Many sites have extremely relevant content, with a 95+% bounce rate because it is an answer to their question, they have no...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th April 2014, 12:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 809
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Price and Mileage in Used Car Ads?

Yup. "Call for price" is weak. It's written by someone who doesn't know advertising. Also, people who won't quote a price over the phone (in my business, it's rampant) are ..well...moronic. If you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th April 2014, 10:55 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,244
Posted By DaniMc
Re: How to sell websites to offline businesses when there are no searches in Google?

My main concern is that you aren't really convinced of the value either. If there are no searches in your area, and don't really think it will benefit them, why are you trying to sell them a website?...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th April 2014, 10:49 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,306
Posted By Kurt
Re: UFO Crashed in Missouri Wilderness at Time of the Civil War

I think this is the more interesting story...how a Rocky Mountain trapper was in Missouri. Since the Rockies are about 700 miles from Missouri, this is irrefutable evidence of time travel!
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th April 2014, 08:45 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,656
Posted By DaniMc
Re: How to destroy your youtube competition!

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8hwwidcSs1r3f9ymo1_250.gif
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th April 2014, 03:07 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,656
Posted By RedShifted
Re: How to destroy your youtube competition!

You should have stated that in your own post before you started talking about the case study you did.



You're just playing semantics. "All" is an obvious error. But it still doesn't disprove...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th April 2014, 10:43 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 547
Posted By scottgallagher
Local Search Marketing’s Biggest Mistake

Search Marketing’s Biggest Mistake. How Real Relationships will get you to the top of Google

Sometimes we experience events in life that are very painful, and while feeling the pain, it’s near...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th April 2014, 04:45 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 7,304
Posted By Dreamchasing
Wolf of Wall Street Cold Calling Scene - What tonality to use on the phone

You've probably seen the movie Wolf of Wall Street.

There is a great scene in the movie where Jordan makes a pitch on the phone. I think it does a good job of demonstrating of how to use...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th April 2014, 04:34 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,656
Posted By iAmNameLess
Re: How to destroy your youtube competition!

Actually, he never said anything about the links hurting you, he said if you were worried about negative SEO, then use the disavow. He doesn't say the disavow will even protect you, he never even...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th April 2014, 03:48 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,656
Posted By iAmNameLess
Re: How to destroy your youtube competition!

In case some of the links were part of a link network targeted by the big G. Helps them identify link networks. The reason for the disavow tool anyway is just for them to collect more data.
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th April 2014, 03:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,017
Posted By SashaLee
Re: *Cold Calling Made Easy (You're Technically Not Even Cold Calling)

Hi there,

He has somewhat of a point. I received an email recently that was very personable and almost too friendly. It was clear the sender had taken the time to research me and noted items from...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th April 2014, 01:11 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,366
Posted By ewenmack
Re: If I want to buy ... Let me buy !

What a coincidence, a new client emailed
me back saying how easy it is to do business
with me.

Here's his quote...
" Hi Ewen

That arrangement sounds perfect, thankyou for your easy...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th April 2014, 09:53 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,086
Posted By kenmichaels
Re: Sales interviews have no basis in reality.

Aaron ... I think I am starting to develop a man crush on you ;)
... Don't feel too special though ... Claude is still my #1

Gigitty

-- Edit --

If you ever witnessed my interview process,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd April 2014, 07:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,086
Posted By digichik
Re: Sales interviews have no basis in reality.

I once went on a interview for a position in sales. The interviewer didn't care about my past experience, education or anything else on my resume.

In order for her to find out if I could sell,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd April 2014, 11:22 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,670
Posted By Rus Sells
Re: Offliners, Leave The Plumbers and Dentists Alone.

Small - Medium - Large in the local business realm is subjective at best and relative to the industry as well.

To one person a small business may be any company who's gross sales are 1 million per...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st April 2014, 08:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 796
Posted By DaniMc
Re: Found Niche...Looking for the next step

I doubt you meant it that way, but the above sentence concerns me. You must serve them in order to be successful.

Why can't you get started now? Why do you have to wait? You don't need any...
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st March 2014, 02:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,133
Posted By massiveray
Re: Fastest way to beat Yelp

Go and buy a few expired domains with residual authority, you should be able to pick the up for $10 or so.

Fill up those domains with branded stuff for whatever keywords your yelp review is...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 31st March 2014, 02:17 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,585
Posted By massiveray
Re: SEO Offpage

You should ask yourself, how difficult was it to get this backlink? if there was no resistance, and it was as simple as, write something click a few buttons and voila you have a link. That link is...
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st March 2014, 11:20 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 532
Posted By joe golfer
5 little-known offline marketing methods

Don't forget the little methods you can use in offline marketing.

5 Forgotten Offline Marketing Tactics (http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2014/02/21/offline-marketing-tactics/)

Here is...
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st March 2014, 11:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 769
Posted By Eddie Spangler
Re: Selling My Crime Magazine locally

This type of rag can be very popular in the right neighborhoods.
In fact there are 2 different papers that do the same thing in my city and I often see them BOTH in various gas stations around town....
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st March 2014, 10:17 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,795
Posted By BrianMcLeod
Re: Stop Asking To Speak To The Owner

This makes me want to call your store and ask for the owner...

...soon.

Edit: Great seeing you again, sir. (and Aaron and Tom and Jason)
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st March 2014, 09:24 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 739
Posted By Talltom1
Re: For those of you who thrive on things to worry about...

Hey Aaron, if anything happens, and you're honestly fearing for your life, give me and Claude a quick call and let us know if we need to run for it, or if we'll be ok. Thanks. :D
Talltom
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st March 2014, 05:55 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 796
Posted By Rus Sells
Re: Found Niche...Looking for the next step

Will not read, no paragraphs. Sorry the thread title interested me but when I saw the terrible format of your post I wouldn't/couldn't read it.
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th March 2014, 04:20 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,795
Posted By ronrule
Re: Stop Asking To Speak To The Owner

#truth.

I can tell you a couple of stories about how important getting a name was to me back in the day. Eighteen years ago I was hitting the phones and pounding the pavement doing sales... the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th March 2014, 03:11 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,795
Posted By DaniMc
Re: Stop Asking To Speak To The Owner

This is such an important point. Many people will think "Geez, how do I find the first names of the business owner? Is there a database or do I pay someone to look at the website when they are...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th March 2014, 02:34 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,795
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Stop Asking To Speak To The Owner

I own a retail store. I'm the guy you guys call every day. So.....

It happened again, a few minutes ago.

Ring...ring...

"Hello, may I speak to the owner or manager?"

Me; "No". And I hung...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th March 2014, 11:37 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,246
Posted By Rus Sells
Re: Customer reactivation - how to bring a client out of the stone age?

It's not a sales team as you know they are just order takers and probably overpaid at that.

Guess what, this Women's business and lively hood is on the line. Fire every single one of them and...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th March 2014, 08:30 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,437
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Average ad budget for local retailers?

I read 8-15% in books on advertising.

But that figure is sooooo misleading.

For years, my advertising cost me about 2% of my gross sales. But so what?

Advertising shouldn't be budgeted like...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 25th March 2014, 01:14 AM
Replies: 888
Views: 23,239
Posted By SteveJohnson
Re: "Single Payer System"-- Educate me?

Our economy runs on 'agreed value'. You go to the store for an item, look at its price, and if you agree that the value received is at least equal to its cost, you put it in your shopping basket. I...
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