Forum: Offline Marketing
13th June 2021, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 580 Re: Help needed from a newbie
Hi there,
In our experience, getting direct contact with a doctor, dentist or other medical professional is a task for the incurably optimistic. Usually, you deal with the front desk staff - the...
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Forum: Email Marketing
4th March 2020, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 613 Re: When your cold email gets rejected
Well, to get a response like, "I'm not interested" may result from any number of reasons, including:
1. You are talking about yourself, instead of talking about them and what they want
2. You've...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
24th February 2016, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,331 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd February 2016, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,331 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd February 2016, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,673 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
18th January 2016, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 716 Re: How do I get the phone number??
HI there,
You could also set up a free recorded message line using an 800/877/866/855 (if you're in America) and simply direct the form-fillers to that with a teaser headline (5 mistakes, etc)....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th July 2015, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,298 Re: Best way to market my mechanic shop ?
Hi there,
Pay close attention to the advice ewenmack gave you. In fact, if I were you I'd hire him to do a direct mail piece for me.
Polish in Chicago will use you if they feel you speak to...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd July 2015, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,082 Re: Subscription Model - Website Sales
Hi there,
Remember that while most clients "think" they need a website, what they actually need is a steady stream of qualified leads. Sure, they need a web presence, but they'll pay handsomely...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th July 2015, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,632 Re: Ad Says DON'T Call Now???
Hi there,
The last time I was in America I had the radio turned on in my rental car and when an ad came on "People with last names A-N....." I immediately paid attention to the ad. Up to that...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th July 2015, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,451 Re: The best salespeople are extroverts
Hi there,
I think many salespeople are extroverts because that is what is expected, but I know quite a few people you could class as introverts who do quite well at selling. They fall into the...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
11th May 2015, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,683 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
10th May 2015, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,298 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
28th April 2015, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,167 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd April 2015, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,814 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
21st April 2015, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,814 Re: Desperate and this is what I am going to do
Hi there,
Unfortunately, you've given yourself a time limit that has a ticking bomb at the end. The pressure of making money coupled with the lack of safety funds will kill your enthusiasm and...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th April 2015, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,790 Re: This direct mail change my life...
Hi there,
We received the same thing. It landed unopened on my desk and when that bullet slid out the first thing I thought was "How did this get through Customs?" (I'm in Europe).
It...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
18th April 2015, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,790 Re: This direct mail change my life...
Hi there,
Results? I didn't see you post any results. If you're talking about how WE improve results we measure it strictly in revenue produced. We don't count pieces. Sales are the only...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
18th April 2015, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,790 Re: This direct mail change my life...
Hi there,
We do something like this almost monthly for clients in various industries. The tried and trusted cash grabber is always good, but we use all kinds of grabbers. The cheapest ones work...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2015, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,320 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2015, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 698 Re: telecommute phone sales job?
HI there,
We have clients with offline businesses that are currently hiring tele-sales people. They are established service business (unique services) and are growing leaps and bounds using...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th April 2015, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 861 Re: The Order of a Direct Mail Campaign
Hi there,
Your point #2 is too vague, as is your post in general. You're writing as though a direct mail campaign should stand on its own. Those of us who do this for a living know that direct...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th April 2015, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 640 Dealyze - For customer loyalty programs
Hi there,
For those of you who deal with restaurants this might be something you and your clients could benefit from.
One of our clients turned us on to it and I/we have no affiliation with...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th June 2014, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,126 Re: What Do You Think Of This Idea?
Hi there,
When you do actually plan to call these restaurants? When they're not busy?
Restaurants don't want widgets. They want customers who pay for meals and then come back again and it...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
9th June 2014, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 479 Re: Surveying corporations
Hi there,
Get yourself a copy of this book. You can even get it for a penny used.
Amazon.com: Buying Choices: Solution Selling: Creating Buyers in Difficult Selling Markets...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
8th June 2014, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,169 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
7th June 2014, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 3,300 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
21st May 2014, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 526 Re: Street sales tips
HI there,
Was your cold-calling profitable? Exciting is only exciting when it results in profits.
Use the same scripts and dress the part.
All the best,
Sasha.
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Forum: Offline Marketing
19th May 2014, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 780 Re: How would you market a product like this?
Hi there,
Forget about brand building.
Here's what we would do:
We would buy bulk quantities of the cheapest whiteboard pens we could find.
Then we would get on the phone and call...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
15th May 2014, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 662 Re: Direct Mail Copy
Hi there,
You're not so clear in your question.
My advice would be to make your page wide enough so it just fits inside the envelope.
All the best,
Sasha.
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th May 2014, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 397 Use This To Track Facebook Contests/Likes
Hello there,
This is not for everyone since it does require a little coding but you should have your web developer implement this if you run contests to gather Facebook likes:
2 Cool Things...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th April 2014, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 993 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
24th March 2014, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 601 Re: Assignment selling
HI there,
I think any type of qualification process could qualify but taking it to the level where the client actually has to complete something in order to get YOU to call/visit is ingenious.
...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th February 2014, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 740 Re: Whats Your Go-to Website For Freelance Work?
Hi there,
We use guru.com almost daily. When we find a good freelancer - and by good I mean dependable and reliable we stick with them. The problem is, good and reliable freelancers don't remain...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th February 2014, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 582 Re: Domain flipper experts... advice needed!
Hi there,
Rus is on the right track. One of our clients sold his site for the annual revenue - so 12 x montly revenue. The key is whether your site can truly maintain the revenue without your...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
21st January 2014, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,197 Re: The Worst Marketing Idea Ever
Hi there,
Not to derail or divert the thread but we have had some great successes by trolling Amazon and finding older books that pertain to our clients' business and doing a deal to buy as many...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th December 2013, 06:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 720 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
1st December 2013, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,161 Re: Dry Cleaning: How would you help to market?
Hi there,
I've often wondered why dry-cleaners don't advertise other businesses for a fee.
For example - many dry cleaners use a piece of paper to cover items like silk blouses and other...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
18th November 2013, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,983 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
14th November 2013, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,286 Re: Lumpy Mail Campiagn - Specifics
Connor,
If the mail is lumpy mail, the outer envelope is not as important as the connection between the "lump" and the message. Go with white, or brown - standard business colours. Whichever...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
31st October 2013, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 890 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
17th October 2013, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 768 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
17th October 2013, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,695 |
Forum: Off Topic Forum
17th October 2013, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 578 |
Forum: Off Topic Forum
10th October 2013, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 961 Re: Eben Pagen is poor?
The OP definitely needs to extract his/her head from his/her posterior. So a fella looks at an apartment in Los Angeles and you assume that's his only residence? It's quite possibly the 20th...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
8th October 2013, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,118 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
17th September 2013, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,310 Re: Cold Call Script Help
Hi there,
We devised a program for one of our clients, loosely based on Joe Polish's Consumer Awereness guide (I think that's what it's called). We took the approach that the product they were...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th September 2013, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,467 Re: How To Go from $0 to $1 Million in 2 Years
Following along from what Ewen said, here's a great speech by Mike Rowe on the demise of "the trade", or you could say "the boring"
Mike Rowe: Learning from dirty jobs - YouTube
Boring is...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th September 2013, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,292 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
13th September 2013, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,292 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
13th September 2013, 04:53 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,292 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
12th September 2013, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 498 Re: Are you a problem child?
Hi there,
Thanks for the link to the book. Here's a link to less expensive version in paperback (no affiliate):
The Feldman Method: Andrew H. Thomson, Lee Rosler: Amazon.com: Books
I...
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
11th September 2013, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 962 Re: Today it's exactly 12 years since...
Hi there,
A horrible tragedy that's unfortunately fading from many people's memories. I recently visited the memorial when I was in America. Very sad. The senseless killing all around the world...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
11th September 2013, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 625 Re: This has the highest open rate for mail?
HI there,
And if you want to make that open rate soar even higher make the direct mail piece look like an invitation. Of course, it helps if the letter inside makes reference to an invitation of...
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
10th September 2013, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 715 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
6th September 2013, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 405 |