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... to lenders to entice them to make loans to small businesses that might not otherwise qualify for a loan. Loans are extended for up to 10 years for working capital and for longer periods to purchase equipment ... related to your access. 12140_Sandler_flast.f.qxd 2/16/05 2:54 PM Page xiii 101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5,000 Corey Sandler Janice Keefe John Wiley &...

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... Your Business with Google For Dummies didn’t think twice before responding to my call for help. The same is doubly true for Jim Schell, author of Small Business For Dummies, with whom I’m fortunate ... of Small Business Marketing For Dummies, updated for faster and easier use by the millions of small businesses that comprise the vast heart and soul of today’s b...

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... customers, a business is out of business. Because marketing is the process by which your business gets and keeps customers, that means marketing is the key to keeping your business in business. Put ... View of the Marketing Process In This Chapter ᮣ Understanding the meaning and role of marketing ᮣ Differentiating small business marketing from big business marketin...

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... the feature — they buy what the feature does for them. Here are some examples: ߜ Consumers don’t buy V-8 engines. They buy speed. ߜ They don’t buy shock-absorbing shoes. They buy walking comfort. ߜ ... $150 — or 15 percent — as the agency commission. The agency then used the $150 to cover the cost of its effort on behalf of the client. Today, businesses communicate their marke...

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... months before the magazine actually reaches the consumer. Directories The most visible directory is the Yellow Pages. There’s an old saying that Small businesses are the Yellow Pages,” because small ... along with all kinds of other information about putting the Internet to work for your business. If advertising isn’t your business megaphone — if you’re among the many...

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... logos. They’re available in sizes smaller than those accepted in the rest of the paper, and they stand out on the other- wise all-type pages. Classified ads follow the same guidelines as all other ... quarter-page ads, there’s good news for small- budget, small- size advertisers. Partial-page ads pull fewer readers — but the reader numbers don’t drop as fast as the cost of th...

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... Requested instructs the post office to return the piece with the corrected address or the reason the mail was unde- liverable. The item won’t be forwarded, but you will have the information you need ... ensures that the responses will be staggered as well. In your response ߜ Enclose a letter thanking the respondent for the inquiry. Many people forget that they sent in a...

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... into your business. Reward the effort with a package that flatters both the gift giver and your business. ߜ Keep track of the names of both the gift buyer and the gift recipient. ߜ When the gift ... expectations The fable about the oil driller who tossed in the towel just feet before reach- ing liquid gold is a good analogy for what most small businesses term their fa...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 02:20

... what’s in the news for the media audience — not what’s in it for you). ߜ A dateline: The meat of the news release begins with the name of the city and the abbreviation of the state from which the ... longer whether small businesses should dive into the field of online marketing, but rather, how they should plan and implement their online presence. The issue is hot...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 02:20

... time for an appointment. The first approach calls for the order before the prospect is ready for the question. The second approach seeks to build rapport. Which would you respond to more comfortably? Prospect ... prospect see the need before asking for the order. (In the 1960s, Wisk detergent built a success story by establishing Ring around the collar as a personal...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 02:20

... More often they received mediocre service, based on how they were greeted, the time it took to help them, the way their complaints were handled, or the quality of the service or product they received. Once ... your business. But they won’t remain silent. They’ll personally share their dissatisfaction with anywhere from 5 to 20 other people, and thousands more if they use the reach...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 02:20

... plan for your small business ᮣ Using the plan to reach your goals C ontrary to popular misconception, marketing plans aren’t just for the big guys. When small business owners hear the term, they ... about what’s in it for them. 9. Believe there’s a pie in the online sky. Contrary to rampant belief, the opportunities of the cyber world aren’t just ripe for the pic...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 02:20

... advertising, 161 business program, example of, 67 business publication, making contact with, 240 business to business magazine, 144 Business 2.0 (magazine), 338 Business Wire, 235 business- to -business ... bindex.qxd 12/28/04 9:06 PM Page 342 358 Small Business Marketing For Dummies, 2nd Edition Web site resources (continued) small business, 337 Small Business As...

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... this is the norm, not the exception. TLFeBOOK THE 7 IRREFUTABLE RULES OF SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH 32 rather understand in their gut that to push the business for- ward, they have to press the flesh ... They play for the same reasons. They play with the same level of intensity. They play to win. TLFeBOOK THE 7 IRREFUTABLE RULES OF SMALL BUSINESS GR...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 19:22

... as it relates to what the customer wants.  Plan your strategic end game. Have a clear goal of where you’re headed, how to get there, why and how you’ll do it in both a practical and inspirational ... right and first rather then 100 per- cent correct and last,” says Carol Ballock, Managing Director HOW TO ACT LIKE A CEO 56 With the ideas you get, plan t...

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