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Advertising Futility

A client called me from a medium-size Canadian town of about 120,000. The client is in charge of marketing for a jewelry store. One of about five competing stores within the geographic area of dominant influence of this town.
The boss had entered into an agreement to do some television advertising and they said they wanted [...]

Obama Did What?

Oh, this is classic! I quote the May 21, 2009 headline from Adverting Age magazine… “Obama Halves Chrysler’s Planned Marketing Budget.”
The article goes on to say, in part,
“DETROIT (AdAge.com) — Chrysler wanted to spend $134 million in advertising over the nine weeks it’s expected to be in bankruptcy — the U.S. Treasury’s auto-industry task force [...]

Recession Marketing Tips: The Power of Lifetime Profit

I’m about to help you find thousands more dollars in your marketing budget—resources you probably never knew you had. That’s because chances are you’re currently spending a lot less on marketing than you can afford to.
Yep, you read that right.
Chances are you’re currently spending a lot LESS on marketing than you can afford to!
I’m [...]

Recession Conference Call Recording

Below is the recording from our recent conference call, “How to Recession-Proof Your Business in 90-Days or Less.”  Enjoy!

(If you want to download the file directly, here it is.)

What Business Are You In, Anyway?

Let’s start with a question. What business are you in?
No, really. This is a vitally serious question.
Ask 100 business owners what business they’re in and 97 of them will tell you what they do. That isn’t the question.
Ask 100 jewelery store owners what business they’re in and they’ll tell you, “I’m a [...]

Recession Marketing Tips: Where Is the Real Leverage in Your Advertising–the Media or the Message?

If you’re like the vast majority of business people, you think more is better when it comes to advertising.
Which sets up a real dilemma for you, because you hate it. You hate spending money on advertising. Yeah, you feel like you have to spend it, but you don’t like it. And when times get tough, [...]

Recession Marketing Strategies: Are You Wasting Your Most Valuable Business Asset?

Here is a profound truth, something that not one in 20 business owners truly appreciates:
When you fail to continue to SELL to your customers, they will fail to continue to BE your customers.
And when the economy goes in the tank, if you’re not selling to them enough, you’ll be the one who is flushed.
I don’t [...]

Recession Marketing Case Studies: Howard Brinton and The Fastest Way to “Free” Money

When the economy goes south–nationally, or simply within your own business–you’re going to need all the money you can get, as fast as you can get it, and with as little expense in its acquisition as possible.
Upselling is the place to begin.
Building transaction size is the fastest, easiest, most cost-effective way to increase revenues and [...]

Your Top 11 Questions Answered about the 90-Day Recession Survival Blueprint

Boy, things are really starting to heat up as we countdown the days to this launch…
In fact, ever since I announced the contest for the FREE 90-Day Recession Survival Blueprint and 12-month membership in the Marketing Wizards Alliance, I haven’t had a moment to myself!
Entries are pouring in from every corner of the globe, and [...]

Enter to Win Thousands of Dollars in Coaching and Information!

Congratulations to Andre Tynes of Dreco Management for being our big winner!
To find out more about what he won and how you can get it yourself for next to nothing, CLICK HERE.