By John Eberhard One of the basics of marketing is to send out promotion, carefully track the responses of leads and sales that come back in, then adjust your promotion based on what was most successful. You of course want to take the ads or pieces that were most...
By John Eberhard Today one of the most important aspects of marketing is figuring out which promotional media and platforms to use. Which media to use has changed dramatically over the last 25 years or so, and is significantly changing all the time. As I have...
By John Eberhard A webinar is basically a video seminar that is held online. There are several services that allow you to hold webinars, including GoToWebinar.com which I have used a lot. First, what is the purpose of a webinar? The purpose is to get a large group of...
By John Eberhard In the booklet “The Positioning Era” by Jack Trout and Al Ries, they say: “The per-capita consumption of advertising in the United States is approaching $100 a year. And while no one doubts the advertiser’s financial ability to dish it out, there’s...
A common marketing action today is to create what is called a lead magnet. This is often some kind of information product, given away for free, such as a free report or free ebook. I have used this strategy to great effect in certain industries and markets. The idea...
By John Eberhard In my last article I discussed what I called the ideal scene or ideal situation for a marketing vehicle: Any business could use it and get benefit. The benefit is not restricted to a limited number of businesses in any given area. Affordable Gets...
