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  • What Marketing Solutions Work For Service Industries?

    Most small businesses in the U.S. that gross under $1 million in sales are service industry companies. These businesses often get caught in the trap of placing most of their emphasis on just staying in business rather than on developing overall, long-term strategies for success. Unfortunately, that means less opportunity to grow your company. Marketing solutions…

  • Best Ecards For Business? 3 Tips To Guide Your Selection

    Using a combination of traditional mail and email, businesses can develop a highly efficient strategy to connect with existing customers, generate leads and increase brand awareness. Built on a foundation of a strong customer retention program, ecard programs in particular give businesses a low-cost communication method. What are the best ecards for business? Businesses should…

  • Customer Prospecting: 3 Strategies That Work

    Need to improve the results of your customer prospecting strategy? The right approach can include referral programs, cold calling, direct mail, autoresponders or blogs, along with many other options. Direct-mail campaigns get proven results, and should generally be a part of the prospecting strategy for any business. Use these three strategies for better results:

  • How Turnkey Email Marketing Solutions Benefit Small Business Across Industries

    As your business grows, you might find that it’s difficult for your marketing team to keep up. Small businesses across industries often turn to a company that can provide email marketing turnkey solutions. With a team of professionals dedicated to your business’ success, you can optimize your marketing efforts.

  • Custom Marketing Solutions That Optimize Your Business’ Strengths

    Do your marketing campaigns get the results you’re after — results that your business needs to stay not only solvent but growing? Custom marketing might be the next step you should take to produce the ROI you need.

  • Why Direct Mail Options Reach Targeted Consumers

    Direct mail stands as one of the most effective marketing tools around. It’s a proven method that continues to produce. As part of your overall marketing strategy, and combined with other successful tools like business e-cards, email marketing campaigns, and customer retention programs, direct mail will position your business for optimal ROI.

  • Customized Marketing Solutions: Whether Your Business Is Big Or Small, They Impact Your Bottom Line

    Think most businesses don’t need customized marketing solutions? That’s true only if you want to keep your business locked into its past performance, and stunt its growth. Customers have changed, and the way they buy has changed, too. That’s why every business can benefit from customized marketing solutions: A finely tuned marketing program will target your…

  • Why Cross-Media Marketing Campaigns Hit The Mark — No Matter What You’re Selling

    Whenever you decide to begin a new marketing campaign, the end result should provide a significant return on the investment, or ROI. That’s why it’s important for businesses to take the time to evaluate the best strategy moving forward, one that will get results. Cross-media marketing campaigns could be just what you’re looking for — they…

  • Effective Customer Satisfaction Surveys Should Follow These 5 Rules

    Customer satisfaction surveys are an effective tool businesses can use to gauge success. A well-developed survey with a long-term strategy can provide valuable insight as to why customers selected your company, and how your business can strategize change to boost marketing ROI.  To be successful, however, a customer satisfaction survey should follow five guidelines:

  • Database Continuity: How To Preserve That Hard-Won List

    One of the most important components of a strategic marketing plan is your database. At the most basic level, without an effective database, you won’t have anyone to sell to. And businesses need a solid database of email and postal addresses through which to generate interest in products and services.

  • Making The Most Of Your Email Marketing Campaigns

    An email marketing campaign can be an effective tool that optimizes your existing database of customers. But what is the best way to go about implementing email marketing to make your investment in this tool successful?

  • Customer Prospecting — The Neighborly Marketing Approach

    Businesses that rely on local consumers to drive sales can benefit from taking a neighborly approach to marketing. Used in combination with other direct-mail marketing campaigns, a multilevel strategy that includes customer prospecting can be an ideal, cost-effective means to producing a more effective customer database.