Monday, February 25, 2008

“4 strategies to help you crush your competition”

Another strategy that will make you stand out from the crowd is to ensure that you work in both the online and offline arenas. Yes, you have an Internet business that runs online, but you also need to work offline. Gain recognition, credibility, and satisfied customers by grabbing them online and then follow up with them offline.

Another strategy is to provide quality content. Content is king. Providing great content will benefit you many times over. People who reader your content will be impressed if you give them valuable information. They will feel more connected to you. People that know you, like you, and trust you will turn into paying customers. Strive to provide high quality content on a consistent basis.

Another stand out strategy is to understand and engage in the success by association strategy. It is crucial to hang around people that are successful and have already achieved recognition. Think about Dr. Phil. Before his own television show he was on Oprah. Knowing Oprah and receiving her endorsement sent his career into overdrive. If Dr. Phil hadn't known Oprah do you think that his career would have gone into the stratosphere like it did? Probably not.

Success by association is so powerful. If you have the endorsement of a celebrity that is in the form of some type of media then the public will instantly believe you. For example, Oprah can set new authors on the spaceship to victory by promoting their book in her book club.

Yet another strategy is to focus on acceptable forms of media in your marketing efforts. All forms of media are not equal. There are acceptable forms of media such as magazines and books. These types of media have been around for hundreds of years. If you build your business through these media outlets then you are on the fast track.

An ezine, on the other hand, is not generally accepted by the public as a legitimate form of media. Why? Many people don't even know what an ezine is. This unfamiliarity breeds a less successful publicity attempt. People also still like to hold a book and magazine in their hands. People still perceive a hard copy media as more respectable.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

“Nail that Radio Show Interview with these Tips”

Do you have products to promote? If you have an Internet business then the answer is a definite “yes”. Did you know that you can promote your products and improve your image through radio interviews? Learn how to book radio interviews that will give you and your business the publicity exposure it desperately needs. This can be accomplished because there are thousands and thousands of radio shows all over the country.

There are two main ways to obtain a radio interview:
1. Become an interesting guest. Become articulate.
2. Record your own radio infomercial. This works if you have your conversions right. You need to know how to convert the traffic on television and radio shows.

One of the ways to get on the radio is to advertise in the “Radio TV Interview Report” magazine. The only way to obtain this magazine is if you are a producer of a TV or radio show. They will verify that you are a producer. You can place an ad in this magazine.

Tip: Make the radio show host’s job easy. Send them a format that is easy to understand and useful to their listeners. You will start out with five minute shows and move onto 2 hours of an interview in the future.

When you’re on a radio show you want to be able to convert your information into sales. How can you accomplish this? Try these techniques:

Technique #1: Establish which is more profitable: lead generation or direct sales? Remember, it is difficult to get someone to marry you on the first date, so the same applies to the first contact with your audience.

Technique #2: Be careful about the words you say on the radio interview. If you say something is “free” then you better give it away for free.

Tip: You can also post information in magazines and ezines.

Tips during the radio interview when you are promoting your book:
1. Offer the listeners the option of downloading a digital version of your free book on a website for a limited time offer. When they get to your website tell them that they can have the free book if they opt-in for your list.

2. Track your sales through 1shoppingcart.com. You can pinpoint which radio shows brought in the most money. You can determine which offers are the most lucrative.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

“Famous or Wealthy: Which do you choose?”

Do you sell an informational product, such as a book online? Are you going to sell a book online in the future? Do you know how to market and promote this book on the Internet for free?

These techniques work for any niche market. It is a system that you can apply and use over and over for any of your businesses.

Tip: Books don’t make you money. Information makes you money. Therefore, selling books in a bookstore won’t make you big money for most people. To be realistic you have to learn how to sell your information online.

Tip: Create a digital product that is easy to download.

Website marketing is easy. You need to obtain website traffic and conversion. Figure out your conversion. If you don’t figure out your conversion correctly you will run out of money. Spending time on television shows such as Oprah will not get you rich alone. You have to convert the audience into buyers, instead of just program viewers.

But first you need to get traffic to your website in order to convert them to paying customers. Getting website traffic involves the rules of publicity.

This leads to understanding the 3 Business Areas:
Make sure to delegate these duties so people can work on their own.
1. Sales and Marketing
2. Product Fulfillment
3. Administration

Each area has different duties and requires different sets of skills. Many people engage in all three areas by themselves which can eat away at their profit. Why? Simple. Your time is valuable. For example you could make more money promoting your product then shipping the product. So outsource these duties.

Why free publicity? You will obtain instant traffic to your website or to your phone number. This instant traffic can lead to instant sales. Plus, you also earn long term credibility and expert status. Speaking on various radio shows and television shows makes it easier to book more speaking engagements. In order to get on a bigger PR show, your previous PR engagements will be analyzed.

How do they analyze your previous PR engagements? You will provide your press kit to potential television and radio shows. It is critical to have a press kit because it will help you gain the attention of the big media. Your press kit should include a listing of your previous PR engagements and a professional head shot to begin with.

Tip: Make sure that you have an easy to understand domain. You will mention your domain name during your television and radio interviews. You can track how effective the interview was based on how many people go to your website during and right after your interview.

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Matt Bacak

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