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Hit Your Target Market with a Well Cooked Cross Promotion Utilising Your Business Networks
Our society has never been so well connected, so why is it that business owners all around the world still can’t seem to get to their target markets

first name basis with plenty of newspaper reporters. And here’s what you get from knowing someone in the media:

Superior Performance: What's Holding Your Organisation Back?
Business Process Revisited: We have previously defined a business process as a sequential series of interrelated tasks triggere

Almost every day, I hear the same question, over and over, from motivated, well-meaning financial planners who want to use publicity in their marketing mix. It goes something like this:

“Who do you know in the media? (Or, sometimes they frame it as, “Who do I need to know in the media?”) Can you get me publicity?”

My answer is always the same. Who you know in the media is only half the game. And it’s the easier half.

I'm a former newspaper reporter, and am on a first name basis with plenty of newspaper reporters. And here’s what you get from knowing someone in the media:

Know When to Walk Away from A Deal
There are times in business when you need to walk away from a deal. This is a tough thing to do. I hate doing it. It takes money out of people’s p

se publicity in their marketing mix. It goes something like this:

“Who do you know in the media? (Or, sometimes they frame it as, “Who do I need to know in the media?”) Can you get me publicity?”

My answer is always the same. Who you know in the media is only half the game. And it’s the easier half.

I'm a former newspaper reporter, and am on a first name basis with plenty of newspaper reporters. And here’s what you get from knowing someone in the media:

Market Timing As An Art Form
Market timing is like a piece of art evolving towards its final destiny. Companies spend millions of dollars isolating focus groups to determine whe

y frame it as, “Who do I need to know in the media?”) Can you get me publicity?”

My answer is always the same. Who you know in the media is only half the game. And it’s the easier half.

I'm a former newspaper reporter, and am on a first name basis with plenty of newspaper reporters. And here’s what you get from knowing someone in the media:

Marketing Performance Measurement with Better Metrics
With the intensive development of communications there appeared a great many diverse definitions of marketing. Whatever the definition marketing is r

you know in the media is only half the game. And it’s the easier half.

I'm a former newspaper reporter, and am on a first name basis with plenty of newspaper reporters. And here’s what you get from knowing someone in the media:

Packaging As A Marketing Tool
Thousands of new products are introduced every year, more than 15,000 to be exact. How can your product compete, not only with established brands but

first name basis with plenty of newspaper reporters. And here’s what you get from knowing someone in the media:

It gets them to take your phone call, or your e-mail. Period. That’s it.

But it’s what you know – your unique expertise and experience - and how you serve it up to those hungry media folks that determines whether you’ll become a media star.

When they know you (or your publicist), they’ll gladly give you 30 seconds on the phone to make your pitch. But – and this is the harsh truth – for you to get into print or on the air, they must make the cold, calculated judgment th

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If you want to see a dramatic increase in your sales, start creating or acquiring free bonus gifts to accompany your product or service. Include them and tout them in your salespage and remind your visitors of the great bonuses and free stuff they are getting. Take action now and good luck!

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