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Is Your Marketing Kitchen Really Cookin'?
In discussions with clients and business associates, and during my work as a tutor with university students, I am often surprised at the lack of understanding of how ubiquitous the marketing function is within an organisation.Marketing is pervasive - the often silent influencer of opinions, preferences and buying habits.Not that I should be surprised. After all, most people don't think about marketing every day of the week like I do! But I have noticed that the marketing function is often mistaken for its component pieces - press advertising, personal selling, sponsorship, public relations, direct mail, Internet banner ad's etc.These cases of mistaken

will even write it for you and guarantee distribution for you. How many times did you see that Star Wars was going to be in theaters? How many different spins did they put on it? Do you think we would know when it was going to be in the theater if they didn’t announce it first?

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The Three Businesses You're Really In
You may think you’re in the software business, but that’s not all. You may think you’re in the retail business but there’s more to it than retailing. You may consider yourself to be in the manufacturing business, but you’re more than merely a manufacturer.No matter what business your business card or Web site says you’re engaged in, you’re really in three businesses: your primary business, the marketing business, and the people business.Every business in the world must sell what it is offering. When that happens, you’re in the marketing business. If you haven’t realized that before, you need to clearly understand this before your business can succeed. You’ve

Many people think marketing is some type of mystery that only a few select people know the secret too. In fact if you look at the entertainment industry you will find some of the best models to follow. Let’s look at George Lucas and Star Wars. How long before the movie came out did you know it was coming? How many different places did you see an ad for it, someone talking about it, or writing about it? How many different ways does he tie in to advertise his movies that are “outside” the entertainment industry?

Find your source

The first thing you need to do is find out where your people “hang out” in the real world or surf on the internet. There are many sites that people go to and many place that the visit everyday. With the internet you have many “niche” products and places for people to talk about them like blogs, or forums or different ezines that are published. Even though Star Wars has become somewhat of an icon they still market to very specific “niches” first. From there they will start to create a buzz everywhere else. Find out where the people who absolutely love the type of product you are marketing “hang out” and advertise there first.

Marketing on the internet you can do this rather quickly. There are plenty of search engines like Google, MSN, and Yahoo that will index what you are looking for quickly.

**Tip: Use quotes around you search term to get a more specific result**

For example if you were trying to sell Star Wars memorabilia in your search you would put “Star Wars memorabilia”. Also the more specific you get the better. Instead of doing “Star Wars memorabilia” you would do “Star Wars action figures” and get a laser focus group of people wanting to buy your product. When they get excited about your product they like to tell the world about it.

Announce it to the world

Any time you have a new product or are just starting your business. Make sure to announce it to the world. In fact anything that is news worthy can be done this way as well. There a plenty of free press release sites out there for you to get your message out. You must come a crossed as providing a solution to someone’s problem and not a sales letter to get a better response. Being creative is the key to this type of free marketing. If you just don’t feel that you are creative enough for a modest fee most places will even write it for you and guarantee distribution for you. How many times did you see that Star Wars was going to be in theaters? How many different spins did they put on it? Do you think we would know when it was going to be in the theater if they didn’t announce it first?

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Advice For Success From The Most Successful People On Earth
Years ago I made it my desire to be successful in life and be able to give back to the world. I was raised on the principle that you should leave the world a better place than when you came.I have searched high and low, read books, magazines, websites, listened to podcasts, and watched videos seeking guidance in my goals to be, in the words of Borat, a “Great Success.”Although the idea of success is different to every person whether it be money, fame, or something as simple as to have a good family life. I have learned that the rules and advice to reach your idea of success are the same everywhere.Below is a list of the most common advice that I have c

your people “hang out” in the real world or surf on the internet. There are many sites that people go to and many place that the visit everyday. With the internet you have many “niche” products and places for people to talk about them like blogs, or forums or different ezines that are published. Even though Star Wars has become somewhat of an icon they still market to very specific “niches” first. From there they will start to create a buzz everywhere else. Find out where the people who absolutely love the type of product you are marketing “hang out” and advertise there first.

Marketing on the internet you can do this rather quickly. There are plenty of search engines like Google, MSN, and Yahoo that will index what you are looking for quickly.

**Tip: Use quotes around you search term to get a more specific result**

Announce it to the world

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Are You Hiring the Right People? Why You Should Sharpen Your Interview Skills
Did you know that:- Most interviewers make up their mind about a candidate in the first 2 to 4 minutes of an interview – and then go on to collect information and data to justify their decision;- Over 75% of staff who leave a job in the first 9 months leave for motivational reasons – the job/company/boss etc. wasn’t what they expected. Yet less than 10% of organisations seriously investigate motivational aspects during the interview process;- Typically it’s recognised that the cost of hiring the wrong person, who may leave after only a few weeks or months, is on average equal to an equivalent of the first year’s salary for the position – can you afford

ting on the internet you can do this rather quickly. There are plenty of search engines like Google, MSN, and Yahoo that will index what you are looking for quickly.

**Tip: Use quotes around you search term to get a more specific result**

Announce it to the world

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Difficult Conversations: Employees Who Are Suspected of Using Drugs
First Things FirstBefore you decide to confront an employee who is a possible drug user, you should have documented your reasons. You or a supervisor will have noted evidence of their performance, behavioral symptoms or physical signs which indicates that an employee may be using drugs. You want to have this evidence written down.Privacy is keyWhen you decide to confront an employee about possible drug use, you want to make sure that it is in private. It is a bad idea to have a confrontation in a public area, and it may even be illegal. If a supervisor was involved in noting the behaviors and signs of drug abuse, you w

ct they like to tell the world about it.

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Increase Sales and Improve Customer Service: Tips for Organizational Stress Management
Your best and your brightest can be even better if your organization can support them. The best practices of organzational stress management have been listed for you to choose from. Find the ones that will work best for your organization.You may also find that by using these tools you will improve your retention of your key people and may be more attractive to the best talent in your search and hiring program.The top 19 tips:1. Focus groups…discuss2. Survey employees regarding issues and possible solutions3. Divide issues into ones where there is control and ones where is NO controla. Acceptance of no controlwill even write it for you and guarantee distribution for you. How many times did you see that Star Wars was going to be in theaters? How many different spins did they put on it? Do you think we would know when it was going to be in the theater if they didn’t announce it first?

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With all the consumer watchdog groups out there and people giving their opinion on your product and service make sure you give them something to talk about. Contact these people and ask them to review your product or service so you not only can get them to publish what they think, but also find out what suggestions you can do to improve on it. This is a great way to get an honest opinion about your product or service. How many sneak previews of Star Wars happened all a crossed the country and the world for people to give their opinion and write a review about it?

Be the expert

In your field of expertise you want to be the expert. The only way to do that is have your voice heard. Do everything you can to offer you opinion in such a way that it creates value to the public. Give them a reason to keep coming back to what you say is true. One of the best ways to do that is to write articles, like this one, on what you are an expert in. Nobody knows how really great you are until you tell them what you have done and what your ideas are. Another way to do that is to publish your own newsletter. Make sure that the information you are giving them will help and edify them. This will build your credibility and loyalty from your subscriber and other people as well. You can also do interviews or hold informational free seminars to educate the public on your product. Did you see George Lucas on The Tonight Show, Oprah, or Good Morning America? How many times did he talk about Star Wars on these shows? There are literally thousands of T.V. shows and radio shows that are always looking for people to speak with. Find the ones that deal with your topic and contact them so that they can interview you.

The Plan

Each one of these things individually can generate a lot of publicity for you. When ever you do them one right after another in a short span of time you will find that you can create a “Buzz” about you and your business. The key is to get exposure in multiple places in a very short period of time. Make sure you plan exactly when everything is going to take place. Then all you need to do is watch your business grow from there. I can guarantee you that before Star Wars was even finished being edited George Lucas already had a plan for when it would come out and what he had to do.

This is the short version to the masterful plan executed by George Lucas to promote Star Wars. Do you think he was successful? Consider this; most films need to make $100 million to be considered a block buster. In the first weekend Star Wars was in theater it grossed over $106 million. So take it from the pr

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The catering industry is a $6 billion business, and it is expected to grow in the future. Given this, it can be expected that there are a lot of employment opportunities in the catering industry. The good new is these opportunities are open to almost all age groups, especially to those who are looking for part time work. This includes college students and homemakers who are looking for extra income. In addition, the high turn over in the catering industry assures people that there are plenty of jobs to go around. Among the jobs that are available include chefs, cooks, wait staff and food preparation workers.

Targeting Your B2B Lead Generation Efforts

When searching for prospects to buy your products or services, you want to find those companies who have a problem for which you have the solution. The methods you use in finding and contacting those companies will determine if your business-to-business lead generation efforts will be a success or a failure.

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