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      • Business competition

        Get Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

        How to Use Seminars and Public Speaking to Market and Promote Your Business, Profession, or Passion — Profitably

        by David R. Portney

        We are in an age where the battle to get your customers’ attention is fierce and advertising options are becoming more expensive and less effective. In Get Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, you will learn everything you need to know to market yourself and your business in the least expensive and most effective way possible — by using the power of seminars and public speaking. With seminar and public speaking expert David Portney as your guide, you’ll learn how to ▪ organize a seminar for little or no money, ▪ sell from the stage, ▪ write a presentation in four easy steps, ▪ brand yourself as the expert in your field, ▪ get your customers to come to you. Get Your Money Where Your Mouth Is contains all of the information and know-how so that you can go from stage-wary beginner to awe-inspiring speaker in no time flat, including ▪ a 30-day fast-start action plan, ▪ a cornucopia of resources, ▪ tons of advice and methods for overcoming stage fright and fear of public speaking, ▪ how to combine your Internet strategy with your seminar strategy, ▪ and all the tips and techniques you need to market whatever you’re selling effectively, inexpensively—and profitably.

      • Business, Economics & Law
        March 2019

        What those with money buy

        The infallible strategy to become the best negotiator

        by Gerardo Mendoza Peña

        Do you want to become the best salesperson? Do you want to achieve success? Gerardo Mendoza, expert and leader in sales, shares with you this invaluable guide. A solid research based on interviews with negotiators from the most representative organizations in the market. Here you will learn the skills that clients value most in a sales advisor, as well as the main keys to influence the final decision of your buyer. Reach the next level and turn your negotiations into long-lasting business alliances.

      • Sales & marketing

        AXIOMS of Marketing, The

        The 6 Invariable Propositions That Underlie and Determine Every Marketing Success

        by Robert W. Bly

        Laws are broken. Rules get bent. The premiere book in the exciting new line that puts a foundation underneath your efforts! In The AXIOMS of Marketing, you have 6 undeniable truths about marketing, what they can do, and how to implement them in your marketing for maximum results.   Laws are broken. Rules get bent. AXIOMS [ak-see-uhms] –noun 1. statements or propositions that are regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true 2. the sublime and intrinsic facts of a subject that form the foundational underpinnings upon which one can build unbounded and limitless success. The Premiere Book in the Exciting New Line That Puts a Foundation Underneath Your Efforts! The AXIOMS of Marketing are Marketing Effectiveness Is Not Subjective Likeability ‡ Effectiveness High Accuracy = High Results Lead Quality = 1/Lead Quantity Knowledge Is Finite Emotion > Facts In The AXIOMS of Marketing, you have 6 undeniable truths about marketing, what they can do, and how to implement them in your marketing for maximum results. The axioms work virtually all the time, and when you defy one or more of the axioms, your marketing results invariably falls short of the mark. What’s the difference between a rule and an AXIOM? A rule is a guideline to follow that has a strong probability of yielding the expected result. An AXIOM is an immutable law which can be violated only under the most extraordinary circumstances if at all. The value of having these AXIOMS written out for you is I think obvious, but in case not, let me state it plainly: By obeying these AXIOMS, and making your promotions conform to them, you can substantially improve your marketing results. Conversely, when you ignore all or even one of these marketing axioms, you risk poor results and monetary losses. One other advantage of mastering and following these 6 AXIOMS of marketing is that they, unlike marketing technology and channels, are immutable and do not change over time. “The same principles of human desire and methods of influence that guided the markets of ancient Greece are still operating today,” writes Craig Simpson and Brian Kurtz in their book The Advertising Solution. “In order to get people to do what you want them to do, you have to understand what motivates them. You also have to know how to prevent yourself and your product to get their interest, their trust, and ultimately their willingness to call you, visit you, or send you their money.” What You’ll Learn in The AXIOMS of Marketing Why you should avoid making marketing decisions based on subjective judgment. The 25-50-25 rule of testing marketing variables. 14 A/B split tests worth doing. How to make your marketing tests statistically valid. Do ads consumers find entertaining outsell other ads? The 5 characteristics of winning advertisements. Don’t underestimate the power of targeted marketing. Profiting from the Recency, Frequency, Monetary formula. Understanding demographics. Selling to the “starving crowd.” Succeed in internet marketing with the Agora Model. 6 ways to take a deeper dive into the mind of your prospect. The inverse correlations between lead quality and lead quantity. The MAO-FU formula for qualifying prospects. 8 proven ways to generate more sales leads. The importance of calculating lifetime customer value. The 5-step Motivation Sequence for more powerful persuasion. 31 ways to increase response to your ads. 50 ways to increase direct mail response rates. Increase content marketing ROI. Coping with “Big Data.” Which is more potent-emotion or facts? The BDF formula for finding your customer’s “dominant resident emotion.”

      • Business communication & presentation

        AXIOMS of Copywriting, The

        The 5 Universal Elements That Form the Foundation of Advertising Copy That Works

        by Robert W. Bly

        Laws are broken. Rules get bent. An Amazon #1!Discover the 5 universal elements of persuasion that form the foundation of writing advertising and marketing copy that sells. In this book, we delve into the 5 most important fundamentals of persuasion in print broadcast and on-screen. We call them AXIOMS because they are universal and work virtually all the time.   Laws are broken. Rules get bent. AXIOMS [ak-see-uhms] –noun 1. statements or propositions that are regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true 2. the sublime and intrinsic facts of a subject that form the foundational underpinnings upon which one can build unbounded and limitless success. The AXIOMS of Copywriting are – Offer > Brand Long Copy Works More Research = Better Copy More Experiences = Better Copy Effectiveness = 1/# People Discover the 5 universal elements of persuasion that form the foundation of writing advertising and marketing copy that sells. In this book, we delve into the 5 most important fundamentals of persuasion in print broadcast and on-screen. We call them AXIOMS because they are universal and work virtually all the time. More and more copywriters today do not know the proven rules and principles of persuasion. Why this refusal to adhere to first principles? Many copywriters don’t understand the fundamentals of sales writing. Some copywriters look down upon the time-tested rules as old-fashioned, out-of-touch, or even antiquated. Others are more concerned with winning creative awards and filling their portfolios with snazzy ads rather than effective ads that send sales through the roof. What you’ll learn in this book How to generate 1 OX more sales for your ad dollars. Page 3. The 6 characteristics of winning offers. Page 4. Using offers that support the brand. Page 6. 10 questions to ask before testing your offer. Page 11. Gevalia Coffee’s amazing offer. Page 13. What should your ad sell-the product or the offer?Page 19. 79 tested offers. Page 20. What works best-long copy or short copy? Page 28. How research can help you write kick-butt copy. Page 37. 7 ways to prove claims in your copy. Page 46. The 4-step discovery process for copywriting. Page 50. 11 ways to use life experience to make your copy stronger. Page 67. The best process for copy reviews. Page 71. The 25-50-25 rule for making edits. Page 77.

      • Business & management

        Sales Through Service

        Focus on Service and the Sales will follow: not the other way round

        by Guy Arnold

        Sales through Service is a ‘Sales’ book like no other. It turns the world of ‘sales’ upside down, and align the process with the customers’ REAL needs in the world of the empowered customer, social media and the transparent business. It seeks to drag the world of Sales kicking a screaming from the 19th to the 21st Century in a powerful, easy to read and fun way by applying 4 powerful principles of blindingly obvious common sense and human behaviour at all stages in the process. It’s written in simple, powerful, easy to digest chunks, with Pictures, Exercises and Top Tips at every stage. It follows on from Guy’s 1st book: Great or Poor: reviews of which can be seen here: http://goo.gl/23Yve   This book and process dispels the myths and frustrations from the process of finding, getting and keeping customers, and realigns it to the customer’s point of view, so that the whole process becomes more enjoyable, less frustrating, and much more effective … at all levels and for everyone. It addresses the key question: ‘How can I sell more AND at the same time reduce costs in this scary new world of social media, the transparent business and the empowered customer?’ It empowers non ‘sales people’ to excel in sales without selling anything, using the power of reputation, referral and recommendation. It delivers simple ideas and tools to improve the sales process from both the ‘seller’ and the customer’s point of view at every step of the process. It does this in small easily readable and understandable chunks, that can be actioned immediately at any level for great results. It makes your actions and processes 100% customer focused at every step, so customers are more likely to buy quickly, remain loyal, pay more, buy more, rave about you on social media and recommend what you do to their friends. It is suitable for anyone selling anything at any level, internally or externally, profit making or non profit making, as it is focused on simple powerful principles of common sense … that are so often not common practice! It is especially helpful to people who do not regard themselves as ‘sales people’ or who don’t want to be ‘sales people’ but who would still want more sales for less effort. It covers the whole sales process from marketing, through getting leads, getting decisions and then building loyalty and referrals. The key message is to systematically align everything in your processes and behaviour around the key principles of customer behaviour and needs … and the sales will follow like magic!

      • Business strategy

        129 More Seminar Speaking Success Tips

        by David R. Portney

        Public speaking and seminars remain as the perfect marketing and advertising solution to promote any business, service, product, charity, issue, or cause. Hence, this book you’re reading right now. The title of this book is 129 More Seminar Speaking Success Tips because this is the follow up to 129 Seminar Speaking Success Tips. Taken together, these two books comprise 258 hard-hitting tips and techniques you can use right away to build relationships with prospects and potential customers and clients using the most powerful method remaining to date: public speaking and seminars. In 129 More Seminar Speaking Success Tips, you will find . . . ▪ tips that will motivate you to action ▪ life-saving tips that will help you conquer stage fright and overcome fear of public speaking ▪ tips that will allow you to organize your own seminars with ease ▪ tips that will allow you to prevent your seminar from becoming a chaotic disaster ▪ terrific marketing tips ▪ tips on how to get the “butts in the seats” ▪ tips on how to be a master of the stage ▪ tips on how to avoid deadly mistakes And much, much more.

      • Public relations

        Managing Corporate Communications in the Age of Restructuring, Crisis and Litigation

        Revisiting Groupthink in the Boardroom

        by David Silver

        Corporate executives, lawyers, and board of directors suffer from groupthink when confronted with a crisis, restructuring or litigation, which results in a communications meltdown that hurts a company’s number one asset—its reputation. This failure to understand how to communicate in distressed situations results in lost credibility and trust on a global basis in front of many target audiences: customers, employees, vendors, business partners, the media, analysts covering the company, lenders, bankers, regulatory agencies, and elected officials. This book gives examples of corporations who failed to communicate in a crisis, litigation, or restructuring in this era of financial meltdowns. By analyzing real-life examples (Lehman Brothers, BP, Toyota, MGA/Mattel, etc.), it offers innovative solutions and communications strategies for decision makers to help avoid groupthink and keep good reputations intact. If you are a CEO, CFO, general counsel, board of director, or part of the C-suite, understanding how to communicate in a distressed situation is crucial. A public relations nightmare might be just around the corner. Be prepared!

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