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Recently, I monitored an interesting discussion in one of the forums about the length of headline on sales pages. Some of the posters were in favor of longer headlines because they communicated more information and had a better chance of catching the interest of the prospect. Other posters claimed that some headlines were so long that they were confusing. Some even claimed that they would take away your breath if you attempted to read them aloud. One poster thought that very long headlines often appeared to be a run-on sentence... even if it technically wasn't.I decided it was time to do a study. I wanted to compare headlines on profitable sales pages to headlines on unprofitable ones. I wanted to find out if there really was a difference in the length of their headlines.To perform that study, I first had to prepare a list of profitable sites and another list of unprofitable sites. I actually already had both due to another study I had recently performed. However, many of the unprofitable sites had disappeared from the Internet. I wasn't surprised. Why stick around if you can't make a profit; right?I had to settle for comparing the head
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If you want more publicity, you could be going about it the wrong way. I train a lot of journalists, and here are some things I know for sure.Their absolute #1 pet peeve is receiving PR pitches, calls, books, etc., on topics that in no way fit what they do. How would you feel if you were sitting at work, too busy to think, and every time your phone rings someone is trying to sell you something you don't need? Put yourself in the journalist's place. They delete almost all email messages from PR people without reading them. Mostly because of their #1 pet peeve. They trash almost all (I want to say all) faxes without reading them. This is pet peeve related too. Spam filters that make them get permission to send you an email message get ignored, deleted. They then move on to the next expert. They’re way too busy to return phone calls (although their voicemail says they will).So knowing all this, what can you do?Do the work to make your Web site come up on the first two pages when they Google your expertise (mine does and I never paid one red cent to make it happen).You could also sign up for a serv
This region, once marred by its history of political instability and violence, is developing a new designer appeal. It is starting to draw in the kind of internationally mobile, high skill level businesses and entrepreneurs with whom it seeks to build a more positive future. Invest Northern Ireland, the local enterprise agency, points out that it has helped to secure annual investments of over ?150 million, well above the level one might expect for a population of just 1.7 million people. It’s a persuasive combination which has encouraged many investors such as Halifax, Regus, Prudential and a network of national government benefits offices to establish and grow significant back office operations in the region.
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You want to create buzz about you or your company but don't know how to go about it. Well, Press releases are a great source of publicity. There are also other types of free publicity that will get your name out and make the community you serve know you are there.One way is to start your own TV show. Sounds expensive, I know. But if you go to the local cable company's public access channel, airtime is free! That's right, free. That fits into your budget, right? All you need to pay is a small fee for the equipment.Call on the friends you meet in business and personal circles. Ask them for testimonials about your product or services. This will add to your credibility. Also, offer your testimonial to other service providers in exchange for your photo and business information to be posted on their website or press release.Invite the media - both press and television to attend seminars that you provide to people interested in your business. These demonstrations should be free of charge to gain a higher attendance. Hold them at community education centers, schools or even your own place of business. Offer the classes at a convient time
This region, once marred by its history of political instability and violence, is developing a new designer appeal. It is starting to draw in the kind of internationally mobile, high skill level businesses and entrepreneurs with whom it seeks to build a more positive future. Invest Northern Ireland, the local enterprise agency, points out that it has helped to secure annual investments of over ?150 million, well above the level one might expect for a population of just 1.7 million people. It’s a persuasive combination which has encouraged many investors such as Halifax, Regus, Prudential and a network of national government benefits offices to establish and grow significant back office operations in the region.
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This module focuses on the basics of Knowledge Mapping, its importance, principles, and methodologies.Key QuestionsWhat is K-map?What does the K-map show, and what do we map?Why is K-mapping so important?What are some of the key principles, methodologies, and questions for K-mapping?How do we create K-map?BackgroundEach of the past centuries has been dominated by single technology. The eighteenth century was the time of the great mechanical systems accompanying the Industrial Revolution. The nineteenth century was the age of steam engine. After these, the key technology has been information gathering, processing and distribution. Among other developments, the installation of world wide telephone networks, the invention of radio and television, the birth and unprecedented growth of the computer industry and the launching of communication satellites are significant. Now people started to think that only information is not enough, what matters is Knowledge. So there has been seen shift from Information to Knowledge.A bit of information without context and
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It’s very easy to fall into the trap of believing that what works in one country will work in another especially when both countries share the same language.A case in point is toll free phone numbers. In the USA nearly every business uses a toll free number. And the reason is not hard to fathom. In such a large country most calls are long distance. For instance, it’s nearly twice as far from New York to San Francisco as it is from London to Moscow. So if you want customers to call you, making it easy with a toll free number is not just a good idea but pretty well essential.An American setting up business in the United Kingdom might think that a toll free phone number is just as essential as it is at home. Yet this is not necessarily the case. For one thing, the UK is only a small country. From the south west tip at Land’s End to the north west tip at John O’Groats is just 868 miles. That’s not very big when you think that some Australians live 200 miles from their nearest neighbour. In fact, you could drop the UK into the Hudson Bay and lose it.Yet one of the noticeable traits of UK inhabitants is how parochial they are. Traditionally they avoid d
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I recently got a "thank-you" call from a man who read my new e-book Buying Facilitation."Boy," he said, "this method sure helps me close more deals and make more money. Thanks!""Glad I could help. Is that all you're looking for? To make more money?""What do you mean…all? What else is there? Sales is about closing deals and making money, right?""I'm surprised you didn't notice the value of becoming a trusted advisor, or how you can use the seller's role as one of a servant-leader to lead your clients to discover their solutions quickly.""Well, I noticed all that. But it's all in service of me closing deals and making money, right? I don't mind doing it nicely if it gives me better results. But what's sales about if my job isn't about me making money?"I'm wondering how many people out there still believe sales to be a job that is focused on making money? Or only about making money. All of us want to get paid fairly for what we do. The question is: how can we make money and make nice.Most people get paid for doing a day's work. But most sales people get paid for the results of their work, not necessarily for a day's work.
Why has it been so successful? One very clear reason is the price of prime office space. In Belfast, the rental figure is just ?12.50/$24 per square foot against, for example, Glasgow’s ?22/$41 or Birmingham’s ?28/$52. Wages, too, are lower by about nine per cent on average and Watson Wyatt research reveals that a senior programmer costing $120,000 in New York or San Francisco and $105,000 in London will cost just $70,000 in Belfast. For young graduates, the gap may be as much as 29 per cent while for more senior staff, it may be even wider. From the perspective of incoming labour, this is not necessarily a disincentive since the cost of property, telecoms and travel are lower while the quality of life is excellent. Operating costs and sick leave absence run at lower levels too. Northern Ireland also enjoys an excellent historic record in industrial relation
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