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	<title>Digital Media and Social Web 2.0 Across the Whole Marketing Spectrum</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:13:05 -0600</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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        For the most part, marketing campaigns also sometimes referred to as communication campaigns do not go beyond more than one specific channel or medium such as TV, print or web; although sometimes a campaign is launched successfully across all three platforms. This is referred to as through-the-line marketing. Through-the-line marketing is the combination of above-the-line, below-the-line and online marketing. Above-the-line marketing comprises all the communicational activities in relation to ad...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[For the most part, marketing campaigns also sometimes referred to as communication campaigns do not go beyond more than one specific channel or medium such as TV, print or web; although sometimes a campaign is launched successfully across all three platforms. This is referred to as through-the-line marketing. Through-the-line marketing is the combination of above-the-line, below-the-line and online marketing. Above-the-line marketing comprises all the communicational activities in relation to advertising such as TV, press, radio and so forth and below-the-line marketing entails activities like direct marketing. Digital media, forming part of online marketing shows no limits as it can be incorporated into a single-minded campaign tying all three approaches together: TV, radio, print and web. Digital Media on the Web Digital media is a growing priority for corporations as now more than ever a companys brand identity is contained in a digital footprint, covering a variety of marketing ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Viral Marketing - An Effective Advertising Strategy</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:39:24 -0600</pubDate>
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        Viral marketing, an Internet marketing strategy, is proven to be one of the most powerful, low cost and effective advertising techniques to enhance your brand image. Since it is largely word of mouth advertising, you need to develop impressive marketing content that will appeal to others.  Incorporate Six Rules to Create an Effective Viral Marketing Strategy  An effective viral marketing strategy involves several important details that contribute towards the success of your viral campaign. Here ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&lt;a rel&quot;nofollow&quot; onClick&quot;javascript:pageTracker.trackPageview'outgoingarticleexitlink';&quot; href&quot;http:www.viralseoservices.comviral-marketing.htm&quot;&gt;Viral marketing&lt;a&gt;, an Internet marketing strategy, is proven to be one of the most powerful, low cost and effective advertising techniques to enhance your brand image. Since it is largely word of mouth advertising, you need to develop impressive marketing content that will appeal to others.  Incorporate Six Rules to Create an Effective Viral Marketing Strategy  An effective viral marketing strategy involves several important details that contribute towards the success of your viral campaign. Here are some of the strategies adopted:  ' Gives away products or services for free ' Makes your message short and easy for effortless transfer to others ' Takes advantage of others' resources ' Leverage the power of existing communication networks ' Exploit common human motivations and behaviors to your advantage There are many different me...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The G-Man Infiltrates the Advertising Industry!</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/132172-The-G-Man-Infiltrates-the-Advertising-Industry.html</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:42:51 -0600</pubDate>
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        The G-Man Infiltrates the Advertising Industry!Recording artist The G-Man is not a government agent. His songsare on iTunes and his commercials are in your home and in yourcar, says Scott G, who writes and produces award-winning radiospots for ad agencies and clients.His world used to involve nightclubs full of wildly dancingpeople, but today Scott G The G-Man is interacting with theadvertising industry.Instead of dealing with people coming up to me with ecstasy intheir pockets, now I'm working ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The G-Man Infiltrates the Advertising Industry!Recording artist The G-Man is not a government agent. His songsare on iTunes and his commercials &quot;are in your home and in yourcar,&quot; says Scott G, who writes and produces award-winning radiospots for ad agencies and clients.His world used to involve nightclubs full of wildly dancingpeople, but today Scott G The G-Man is interacting with theadvertising industry.&quot;Instead of dealing with people coming up to me with ecstasy intheir pockets, now I'm working with ad agency executives,copywriters, and people who use words like 'demographics,''psychographics,' and 'Unique Selling Proposition,'&quot; G says. &quot;Ofcourse, who knows what they have in their pockets?&quot;But wait -- Scott G has been in the ad business since graduatingfrom college, so is he really a musician embedded in the adworld, or is he an ad man who snuck into the recording industry?&quot;Okay, it's both,&quot; G says with a grin.Either way, he's proud to announce the official openin...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Smart Advertising That Will Skyrocket Your Business Profits</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/393255-Smart-Advertising-That-Will-Skyrocket-Your-Business-Profits.html</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:43:54 -0600</pubDate>
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        If you want to Sky Rocket your profits immediately in yourbusiness today. Learn how to write killer Sales &amp; AdvertisingCopy and win the heart of your customer so they buy over andover...Read On!Here are the basic steps of marketing &amp; advertising you mustknow &amp; use, if you want to make huge profits in your business.Did you know?...Marketing and Advertising work together you simply can'toverlook the fact that if you're running a great ad for truckparts, you may want to think twice about running th...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you want to Sky Rocket your profits immediately in yourbusiness today. Learn how to write killer Sales &amp; AdvertisingCopy and win the heart of your customer so they buy over andover...Read On!Here are the basic steps of marketing &amp; advertising you mustknow &amp; use, if you want to make huge profits in your business.Did you know?...Marketing and Advertising work together you simply can'toverlook the fact that if you're running a great ad for truckparts, you may want to think twice about running the ad in'Dolly&quot; magazine. Yes it sounds logical, but you'd be surprisedby how many times something like this will happen each and everyday.Businesses blow hundreds and thousands of dollars everyday onads that do absolutely nothing and pull zero response! Later wewill learn why.Businesses everywhere need this information and any businessthat's &quot;in&quot; business, is in the business of MARKETING! That'swhat it really boils down to...Simply reading this information won't bring sales in...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Buying your way to the top with Pay Per Click Advertising</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/913759-Buying-your-way-to-the-top-with-Pay-Per-Click-Advertising.html</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:33:29 -0600</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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        Imagine if you could advertise ONLY to people who have actuallyexpressed an interest in doing business with you? Thatsbasically what happens whenever a prospective customer or clienttypes a phrase into a search engine thats relevant to yourbusiness. But how do search engines decide which sites areworthy of top placement in their search results? It turns outthat some of the results are ranked by the search enginescomputers while others are simply paid advertisements fromcompanies willing to buy t...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Imagine if you could advertise ONLY to people who have actuallyexpressed an interest in doing business with you? That'sbasically what happens whenever a prospective customer or clienttypes a phrase into a search engine that's relevant to yourbusiness. But how do search engines decide which sites areworthy of top placement in their search results? It turns outthat some of the results are ranked by the search engine'scomputers while others are simply paid advertisements fromcompanies willing to buy their way to the top using Pay PerClick Advertising.Pay Per Click Advertising PPC for short is an onlineadvertising format that allows you to buy your way to the top ofsearch results pages for search phrases relevant to yourbusiness. Businesses buy advertising on specific search phrases,and are then charged each time a person clicks through to theirweb site.How does this work?Try running a search on a major search engine like Yahoo orGoogle for a common consumer product lik...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Internet Marketing Strategies For Explosive Network Marketing Online- Part 4: Social Networking, Web Marketing 2.0 </title>
	<link>http://koala.im/818510-Internet-Marketing-Strategies-For-Explosive-Network-Marketing-Online-Part-4-Social-Networking-Web-Marketing-2-0.html</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:33:51 -0600</pubDate>
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        This is Dianne again, and I'm an Online Marketing Consultant specializing in helping Network Marketers succeed in exploding their network marketing business online.This is the third part of a short  article mini-series that explains the top  internet marketing strategies that will allow you and any other serious network marketer to climb to the top of your business and join the ranks of the top earners across the industry.In a recap of the last three articles, I discussed Residual Income &amp;amp; S...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is Dianne again, and I'm an Online Marketing Consultant specializing in helping Network Marketers succeed in exploding their network marketing business online.This is the third part of a short  article mini-series that explains the top  internet marketing strategies that will allow you and any other serious network marketer to climb to the top of your business and join the ranks of the top earners across the industry.In a recap of the last three articles, I discussed Residual Income &amp;amp; Solving Cash Flow Problems, the importance of Lead Generation &amp;amp; Listbuilding, and Affiliate Marketing. This fourth article is about Social Networking, Web Marketing . &amp;amp; Viral MarketingI'll start with viral marketing. What is viral marketing? It is marketing that spreads like a virus. Before the Internet, viral marketing was Word of Mouth Advertising. Today viral marketing uses the internet, and it's a whole new world.Some examples of good viral marketing are:The Blendtec's &quot;...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Ten Secrets for Getting FREE Advertising</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/186735-Ten-Secrets-for-Getting-FREE-Advertising.html</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:13:19 -0600</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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        The opportunities for getting free advertising for your productor services are only limited by your imagination and energy.There are so many proven ways to promote without cost its trulymind-boggling! Here are ten proven methods.. Write an article relating to your area of expertise andsubmit it to all the publications and media dealing in thatrange of interest. Become your own promoter and writer. Get theword out by establishing yourself as an expert on that topic andtag-along everything you wri...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The opportunities for getting free advertising for your productor services are only limited by your imagination and energy.There are so many proven ways to promote without cost it's trulymind-boggling! Here are ten proven methods.. Write an article relating to your area of expertise andsubmit it to all the publications and media dealing in thatrange of interest. Become your own promoter and writer. Get theword out by establishing yourself as an expert on that topic and&quot;tag-along&quot; everything you write with a reference box listingyour address for a catalog, dealership opportunity, or moreinformation.. Write shorter articles for the Internet and send them tobroadcast houses free articles. These are known as &quot;media-matching medias.&quot; Here are a few sites to get you started:http:www.IdeaMarketers.com http:www.addme.comhttp:www.ezinearticles.comhttp:www.web-source.netsyndicatorsubmit.htm.. Become a guest on as many radio, television talk shows, orinterview-ty...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Why radio advertising could be the best thing you ever did for</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/607193-Why-radio-advertising-could-be-the-best-thing-you-ever-did-for.html</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:38:40 -0600</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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        In the marketing world, radio has earned the reputation of beingthe odd step-cousin. You know the one. No one knows quite whatto do with him. Especially at family gatherings when everyonetries hard to avoid sitting with him. After all, who knows WHAThe'll start talking about.Much of that reputation comes from radio being tough to track.On one hand, radio does work. Businesses do notice an increasein sales when they add radio to the mix. However, radio doesn'ttest well. In surveys and other track...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the marketing world, radio has earned the reputation of beingthe odd step-cousin. You know the one. No one knows quite whatto do with him. Especially at family gatherings when everyonetries hard to avoid sitting with him. After all, who knows WHAThe'll start talking about.Much of that reputation comes from radio being tough to track.On one hand, radio does work. Businesses do notice an increasein sales when they add radio to the mix. However, radio doesn'ttest well. In surveys and other tracking methods, radio tends tobe the one with the dismal scores. A good friend of mine, who's also a marketing consultant butbefore that she sold radio for many years, has a theory aboutthat. She says radio works on a subconscious or unconsciouslevel. People remember the ad, but not that they heard it on theradio. So, they tend to credit a different medium for the ad,like the yellow pages. Yellow pages gets a boost while radiodrops a few points.Regardless, radio should not be ign...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>How to Work with Social Media</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/505924-How-to-Work-with-Social-Media.html</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:19:08 -0600</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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        So much is said about the use of social media for marketing yourself or your company. But is it hype? Its easy to become cynical when people make exorbitant claims about the usefulness of something, without really explaining how to actually work it. Its a lot simpler if you just keep a few things in mind:As in any marketing campaign, keep things consistent across all efforts. Just because youre using NEW media, doesnt mean you should abolish old ways that worked. No matter how many sites you joi...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[So much is said about the use of social media for marketing yourself or your company. But is it hype? It's easy to become cynical when people make exorbitant claims about the usefulness of something, without really explaining how to actually work it. It's a lot simpler if you just keep a few things in mind:As in any marketing campaign, keep things consistent across all efforts. Just because you're using NEW media, doesn't mean you should abolish old ways that worked. No matter how many sites you join, make profiles on, or post comments on, make sure there's clear continuity through them all. Use social media to start the process of &lt;a rel&quot;nofollow&quot; onClick&quot;javascript:pageTracker.trackPageview'outgoingarticleexitlink';&quot; href&quot;http:www.marketing.comBusiness-Lead-Generation.php&quot; target&quot;self&quot; title&quot;Business Lead Generation&quot;&gt;Business Lead Generation&lt;a&gt;, but then keep the ball rolling.Be consistent in your efforts as well. It's easy to forget about the many accounts you've...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Competing With The Big Dogs In Social Media Buying</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/433661-Competing-With-The-Big-Dogs-In-Social-Media-Buying.html</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00:56 -0600</pubDate>
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        The buzz surrounding Social Networking sites may cause media buyers to shy away from allocating budget to the social networking platforms. Those who are just now getting on board may be showing up late to the party, while the current advertisers are experiencing disappointing click-through rates. Despite the mixed reviews, there is still plenty of opportunity to become profitable through media buys involving social networks. The opportunity especially exists for local advertisers, and when it co...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The buzz surrounding Social Networking sites may cause media buyers to shy away from allocating budget to the social networking platforms. Those who are just now getting on board may be &quot;showing up late to the party&quot;, while the current advertisers are experiencing disappointing click-through rates. Despite the mixed reviews, there is still plenty of opportunity to become profitable through media buys involving social networks. The opportunity especially exists for local advertisers, and when it comes to advertising on social networks, local advertisers have the home field advantage.When purchasing media, it is important to ask partners &quot;what are your users' demographics?&quot; Every media buy should contain a clear and concise definition of the target audience. Let's face it, reaching your target audience is the most crucial factor in any internet marketing endeavor, and targeting the right users based on their specific interest or behavior is critical in media buying.We all know that u...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>How to Avoid Failure in Your Small Business Advertising</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/160138-How-to-Avoid-Failure-in-Your-Small-Business-Advertising.html</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:18:21 -0600</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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        Small business advertising shouldn't be done like most of theadvertising you see on T.V. ... or hear on the radio. There AREexceptions, of course. But for the most part, small businessesshouldn't do much of the following: Institutional advertising a.k.a. Madison Avenue typeadvertising. Public relations or simply publicity seeking. Any type of response advertising that's non-measurable.The kind of advertising you SHOULD be doing is measurable. Bythis I mean you can ...a ... control costs.b ... me...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Small business advertising shouldn't be done like most of theadvertising you see on T.V. ... or hear on the radio. There AREexceptions, of course. But for the most part, small businessesshouldn't do much of the following: Institutional advertising a.k.a. &quot;Madison Avenue&quot; typeadvertising. Public relations or simply publicity seeking. Any type of response advertising that's non-measurable.The kind of advertising you SHOULD be doing is measurable. Bythis I mean you can ...a ... control costs.b ... measure results.Small business advertising that doesn't fit these criteria ismostly like throwing money down a hole. Like I said, there areexceptions. But if you try to promote your business using publicrelations you'd better have a business that can benefit fromthat ...plus get the help of a professional who specializes init.Institutional ... Madison Avenue type stuff ... doesn't work insmall business advertising any more than it effectively worksfor big companie...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Web Site Traffic Solution for Home Based Business</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/202045-Web-Site-Traffic-Solution-for-Home-Based-Business.html</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:05:34 -0600</pubDate>
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        Advertising your services or products on the Internet is bothextremely effective and extremely competitive. There are severalways to get home business web site traffic to yourwebsite; Pay-Per-Click is one of the options you can choosefrom, along with developing an SEO, or search engineoptimization campaign. Both pay-per-click and SEO are targetedto get your website placed as close to the top of search engineresults as possible. One of the differences is that it takesminutes to set up a pay-per-c...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Advertising your services or products on the Internet is bothextremely effective and extremely competitive. There are severalways to get home business web site traffic to yourwebsite; Pay-Per-Click is one of the options you can choosefrom, along with developing an SEO, or search engineoptimization campaign. Both pay-per-click and SEO are targetedto get your website placed as close to the top of search engineresults as possible. One of the differences is that it takesminutes to set up a pay-per-click campaign versus months for agood SEO campaign.Pay-Per-Click is a simple type of paid advertising that mostsearch engines, including some of the largest ones, now offer.It requires a bid for a &quot;per-click&quot; basis, which translates toyour company paying the bid amount every time the search enginedirects a visitor to your site. There is the added bonus thatwhen a per-click site sends your web site traffic, yoursite often appears in the results of other prevalent searchengines.A...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Business card design tips</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/885062-Business-card-design-tips.html</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:53:06 -0600</pubDate>
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        A business card is often the single most important item you haveto attract a new client or business partner. Getting a smallpiece of cardboard to represent you and your company philosophyis often challenging - learn how to do it in this article: Often, your business card is the only item left with a potentialclient or business partner. After a conference, meeting ordisplay of your products, you are likely to meet dozens ofpeople and leave your business card with them. It is essentialthat the bus...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A business card is often the single most important item you haveto attract a new client or business partner. Getting a smallpiece of cardboard to represent you and your company philosophyis often challenging - learn how to do it in this article: Often, your business card is the only item left with a potentialclient or business partner. After a conference, meeting ordisplay of your products, you are likely to meet dozens ofpeople and leave your business card with them. It is essentialthat the business card design is complex and complete. Thismeans that your logo, name, title and address including contactdetails such as phone, fax, e-mail and web site should all bepresent. When you are having your business card designed, aimfor an image and a &quot;feel&quot; that best represents you and yourcompany. Do not go for a flashy business card design if you areworking in the financial field as this might give a feeling ofsloppiness and insecurity to your clients. Adapt the business card...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>How to promote your online business offline</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:28:25 -0600</pubDate>
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        How To Promote Your Online Business Offline. There are a number of great ways to promote your online businessoffline. Combining offline advertising with your online presencewill create momentum and increase your profits. There are anumber of ways to promote your business offline. Generatetraffic. Produce sales. Increase profits. Those words are goldto every business with a Web site. But an overwhelming majorityof entrepreneurs don't ever reach their goals of gold. This ismainly because there see...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[How To Promote Your Online Business Offline. There are a number of great ways to promote your online businessoffline. Combining offline advertising with your online presencewill create momentum and increase your profits. There are anumber of ways to promote your business offline. Generatetraffic. Produce sales. Increase profits. Those words are goldto every business with a Web site. But an overwhelming majorityof entrepreneurs don't ever reach their goals of gold. This ismainly because there seems to be an unwritten code of Webadvertising. It states you can only be successful on theInternet if you are using online advertising methods like searchengines, banner ads and buying online ad space. True, thisshould be a factor in any company's marketing efforts butthere's an old rule of advertising you should Consider...offline. There are three main offline-advertising mediums worthinvesting in to drive people to your site. Print, television andradio ads are fairly inexpensive...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Can You Name One Free Advertising Method That Really Works?</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/218836-Can-You-Name-One-Free-Advertising-Method-That-Really-Works.html</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:54:57 -0600</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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        If you have to choose between paid advertising and free advertising which would you choose ? That becomes a personal choice usually based on the available budget to each individual Internet business owner. Because they do not have money to invest in promoting their online business many people choose free advertising. One legitimate question that comes up is can you name one form of free advertising that really works? I would challenge you that free advertising can work if you give it enough time...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you have to choose between paid advertising and free advertising which would you choose ? That becomes a personal choice usually based on the available budget to each individual Internet business owner. Because they do not have money to invest in promoting their online business many people choose free advertising. One legitimate question that comes up is can you name one form of free advertising that really works? I would challenge you that free advertising can work if you give it enough time. First of all you have put time into marketing your business in various free ways. And secondly you have to give the advertising you are doing a chance to actually work for you. The flip side to this is paid advertising where you can get almost immediate results. For example many successful Internet marketers have pay per click campaigns running to promote their products online. Google Adwords is a ppc program that allows you to be on page  of the most popular search engine in the world in a m...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Accountability in Advertising</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:29:59 -0600</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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        There has been a lot of talk as of late in regards to the levelof accountability that an advertising agency should have whenworking with an advertiser on its branding and campaignendeavors. Since the Merger Mania of all the big players inthe advertising industry has been in full swing there have beena lot of accounts in review and accounts jumping from one agencyto the next. So what are the advertisers actually looking for, are theylooking for new ideas? Perhaps, are they looking to build orrebu...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[There has been a lot of talk as of late in regards to the levelof accountability that an advertising agency should have whenworking with an advertiser on it's branding and campaignendeavors. Since the 'Merger Mania' of all the big players inthe advertising industry has been in full swing there have beena lot of accounts in review and accounts jumping from one agencyto the next. So what are the advertisers actually looking for, are theylooking for new ideas? Perhaps, are they looking to build orrebuild their image? Could be or are they in search of theagency that steps up to the plate and says 'Hey we're partnersin the growth of your company and it's our responsibility tohelp increase your sales revenue and if we can't then weshouldn't get paid'. Simple thought but not  realisticbecause there are a lot of cost associated with developingbranding ideas and then launching the initiative. But there hasto be a comfortable medium that would make sense to both the adagency...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Understanding Internet Banner Advertising</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:35:43 -0600</pubDate>
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        Banner advertising is an effective way of getting youradvertising message seen on the Internet. Banner ads should notbe your only online form of advertising, but they are anessential part of your online advertising mix.This article assumes that the reader knows what a banner adlooks like, but do you know how they work, and how you canderive benefit from them? Lets define a few terms beforeanswering these questions.. Page views or page impressions. These terms areinterchangeable and they refer to...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Banner advertising is an effective way of getting youradvertising message seen on the Internet. Banner ads should notbe your only online form of advertising, but they are anessential part of your online advertising mix.This article assumes that the reader knows what a banner adlooks like, but do you know how they work, and how you canderive benefit from them? Let's define a few terms beforeanswering these questions.. 'Page views' or 'page impressions.' These terms areinterchangeable and they refer to the number of times that apage within a website has been displayed on a website.. 'Banner view.' Like a page view, a banner view is the numberof times that a banner has been displayed on website.. 'Click through.' A click through is the number of times awebsite visitor has 'clicked' on a particular banner ad and wastransferred to the website of the banner advertiser.. 'CTR.' CTR is the acronym for 'click through rate,' which isthe ratio of the number of banner view ver...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Pay-Per-Click Search Advertising Comes First</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:53:29 -0600</pubDate>
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         There are a variety of advertising options available to onlinebusiness owners small and large. There's traditional banneradvertising, text ads of both static and contextual varieties,popups and popunders, layer ads and pay-per- click search engineadvertising. For just about any business looking to advertise online,pay-per-click search listings should come first and be used totheir maximum potential before investing elsewhere. They are thefoundation of most online advertising plans, delivering t...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There are a variety of advertising options available to onlinebusiness owners small and large. There's traditional banneradvertising, text ads of both static and contextual varieties,popups and popunders, layer ads and pay-per- click search engineadvertising. For just about any business looking to advertise online,pay-per-click search listings should come first and be used totheir maximum potential before investing elsewhere. They are thefoundation of most online advertising plans, delivering the mostprecise targeting and the furthest reach for the lowest cost.The concept of pay-per-click, or PPC search advertising issimple -- you have your listing placed within or alongsidesearch results in exchange for paying some fee each time asomeone clicks on your listing in those search results. Mostsearch engines set advertisers against eachother inauction-style bidding for the highest positions on search resultpages.There are several benefits to this advertising method that m...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Advertising Your eCommerce Web Site</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:54:30 -0600</pubDate>
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          Tips for Increasing Your Online SalesOnce youve launched your eCommerce web site, youll need toshow it off to the online world. Whether youre paying someoneto submit your site to all the major and minor search enginesand directories, its still up to you to continually advertiseyour eCommerce site in order to keep attracting business.Many online business owners will tell you that within six tonine months of your launch date youll start seeing increasedorders for your products. However here are ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[  Tips for Increasing Your Online SalesOnce you've launched your eCommerce web site, you'll need toshow it off to the online world. Whether you're paying someoneto submit your site to all the major and minor search enginesand directories, it's still up to you to continually advertiseyour eCommerce site in order to keep attracting business.Many online business owners will tell you that within six tonine months of your launch date you'll start seeing increasedorders for your products. However here are  things you can doto lure people to your site now!.Advertise on http:www.Craigslist.org . This entry will onlylast for  days and you must submit to one city and category ata time. You can include photos andor advanced HTML in your ad..Write a press release and send out for free to the followingsites: http:www.prweb.com this one has been around forseveral years; http:www.prfree.com andhttp:www.openpress.com Paid submissions will get you moreviews, quicker li...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Joint Ventures - 8 Incredible Ideas to Boost Your Web Business!</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:05:29 -0600</pubDate>
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        A joint venture is when two or more businesses work together ina partnership for a period of time. Joint ventures are usedfrequently online because two businesses together can usuallyachieve a lot more than one on its own. Joint ventures maximisethe possibility of beating your online competition. Here are exciting ideas which will show you how profitable joint venturescan really be.. Exchanging links with related websites are the most popularjoint ventures online today. Not only are link exchang...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A joint venture is when two or more businesses work together ina partnership for a period of time. Joint ventures are usedfrequently online because two businesses together can usuallyachieve a lot more than one on its own. Joint ventures maximisethe possibility of beating your online competition. Here are exciting ideas which will show you how profitable joint venturescan really be.. Exchanging links with related websites are the most popularjoint ventures online today. Not only are link exchangescompletely free but they are also long lasting. You canguarantee that your link will stay on their website for alasting period of time. Doing link exchanges with websites ofthe same subject as yours also brings in a flow of incrediblytargeted visitors who you can be sure will be interested in yourproduct or service.. Combine your product with another website's product to make apackage. You could split the profits and due to the fact thatyou are both advertising your product...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Advertising on Tracker Outdoors</title>
	<link>http://koala.im/597410-Advertising-on-Tracker-Outdoors.html</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:36:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        Advertising your outdoor related website, services and productson Tracker-Outdoors.com has some major advantages.....Reachingyour customers just got easier, a lot easier!Tracker-Outdoors.com has the right advertising package for you.We target your advertising by topics of interest. This is youropportunity to start advertising on the Internet at unbeatablerates. Stand out from your competition! As an advertiser andsponsor, you'll get: One full web page on Tracker Outdoorsdedicated to promoting yo...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Advertising your outdoor related website, services and productson Tracker-Outdoors.com has some major advantages.....Reachingyour customers just got easier, a lot easier!Tracker-Outdoors.com has the right advertising package for you.We target your advertising by topics of interest. This is youropportunity to start advertising on the Internet at unbeatablerates. Stand out from your competition! As an advertiser andsponsor, you'll get: One full web page on Tracker Outdoorsdedicated to promoting your website, service and productslocated within related content pages Navigation Bar ExposureAdvertisement of your website in each monthly edition of ournewsletter, &quot;The Main Trail&quot; Advertisement of your website usingmultiple website links within related content A regular sitelink on our related content &quot;Link Partners&quot; page as a TrackerOutdoors sponsor Rotating banner advertising within targetedcontent Submission of your main advertising page to  topsearch engines Our Traf...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Corporate Social Responsibility</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:30:59 -0600</pubDate>
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        Corporate social responsibility can be a heated debate topic depending on who you are talking to. People that are in favor of corporate social responsibility want the companies to give back to the community and other charities because they think it is the right thing to do. Other people believe that companies are not forced to donate money to organizations because they already do enough by providing jobs and services. To really understand corporate social responsibility you must know what it rea...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility can be a heated debate topic depending on who you are talking to. People that are in favor of corporate social responsibility want the companies to give back to the community and other charities because they think it is the right thing to do. Other people believe that companies are not forced to donate money to organizations because they already do enough by providing jobs and services. To really understand corporate social responsibility you must know what it really means. It is commonly described as aligning a company's activities with the social, economic and environmental expectations of its &quot;stakeholders.&quot; Having defined corporate social responsibility, it is now a good time to look at the two different views associated with this and the arguments for and against it. The argument for corporate social responsibility is that for the most part people believe it is the correct thing to do if you have the resources to help out. If a big company such as W...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Search engine advertising has become so popular that per click</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:19:56 -0600</pubDate>
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        Brian Didier, partner owner of MakeGlobalCash.com, a nichemarket search engine catering to the needs of the home-basedbusiness owner states that for the home-based business ownerusing the big guys is just not profitable. For example, severaladvertisers maximum bids on Overture exceeded . per clickfor the keyword home business. Typically in the PPC market, he with the most money rules. Ifyou are using PPC, your position is based on how much you bid.The higher you bid, the higher your position.Bri...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Brian Didier, partner owner of MakeGlobalCash.com, a nichemarket search engine catering to the needs of the home-basedbusiness owner states that for the home-based business ownerusing the big guys is just not profitable. For example, severaladvertisers' maximum bids on Overture exceeded . per clickfor the keyword 'home business.' Typically in the PPC market, 'he with the most money rules'. Ifyou are using PPC, your position is based on how much you bid.The higher you bid, the higher your position.Brian Didier states that this is were MakeGlobalCash.com comesin. We can offer advertisers the ability to bid on keywords aslow as . per click on our network of approved publishers andsearch engines - offering the ability to reach over . millionpeople per day! Advertisers can target audiences by country,keywords and zones offering utmost control of your advertisingprograms and audience relevancy.MakeGlobalCash.com is one of over  search engines powered byjumpat.com...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Wrap it up and Drive your Business Forward!</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:42:33 -0600</pubDate>
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        What does your vehicle say about your business? You drive towork, commute through traffic, stop at the shop forrefreshments, park up outside your business, take care ofdeliveries and run some errands during the day, finally, youdrive home in the evening. How many people did you pass or meettoday? All potential customers, but did they notice you? Grab asignificant advertising advantage over your competitors bycovering your vehicle with your business image or message in theform of an eye-catching ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[What does your vehicle say about your business? You drive towork, commute through traffic, stop at the shop forrefreshments, park up outside your business, take care ofdeliveries and run some errands during the day, finally, youdrive home in the evening. How many people did you pass or meettoday? All potential customers, but did they notice you? Grab asignificant advertising advantage over your competitors bycovering your vehicle with your business image or message in theform of an eye-catching digitally printed self adhesive vinyladvertisement known as a vehicle wrap and take it for a drivearound town to promote your business. Vehicle wrapping is nowbeing recognized as an extremely cost effective and unique formof outdoor media for all sizes of businesses and companypromotions. Many companies are finding out that vehicleadvertising wraps and full colour fleet and car graphics are agreat way to reach new and existing customers. Compared to otherforms of media, wraps are...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>When Advertising Online Pay-Per-Click Search Advertising Should</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:38:48 -0600</pubDate>
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         There are a variety of advertising options available to onlinebusiness owners small and large. There's traditional banneradvertising, text ads, popups and popunders, and pay per clicksearch engine advertising. For just about any business lookingto advertise online, pay-per-click search listings should comefirst before advertising elsewhere. They are the foundation ofonline advertising plans, delivering the most precise targeting.The way Pay Per Click Search Engines work are that the searchengin...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There are a variety of advertising options available to onlinebusiness owners small and large. There's traditional banneradvertising, text ads, popups and popunders, and pay per clicksearch engine advertising. For just about any business lookingto advertise online, pay-per-click search listings should comefirst before advertising elsewhere. They are the foundation ofonline advertising plans, delivering the most precise targeting.The way Pay Per Click Search Engines work are that the searchengines allow advertisers to list their site within their searchresults on a pay per click basis. Advertisers bid on keywords orkeyword phrases based on a bidding basis. The highest bidderwill then have their site ranked  in the Pay Per Click SearchEngine results for a certain keyword followed by the second andthird highest bidder for the same keyword. When a visitor does asearch in the Pay Per Click Search Engine and clicks on anadvertising listing, the advertisers account will then...]]></content:encoded>
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