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Book Notes: Bullseye Marketing

Sales 2.0

If you’re taking a new job in sales or marketing, read this book first. I love the “bullseye framework” developed by Louis Gudema and explained in his book Bullseye Marketing —just out this week in its second (updated) edition. Here are some of the tactics in the book to reach the rest of your market. Then buy the book !

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Six Lessons From the Original Guerrilla Marketer

The Sales Heretic

Jay wrote the seminal book, Guerrilla Marketing, which fundamentally changed the way people thought about marketing. In all, he authored or co-authored 58 books, which have been published in 62 languages, selling more than 21 million copies. Jay Conrad Levinson passed away last week at the age of 80.

Marketing 315
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My Biggest Sales Mistake

No More Cold Calling

A cool marketing guy and prolific writer, he regularly sends me short e-books. For example, when I was selling advertising many years ago, I met with one business person who really liked me. Over a two-year period, he referred dozens of his colleagues and was directly responsible for a huge number of advertising sales.

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Old Fashioned Sales Tactics that Your Small Business Can Utilize

The Pipeline

Many industries that offer advertising in print , such as newspapers and magazines, are no longer as successful as they once were. Think local magazines, community newsletters, and even ad books for local sports teams. Print advertising is often inexpensive. Bed Bath and Beyond is another that sends paper coupons.

Fashion 293
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The 3 Top Industries for Social Selling with LinkedIn

No More Cold Calling

Success used to be reflected by the size of their Rolodex and their book of business. Marketing and Advertising: Another one of the top represented industries, Marketing and Advertising salespeople benefit from the social aspect of LinkedIn news.

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Is it Fraudulent to Spend Money on Lead Gen Without an ROI?

Pointclear

Hopkins’ book Scientific Advertising , published in 1923. Yes, you read correctly - 95 years ago he took the mystery away: “The only purpose of advertising is to make sales. In his first chapter Hopkins says: “The time has come when advertising has in some hands reached the status of a science.

Lead Gen 184
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3 Practical Ideas To Get Back On The Horse

Bernadette McClelland

In between that I took a total detour for three months where all I did was paint and restore second hand furniture (and loved it – was even approached by the paint company to advertise their paint! Ahhh… thanks, but no thanks!).

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