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Inbound: How to Create Customer Centric Online Marketing to Delight, Captivate, and Keep Customers Coming Back for More by Brian Halligan
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Kaching: How to Run an Online Business That Pays and Pays
Joel Comm - 2010
Here he shares his five primary methods of making money online.
Ask: The Counterintuitive Online Formula to Discover Exactly What Your Customers Want to Buy...Create a Mass of Raving Fans...and Take Any Business to the Next Level
Ryan Levesque - 2015
The Ask Formula revealed in this book has been used to help build multi-million dollar businesses in 23 different industries, generating over $100 million dollars in sales in the process.You ‘ll discover why the Ask Formula is arguably THE most powerful way to discover EXACTLY what people want to buy and how to give it to them - and in a way that makes people fall in love with you and your company.In this tell-all book, expert online marketer Ryan Levesque (featured in CNBC, Yahoo Finance, The Miami Herald, The San Francisco Chronicle, Mass Market Retailer, Bloomberg Businessweek and more) turns everything you know about customer surveys on its head.You ‘ll discover how Ryan Levesque developed his proven system for creating survey-based, customized sales funnels. And you ‘ll also learn how YOU can implement the same system in your own business - no matter your market. The Ask Formula blueprint is laid out in clear and detailed steps for anyone to use and adapt.Whether you ‘re an aspiring Internet entrepreneur, advanced online marketer, or established business owner, this book will both inspire you and show you how to skyrocket your online income - while creating a mass of raving fans in the process - simply by asking the right questions in a surprisingly different way. For people looking to scale up their business, Askwill utterly transform how you think about consumer behavior and selling online.
E-Business & E-Commerce Management: Strategy, Implementation and Practice
Dave Chaffey - 2001
The author, Dave Chaffey, brings his trademarks of authority, clarity of expression and teaching expertise to bear on a subject in which he actively lectures and consults.Popular for its cutting-edge and contemporary coverage, this text offers an international approach and a good balance between the technical and managerial topics of central importance to developing an understanding of this subject. It is an engaging read, packed with real-life examples and case studies.Developed for students studying e-business or e-commerce at undergraduate or postgraduate level, and also used by many business managers, this is the essential text to keep pace with technology, strategy and implementation.
Don't Sell Me, Tell Me: How to use storytelling to connect with the hearts and wallets of a hungry audience
Greg Koorhan - 2016
You can move them to tears, to laughter, and most important, you can move them to action!Packed with advice you can put to use right away, you’ll learn how to keep your audience eager and ready to hear from you.What pragmatic and actionable tactics will you learn?How to quickly communicate your unique value.The secret to connecting with the emotions of your desired audience.The foolproof method for standing apart from your competition.The most common marketing mistakes even smart business owners make and how to avoid them.The singular best way to create an authentic, consistent brand.Also the following insights:The 4 critical elements you must have in place to keep your audience engaged.Six different ways you can use stories in your business.A step-by-step guide for finding your most powerful brand voice.How to structure a story so that your audience feels compelled to listen.PLUS, examples to jumpstart the process!Here’s what this book ISN’T: this isn’t about picking new colors, redesigning your logo or developing your website. This is about building a consistent, unique and authentic brand that attracts your most profitable customers.How will your business improve?Follow a process only a few LEADERS in their markets have figured outGet KNOWN for your unique valueCreate content your audience LIKES and sharesBuild - or rebuild - TRUST in your brandGather a loyal group of fans eager to BUY from youImplement these techniques and watch your profits skyrocket.Learn how to tell a better story and connect with a loyal audience by scrolling up and clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!
The Conversation Manager: The Power of the Modern Consumer/The End of the Traditional Advertiser
Steven Van Belleghem - 2010
This book looks at how to deal with the changing consumer and the social media as a marketing specialist.
No Bullshit Social Media: The All-Business, No-Hype Guide to Social Media Marketing
Jason Falls - 2011
Start using it strategically. Identify specific, actionable goals. Apply business discipline and proven best practices. Stop fearing risks. Start mitigating them. Measure performance. Get results. You can. This book shows you how. Jason Falls and Erik Deckers serve up practical social media techniques and metrics for building brands, strengthening awareness, improving service, optimizing R&D, driving better leads--and closing more sales. "Conversations" and "communities" are wonderful, but they're not enough. Get this book and get what you really want from social media: profits. Think social media's a passing fad? Too risky? Just a toy? Too soft and fuzzy? Not for your business? Wake up! It's where your customers are. And it ain't going away. Does that suck? No. It doesn't. Do social media right, and all those great business buzzwords come true. Actionable. Measurable. And...wait for it...here comes the big one. Profitable. Damn profitable. Want to know how to do it right? We'll show you. And, yeah, we know how because we've done it. This is the bullshit-free, lie-free, fluff-free, blessedly non-New-Age real deal. You're going to learn how to use social media to deliver absolutely killer customer service. How to R&D stuff people actually want. Develop scads of seriously qualified leads. You'll figure out what you want. You know, the little things like profits, market share, loyalty, and brand power. You'll figure out how to measure it. And then you'll go get it. One more thing. We know what scares you about social media. Screwing up (a.k.a., your mug on the front page of The Wall Street Journal). So we'll tell you what to do so that won't happen. Ever. No B.S. in this book. Just facts. Metrics. Best practices. Stuff to warm the hearts of your CFO, CEO, all your C-whatevers. And, yeah, you. So get your head out from under the pillow. Get your butt in gear. Let's go make some money.
The Ultimate Marketing Plan: Find Your Hook. Communicate Your Message. Make Your Mark.
Dan S. Kennedy - 1991
The Ultimate Marketing Plan, 3rd Edition shows you how to put together the most promotable message possible for any product or service. Filled with practical, no-nonsense ideas that help you position your product, build buzz and make money, this updated edition includes expanded coverage on Internet marketing.
eSCAPE: The 4 Stages of Becoming A Successful Entrepreneur
Anik Singal - 2018
He also analyzed his own story of being on top to crashing to the bottom. This book is not just boring training or education - it's full of amazing stories and colorful examples to help you master each STEP of becoming a Successful Entrepreneur. Go on this entire journey with Anik Singal and master the 4 Stages of becoming an Entrepreneur:
S.C.A.P. (Self, Catapult, Authority and People)
. Many people are saying that this book is an absolute for EVERY Entrepreneur in the World.Anik Singal has built over 6 companies, having sold over $200 Million worth of products and has taught 250,000+ students all over the World about every aspect of Entrepreneurship.
The Social Media Marketing Book
Dan Zarrella - 2009
With an objective approach and clear, straightforward language, Dan Zarrella, aka "The Social Media & Marketing Scientist," shows you how to plan and implement campaigns intelligently, and then measure results and track return on investment. Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the social web, this book will take you beyond the jargon to social media marketing mastery.Make sense of this complicated environment with the help of screenshots, graphs, and visual explanationsUnderstand the history and culture of each social media type, including features, functionality, and protocolsGet clear-cut explanations of the methods you need to trigger viral marketing successesChoose the technologies and marketing tactics most relevant to your campaign goalsLearn how to set specific goals for your campaigns and evaluate them according to key performance indicators Praise for The Social Media Marketing Book: "Let Zarrella take you to social-media marketing school. You'll learn more from reading this book than a month of research on the Internet." --Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop.com "If I could be any other person for a day, it would be Dan Zarella. Either him or Brad Pitt. But Dan's smarter. This book is why I say that." --Chris Brogan, President of New Marketing Labs "This book demonstrates a beginning to the endless possibilities of the Social Web." -- Brian Solis, publisher of leading marketing blog PR 2.0
Social Media Marketing All-In-One for Dummies
Jan Zimmerman - 2010
Here's how to apply the marketing savvy you already have to the social media your prospects are using, helping you get and keep more customers, make more sales, and boost your bottom line.Find the business side -- explore the variety of social media options and research where your target audience hangs outCollect your tools -- discover ways to simplify posting in multiple locations and how to monitor activityEstablish your presence -- start a blog or podcast to build a followingFollow and be followed -- find the right people to follow on Twitter and get them to follow youFan out -- showcase your company with a customized Facebook business pageFollow up -- use analytics to assess the success of your social media campaignOpen the book and find:Tips for finding your target marketImportant legal considerationsStep-by-step guidance for setting up a campaignLots of helpful technology toolsBlogging and podcasting adviceHow to make Twitter pay off for your businessTools for analyzing your success in each mediumWhen to move forward and when to pull back
SEO 2014: Learn Search Engine Optimization with Smart Internet Marketing Strategies
Adam Clarke - 2014
But first, let me tell you a little secret about SEO marketing... Most of the search engine optimization advice on the Internet is just plain wrong!If you've sifted through the torrents of search engine optimization advice online, you may have noticed two things: - Most of the knowledge on SEO is either completely outdated or just dead-wrong.- Google's constant updates have rendered many well known SEO strategies completely useless.Why is this so? Google are constantly evolving, making it extremely difficult to know what currently works. Some recent changes: 1. August, 2014 - Google announced sites secured with SSL certificates will get an advantage in search engines.2. July, 2014 - Google released a big update dramatically affecting how often the local business listings appear in the search results.3. May, 2014 - Google announced a game changing update, punishing sites with poor quality content and user experience.SEO 2014 walks you through the above updates and more. This book also reveals industry secrets about Google's algorithm, so you can learn SEO from a fundamental level, achieve top rankings in Google, and generate hundreds, or even thousands of new customers to your site. Sidestep the feared 2014 Google updatesContrary to Internet marketing chatter, problems caused by Google updates are hardly irrecoverable or unavoidable—but you need the right knowledge. This book reveals in granular detail: - Recent Google updates—Panda 4.0, Pigeon, Hummingbird and beyond.- Steps required to recover from a Google penalty.- How to avoid being penalised in 2014 and beyond.Discover powerful link building techniques experts use to get top rankings and generate massive trafficLink building is simply the strongest factor for ranking high in Google. Unfortunately, most widely-used methods just plain suck! This chapter walkers you through the most powerful techniques that work wonders and won't get you in hot-water with Google. You will also discover: 1. How to leverage social media to skyrocket traffic to your site.2. How to find "money" keywords that will send customers to your site.3. The dirty secret about link-building.4. Sneaky tricks to get local businesses ranking high with local search engine optimization.5. How to get expert SEO or internet marketing advice, completely free.6. The new meta technology search engines love, schema.org, and how to use it to get more traffic.You will also learn the little-known search engine optimization tools top internet marketing experts useThe SEO tools chapter lists 20+ of the powerful tools top internet marketing experts are using to automate their search engine optimization, saving weeks of time, and creating bigger results... and most of the tools are free! And read the very special bonus chapter on pay-per-click advertisingIn this special bonus chapter, learn how to quickly and effectively setup a pay-per-click advertising campaign with Google AdWords, and send more traffic and customers to your website overnight. As one of the most advanced and comprehensive SEO books ever published, SEO 2014 contains everything you need to learn SEO and dominate search engines in 2014. Purchase from Amazon and get started right away!
Mobile App Marketing And Monetization: How To Promote Mobile Apps Like A Pro: Learn to promote and monetize your Android or iPhone app. Get hundreds of thousands of downloads & grow your app business
Alex Genadinik - 2014
I am an independent mobile app entrepreneur just like you, and I wrote this book to teach you all my strategies for how to: - Get 1,000,000+ downloads from mobile app store marketing - Save money by doing your own ASO (search engine optimization SEO for Android and the Apple App stores) better than most consultants you might consider hiring - Create an app marketing strategy outside the app stores by getting press coverage and learning how to promote an app using social media and social sharing - Make money with effective app store monetization to help you maximize your app revenue with subscriptions, in-app purchases, publishing effective ads, selling affiliate products and other strategies used by successful mobile app businesses - Create a successful mobile app business I wrote this book with all my heart and soul. The book draws on my own years of experience building top apps in my niche, promoting apps, making money with my apps, and coaching other app entrepreneurs on how they can make turn their mobile apps into successful businesses. You will be getting the best of all worlds. First, I have very deep hands on experience building and growing my own apps. Second, I have a wealth of experience coaching and observing other app entrepreneurs whose experiences and aspirations are probably very similar to yours. In this book you get all the insights from me making my own apps a success, and the insights of the cumulative experiences of the people I've coached. This is a very to the point book with many actionable tips and strategies for how to promote your mobile app (iPhone or Android), make money from your smartphone applications, and generally treat it as a real business. All suggestions in this book are based on my own experiences promoting my own problemio.com business apps which at the point of latest revision of this book have cumulative 1,000,000+ downloads, and insights of me having coached over 100 other app entrepreneurs. I am an independent mobile application developer and mobile application entrepreneur just like you. I am not a multi-million dollar app development studio or a big company. If you are an independent app developer just like me, you can use the mobile application marketing strategies that I outline in this book. Many of the strategies are simple and effective, and you can begin working on them as early as today. The book contains over 20 strategies to promote your apps. They all worked for my apps and they will help you grow your app to its highest potential. After growing your app, you will be able to make good money from your app, and achieve the goals that you have for your app business. Get the book now, and become a pro at app store marketing (app store SEO which is otherwise known as ASO), and start increasing your app downloads and revenue today!
Likeable Business: Why Today's Consumers Demand More and How Leaders Can Deliver
Dave Kerpen - 2012
Kerpen explains how to ensure that every aspect of a business communicates transparency, accountability, responsiveness, and authenticity--which customers find more likeable than traditional marketing campaigns.Dave Kerpen is cofounder and CEO of the marketing firm Likeable Media. He has won three WOMMY awards from WOMMA for excellence in word-of-mouth marketing.
The New Relationship Marketing
Mari Smith - 2011
That's the essence of relationship marketing. Today, the popularity of online social networking has caused a paradigm shift in relationship marketing. This book helps businesspeople and marketers master this crucial new skill set. Social marketing expert Mari Smith outlines a step-by-step plan for building a sizable, loyal network comprised of quality relationships that garner leads, publicity, sales, and more.If you're a businessman or businesswoman feeling the pressure to shift your approach to using social media marketing, to better understand the new soft skills required for success on the social web, and to improve your own leadership and relationship skills through emotional and social intelligence, this book is for you.Outlines how to become a significant center of influence for your customers and prospects Explains the unspoken rules of online etiquette--and the common turnoffs that drive customers and potential partners away Details the unique cultures of Facebook, Twitter, and other popular online platforms Shows exactly what to automate and delegate to build your social media persona, yet still retain the personal touch Even if you currently have zero presence online, this book will help you see measurable results in a short time.