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The Marketing Recipe: Money, Marketing and Me - 3 Keys For Success
You have a great product or service? Now, how should you market it? You have to make others know about what you have to offer. There is no good in having a great idea if you don't know how to sell it, right? Your motivation is financial independence (MONEY); you establish a quality product (your service), and you go out into the harsh competitive world and sell it (MARKETING) while you also sell yourself (ME)! Here are a few tips and a real example which you should keep in mind in order to prospect. MONEY:
Get the most out of your seminars by having all the data of the people who are going to attend, so that you will have quality leads. In order to prospect some more, you will need a web-based appointment scheduling tool. You could advertise your current phone number to which potential clients could call to and book into a seminar reservation on a given day to come and listen to you speak on how you could for example, plan a retirement if you were a financial planner. To sum up, Money, Marketing & Me is real easy: Be Motivated Be prepared, and always Be hands on. About The Author Hi! My name is Ana Greco and I'm with Almond Hill Enterprises. We are a web-based appointment scheduling and answering service all in one. I have come all the way from Spain to California for this three month internship. I am currently a business management and marketing student who still has 2 years to finish College. I am trying to make my best out of my stay here in USA, and I am trying my best to prospect and learn sales techniques before I return back to my home in Spain. I am 23 years old and I love this country...!
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