Comments for Clicks 'n Conversions Blog http://blog.clicksnconversions.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:01:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on News You Can Use – Week of Feb 21 by Matthew Walmsley http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/news-you-can-use-%e2%80%93-week-of-feb-21/comment-page-1/#comment-6896 Matthew Walmsley Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:01:04 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=1718#comment-6896 Thanks, I liked this blog post. I found this site through Bing, and certainly enjoyed it, so I'll probably drop by again within a month and read up on what's new :D Thanks, I liked this blog post. I found this site through Bing, and certainly enjoyed it, so I’ll probably drop by again within a month and read up on what’s new :D

]]> Comment on Why we don’t do marketing plans by Susan Tatum http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/why-we-don%e2%80%99t-do-marketing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-6894 Susan Tatum Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:51:43 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=1627#comment-6894 I agree -- and the most important step is to take action on those decisions you made! I agree — and the most important step is to take action on those decisions you made!

]]> Comment on Why we don’t do marketing plans by Sandy Barris http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/why-we-don%e2%80%99t-do-marketing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-6879 Sandy Barris Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:43:49 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=1627#comment-6879 Great information, a lot of hot, hot hot marketing plan tips. Keep em coming, great stuff. Thanks for sharing that it’s easy to let the marketing plan and its planning stand between you and taking action. And you are so right on that When you create a marketing plan, you force yourself to look at key elements of your business. By the way, if it’s OK with you I’d like to add that no marketing plan or marketing calendar should be set in stone! If history has taught us anything, no matter how effective your plan may be, chances are, it will have to be altered at a given time; due to what your competitor(s), clients, future clients or suppliers are doing. Here’s the kicker, don’t feel as if you have to be a psychic. Don’t feel overwhelmed at the thought of needing a business and marketing plan so flexible that it takes away from the overall aim and goals that made you ‘hungry’ to market your particular business, product, service or idea in the first place! No doubt about it, there’s an easy way to be sure that you can continue to have success in the future – if you just start off with flexibility in mind! The best way to do so is to have a marketing plan and marketing calendar that is flexible and built to adjust itself when the time comes to do so. Respectfully, Sandy Barris Fast Marketing Plan.com http://www.FastMarketingPlan.com P.S. Once you have your Marketing Plan complete, you may want to plug it into Fast Marketing Plan and you'll get Monday Morning Email Marketing reminders about your marketing tactics you’ll want to get done during the week. Plus you'll also get links for help getting most of those tactics done for you, if needed. Great information, a lot of hot, hot hot marketing plan tips.

Keep em coming, great stuff.

Thanks for sharing that it’s easy to let the marketing plan and its planning stand between you and taking action.

And you are so right on that When you create a marketing plan, you force yourself to look at key elements of your business.

By the way, if it’s OK with you I’d like to add that no marketing plan or marketing calendar should be set in stone!

If history has taught us anything, no matter how effective your plan may be, chances are, it will have to be altered at a given time; due to what your competitor(s), clients, future clients or suppliers are doing.

Here’s the kicker, don’t feel as if you have to be a psychic.

Don’t feel overwhelmed at the thought of needing a business and marketing plan so flexible that it takes away from the overall aim and goals that made you ‘hungry’ to market your particular business, product, service or idea in the first place!

No doubt about it, there’s an easy way to be sure that you can continue to have success in the future – if you just start off with flexibility in mind!

The best way to do so is to have a marketing plan and marketing calendar that is flexible and built to adjust itself when the time comes to do so.

Respectfully,
Sandy Barris
Fast Marketing Plan.com
http://www.FastMarketingPlan.com

P.S. Once you have your Marketing Plan complete, you may want to plug it into Fast Marketing Plan and you’ll get Monday Morning Email Marketing reminders about your marketing tactics you’ll want to get done during the week. Plus you’ll also get links for help getting most of those tactics done for you, if needed.

]]> Comment on Why we don’t do marketing plans by Dave J. http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/why-we-don%e2%80%99t-do-marketing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-6878 Dave J. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:37:12 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=1627#comment-6878 I've have the first one I've done in 15 years of marketing in-process. I ditched the online template after a while, and went to a power-point format. And accepted that as soon as this plan is presented, all that documentation won't be looked at again. But it is the process of research that was most valuable. Making sure I've got all the bases covered. And most importantly, make a few key decisions about what to *do*! I’ve have the first one I’ve done in 15 years of marketing in-process. I ditched the online template after a while, and went to a power-point format. And accepted that as soon as this plan is presented, all that documentation won’t be looked at again.

But it is the process of research that was most valuable. Making sure I’ve got all the bases covered. And most importantly, make a few key decisions about what to *do*!

]]> Comment on 6 Dangerous Do-It-Yourself Marketing Applications by Susan Tatum http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/6-dangerous-do-it-yourself-marketing-applications/comment-page-1/#comment-6838 Susan Tatum Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:26:09 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=1440#comment-6838 Hi Dave, Very good point. Far too many business owners and marketers ignore the importance of good writing. Susan Hi Dave,

Very good point. Far too many business owners and marketers ignore the importance of good writing.

Susan

]]> Comment on 6 Dangerous Do-It-Yourself Marketing Applications by Dave J. http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/6-dangerous-do-it-yourself-marketing-applications/comment-page-1/#comment-6802 Dave J. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:59:01 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=1440#comment-6802 Great warnings! Some you can experiment with, but you need to learn and adjust. The most dangerous thing is anything involving 'content', including examples you gave. Writing takes a back seat and either doesn't get follow thru, or lack of thinking about what to really say. I've seen many a desktop-published brochure with what is essentially cut/paste of the equipment's specifications. Does the customer really need to know the machine is made of 16-gauge primed and stipple-painted cold-rolled steel? Great warnings! Some you can experiment with, but you need to learn and adjust. The most dangerous thing is anything involving ‘content’, including examples you gave. Writing takes a back seat and either doesn’t get follow thru, or lack of thinking about what to really say. I’ve seen many a desktop-published brochure with what is essentially cut/paste of the equipment’s specifications. Does the customer really need to know the machine is made of 16-gauge primed and stipple-painted cold-rolled steel?

]]> Comment on A kick in the butt for unfocused marketers by Wendell Barnhart http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/a-kick-in-the-butt-for-unfocused-marketers/comment-page-1/#comment-6683 Wendell Barnhart Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:06:51 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=1242#comment-6683 An added both useful and interesting piece of writing supplied by <a href="http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/a-kick-in-the-butt-for-unfocused-marketers" rel="nofollow">http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/a-kick-in-the-butt-for-unfocused-marketers</a>. I have already been perusing your site for quite a while at this point and I realize that you're certainly going upward in the search rankings making everyone thrilled. An added both useful and interesting piece of writing supplied by http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/a-kick-in-the-butt-for-unfocused-marketers. I have already been perusing your site for quite a while at this point and I realize that you’re certainly going upward in the search rankings making everyone thrilled.

]]> Comment on When to start marketing by Susan Tatum http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/when-to-start-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-6572 Susan Tatum Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:51:18 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=1190#comment-6572 You're quite right about budget playing a role. Marketing is not free. But if the measurable results are there, it seems that money can usually be found. You’re quite right about budget playing a role. Marketing is not free. But if the measurable results are there, it seems that money can usually be found.

]]> Comment on More Website Traffic – How Much? by Susan Tatum http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/more-website-traffic-%e2%80%93-how-much/comment-page-1/#comment-6571 Susan Tatum Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:44:59 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=981#comment-6571 Hi Marg, Thanks for the complement. Yes, the site was designed by one of our web designers. Susan Hi Marg,

Thanks for the complement. Yes, the site was designed by one of our web designers.

Susan

]]> Comment on When to start marketing by Marketing Communications Agency http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/when-to-start-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-6433 Marketing Communications Agency Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:48:05 +0000 http://blog.clicksnconversions.com/?p=1190#comment-6433 So true if things always just fell into place at the right time nobody would ever end up out of gas a mile from the station. So waiting for the perfect time to start focusing on marketing will probably never happen. Budget always plays a part in when we are able to do things in our lives and the same goes for our business. But you have got to spend money to make it and getting the word out about your business will surly jumpstart the cash flow. So true if things always just fell into place at the right time nobody would ever end up out of gas a mile from the station. So waiting for the perfect time to start focusing on marketing will probably never happen. Budget always plays a part in when we are able to do things in our lives and the same goes for our business. But you have got to spend money to make it and getting the word out about your business will surly jumpstart the cash flow.

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