Archive for the ‘Marketing for small Business’ Category

How to be successful with online videos

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Here are a few guidelines on how to be successful with online videos.
Online videos are one of the best options you have to market your business and although there is a little bit more work involved than audio, the results can be massive for your business.

1. Be consistent. This is the most important thing. It is better to have 5 videos that you post one every week than to have one long video. People will learn to expect your videos and they get frustrated if you are not consistent.
2. Post frequent. Whatever is better for you and helps you be consistent. Some people can post a daily video, others do once a week. The idea here is to post as frequently as possible.
3. Use short videos. Sometimes you have to go longer, but try to be under 5 minutes. Trim all the fat.
4. 1 story per video. Focus is king
5. Don’t be boring. Being boring is a big sin in marketing.
6. Pay a lot of attention on the title, description and tags. Titles need to entice people to click and they need to contain some keywords so people will be able to find your videos. Add your url to the description and use as many keywords as possible on the tags.
7. Uberpublish. Post your videos everywhere. YouTube is just one video sharing place, post on all of them and don’t forget to post on your blog. Use a distribution software like Myvideosubmitter to make your life easier.
8. Be part of the community. Especially on YouTube. Subscribe to people’s channels, comment on their videos.
9. Have your channel on YouTube.
10. Always have a call to action and take them to a place where they can take action.
11. On YouTube use the call to action overlay to take them to a place where they can take action. It is a great way to get YouTubers to know more about you.
12. Share your videos on the social networks that you belong to.
13. Get rid of all excuses and start posting videos today. Don’t postpone.
14. sign up for our in depth training program on how to use online videos for business

List of continuity models

Saturday, October 24th, 2009 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Every business should have a continuity program. A continuity program is what brings residual income every month and allows your business to grow exponentially. You can incorporate a continuity program in any kind of business or it can be a business in itself.
Some examples you find out there of continuity programs are: fruit of the month, mustard of the month, pizza loyalty programs, puzzles time share etc. Here is a list of some continuity models that are popular and use information on its base. There is room to create other models. Prices vary according to number of items members get every month and the perceived value. Prices also vary according to the industry you are in, so the best approach is always to test which price would attract buyers in your industry. Note that programs that have a component delivered by mail every month tend to have a better retention than the ones that are 100% online.

1. Cd of the month interview
2. Cd of the month + transcription
3. Cd + newsletter
4. Printed newsletter
5. Newsletter + CD + transcription
6. Dvd of the month
7. CD/DVd of the month
8. Newsletter + CD/DVD rom
9. Training lessons
10. Reviews and summaries
11. Mp3 of the month- delivered online only
12. Mp3 + transcription
13. Micro membership with videos
14. Micro membership with mp3
15. Micro membership (reports) – It is called micro-membership because it has a fixed term or a final date. This model tends to work well during bad economic times because people feel better knowing that there is a final date- anything that has a system works well in this model.
16. micro membership by e-mail
17. membership site- needs to be heavy in content and be constantly updated. Tends to have a high drop-out rate.
18. membership + physical product
19. Softwares
20. Done 4 you services. This one tends to have a good retention because there is a pain of disconnection.
21. Monthly Webinars
22. Private forum
23. Resell rights club
24. Membership association
25. Consumer products of the month
26. Tele seminar coaching
27. Tele seminar + CD
28. Teleseminar + live event
29. Big ticket item
30. Certification Program
31. Coaching- Mastermind groups- 1 to 1 coaching

No matter which model you choose, you will have to figure how much information your audience will be willing to consume every month, because if you send them too much, they will get overwhelmed and will drop out of the program. You also need to have systems in place to bring new members every month.

Pizza Hut got it!

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 by The BuzzBooster Team!

When you watch this video, you will see how Pizza Hut combined consumer engagement with sales. This app they have developed has all.

3 Surefire ways to get more customers, more leads and therefore, a lot more money.

Sunday, June 28th, 2009 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Whenever you see yourself in a moment when you need to make more money in your business, generate more leads and get more customers, you need to know you have 3 basic options:

1. Sell something different
2. Sell to someone different
3. Sell differently.

The one thing you absolutely cannot do: Keep on as-is.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could just close our eyes, take a deep breath and wait for bad times to go away? And then, open our eyes and see everything back to normal?

Yes, it would, but in real life, this will not happen and you will have to change the way you do things in order to get different results.
Not only that, you might have to set up the alarm clock, get out of bed earlier and go do more of the things that are working for you now.

Not to discourage you, but allow me to tell you how things really work today.
We are all living in a new economy. The people willing to do what it takes will succeed and thrive in this new economy. Willingness to change and implement new strategies are a must. It is not difficult or hard. Just need to take action.

Now, back to the 3 surefire ways to get more customers, more leads and therefore, a lot more money that I just mentioned above; think for a moment how you could apply them into your business.

Here are a few questions/tips for you:

1. Can you incorporate a new product or service to your business?
2. Could you make some changes to an existing product or service and launch as a new one?
3. Could you add a continuity program to your existing business?
4. Can you find another channel to sell your services?
5. Could you sell them online?
6. Could you incorporate new follow-up systems in order to sell different services to your existing list of customers? (this is always cheaper than go out looking for new clients)
7. Can you learn how to generate new leads online using inexpensive social media tactics?
8. Could you sell using Teleseminars? (you’d be selling to different people and in a different way)
9. Can you create automated lead generation and follow-up strategies? (using auto-responders, free reports etc?)
10. Can you use tools like Twitter and Facebook to generate a flow of new prospects and traffic to your website?

Let me answer that for you: Yes, you can! It doesn’t matter what kind of business you have, B2C, B2B, with low budget, almost no budget etc.
Anyone can sell something different and/or sell to someone different and/or sell differently.
You might have to sharpen your saw, learn some new skills, but this is an easy problem to solve.
What really matters is that once you acquire the new skills you need you take action fast and implement.
Most people do not implement or just freeze and do nothing. That is the main reason why only 5% of the population ever gets rich. They are the ones that take action and implement.

People like to say they don’t do it because there is no budget, no extra money or no time. These are not the real issues.
Today, we have the internet with social media. Social media is not free, there is the time you need to commit, and it doesn’t work overnight, it is a process; but the return on your investment is huge.
By social media I mean tools like Twitter, Facebook, online videos etc.
Anyone can learn how to do it and can do it with almost no investment.

Did you know that Facebook alone has over 400 million active users (people that login at least once a week)? Do you know you could be selling to those people? Generating traffic to your store, office or website?
Did you know that 6,000 new accounts are created on Twitter every day? And you could be selling there?

Let me give you some examples of what I’ve stated above:

Sell to different people in different ways, through different channels

A pastry chef called Morita works for a restaurant in Hawaii. With the recession, attendance in the restaurant went down and he feared he would loose his job.
He started taking pictures and posting on Flickr and then announcing on Twitter what would be the desert of the day.
People started showing up, different people from a different channel. Hint, hint.
Today, the restaurant is selling way more than before the recession.

Hawaii is too far and your business could not do the same?

Ok, here is another example close to your home.

Some months ago, Pizza Hut started selling pasta (sell something different).
You probably saw the commercials. They used the fact that Americans tend to eat pasta at least once a week and that with the recession tend to stay and eat at home more. They saw an opportunity to steal sales from casual restaurants like Olive Garden (sell to someone different), and gain and edge over other pizza delivery chains.
They sold 2 million boxes of past just on the first month and plan to produce $500 million in revenue from this source on the first year.

I know, you are not in the pizza business. But your business is not different from these examples, you might like to think they are, so it would give you an excuse not to try something different, but at the end of the day, you could sell something different, to someone different that came from a different channel.

It is not about money, time or resources. It can be done.

The only thing you might need to get this accomplished is some new skills.
Maybe understand and learn how to use the Internet and social media the right way.
Maybe understand how to apply effective follow-up, generate leads, how to incorporate continuity programs to your business etc.

But not even that is a problem. Let’s cover the possible obstacles for you to invest in acquiring new skills to apply in your business:

Where to find training specific to your needs, to the point, with easy steps to implement, no fluff and proven to deliver results?

That is a very easy one! Buzzbooster Marketing just launched a whole series of multi-media training covering business issues that other places don’t.

You’d like to master Social media and use in your business, but every expert you met is broken and all they know is how to get a bunch of virtual friends.

I feel your pain! Most people think because they know how to do a profile on Facebook, they understand how businesses could profit with this.
The BuzzBoosters have a track history online, have several small online businesses and invest a lot in their own skills. They rub shoulders with some of the biggest online marketers and know what is working online.

Money is short.
Not a problem! During the launch phase, all training programs have a specials that are very affordable. They all have flex payments options too!
Not enough? Ok, I’ll give you a coupon code that you can get a 15% investment reduction. This coupon has a limited time offer, so don’t leave to the last minute.
Use the coupon code: Imsmart on check-out at www.training.buzzbooster.com

I need to know everything, so I won’t have to go look for training somewhere else.
Our trainings are based in 6 easy steps. One step per week is covered in depth. Clear action steps and organized.
For 6 weeks, you will learn all that you can apply in your business for that topic.

I’m ADD
So are we! That is why we cover all bases. The training programs have easy to watch instruction videos and how-to videos, audio, and text. You can learn using what you feel comfortable with. All material is available for download, so you can use when you feel you can focus more.

I’ve no time.
Time is our most valuable commodity. There is never enough of. That is why these trainings are so effective and different.
They last 6 weeks, but you will have access for a lot longer. Don’t forget that you can also download everything, and use when you have time.
You don’t have to attend classes in one specific time. You consume the training when you can, where you want. Just need to have internet access and a computer.

I need support!
You have it. We’ll support you all the way. After all, that is our mission “to empower entrepreneurs and business owners”. We want you to succeed. We want you to see us as partners.

I need to feel safe!
You are safe with us. We have the BuzzBooster ironclad guarantee. If you don’t like, you get your money back.

The only thing you need to do is take action!
Choose the training program that you want now! You’ll have instant access and will be able to apply what you learn right away.
Then, take action and implement right away, so you see more customers coming, more sales happening, more money flowing into your pocket.

Remember: www.Training.buzzbooster.com
You have flex payment options.
Use coupon code: Imsmart for 15% off.
Offer is limited; prices will go up in mid-summer.
Bonus: When you join one training program, I’ll send you a FREE CD of your choice and one issue of the Engage Magazine in the mail.

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Here are a few of the training programs available:

Rank First on Google -Ultimate SEO Course!

Discover How You Can Profit With Online Videos!

Generate an Avalanche of Leads and Traffic to Your Business!

The Power of Continuity Programs – Make Money Over and Over Again
Twitter for Business: Harnessing the Power for Profits in 140 Chars!
Facebook For Business Magic!
Create a powerful joomla website from the ground up!
Powerful Direct Response Marketing Strategies
7 Steps to Increase Productivity
Magical Follow-Up Strategies for Business

Secrets of information marketing business

Social media inside out

How to create a sticky business- The power of positioning

Your business personality

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Brand goes way beyond logos and taglines. Brand is the customer’s perception of your products or services.
Every touch point with the customer defines and reinforces your brand. This includes how you answer the phone, your appearance or the appearance of your sales force, your website etc.
It is critical for your business to manage this perception and to differentiate yourself from your competition.
Does your customer’s perception match the personality you want them to see?
Here are a few points to consider:

1. Are you really different?
What differentiate you from your competition? Please, don’t say it is customer service, quality or good price. These are expected and cannot be considered added benefit.
What differentiates you must be relevant to your customer and unique to your company.

2. Do you and your customers speak the same language?
Use their words and not your own. Pay attention to what your customers say when they interact with your company. On your website, find out what the search terms are.

3. Always remember you are selling to people and not to businesses. If you do B-to-B remember that it is really B-to-P. Business to person.

4. What is the emotional gain that your customer receives when doing business with you?
Make things simple and meaningful to your customers. Do not complicate.

5. Consider every point of contact an opportunity to reinforce your message. Use everything you can to get your brand reinforced, your website, packaging, direct mail, appearance.
6. Make your message relevant and special to the person placing the order.
Think of your brand as a persona instead of a commodity.

Defining and refining your business personality, or brand is a necessity. Your business should be constantly re-evaluated to make sure the message is consistent with your audience.
Remember that your audience is made of people with real lives, dealing with daily challenges.

Don’t leave up to the customer to decide your brand, this is up to you.

Twitter Case Study: How a pastry chef uses Twitter

Saturday, May 30th, 2009 by The BuzzBooster Team!

This video is a great case study on how a pastry chef is using Twitter and social media in general to drive more business in these difficult times.
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Using Twitter to Promote Products, Facebook Business Page

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Who Pops Your Popcorn Video Show! Today we talk about Twitter and how Dell reported using this tool to promote its products. Are you using Facebook pages to promote your business? How to deal with prices during the recession. Click HERE to watch Who Pops Your Popcorn?! Episode #29 Now!


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Create a Profitable Information Marketing Business, Research Effectively with Diigo, Become a Knowledge Broker: WPYP #24

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Who Pops Your Popcorn Video Show! Join Shahar and Nash as they share how you can have mobility and flexibility in your business. Learn an effective way to do research, and most importantly learn how to become a knowledge broker as they talk about different models of the information marketing business. Click HERE to watch Who Pops Your Popcorn?! Episode #24 Now!


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Effective Online Sales Process, Impactful Social Media Marketing, MyCoolButtons, American Airlines and More! WPYP #23

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Who Pops Your Popcorn Video Show! Learn as Shahar and Nash talk about your online sales funnel, how social media marketing should work for your business, a nifty tool to create buttons for your website, and how American Airlines is using the social environment to get more business. Click HERE to watch Who Pops Your Popcorn?! Episode #23 Now!


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Use Social Media to Market Your Business; Learn How Facebook Can Make a Huge Impact to Your Bottom Line! WPYP: #19

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Who Pops Your Popcorn Video Show! Chime in as we talk about the great Social Media tool Facebook! We mention how you can profile your business on there and create an environment for hot prospects. Click HERE to watch Who Pops Your Popcorn?! Episode #19 Now!


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Vosges Chocolates, AddThis.com, Business with a Twist, Tell a Good Story, Engage Your Customers, and Be Creative!

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Watch and get inspired as Shahar and Nash talk about business! Learn to engage your customers, tell a good story, Create the experience, be unique and lot more! They talk about the innovative company Vosges Chocolate, and the social tool AddThis. Enjoy!

Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version.

Marketing a Small Business, Mistakes Entrepreneurs Often Make!

Saturday, September 13th, 2008 by The BuzzBooster Team!

In this special edition of Who Pops Your Popcorn?! We interview Rod Alan from Residual Income technologies. He talks about mistakes entrepreneurs often make, how to advertise when you are a small business, and a lot, lot more!

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“It’s a Different World We Live in” Says The 23-Year Old Gal!

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 by The BuzzBooster Team!

Auren Hoffman published a great article on how men and women act online. It wasn’t much of a surprise to me to hear that women are much more relationship-driven and less transactional, but what I really find interesting is that because of that they spend much more time on social networks decorating their profile, connecting with others, sharing interesting finds and so on…

Why is that of interest to a regular business? For a business it becomes much more interesting to capture a female audience, considering that the likelihood of them sharing and talking about your impact on them is much greater than a man.

I don’t mean to make a point that you should target only to women, but i do want to tell you not to overlook them! Gone are the days when men made all the decisions… it’s a different world nowadays. Dang who would’ve thought women would be the number one buyer of video games?!

Book Publishing Made Easy

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 by The BuzzBooster Team!

If you thinking about publishing a book or you have a book you need to market, I’d like to suggest you read the E-book, Fast and Furious Book Promotion. It has everything you need to know to become a best seller author.

Let’s make some real money

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 by The BuzzBooster Team!

A lot of people asked us to put an event on information products again, so here it is:

Kick-Butt Strategies to Make a lot of Dough With Information Products teleseminar series.

We’ll provide 8 full hours of training, lots of interviews and Q&A.

Here you have more information: http://www.buzzbooster.com/infoclass.html

Pay attention to the deadline and limited number of people that will be able to attend.