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		<title>Intelligent Marketing at Your Fingertips</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Builder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine Intelligent Marketing at Your Fingertips When you spend your money on advertising, you absolutely must know what is working and why. Consumers are not spending money the same way they used to. Advertising in newspapers, magazines and television has become a waste of advertising dollars. These traditional advertising mediums cannot deliver the traffic to [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Intelligent Marketing at Your Fingertips", url: "http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/imagine-intelligent-marketing-at-your-fingertips/" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="announcement_post"><p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18" title="Kansas City Marketing Expert Consultan" src="http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/header_6-150x150.jpg" alt="header 6 150x150 Intelligent Marketing at Your Fingertips" width="150" height="150" /></p>
<h1>Imagine Intelligent Marketing at Your Fingertips</h1>
<p>When you spend your money on advertising, you absolutely must know what is working and why.</p>
<p>Consumers are not spending money the same way they used to. Advertising in newspapers, magazines and television has become a waste of advertising dollars.</p>
<p>These traditional advertising mediums cannot deliver the traffic to businesses that they were once able to. Trends point online.</p>
<h2>People are buying on the internet now</h2>
<p>10 years ago people wondered if the internet would even make it. They wondered if it might flop because all they could do was send emails and what&#8217;s so big about that? Look how far we&#8217;ve come.</p>
<blockquote><p>Today, if your business is not on the internet, it is likely that you are unwittingly dooming your whole business to failure.</p></blockquote>
<p>Someone at some point will come along and sell the service you have online, with a coupon, and since people shop online and you&#8217;re not there, you are no longer competition for that business.</p>
<p>That hurts.</p>
<p>But it is reality.</p>
<h1>Your Business Needs Intelligent Marketing</h1>
<p>Intelligent marketing means being where your customers are, when they are, and giving them what they want.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s simple.</p>
<p>Intelligent marketing means being in complete control of each dollar that goes into your ads.<br />
without getting overwhelmed by more data than you need.</p>
<p>Data that&#8217;s telling you what works in your advertising and what doesn&#8217;t, and how to get better real time results.<br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33" title="Understanding analytics " src="http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/metrics325x167.jpg" alt="metrics325x167 Intelligent Marketing at Your Fingertips" width="325" height="167" /></p>
<h2>Remember, the internet is just one big bunch of computers. You can track everything.</h2>
<ul>
<li>You can see where customers came from (Global, down to the city)</li>
<li>You can see how long they read your ad for</li>
<li>You can see what they clicked on</li>
<li>You can see if they use a new or old computer</li>
<li>You can see how big their monitor is which will tell you how they see your ads</li>
<li>You can test product prices by making similar offers and tracking results</li>
<li>You can put up 2 pages and see which one sells best</li>
</ul>
<h1>Intelligent Marketing Increases Sales</h1>
<p>You know how to present your business to people better than anyone else.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s your specialty.</p>
<h2>Imagine marketing that did not limit you to one 30 second spot.</h2>
<p>Imagine instead, that your marketing could be like a wonderful educational journey, where your customers learn about you and your business over time, all because they want to know about you.</p>
<h2>Imagine marketing that inspires loyalty in your customers.</h2>
<p>When you teach your customers about your business over time, and serve them well, they become loyal to you.</p>
<p>That means they ignore the competition because they like you better.</p>
<p><strong>That&#8230; is Intelligent Marketing.</strong></p>
<p>Building loyal customers over time is like building an army of volunteer salesmen, who promote for you because they like you.</p>
<p>Intelligent Marketing Saves You Money</p>
<ul>
<li>No more over priced newspaper ads</li>
<li>No more coupon books that work but don&#8217;t create real profit</li>
<li>No more overpriced and underused phone book advertising</li>
</ul>
<p>You get the point</p>
<p>Why spend money on promotion methods that can&#8217;t give you any idea of how well they are working for your business?</p>
<p>You may be throwing money out the window.</p>
<h1>Direct Response is Intelligent</h1>
<p>Direct Response Email Marketing is advertising that the customer elects to receive because they want it.</p>
<p>Your customers are smart, and they want to know about your business, and they want more than a 30 second commercial.</p>
<p>Your customers will give you their name and email address, and they will ask you to tell them about your business, if you know how to ask them correctly</p>
<p>You can&#8217;t get better than that.</p>
<p>To learn more about how you can increase sales, build customer loyalty and cut advertising costs, simply put your name and email address in the box at the top right of this page.</p>
<p>2009 can be your best year in business ever!</p>
<p>Mark Riddle</p>
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		<title>B2B Ecommerce for Local Retail and Service Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Builder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local retailers and service companies are finding great opportunities for expansion in B2B ecommerce. Business to Business electronic transactions are just one of the under used profit centers that local service and retail businesses are overlooking. Ecommerce services are a growing field, you may not recognize the vast array of options that your business has [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "B2B Ecommerce for Local Retail and Service Businesses", url: "http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/b2b-ecommerce-for-local-retail-and-service-businesses/" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Local retailers and service companies are finding great opportunities for expansion in B2B ecommerce.</p>
<p>Business to Business electronic transactions are just one of the under used profit centers that local service and retail businesses are overlooking.</p>
<p>Ecommerce services are a growing field, you may not recognize the vast array of options that your business has to offer. </p>
<p>It can be as simple as adding a shopping cart system to your website, or a fully customized ecommerce marketing system that only deals with business to business customers.</p>
<p>You can find a complete marketing solution that is totally unique to your business.</p>
<p>Imagine your company growing both sales and reputation in your region, nationally and perhaps internationally. Opportunity&#8217;s that mean more sales, more stability and increased longevity for your product lines that you provide.</p>
<p>It may not be typical for a local business to have a regional and national business, yet during this time of expansion, the businesses that understand b2b ecommerce and the more traditional web ecommerce will have the greater chances to expand and increase markets and market share that simply was not possible only a few years ago.</p>
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		<title>How Quickly Can You Contact Your Best Customers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Builder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your Customers Depend on YOU The day is busy, and there are just so many things that Bob has to get done before he goes home. He knows that he needs to stop by his local clothing store to get ready for his new promotion, but some how he never finds the time. Actually Bob [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How Quickly Can You Contact Your Best Customers?", url: "http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/how-quickly-can-you-contact-your-best-customers/" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;">Your Customers Depend on YOU</h1>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-69" title="Key to marketing solutions" src="http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/j0433178-300x278.jpg" alt="j0433178 300x278 How Quickly Can You Contact Your Best Customers?" width="300" height="278" /><br />
The day is busy, and there are just so many things that Bob has to get done before he goes home.</p>
<p>He knows that he needs to stop by his local clothing store to get ready for his new promotion, but some how he never finds the time.</p>
<p>Actually Bob doesn&#8217;t know whats going on at the store that he prefers to do business with, he only stops by every few months and it really has been a while since he has dropped by.</p>
<p>What was the name of the guy I got my last sport coat from?  Was it Ted, maybe it was Bill, I really should stop by.</p>
<p>On his way home he notices a little sign on a shop he has never been too, it says <em><strong>Sport Coat Sale</strong></em> so Bob stops by and looks through the racks and settles for a coat, just because he is short on time, and really it doesn&#8217;t matter where you do business, they are all the same.</p>
<h2>Your his favorite store but you didn&#8217;t get the business</h2>
<p>Scenes like this play out on a daily basis, its really hard to identify how much business is lost, not because the person got bad service, or was unhappy buying from you.</p>
<p>No the problem is much more devastating than that.</p>
<p>The only reason Bob didn&#8217;t come to your store is because you didn&#8217;t keep in touch with him.</p>
<p>Sad to say many business spend their hard earned dollars getting people to come in the door the first time, but fail miserably when it comes to contacting customers, and bringing them a sense that they are an important part of your business.</p>
<h2>This is the beauty of the automated marketing system.</h2>
<p>When you choose to get your own powerful automated marketing system, not only are you in consistent contact with your customers, you also have the ability to let them know of special customer appreciation events.</p>
<p>Sure you could place an ad in the newspaper, or on the radio, but really how special is that?</p>
<p>Instead of being a reward for your best customers, it&#8217;s now just another promotion. Blah&#8230;</p>
<p>Not only is it more effective when you contact your cutomers with the automated marketing system, its a real money saver too.<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-70" title="Money Saver" src="http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/j0438479-203x300.jpg" alt="j0438479 203x300 How Quickly Can You Contact Your Best Customers?" width="203" height="300" /></p>
<p>You won&#8217;t have to spend the huge amounts for a full page ad, or a series of 30 second spots on radio and TV (not to mention the cost of producing those commercials.)</p>
<p>Your automated marketing system is designed to keep your customers YOUR customers.</p>
<p>Have a problem with too much inventory?</p>
<p>Great your automated marketing system can help you with that too.</p>
<p>You can contact your best customers and let them know about your special inventory event for loyal customers only.</p>
<p>Contact me today to learn how the automated marketing system will help your business GROW.</p>
<p><a title="Automated Marketing System" href="http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/services-for-local-business/automated-marketing-system/" target="_blank">Automated Marketing System</a></p>
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		<title>Marketing in Kansas City just got a whole lot easier</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Builder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kansas City has long been known for its Jazz, BBQ and American Royal rodeo and livestock show. But it hasn&#8217;t been know as a good place for small business owners to get attention of customers. With the uncertainly and major malls closing their doors after decades of success, the Kansas City small business community is [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Marketing in Kansas City just got a whole lot easier", url: "http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/marketing-in-kansas-city-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-62" title="Local Marketing in Kansas City Effective" src="http://www.effectivemarketingkansascity.com/consulting/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/smilingman-300x224.jpg" alt="smilingman 300x224 Marketing in Kansas City just got a whole lot easier" width="300" height="224" />Kansas City has long been known for its Jazz, BBQ and American Royal rodeo and livestock show.</h2>
<p>But it hasn&#8217;t been know as a good place for small business owners to get attention of customers.</p>
<p>With the uncertainly and major malls closing their doors after decades of success, the Kansas City small business community is enduring a rough and tumble existence.</p>
<p>Most parts of the metro are growing and many small business owners are struggling to get and keep the attention of their customers.</p>
<p>Businesses from Lenexa, Overland Park, Lee&#8217;s Summit, Kansas City North are taking time to examine how to profitably expand their business while maintaining their current customers.</p>
<p>Even businesses in established shopping areas like Independence Center, Zona Rosa, and The Legends at Village West are competing with established business to get their share of customers and business success.</p>
<p>With more and more shoppers looking online before they head out to purchase even small items, the importance of keeping your company at the top of your customers shopping list is becoming more important than ever before.</p>
<p>Fortunately local retail and service businesses are learning about the need to expand their presence to include the internet.</p>
<p>Even with the best of intentions, companies are finding that pretty websites are often just gathering electron dust and seldom generate sales, or retain clients.</p>
<h2><strong>It&#8217;s Not your Fault</strong></h2>
<p>Marketing folks have always thought of the info super highway as a place to get customers from far off places, and it is a great tool for a worldwide presence.</p>
<p>However there is a new breed of business consultants that understand how to create a successful local presence, and build in customer loyalty into the mix.</p>
<p>Effective Marketing Kansas City uses the skills that were developed for national and international marketing, and refined the process to attract and retain local customers for local retail and service business.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve developed a 12 point program that uses the power of the internet to create marketing plans that help local business to find success that wasn&#8217;t even available just a few short years ago.</p>
<p>With the combination of social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and other platforms local business can take advantage of targeting local shoppers with news and information about your company.</p>
<p>This is just one spoke on the marketing wheel that brings you more customers and holds on to your current customers.</p>
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