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7 Types of Competitive Advantages and How to Develop Yours

Success

If your budget is too limited to offer competitive salaries, what other perks do you offer ? As a personal example, I had a client who offered two night classes with equal marketing budgets. The client reaction was to pour nearly all of the marketing budget into the failed offering rather than grow the successful one.

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Eco-Friendly Business Promotion Techniques for 2013

Eco-Office Gals

The end of 2012 is looming on the horizon, which means it’s once again time to buy new calendars, reset the budget, and start thinking about your business strategy for the coming year. It’s not enough to create business profiles, you also have to add content, monitor activity, and plan promotions. Promotional products.

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What does it take to be a successful Marketing Executive?

Page Personnel

Manage external agencies When appropriate, they should lead external agencies, such as PR firms, an external marketing agency or ad agencies, to effectively manage events and press relations, editorial requests, presentations and promotions, and online activities. Ready for your next career step?

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What does it take to be a successful Marketing Executive?

Page Personnel

Manage external agencies When appropriate, they should lead external agencies, such as PR firms, an external marketing agency or ad agencies, to effectively manage events and press relations, editorial requests, presentations and promotions, and online activities. Ready for your next career step?

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Announcing my first book: The Hidden Power of Your Customers

Customers Rock!

It is not a social media book (more on that in The Story below), but social media is woven throughout the book (as it should be woven throughout a company’s marketing and customer service strategies). It is also not a customer service book (but that is an important tenet). But customer service is not enough.

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And it’s customer appreciation day!

Service Untitled

Choose promotional products that can give your business a boost. Plan what you want to give away and see how it affects your budget. There is no need to go broke on a customer appreciation day; just don’t be Ebenezer Scrooge either. This is the perfect time to introduce new products or services. Saks 5th Ave.

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Six reasons every assistant should be using a corporate taxi service

Practically Perfect PA

Everyone that signs up to a GetTaxi Corporate Account will have access to a dedicated account manager and access to a 24hr customer service number. In fact, I found out the other day that half the Fortune 500 companies use GetTaxi’s corporate service. Promotional offer just for Practically Perfect PA readers.

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