Do It! Marketing (eBook)

As a small-business owner or solopreneur, you wear many hats—perhaps the most important of which is marketer. But these days, with so many new ways to reach customers and clients and only so much time in the day, it's hard to know where to start. Should you be using social media? Email? Blogs? Video? SEO? Small-business marketing doesn't have to be a mystery. It's just a series of simple decisions (and the action steps to implement those decisions) that will help you regain the clarity, confidence, and control you need to succeed. Do It! Marketing is a quick read and an encouraging kick in the pants that will reignite your marketing mojo. The underlying premise is that 'only action creates results.' Packed with do-this-now ideas to attract, engage, and win more customers and clients, this no-nonsense book reveals how to: • Avoid blah, blah, blah marketing• Use magnetic marketing strategies that pull—not push—qualified decision-makers into your world• Get noticed• Position yourself as an expert• Become the obvious choice in your market• Do social media right• Zero in on your customers' pain/gain factors• Learn to speak their language• Get a steady stream of referrals• Identify and focus on high-payoff activities• Cultivate and leverage enthusiastic advocates• And moreEnergetic, inspiring, and filled with concrete strategies, tactics, templates, and tools, Do It! Marketing shows you how to stop 'marketing by accident' and start outsmarting, out-positioning, and out-executing the competition.

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Discover the principles, practices, and insider secrets of paid professional speaking success in 77 instant-access ';microchapters' that will help you market your smarts, monetize your message, and dramatically expand your reach and revenue.For thought-leading CEOs, executives, consultants, and entrepreneurs, the true test of your personal brand comes down to one simple question: When you speak, do people listen?In Do It! Speaking, nationally-acclaimed marketing expert and host of the The Speaking Show Podcast David Newman teaches you how to build a thriving speaking career. Regardless of the speaking venue: in-person events, virtual appearances, conference stages, and any other place where you are being paid to share your expertise with an audience, the powerful articulation of your value, relevance, and impact is what makes experts stand out. But where do you start when you're trying to build your speaking platform?This book is the definitive guide on how to:Develop your speaking-driven revenue streams.Quickly commercialize your knowledge in today's economy.Bolster your visibility, credibility, and bank account.Become a better messenger of your company's message and dominate your marketplace.Do It! Speaking shows you the inside track on marketing, positioning, packaging, prospecting, outreach, sales, and how to get more and better speaking gigs on behalf of your company, your brand, and yourself.