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The "Fun" Way to Learn Direct Response Marketing
Funny stuff... funny stuff...
Last night, my wife and I lost at our local brew-pub getting our burger and beer fix. When out of the blue my wife began to laugh. I figured she was laughing at me.
Did I have something wedged during my teeth?
Was a fry stuck to my cheek?
Works out neither.
So when Gurus my wife why she was chuckling, she told me she felt embarrassed saying.
Embarrassed?
I said:
"Honey, we are able to talk about anything. You can feel at ease saying what's on your mind. And that i promise not to judge you..."
So she caved, and explained she was excited The american idol show was starting a brand new season.
American Idol?
I really didn't know this TV show was ramping back up.
So...
We finished our burgers and beer. We paid our waiter. And my wife drug me the place to find catch the very first episode. Good thing too... as this show is bursting like a water balloon with a lot of direct response marketing tips.
Like:
The power of celebrity marketing:
Just consider the judges on American Idol. Let's see. You got Steven Tyler that has been the leading man for one of the very successful hard rock bands of all time. Then, you have Jennifer Lopez who needs no explanation. And lastly, you have Randy Jackson that has worked in the music biz because the dawn from the dinosaurs.
My point?
That Idol certainly uses plenty of celebrities to promote the show.
The strength of contest marketing:
Contests are one of the fastest (and many fun) methods to grow a small company. Just take a look at Idol. Sure, the best goal would be to win and become a famous recording artist. But what really gets contestants going may be the whole idea that they're competing against everyone else.
And nobody loves to lose.
So how can you use a contest to promote your online business?
And also the power of referral marketing:
Honestly, one of the things Used to do to build my small company so it dominated a very competitive niche is... I made use of multiple strategies that drove referrals through my doors all month long
American Idol does this too.
Just look at how many people waiting in line brought someone with them... who would like to try out too. In some cases, they even brought members of the family.
Discuss the power of referral marketing.
There's many more marketing tips cleverly stuffed into each The american idol show episode, you just have to know what to look for.
And one last thing:
If you are serious about growing your business, then more than likely all you need is a few more plans such as the one in this article.
So ask yourself this:
Where can you turn for additional good ideas like that which you just read in this article?
In my humble opinion, you have to be careful where you look for good ideas because just about everybody as well as their brother states be a so-called 'business expert'.
Remember:
Saying is a thing.
Doing is another.
And most of those "talking heads" have never run their own successful small company.
