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OfficeMax - $25 Coupon - off your next phone order of $100 or more!

Promo expires on 3/31/10

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* Free Overnight Delivery
* Price Guarantee
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ADP - Receive up to $500 to help offset your taxes!

Promo expires on 4/15/10
Tax Season Credit (Eligible companies must have 1 to 100 employees.)
Simply become a client by April 15th and we will provide you with an ADP TotalPay Visa card worth up to $500!
ADP can help you avoid costly penalties by:
* Keeping up with filing deadlines and changing regulations
* Calculating, filing, depositing, and reconciling your payroll taxes
* Responding to inquiries from taxing agencies regarding the deposits and returns filed

   on your behalf
* Paying resulting fines or penalties for errors we make

   

Sprint - Switch to Sprint Broadband receive a $200 service credit on each newly activated line of service
Promo expires on 4/30/10

Sprint Mobile Broadband

* $42.99/mo (business accounts)

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* 28% off the typical price of $59.99
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* 33% off the typical price of $79.99
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Benefits of Social Media Marketing

More online conversations about your brand
A successful Social Media Marketing campaign leads to a lot more talk about your brand online. When your message works with your users, they will spread your message more effectively than tradition methods.

Quick turnaround
Hitting a front page of major social video, news and bookmark sites will send you huge amounts traffic and almost instantly. This doesn’t mean the traffic will equate to conversions, but it should generate momentum in the right direction.

Low costs
A comprehensive SMM strategy may provide a partial or full replacement of traditional advertising and marketing at a fraction of the costs.

Impact on search engine rankings
SMM campaigns bring you large amounts of backlinks that benefit your ranking in search engines.

Compatible with traditional Marketing
No one says you have to approach and embrace SMM full on. SMM campaigns can be run along side traditional marketing and advertising.

The power of recommendation
Would you rather buy from a faceless company or from a company that people recommend? We know that initiators and influencers play an important role the buying process and you can reach these people with SMM.

Sidestepping ad blindness
Traditional online advertising methods, such as, banner ads are seeing drops in the level of their effectiveness. As ad blindness increases, social media marketing has the potential to send visitors to your website without traditional advertising methods.

Read the rest of the article at http://socialmediatrader.com/social-media-marketing-for-small-businesses/

New Customer, New World

Where is the New Customer? He's in the New World.... Are You? - Jeffrey Gitomer

The customer is making a comeback - slow though it may be. And when he (or she) returns, you're going to notice a change. A big change. FAIR WARNING: How you prepare for the new customer will determine your long-term success.

REALITY: While your customers were away, online has officially taken over. It's the new showroom and comparison shopper. You can chat, or phone in a heartbeat. You can see every option and some you never knew existed. It's fast, it's accurate, and anyone can choose anything, any time of the day or night.

Yes, the Internet has been there for a few years, but it has taken a firm hold as a trillion dollar option for consumers and customers every place in the world. Your world.

It's a different world now. We are not going to "recover," per-se. We're going to revive and revise. And you can be in it, or watch it pass you by.

Here are some examples of "different" on the business side. Car dealerships, stock brokerages, insurance companies, banks, homebuilders, commercial real estate agents, residential real estate agents, and mortgage lenders have all revised and restructured their business - and that's the short list.

And the customer is different too. Way different.

Let me give you the details of what the new customer (both business and consumer) looks like: (NOTE: I'm using "he" but I also mean "she.")
* He's going to decide somewhat slower. He's been hesitating for more than a year.
* He's angry about the value of his home, and the value of his investments.
* He will not be doing business the same way it's been done before.
* He will not be banking the same way he banked before.
* He will not be advertising the same way he advertised before.
* He will not be buying a car the same way he did before.
* He will not be buying a home the same way he did before.
* He will not be investing the same way he did before.
* He's online. Checking out your website - and your competitor's website.
* He's socializing. Telling everyone what's happening in his world and the world.
* He's Tweeting, Facebooking, and Linked-In-ing. Social media is still a firestorm.
* He's blogging about his experiences with you, for the world to read.
* He's YouTubing about his experiences with you for the world to watch - by the millions (any questions United Airlines?).
* He's Googling, not yellow-paging.
* He's texting. A lot.
* He's using his mobile device to do damn near everything.
* He's WiFi-ing in his hotel room, on the plane, in Starbucks, and at home.
* IF he's reading a paper, or getting the news, it's online.
* He's as likely to watch The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, or listen to Howard Stern for news as he is to watch a network "news" person read a tele-prompter.
* He's purchasing after midnight. By the billions.
* He's looking for ease of doing business with you.
* He is value oriented, but will look to price as part of the decision.
* He wants a relationship.
* He wants, needs, and expects GREAT service after the sale.
* He does not want to wait for anything or anyone.
* He needs help and expert advice.
* He's looking for ideas and answers.
* He can check your price and your facts in two seconds or less on Google.
* He knows as much about your product as you do.
* He knows MORE about your competitor's product than you do.
* He can pay right now IF you can take a credit card online.
* He expects someone to answer the phone when he calls that can actually HELP.
* He is SICK of off-shore call centers, erroneously called "help desks."
* He is SICK of you telling him how important his call is while he stands on hold.
* He is SICK of your recorded hold message.
* He demands the truth. All the time.
* He no longer trusts the institutions he used to hold sacred.
* He expects you to be as computer literate as he is.
* He needs to be understood and feel your sincere concern.
* While you are qualifying him, he is qualifying you.
* If he needs a referral or recommendation, he'll go to Craig's list or Angie's list or Google or his next door neighbor, or anyone else but you...UNLESS you have video testimonials online.

As you're thinking about (and making excuses about) these statements, you better be thinking about your answers and responses to them. And you better be making the strategic decisions and game plans to make them happen.

The economy is coming back - BUT NOT TO THE WAY IT WAS. Don't take my word for it. Ask any daily newspaper.

After reviewing these statements, ask yourself this BIG question: Will your new customer buy from you, or your competition?

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• Alternative Health and Wellness
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• Auto Pricing & Maintenance
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11 Days and Counting

Limited Time Promotions ending on 2/28/2010..... 24 and counting until they are gone

NEW clients who start in January or February receive 3 months of Payroll Services at no cost.

• Current & new ADP customers can receive up to 25% off payroll services
• Multiple payroll input options
• Variety of payroll payment options

 
 $200 credit for NEW customers that convert to Chase Paymentech

• Savings up to 30%
• No minimum monthly charges
• All major credit cards
• Free cost savings analysis

 
 $100 Port-in credit for NEW corporate liable activations!

• 17% discount off most rate plans for current and new Sprint customers.
• Corporate annual device refresh
• Mobile Broadband card - $42.99/month
• Wireless access plan - unlimited

Don't forget to check out the Marketplace for more programs and savings.  Call BizUnite toll free for more information at 1-866-623-5784.

New Ways to Market with Discount Programs

Marketing is always changing so it is important for small businesses to stay up-to-date on the new ways to market through the internet, email, and more while still saving money.

Look into the following programs to enhance your marketing.

 
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- FREE 30 day trial and no contract or setup fees!

- Save $120/yr on website development & hosting with 2 low cost options
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- E-Commerce and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) packages available

 

 
Save with On Hold Music & In-Store Music and Advertising

- 50% off first 6 months of a 12 month contract! Promo expires in 5 days (2/1/10)

- On Hold messaging discounts - up to 25%

- Save up to 17%: on hold music discounts

- Save up to 17%: In Store music discounts
- 20% discount on telephones systems

 

 
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- 5% price match guarantee with Yellow Page advertising

- Direct Marketing: customizable ad templates & business/social networking,
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- Response Measurement: call & click tracking, call recording, call ID & mapping

 

   

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- FREE 60 day trial

- 2 Prepay options to help you save:

  1) Save 20% when you prepay for 6 months

  2) Save 25% when you prepay for 12 months

- Step-by-step email campaign creation

- Customizable templates

- Free coaching & support