General Training Discussion

Here is the audio from a recent training meeting that covers some general topics like contacting, qualifying, and training. I have opted to leave caller questions and comments in this audio segment.



General Training - September 15, 2005

Online Marketing

On this call, Ty Tribble, President of Passport LLC, shares his thoughts about some of the keys for building an online business.



Online Marketing - September 8, 2005

Leads - Important Business Tool

Using leads to build your business can be an invaluable tool. When your "warm market" contacts have been explored, we all need to find and develop new potential business partners and clients. There are many approaches you can take and one is the use of leads. Whether you purchase leads from a broker or develop your own through some form of capture mechanisms, any further discussion requires that one have a good grasp of the defining terms and conditions. Passport LLC recently hosted Jeanne Alexander of Responsive Data LLC, a lead company, to discuss some of the basic concepts about leads and the leads marketing process.

Here is an audio from the meeting.


Jeanne Alexander - July 14, 2005

Utilizing The Internet To Market Your Business

As promised, here is the audio from our training call on May 19, 2005 about "Utilizing The Internet". This is a general discussion covering ideas you can use to create exposure for your business and tips about using some of the technology available to your advantage.
In the future, we will break down our discussion into more specific components of internet marketing techniques and tools.



Utilizing The Internet
May 19, 2005

Cold Market Ideas (Reprint)

Here are some ideas for developing cold market contacts. I will elaborate on these on different posts but here is a basic list that may help you develop some ideas that you can use for your business.

Classified Ads - online and printed
Direct Mail
Buttons
T-Shirts
Bumper Stickers
Pay-per-click
Blogging
Chat Rooms
Message Boards
Email leads
Phone leads
Marriage announcements in newspaper
Bankruptcies
Business associations
Property Managers
Mall cruising / Bump in-to's
Business card fishbowls
Card swaps
Community bulletin boards
Card decks
Employment offices - both online and local
College placement centers

Keep in mind that some of these activities have a higher price tag and some have a lower percentage of success in terms of average sponsoring rates. I will describe these in more detail in future posts. The key here, however, is to utilize multiple techniques and approaches simultaneously for the best effect. To improve your overall success percentage, focus and develop at least 2 or 3 contacting methods that best fit your personality, comfort zone, and budget.

This post is an excerpt from an article I wrote on a different blog a while ago. Too often, people in our industry get frustrated after they have approached everyone on their "warm" list. I hope it helps.
- Dave Stone -

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