Marketing Secrets of a Mail Order Maverick


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Joseph Sugarman had a major impact on direct marketing & received the highest honors in this field. Having created many businesses in his successful 25-year career, Sugarman has been credited with introducing everything from toll-free order taking to the new wave of consumer electronics. MARKETING SECRETS OF A MAIL ORDER MAVERICK is a compilation of many of the techniques he created & the results he experienced while selling thousands of different products to millions of people. Lessons include how to find a winning product, secrets for a successful layout, how to avoid typefaces that hurt response, how to buy media for less, testing a product's potential & hundreds of other insights that will guide the reader to understanding what works & what doesn't. The lessons are alternated with entertaining & enlightening marketing stories from Sugarman's vast personal experience. Sugarman's insights will be helpful to anybody in business - from the advertising director of a large corporation to the individual starting his or her own business. Cover quotes from Vice President Albert Gore, Jack Canfield, & national magazines.




Secrets of Question-Based Selling


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"After I sent my team to the Question Based Selling program, not only was the feedback from the training outstanding, but we experienced an immediate positive impact in results."—Jim Cusick, vice president of sales, SAP America, Inc. "Following the program, even our most experienced salespeople raved, saying QBS was the best sales training they have ever experienced!"—Alan D. Rohrer, director of sales, Hewlett Packard For nearly fifteen years, The Secrets of Question Based Selling has been helping great salespeople live you deliver big results. It's commonsense approach has become a classic, must-have tool that demonstrates how asking the right questions at the right time accurately identifies your customer's needs. But consumer behavior and sales techniques change as rapidly as technology—and there are countless contradictory sales training programs promising results. Knowing where you should turn to for success can be confusing. Now fully revised and updated, The Secrets of Question Based Selling provides a step-by-step, easy-to-follow program that focuses specifically on sales effectiveness—identifying the strategies and techniques that will increase your probability of success. How you sell has become more important than the product. With this hands-on guide, you will learn to: Penetrate more accounts Overcome customer skepticism Establish more credibility sooner Generate more return calls Motivate different types of buyers Develop more internal champions Close more sales...faster And much, much more




Secrets of a Successful Mail Order Guru


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Recounts the story of one of America's greatest mail-order geniuses, and points out by his example the most valuable lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs. Included here are detailed explanations of his famous success stories, such as the placement of a –44.00 ad in the Wall Street Journal that turned into a –15-million-a-year business and his artificial diamonds direct-mail campaign. Describes the 12 ``hats'' of direct marketing, how to pick products that will sell, and psychological and motivational aspects of the direct mail buyer.




Mail-Order Mysteries


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Rediscover your sense of wonder! Generations of comic book readers remember the tantalizing promises of vintage novelty advertisements that offered authentic laser-gun plans, x-ray specs, and even 7-foot-tall monsters (with glow-in-the-dark eyes!). But what would you really get if you entrusted your hard-earned $1.69 to the post office? Mail-Order Mysteries answers this question, revealing the amazing truths (and agonizing exaggerations) about the actual products marketed to kids in the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Pop-culture historian Kirk Demarais shares his astonishing collection, including: 100 Toy Soldiers in a Footlocker Count Dante’s World’s Deadliest Fighting Secrets GRIT Hercules Wrist Band Hypno-Coin Life-Size Monsters Mystic Smoke Sea Monkeys Soil From Dracula’s Castle U-Control Ghost Ventrilo Voice Thrower ...and many, many more! With more than 150 extraordinary, peculiar, and downright fraudulent collectibles, Mail-Order Mysteries is a must-have book comic book fans everywhere. Trust us.







The Secrets of Power Selling


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Praise for The Secrets of Power Selling "Finally a book that really does Keep It Simple. The Secrets of Power Selling is for anyone just starting their sales career as well as for seasoned sales professionals who are always looking to improve their skills. This is the reference guide for what it takes to have a successful sales career. With the changes happening in the workforce, our ability to sell ourselves becomes more and more important; Kelley has given us a tool to give us that edge." —Deane Parkes, CEO, Preferred Nutrition "If you’re a business professional, The Secrets of Power Selling is a must read. The most powerful aspect of this book is that it distills over 17 years of successful sales and business experience into bite-sized chunks of powerful advice that you can read in short time frames. I give it my five-star rating." —David Frey, Author, The Small Business Marketing Bible "Wow! 101 no B.S. ideas any sales person can use immediately to produce results! Each one is a gem. I wish the people who sell for me did all these." —Michael Hepworth, President, Results Exchange Inc. It’s competitive out there and there’s a lot expected of you in terms of results. But sales calls can be stressful, closing sales is not always easy, and hitting your sales targets month after month is difficult and frustrating. You don’t get much formal training and it’s impossible to find the time to improve your sales skills yourself. Besides, where would you even begin? Start with The Secrets of Power Selling! Its 101 quick tips are packed with great stories and practical advice that you can immediately put into action to help improve your sales results. Tips range from A to Z (okay, A to W!) on topics such as planning, setting goals, maintaining your health, developing your confidence, using free offers effectively, the importance of your personal appearance, and much, much more. Whether you are new to selling, an experienced veteran, a business owner or entrepreneur, or a sales manager training, supervising, and coaching a team, you will learn valuable tips that will help you increase your sales and earn more money.




How to Write Sales Letters That Sell


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The right piece of direct mail can produce excellent response rates and have an extraordinary effect on business. But why do some sale letters achieve spectacular results whilst others are instantly consigned to the bin? This book reveals the secrets of creating successful sales letters. Containing examples of real sales letters, it includes plenty of advice on what to avoid as well as what to include. Key topics are covered such as: the secrets of persuasion; planning a letter which will get replies; creating offers that get responses and timing mailings for maximum effect.




Television Secrets for Marketing Success


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Includes capsules of experiences marketing products in addition to "writing the script, producing, directing, editing, buying media, testing, back-end sales, dealing with knockoffs, and many other techniques ... used in the production of half-hour infomercials"--Jacket.




No B.S. Direct Marketing


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Kennedy dares marketers to dramatically simplify their marketing, refocusing on what works. Updated to address the newest media and marketing methods, this marketing master plan — from marketing master Kennedy—delivers a short list of radically different, little-known, profit-proven direct mail strategies for ANY business. Strategies are illustrated by case history examples from an elite team of consultants—all phenomenally successful at borrowing direct marketing strategies from the world of mail-order, TV infomercials, etc., to use in ’ordinary’ businesses including retail stores, restaurants, and sales.