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Advertising Works

Title : Advertising Works 12 ASIN : 1841161268 Description : The award-winning case studies in Advertising Works 12 provide a wealth of practical guidance about how to create effective campaigns and evaluate marketing investment. It has been described as “being the cutting edge of new thinking in the marketing communications industry” by Lord MacLaurin, the Chairman of Vodafone. The book features 23 case studies describing real-life campaigns that illustrate the effective use of advertising or other communications disciplines. Every campaign won a major prize at the 2002 IPA Effectiveness Awards. Each case study describes in extensive detail: – The objectives of the campaign – Development of the brand and communications strategy – Campaign execution – Media thinking and planning – Results of the campaign, including measurement of effects on sales or behaviour The case studies demonstrate ‘best practice in action’, and provide a practical source of ideas and inspiration for a wide range of marketing problems. Winston Fletcher, Director of Delaney Lund Knox Warren, described it as “the most thorough, comprehensive and convincing collection of advertising case histories in the world.” Like the other volumes in the series, Advertising Works 12 represents a major contribution to our understanding of how communications work. The book proves that advertising and marketing expenditure can be judged against measurable criteria and that investment in communications can directly increase brand equity, corporate profits and shareholder value. Advertising Works 12 contains practical lessons from which all advertising and marketing professionals can learn and profit. Brand: World Advertising Research Center Item Page Detail URL : link Rating : 5.0 Rating : 1 Review : Marketing ProfessionalExcellent professional book that presents practice oriented insightful materials in combination with in-depth business content and with demonstration of what worked and why. The book triggers thinking. Will be looking forward for [...]

NetCasters: Using the Internet to Make Fishers of Men

Title : NetCasters: Using the Internet to Make Fishers of Men ASIN : 0805447849 Description : Like the industrial age before it, the information age has changed our lives in monumental new ways, including how a lot of us are learning about spirituality. Research suggests fifty million people will rely solely on the Internet—indeed the new Roman Road—for their faith-based experiences in 2010.In NetCasters, Craig Von Buseck, director of CBN.com for the Christian Broadcasting Network, discerningly profiles those who are doing the best job of spreading biblical Christianity online. He encourages the church at large to follow their lead and fish for souls in these same rich waters—from blogs and chat rooms to Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and beyond. List Price : $14.99 Price : $13.49 Saved Price : $1.50 Brand: B&H Books Item Page Detail URL : link Rating : 5.0 Rating : 5 Review : A much-needed bookThere has been no book giving a general overview like this since Andrew Careaga’s books in the early days of the Web. Its well-researched and visionary coverage, interviews and case studies are indispensable to anyone needing to understand the nature of the new media and how to use them effectively to share the good news.

# PRIVACY tweet Book01: Addressing Privacy Concerns in the Day of Social Media

Title : # PRIVACY tweet Book01: Addressing Privacy Concerns in the Day of Social Media ASIN : B004A90CBY Description : Concerns about privacy are not new. Since time immemorial, we humans have valued and guarded our privacy, often jealously or violently. It is therefore no surprise that privacy online is of such great concern in our connected world. Today, when we conduct so much of our life online–bank transactions, credit card payments, transmission of personal messages and images to friends and family–it is completely understandable that we should be concerned about the privacy of our communication and information. Privacy concerns in the virtual world are often compounded by lack of information and awareness. Not all of us are completely clear on how we should guard our privacy on the Internet. Especially in the corporate world, privacy becomes a huge concern, since it is not only the individual employee who can be at risk, but co-workers and the corporate entity too. Can privacy be guaranteed? How can you raise employee awareness on privacy issues? These are just a few of the questions that Lori Ruff is so well-qualified to address. In #PRIVACY tweet Book01, Lori tells you–in the succinct and ever-popular tweet format–what exactly privacy on the Internet means to your organization. To cite just one example, she addresses the need for privacy issues to be part of a hiring firm’s requirements and why they must be in line with customer relations. You don’t have to be an Internet guru to perceive and benefit from her experience and wisdom. Using Lori’s book you can secure your privacy at the individual, group and corporate levels without paranoia. Read PrivacyTweet to clear the fear, so that you approach the Internet with caution, yet confidence. ‘#PRIVACY tweet Book01′ is part of the THINKaha series [...]

The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing, and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly (Your Coach in a Box)

Title : The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing, and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly (Your Coach in a Box) ASIN : 1596592907 Description : For marketers, The New Rules of Marketing and PR shows you how to leverage the potential that Web-based communication offers your business. Finally, you can speak directly to customers and buyers, establishing a personal link with the people who make your business work. This one-of-a-kind guide includes a step-by-step action plan for harnessing the power of the Internet to create compelling messages, get them in front of customers, and lead those customers into the buying process. List Price : $29.98 Price : $27.73 Saved Price : $2.25 Category: Personal Transformation Brand: Your Coach In A Box Item Page Detail URL : link Rating : 4.5 Rating : 191 Review : What a Wake-Up Call!By embracing the strategies in this book , you will totally transform your business. David Meerman Scott shows you a multitude of ways to propel your company to a thought leadership position in your market and drive sales – all without a huge budget. From my perspective, the best thing about this book is that everyone can gain value from it. There are so many places you can start applying these new rules of marketing and PR. For example, I’m an experienced blogger, considered an expert in my field and already have a strong online presence. Yet I’m immediately going to start applying the lessons in Chapter 14: How to Use News Releases to Reach Buyers Directly. Here’s what else I like about this book: 1. The author includes numerous examples from a variety of businesses in different industries & sizes that have all used these strategies for success. 2. The book [...]

Implementing Responsive Design: Building sites for an anywhere, everywhere web (Voices That Matter) Discount !!

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Title : Implementing Responsive Design: Building sites for an anywhere, everywhere web (Voices That Matter) ASIN : 0321821688 Description : New devices and platforms emerge daily. Browsers iterate at a remarkable pace. Faced with this volatile landscape we can either struggle for control or we can embrace the inherent flexibility of the web. Responsive design is not just another technique–it is the beginning of the maturation of a medium and a fundamental shift in the way we think about the web. Implementing Responsive Design is a discussion about how this affects the way we design, build, and think about our sites. Readers will learn how to: Build responsive sites using a combination of fluid layouts, media queries and fluid media Adopt a responsive workflow from the very start of a project Enhance content for different devices Use feature-detection and server-side enhancement to provide a richer experience List Price : $39.99 Price : $22.99 Saved Price : $17.00 Category: Electronic Documents Brand: New Riders Item Page Detail URL : link Rating : 4.8 Rating : 12 Review : The definitive web designers handbookEarly on, the author points to an interesting statistic that, in 2010, traffic to mobile websites grew 600 percent. This point frames the discussion of what the book’s focus is on, mainly that mobile is important, mobile is different than previous mental models, and it is growing at an alarming rate. The author goes on to enlighten us to the fact that this isn’t really a mobile or small screen problem that we are dealing with. This is a problem of connected devices with a wide ranges of screen sizes, device capabilities, and network speeds. One last big point at the outset, multiple sites based on screen size do not scale. From this beginning the author introduces the device-agnostic [...]

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Letting Go of the Words, Second Edition: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies) Discount !!

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Title : Letting Go of the Words, Second Edition: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies) ASIN : 0123859301 Description : Web site design and development continues to become more sophisticated. An important part of this maturity originates with well-laid-out and well-written content. Ginny Redish is a world-renowned expert on information design and how to produce clear writing in plain language for the web. All of the invaluable information that she shared in the first edition is included with numerous new examples. New information on content strategy for web sites, search engine optimization (SEO), and social media make this once again the only book you need to own to optimize your writing for the web. New material on content strategy, search engine optimization, and social media Lots of new and updated examples More emphasis on new hardware like tablets, iPads, and iPhones List Price : $49.95 Price : $33.01 Saved Price : $16.94 Category: Human-Computer Interaction Brand: Morgan Kaufmann Item Page Detail URL : link Rating : 4.8 Rating : 8 Review : Indispensable Resource!I have been a huge fan of Ginny’s Letting Go of the Words since the first edition as a one-stop resource for my eLearning content development team. We even led an internal workshop around the content of the book, as it is jam packed with best practices for writing for online viewers. This new edition builds on the first with updated research and examples, and is even more needed and welcome. We find many of the new generation workforce woefully unaware of what our firm considers the most basic rules of writing – understanding the needs of the reader, using active voice, creating a hierarchy of useful headings, paring down the amount of content to fit the delivery medium … This is especially true of new [...]

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The Ultimate Web Marketing Guide SALE

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Title : The Ultimate Web Marketing Guide ASIN : 0789741008 Description : EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WEB, MOBILE, & SOCIAL MARKETING! Your expert, up-to-the-minute, A-Z reference & how-to guide Choose the right goals, media, & tools Plan, execute, measure, & optimize Avoid costly mistakes! Now, one amazing book brings together ALL the reliable, detailed information you need to make the most of web, online, mobile, and social marketing. It’s ALL here: SEO, pay-per-click, mobile marketing, social media marketing, “PR 2.0,” analytics, email marketing, YouTube videos, Twitter and Facebook, blogs, podcasts, and much more. Discover how to choose the right approaches, combine them into a coherent, optimized strategy, and measure your results. Find realistic answers to your most crucial questions…get “from the trenches” insights that save you money…learn to drive more value faster. THE ONLY COMPLETE WEB MARKETING REFERENCE YOU NEED. CUTTING-EDGE COVERAGE OF THESE TOPICS AND MUCH MORE: Creating effective web/online marketing plans and budgets Integrating online and traditional marketing Designing great sites–including ecommerce sites Getting actionable answers from web analytics Profiting from search engine marketing (SEM) and optimization (SEO) Executing winning pay-per-click and display ad campaigns Developing effective email lists and campaigns Building two-way conversations with customers and prospects Marketing on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media Creating an online PR media room Marketing through YouTube and podcasts Selling through iPhone and Android apps Managing web/online marketing coherently and efficiently Tracking performance–and improving it! Technical accuracy guaranteed by Econsultancy’s Rebecca Lieb List Price : $34.99 Price : $22.52 Saved Price : $12.47 Category: E-commerce Brand: Que Publishing Item Page Detail URL : link Rating : 5.0 Rating : 1 Review : Excellent Primer on Internet MarketingI have developed several hundred websites over the last decade, optimized them for Google, and have made millions for [...]

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Instant Customer Revolution: Real Stories About How to Capture, Convert and Close More Sales with Smart Online, Video and Mobile Marketing Get Rabate

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Title : Instant Customer Revolution: Real Stories About How to Capture, Convert and Close More Sales with Smart Online, Video and Mobile Marketing ASIN : B00850K5QG Description : Every business needs more traffic, leads and sales. Did you know a prospect is 22 times more likely to respond when follow up happens within five minutes? There are nearly six billion mobile phone accounts in use worldwide and by 2015, there will be 15 billion devices connected to the internet – that’s 2 for every person on the planet! Mobile, video, social media, social networking and QR code marketing isn’t an option any more. Without it, your business may fail. Instant Customer Revolution is all about the fastest, easiest and most affordable ways to capture leads, convert those new leads into prospects and close new customers to profitable sales with the latest video, online, social media and mobile marketing. Meet eleven case studies of real people, helping real businesses grow, thrive and survive in a challenging economy with the latest, cutting-edge tools and systems that are surprisingly affordable and easy to implement. Here are a few of the people featured in this book who’ve reinvented themselves as online and mobile marketers in record time – some in a few hours: Kristen Moore – a widowed mother of FOUR, built a list of 521 prospects in two days and made over $90,000 in two weeks from that small list selling her summer gymnastics course! She explains EXACTLY how she did it with only FOUR hours of effort! Chris Bole, real estate marketer, is from Phoenix – currently one of the WORST real estate markets in the country right now. Using some simple “internet marketing” psychology, QR codes and mobile marketing, Chris sold three houses in less three weeks! Chris now employs his mom [...]

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Marketing to the Social Web: How Digital Customer Communities Build Your Business Big Discount

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Title : Marketing to the Social Web: How Digital Customer Communities Build Your Business ASIN : 0470410973 Description : An updated and expanded Second Edition of the popular guide to social media for the business community Marketers must look to the Web for new ways of finding customers and communicating with them, rather than at them. From Facebook and YouTube to blogs and Twitter-ing, social media on the Internet is the most promising new way to reach customers. Marketing to the Social Web, Second Edition helps marketers and their companies understand how to engage customers, build customer communities, and maximize profits in a time of marketing confusion. Author and social media guru Larry Weber describes newly available tools and platforms, and shows you how to apply them to see immediate results and growth. Rather than broadcast messages to audiences, savvy marketers should encourage participation in social networks to which people want to belong, where dialogue with customers, and between customers, can flourish. in Networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, and even Flickr are the perfect forums for this dialog; this book shows you how to tap into this new media. In addition to the tools and tactics that made Marketing to the Social Web a critical hit among marketers, this second edition includes three entirely new chapters that cover recent changes in the field. These new chapters describe how Facebook will monetize its business and one day surpass Google; how companies can measure the influence and effectiveness of their social media campaigns; and how marketing to mobile social media will grow into an effective practice in the near future. Marketing must reach out into new forms, media, and models. Marketing to the Social Web, Second Edition presents an exceptional opportunity to use these new tools and models to reach new markets, [...]

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Million Dollar Websites: Build a Better Website Using Best Practices of the Web Elite in E-Business, Design, SEO, Usability, Social, Mobile and Conversion Get Rabate

Title : Million Dollar Websites: Build a Better Website Using Best Practices of the Web Elite in E-Business, Design, SEO, Usability, Social, Mobile and Conversion ASIN : 098894202X Description : If your success relies upon on a website in any way, this book is a MUST READ. Million Dollar Websites will forever change the way you look at the website – any website. As the ultimate destination for a business or brand, the website should support goals, deliver value, promote brand, interaction and conversion; one visitor at a time. Despite good intentions, millions of websites emerge from the fatally-flawed gauntlet of project-dom unable to meet the growing demands of the business and the customers it serves. Not because those responsible for creating the website aren’t talented or knowledgeable enough – but, because they expect the most important decisions to be made before entering into the creative and mechanical execution of the website. In the absence of a deliberate path, assumptions are made that often prove to be costly or fatal to the brand. Planning a new website or website redesign? This book should be required reading for the C-level executive, business owner, webmaster, entrepreneur, designer, programmer, SEO, marketer, PR, sales, customer service professional, manager, educator or student whose career is in any way connected to the creation, or performance, of the website. You cannot afford to invest in the digital extension of your business or brand without owning it like the strategic asset it can, and should, be. You must “master” the website. Million Dollar Websites provides vital insight required to proactively manage website planning, design, programming, optimization, and promotion to achieve better results. Million Dollar Websites is a non-technical guide that shows you how to leverage best practices of the web elite to get it right the first time, and [...]

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Thumbonomics: The Essential Business Roadmap to Social Media & Mobile Marketing SALE

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Title : Thumbonomics: The Essential Business Roadmap to Social Media & Mobile Marketing ASIN : 0983866708 Description : Join the conversation … People are talking about your company online … Do you know what they are saying? You should. If you are a CEO, Business Owner or Marketer, would you like to: get ahead of your competitors; develop an overall social media road map for your business to follow; create pathways so your customers can find you in all the new ways they prefer; manage and enhance your company s reputation and position; track the true return of your investment from any social media campaign; know which online tools work best with social media; maximize your exposure with mobile marketing; and do it all with No Geek Speak? Thumbonomics: The Essential Business Roadmap to Social Media and Mobile Marketing shows you why your website is no longer enough. Created by acclaimed Internet Marketing Expert and Communicator Heather Lutze, Thumbonomics takes you step-by-step through the development and implementation of your social media marketing program. Her exclusive Findability Makeovers showing you real results for real companies are included. Thumbonomics shows how to successfully engage social media’s Big Five: Blogging, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. What do Tony Hseih-CEO of Zappos, John Hickenlooper-Governor of Colorado, Charlie Cole-VP of Online Marketing for Lucky Brand and Bill Gerth-Head of Comcast Twitter Team have in common? Findability and Success … they ve done it through the techniques highlighted and recommended in Thumbonomics. Does Geek Speak Overwhelm You? No longer … with Thumbonomics, you ve the latest in the social media world produced in your own language, not techno-speak that can glaze your eyes over. Internet Marketing Expert Heather Lutze is your guide as she reveals the key techniques in mastering: The Big Five: Blogging, YouTube, Facebook, [...]

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Mobilized Marketing: How to Drive Sales, Engagement, and Loyalty Through Mobile Devices Get Rabate

Title : Mobilized Marketing: How to Drive Sales, Engagement, and Loyalty Through Mobile Devices ASIN : 1118243269 Description : Integrate your mobile marketing program and take your brand to the next level Mobile marketing is finally entering the forefront of the marketing realm as megabrands roll out million-dollar budgets and small businesses have turned to the channel for its affordability, measurability, and repeatable successes in producing sales and driving engagement and loyalty. Through insights from bold industry visionaries and fellow mobile pioneers, Mobilized Marketing takes readers through campaigns worth repeating and others that are not. Learn the many roads that marketers can take and the proven strategies and tactics that move products and build loyalty through the consumer’s most personal device. With examples from the more than 130,000 campaigns developed by mobile marketing leader Hipcricket, Mobilized Marketing breaks down how brands of all sizes have performed in their mobile efforts—why some have failed and how others bravely turned to mobile. Demonstrates how to integrate mobile into marketing programs and how to effectively measure it Explains how to make your existing marketing spends work harder Delivers step-by-step instructions on how to optimize campaigns in real-time Shows how to determine which mobile tactics are keepers and which are not It’s time to mobilize your marketing programs and drive your profits to new heights. List Price : $24.95 Price : $16.28 Saved Price : $8.67 Category: E-commerce Brand: Wiley Item Page Detail URL : link Rating : 4.2 Rating : 12 Review : Great Overview of Mobile Marketing for Beginners/Experts AlikeWhile I myself am not directly involved in the marketing or media industry, I came across this book through a friend and decided to give it a look. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it wasn’t just a textbook written for “insiders” [...]

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The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company Discount !!

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Title : The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company ASIN : 0984999302 Description : Power your startup to success with The Startup Owner’s Manual. This near-encyclopedic guide unlocks the secrets to startup success – walking you, step-by-step, through the tested and proven Customer Development process created by startup expert Steve Blank. Whether you’re launching a physical channel startup or one that will sell through web/mobile channels, on these pages, you’ll learn how to: Use the Customer Development method to bring your business idea to life Conduct your search for a scalable, profitable business model Incorporate the Business Model Canvas as the organizing principle for startup hypotheses Find Product-Market fit Get, Keep and Grow customers Fuel growth with metrics that matter Avoid the 9 deadly sins startups commit most often The Startup Owner’s Manual lays out the best practices, lessons and tips that have swept the startup world, offering a wealth of proven advice and information for entrepreneurs of all stripes. It is the go-to resource for thousands of startups, leading universities (including Stanford, U.C. Berkeley and Columbia) and the U.S. National Science Foundation, among many others.Use it in conjunction with The Startup Owner’s Manual — Founder’s Workbook (bit.ly/SlPQqc), an interactive tool for tracking your progress through the Customer Development process. List Price : $40.00 Price : $27.99 Saved Price : $12.01 Category: Entrepreneurship Brand: K & S Ranch Item Page Detail URL : link Rating : 4.4 Rating : 90 Review : Ho-hum: Nothing much new hereBlank’s book contains nothing that will be news to seasoned startup entrepreneurs and VCs. It’s not up to the hype. The book is aimed at startups that eventually will seek VC cash. It expects a startup to have a board of directors, and sneers at so-called “lifestyle” businesses. Blank disparages businesspeople [...]

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