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April
02, 2009
1. Have You Hugged Your Gatekeeper Today?
2. Marketing Framework for a New Business
3. Virtual March on Washington
4.
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1. Have You Hugged Your Gatekeeper
Today?
by Dan Boudreau
http://www.riskbuster.com
©
2009
As you venture down the business planning path, you
are certain to
encounter one or more gatekeepers. "Gatekeeper" is
the term I use
to describe bankers, business analysts and managers of any
government programs that might provide grants to your business.
While
each gatekeeper is responsible to protect their employers'
assets, they also
offer you a tremendous learning opportunity.
Work
with your gatekeeper to build you a better business today:
http://www.nationalbusiness.org/NBAWEB/Newsletter2009/2646.htm
2. Marketing Framework for a New Business
by
Jody Gabourie
http://www.JodyGabourieMarketingCoach.com
©
2009
Every business needs a marketing framework
- but many new small
businesses get confused about which steps they need to
take first.
I define a marketing framework as the basic structure of your
overall
marketing action plan that also encompasses the core marketing
strategies
you need.
Make sure you've got a solid marketing
base from which to go forward.:
http://www.nationalbusiness.org/NBAWEB/Newsletter2009/2647.htm
***
Washington Watch ***
3. Virtual March on Washington
The
Pickens Plan is organizing a Virtual March on Washington to be
held April
1-3, 2009. So what is a "Virtual March"?
We are
going to utilize the size and unique capabilities of the
New Energy Army to
have an enormous impact on the White House
and Congress. The Army will focus
its energy during those three
days on e-mails, calls and faxes to every Member
of Congress.
Find out more about the Pickens Plan and the
Virtual March:
http://www.nationalbusiness.org/NBAWEB/Newsletter2009/2648.htm
*** New Provider ***
4.
NBA Benefit Provider - Web.com Search Agency
Do
you want to reach more local customers?
If your business
caters to local customers, you might think
that it doesn't make sense to spend
money marketing
online. What if I told you that there are over 2 billion
monthly
online searches targeting local businesses?
Would that change your mind?
The
key to effectively reaching people looking for your
products and services
is finding the right online medium.
While Google is the #1 search engine,
it isn't always cost
effective for a small business to be #1 in Google for
a
given terms.
Web.com Search Agency now offers Local
Submit and
Local Submit Plus which will give your business much
needed
exposure in your local market.
Our Local Submit Service
will submit your website to
over 70 local search directories, which will increase
your exposure online and help you attract customers
in your local market.
Local
Submit Plus will jump start the submissions
with a press release crafted by
our team of SEO
Copywriters, who will not only make sure your press
release
is optimized, but will make sure it is
distributed through a trusted wire
services that many
local journalists are connected to (as opposed to a
free
press release service). This service will help in
developing trust in the
search engines by increasing the
number of relevant links to your website.
As
an NBA member, you normally receive a 10% discount
on these services. As a
special promotion in conjunction
with our new affiliation with NBA, we are
making an even
better offer to the NBA members for the month of April.
Local
Submit is normally priced at $499 retail and with the
NBA discount, your cost
would be just $449. For the
month of April only, we are extending this offering
for just
$399. There are no monthly recurring fees with this service.
If
you want to take advantage of the Local Submit Plus
and add the press release
the cost is normally $999 retail
or $899 for NBA members. For the month or
April, you
can get on board with the Local Submit Plus service
which gives
you all of the Local Submissions plus a
Custom Press release pushing your
product or service
to the local market through the media for just $799.
To
get started, simply complete the online form at
http://www.nationalbusiness.org/NBAWEB/Member_Benefits/B108.htm
or contact NBA's designated representative at
Web.com Search Agency (Anthony
Kirlew) at 480-945-5747
or akirlew@web.com.
Act Now!
These extra deep savings will only last through
the month of April, then they
will return to the normal NBA
member discount.
Click
here for more information about this NBA Benefit Provider:
http://www.nationalbusiness.org/NBAWEB/Member_Benefits/B108.htm
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