Direct Marketing/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Medical Marketing | 12/5/2011 | Roberta Rosenberg |
| Q: Roberta - I'm am preparing to develop a marketing campaign for a physical therapy center I ... A: Fastest way to do this is to work with a list broker who specializes in household and/or consumer ... | ||
| Marketing or small ads | 8/8/2011 | Chris J. Christensen |
| Q: What is the method used by fragrance.net to low their products cost? I have seen that they send in ... A: Pedro thank you for the question. There are two accepted terms you could use to describe this type ... | ||
| direct marketing | 5/9/2011 | Mark Swanson |
| Q: I liked many of the responses you gave to questions here. Wondering if you could give me some ... A: Well first off I have to apologize and say that I’m not very well versed in your industry, but ... | ||
| Effective Direct Marketing | 5/6/2011 | Chris J. Christensen |
| Q: I have received marketing advice from several people concerning direct marketing efforts. 1 person ... A: The answer you are looking for is just not that clear cut. Do some people have "luck" with e-mail ... | ||
| Call Center License in Europe | 2/8/2011 | Mark Swanson |
| Q: I'm starting a small call center (up to 5 seats) in Republic of Moldova and the main program will be ... A: Sure, it is a very difficult process. You are going to have to register with each state ... | ||
| Direct Mail | 8/20/2010 | Roberta Rosenberg |
| Q: I will be mailing my first sales letter, and don't know how to create those sales letters that are ... A: Congrats on your getting your first sales letter out the door. Here are a few options to turn your ... | ||
| Contacting schools with audio recording programs | 6/14/2010 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I'm putting together a very unique songwriting contest that I'd like to share with schools that have ... A: Dave, There are plenty of list companies out there that can provide mailing lists in a certain ... | ||
| Amway Style of Marketing | 6/14/2010 | Annette Yen |
| Q: Request you to clarify the pattern of Marketing / Selling followed by Amway business- is that ... A: Gopesh- My understanding is that Amway is considered both a Multi-Level marketing business and a ... | ||
| Selling Insurance Services | 4/16/2010 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: Am an appointed agent with an insurance comapny and wanted to know how besed I can market ... A: Not sure how much more help I can give. You must be clear in your sales pitch about the benefits of ... | ||
| Seeling Insurance | 4/12/2010 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: Am an appointed agent with an insurance comapny and wanted to know how besed I can market ... A: Ronnie, It is difficult to market to anyone via text unless you have explicit opt in permission. ... | ||
| Information on marketing | 3/26/2010 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: Mr. Sir: I am an architect and try to sell house plans in the net but I can not lift off. My product ... A: My expertise is mainly in marketing to people in the U.S. When I do a Google search for house ... | ||
| Email Marketing | 1/23/2010 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: Our company is specialized in the trading mainly of computer and printer supplies. We have been ... A: Sorry for the delay, it has been quite the week. Keep in mind my expertise is in the U.S. market. I ... | ||
| Email Marketing | 1/23/2010 | Roberta Rosenberg |
| Q: Our company is specialized in the trading mainly of computer and printer supplies. We have been ... A: To answer your first question ... you should ideally have the specific name/email address of the ... | ||
| co-op advertising | 1/1/2010 | Roberta Rosenberg |
| Q: I have a small carpet cleaning company and would appreciate any advise or input on the way we ... A: I think this can be a great idea that can reduce your costs and perhaps even become a revenue stream ... | ||
| direct marketing | 11/11/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: sir,i have been selected as a business manager in a hardware and networking training institute,i ... A: Good day, I am not completely sure what type of business you are trying to promote, it sounds like a ... | ||
| Marketing | 6/30/2009 | Kyle Dietrich |
| Q: I teach Kung Fu and Tai Chi and I am trying to find some effective ways to market what I do and find ... A: Richard, The best way to market yourself is to pick up the phone and establish some dialogue with ... | ||
| Marketing | 6/30/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I teach Kung Fu and Tai Chi and I am trying to find some effective ways to market what I do and find ... A: Richard, I am not sure how far you want to reach out from your home base, but a list company like ... | ||
| Marketing | 6/30/2009 | Chris J. Christensen |
| Q: I teach Kung Fu and Tai Chi and I am trying to find some effective ways to market what I do and find ... A: I would be more than happy to help you. Please send me your brochure to the following email, ... | ||
| Marketing | 6/30/2009 | Robert Danoff |
| Q: I teach Kung Fu and Tai Chi and I am trying to find some effective ways to market what I do and find ... A: ' Your first question is quite simply answered via bing or google. You can do a search to find ... | ||
| Marketing | 6/30/2009 | Roberta Rosenberg |
| Q: I don't know if you can assist me or have some ideas for my field. I teach Kung Fu and Tai Chi and ... A: The best route to great lists are through industry/trade associations. Many national organizations ... | ||
| Sending AD Pitch to Pepsi to use our song. | 6/26/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: my group www.myspace.com/cometotheotherside has a song that we believe would be a great fit for the ... A: Jasal, An expert in the area of advertising would be a lot more help for this question. A couple of ... | ||
| DIRECT MARKETING | 6/23/2009 | Kyle Dietrich |
| Q: What is the diffrence between direct marketing and MLM? A: Guy, I'm going to try to keep this really simple. MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) refers to a ... | ||
| Debt Settlement Program | 6/9/2009 | Mark Swanson |
| Q: Swanson I work in a call center in Bangladesh and we run a Debt Settlement program. We have been ... A: Robert, This is a great question, thanks so much for asking. First off, I would like to make a ... | ||
| direct mail brochures jumpstart | 6/5/2009 | Roberta Rosenberg |
| Q: I was recently told a quick way to get a direct mail design is to scan the first page and then use a ... A: I think you're better off finding a good designer who can listen to what you want and give you the ... | ||
| E MARKETING | 6/1/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I want to promote my Internet Seminars, and send emails to companies that might be interested in, ... A: Panos, My expertise is U.S. based. For an Internet seminar the prospect is going to want to see the ... | ||
| COLD CALL REBUTTALS | 4/7/2009 | Chris J. Christensen |
| Q: Telemarking Questions Dear Sir or Madame: I have a Monument Restoration Company in which I Cold ... A: Greg thanks for the question. what you are getting is not uncommon at all, in fact, it is more ... | ||
| COLD CALL REBUTTALS | 4/7/2009 | Mark Swanson |
| Q: Telemarking Questions Dear Sir or Madame: I have a Monument Restoration Company in which I Cold ... A: Greg, This is a great question. One of the best I have received to date. The first thing I would ... | ||
| fees? | 3/19/2009 | Chris J. Christensen |
| Q: What is a good percentage to negotiate with an organization regarding a split of collected money? ... A: Marc thanks for the follow up. It really depends on what you are comfortable with. I have a ... | ||
| fees? | 3/17/2009 | Chris J. Christensen |
| Q: What is a good percentage to negotiate with an organization regarding a split of collected money? ... A: Im not sure I understand what you are asking. Are you wanting to know what a fair fee is for a ... | ||
| fees charged? | 3/3/2009 | Chris J. Christensen |
| Q: I want to market a science magic sho to church youth groups, organization(exp-Humane Society. ... A: Marc Thanks for the question. Your question is one that I get a lot. I have a candle ... | ||
| telemarketing | 2/28/2009 | Mark Swanson |
| Q: im a group travel organizer and im looking for different ways to market my business, do you think ... A: Ishmell, This is a great question, and in reality it is tough to answer without knowing all of the ... | ||
| marketing | 2/28/2009 | Annette Yen |
| Q: im a travel organzier and im currently in the process looking for clients for my travel organizer ... A: Let me start out by saying that my area of expertise is not in travel but in direct sales party plan ... | ||
| marketing | 2/28/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: im a travel organzier and im currently in the process looking for clients for my travel organizer ... A: For local exposure you can list your site for free at the following links: google link - ... | ||
| DR TV | 2/20/2009 | Kyle Dietrich |
| Q: "Have you seen any sort of empirical study showing the rate of adoption/sales for new products ... A: Sy, While I haven't come across any recent marketing research indicating conversion rates for DRTV ... | ||
| *-* Flyers *-* | 2/6/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I was wondering if I create fliers and put them under the wipers of cars and the owners of the cars ... A: Danny, It probably depends on the town you plan to do this in. Some may have ordinances against it. ... | ||
| business introduction letter | 2/3/2009 | Chris J. Christensen |
| Q: Sir, In a few days i'll be starting a business of power tools ( drilling machines etc).I want to ... A: Nathan Thanks for the question. I want to let you in on a little secret. The content of the ... | ||
| Point in the right direction... | 12/21/2008 | Annette Yen |
| Q: I need help going from hobby mode to business mode. I make bookmarks and bookmarks with coordinating ... A: Although my expertise is more in the Direct Sales/Home Party plan type of selling I do have a few ... | ||
| Mini-Plan | 11/16/2008 | Roberta Rosenberg |
| Q: My friend is the marketing director for Coffee Master, a new hip and urban coffee house. In addition ... A: The cheapest, fastest way to promote CM is to locate CM on a local map and draw circles around it at ... | ||
| Selling oppurtunity seeker mailing list | 10/25/2008 | Roberta Rosenberg |
| Q: I will have a list very soon that is very large filled with legit, opportunity seekers. Where can I ... A: Check out the list management companies listed here. I bet there will be a few looking for what you ... | ||
| home party business plan | 9/1/2008 | Annette Yen |
| Q: I want to take the clothes that I make and sell and turn that into a home party business. I am ... A: Congratulations to you for your drive to help other people to make money! It sounds exciting. ... | ||
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Jim Gawley
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Expertise
I welcome any type of question regarding direct marketing. My specialty is eMarketing, promoting businesses via email newsletters, carefully crafted websites and even cell phone text messaging. I am also well versed in all aspects of direct mail marketing.
Experience
I am currently VP of eMedia with Forbes Advertising & Marketing
Group, Inc. I work with a wide variety clients including trade associations, retailers, restaurants, manufacturers and others.
Organizations
Member of the Email Experience Council
Member of the American Society of Association Executives
Publications
Wall Street Journal, New York Times and many local newspapers
I have appeared on CNN and CNNfn.
Education/Credentials
BSBA graduate of Boston University
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