Thursday, October 6, 2011

Visual design

Improve your conversion rate.

With a test and learn approach.


1) Create multiple versions of your website pages with a visual designer

2) Define what you want your visitors to do (buy, sign up, download, etc.)

3) Split your website traffic amongst different versions.

4) Select the best performing version. Make extra $.

Goto step 1

Sample rate conversionImage via Wikipedia
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Harry's Wine Blog: Beer Tasting 4 - 7pm Friday, Sep 23

Harry's Wine Blog: Beer Tasting 4 - 7pm Friday, Sep 23: Your host is Brett from Berkshire brewing. Brett came down from Mass. to taste us on this rainy Friday night. Renzo's pick tonight is th...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Generate Dynamic QR Codes For Free

This is all you need to generate a dynamic QR Code for your business.
This is using free google web services:
Simply replace PUT_YOUR_URL_HERE with your URL. 


<iframe code"="" frameborder="0" height="140pt" name="QR" src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=130x130&amp;cht=qr&amp;chl=PUT_YOUR_URL_HERE" width="140pt"></iframe> 
Sample output:

Here is the link to a QR Reader for your smart phone. 
Free QR Code reader. Support over 26 Smart Phone Brands.


Some sample QR Code uses: 
8 easy ways QR Codes can enhance your marketing efforts


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Saturday, September 10, 2011

This is what we can provide to get started



 We create a social media package including:

  1. A blog to provide a common source of curated information, news, events and a event calendar.    (using free services)
  2. A proven strategy on how to use search engines to help clients find your site.
    1. We incorporate the social media to increase your SEO ranking organically.
    2. This includes the use of linkedin, twitter, and Facebook to drive new customers to your    content on the blog.
  3. Wire google analyst into your current site and study the traffic.
    1. This will quickly help us identify and document issues with the conversion rate, the bounce rate, where people spend time on the site, …. .
  4. Training your staff on how to use and update the blog, social media and understand the google traffic analytics.
  5. Drive new customers from the blog to the, buy it now button.
  6. Optional: If you want to use SEM (Pay per click), we will study the demographics of your current customers and find other customers that look the same.
    1. This is then refined by combining the data with your domain knowledge.
    2. We will then find the most cost effective search terms by state, county or zip.
    3. All of this can be tracked daily using the google analytic tools.
    4. You will pay google for the click cost directly ( no markup ).
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 To complete the a

bove our normal fee is $2,500 to $3,000.
 This can be paid over time as the tasks are completed.


Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Monday, August 15, 2011

Learn how you can deliver value to your customers…

Deliver value to your customers by bringing CCM to life, in what you do every day.

Five personal truths to help you embrace the vision and live it every day.

1. Talk to your customers like you know them personally.
2. Make every message personally relevant.
3. Communicate with customers the way they prefer—web, text, email, mail.
4. Learn from every customer interaction so the next message builds on the personal relationship.
5. Make sure essential communications are personalized, accurate, secure and on time, every time.

What loyal customers are looking for in a product / brand.

1. Loyalty starts with the basics and a brand’s ability to deliver on its promise.
2. Customers want the brands they choose to be open and honest.
3. Loyalty can be built by rewarding customers.
- Remember: Different customer groups want very different rewards.
4. Brands that succeed demonstrate relevance to people as they move through the different stages of life.

Remember!
Be true, be honest, surprise me, teach me new things, give me feedback, and be consistent.

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