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Do You Need Capital For Your Company? Build Strong Strategic Partnerships! In this economy, companies who survive have more than just a strong business model; they have aligned themselves with strategic partners in a joint effort to create a win/win relationship where each contributes to a pool of contacts, promotional initiatives and industrial knowledge.

Strategic alliances are the number one way to strengthen your company if you are trying to raise capital from venture capital firms, angel investors, hedge fund lenders, angel investors or if you are trying to take your company public. Empirical evidence companies who demonstrate a track record of unified success strengthens the package and puts you on the radar as an invest-able entity and you’ll start to get attention from the big players as you watch the value of your company soar.

The big question is, “Where do you find these partners and who can help you speed up the search?” You should start by having an executive meeting and put all your industry contacts together and invite these contacts to a networking ‘meet and greet’. Make it nice. Have a caterer, have giveaways etc. After you’ve done this the next step is to talk to your accountant, attorney, members of professional organizations in which you are a member, your banker, your billing service (if you outsource your invoicing), your financial adviser and/or consultant and any other professional that you’ve used in the past who has access to corporations in your industry or in a complimenting industry and can introduce you to new partners. This is exactly how ‘in demand’ executives and powerful CEO’s, CFO’s and consultants do it.

I have personally built a database of 10,000’s of contacts from using these methods, in fact I’ve never gone into a consulting situation where I couldn’t introduce my client to 1,000+ new strategic partners and I just cherry pick to find the best partners for my client. Your contact portfolio is the most powerful thing you’ll have in business. Contacts are your bartering chip when you’re in a crunch or when your board of directors is all looking at you waiting for a miracle. I have made it a point to create contacts in every industry no matter how polar opposite the industries may seem because it has allowed me to step into any situation with companies of any size and immediately start putting the pieces together and building an infrastructure based off of the powerful knowledge of dozens of industry experts.

Take the initiative and find a consultant who can help you launch your company into a whole new realm with the power and knowledge and expertise of a contact base built to induce growth and stability.

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When you are just starting out, you should make use of some of the free methods of promoting your Internet marketing business. Most people who are just starting out don’t have large advertising budgets to promote their business the way they wish they could. However, you can book your business quickly and use strategies that are free to launch an aggressing marketing campaign for your new business.

One of the first methods you will want to use to promote your Internet marketing business is article marketing. Even newbies will find it is easy to do. The first step is to write an assortment of articles that are relevant to your niche. Then, sign up in a couple of the top article directories online. You’ll be asked to fill out a bio on yourself and this is where your website domain name should be included. Whenever you publish an article, the reader will see your link. However, for this to be effective you must plan on submitting between five and ten articles a week and be consistent.

Second, it is a great idea to make use of the various social sites that can be found on the Internet. These include discussion groups, forums, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, and many more. Each site will require you fill out a profile on yourself and most will have a place where you can include a link to your website. The key with this strategy is to spend time on the sites getting to know others who are interested in similar things. However, be careful not to get too caught up in them, as many can be quite addicting and can take your concentration off your work.

Last, you may want to consider writing a press release about your business. This type of marketing can be quite effective, as long as you have a great reason for the release. For example, if your business is having a big sale or has just come out with a new and exciting product, write a release and you should find you get a great boost of traffic to your site.

Of course, these are just a couple of things you can do in the promotion of your Internet marketing business. None of them will cost you a dime, but you will find them to be very effective in generating traffic. Many top businesses often use these methods as part of their regular strategy because they work.

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Have you ever thought that a booklet can be one of the most all-powerful of all your selling materials?

It is a simple piece of paper but the initial impact that your brochure produces is profound. If it’s shabby and unpresentable your candidate is left with the same opinion. This will slow your business growth.

Having a leaflet professionally designed and printed is a key to winning in a crowded market. Taking the time to make sure that your pamphlet presents all the key data in a way that is easily understood is something that only a professional can do.

If you are just getting started in business you may be tempted to do your brochure yourself. When I first started in business I did everything myself - not a good choice. That is why it took me 12 years before I was even relatively prosperous. Heed my warning - go professional from day one on your merchandising materials. They are an investment and not an expense. Professionally created materials will deliver you customers and the cash flow to follow - the reason why you are in business.

A booklet has to use eye-catching design. It has to be brief in terms of the message and last but not the least, it must be successful in tempting people to make that call of action.

Here are three key design rules to follow when producing a booklet. Use them and you will see your results flow.

1. The cover:

The cover is your sales rep. Pamphlets are quite inactive tools and you are not often able to ‘walk’ individuals through your pamphlet. So you need to arouse people to read further. The cover is the starting point so must be inviting and sharing the KEY values of WHY someone should read further. It should answer the WIFM question - What’s in it for me.

A great design company will show you at least three to four cover designs for your brochure. Examine these designs to see which energizes you the most. Ask your friends their opinion. Does the cover answer the question WIFM? If it doesn’t energize and answer the WIFM question, then skip to another design that works or get it redesigned. Taking the time here to get it right will pay premiums later.

2. The Content:

Once they are past the front over then the content has to become the sales representative. So once again, the pressure is on to be good. Do not opt for cheap ineffective content writers or ask the designer to write the content or worst still do it yourself. Instead make sure that a professional copywriter is doing the work. If your design company does not have a copywriter then hire one yourself.

Ensure that all the big questions that a likely client will have about your product are answered in a way that gets them to call you for more information. Do not go into ‘overkill mode’ and flood them with too much data at this point in time. Remember the brochure’s job is to excite and get people to call you.

3. The call for action:

If your future customer has read the pamphlet then you have done a great job. All you need to do now is give them a compelling reason to contact you NOW.

Having things like a free call 0800 or’00 number distinctly shown (in big letters) can make a large difference. Having an email address is a clear bonus. Make sure these two are clearly placed in large clear type.

Even give your customers a special voucher on the leaflet or reference code can help. But above all, make sure that you add a clear call to action. One way to do this is to readdress the KEY value of your service to your prospect in a way that will get them to take action. Remember value is everything. People only buy something that is of value to THEM.

4. The bit that got missed:

I did this on purpose and only said there were 3 points. Well the last point is the one that can get neglected. It is the ‘dummy’ one. Have you checked that you have these on your brochure:

Phone number | Fax number | Email address | Web address | Country of operation | City / area of operation | Company name | And have you proof read for typo and grammar errors?

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