The Internet has profoundly changed the way people communicate and interact with each other. But it has also changed the way businesses communicate with their customers (and those who they want to be customers). In the old days, companies could only communicate through the filter of expensive advertising or media ink placed by a PR firm. Today the rules have changed entirely.

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 those who make your business work. You can reach niche buyers with targeted messages that cost a fraction of your big-budget ad campaign. Rather than bombard them with advertising they’ll likely ignore, you can focus on getting the right message to the right people at the right time.

When people visit your company’s Web site, they aren’t there to hear your slogan or see your logo again. They want information, interaction, and choice—and you’d be a fool not to give it to them. This one-of-a-kind guide to the future of marketing includes a step-by-step action plan for harnessing the power of the Internet, showing you how to identify audiences, create compelling messages, get those messages to the right people, and lead those consumers into the buying process. Including a wealth of compelling case studies and real-world examples, this is a practical guide to the new reality of PR and marketing.

 

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The Future is Now-Get Ready to Reap the Profits.
We stand at the beginning of a consumer-centric age-an era with potentially enormous returns for leaders in marketing, advertising and media-if they get their approach right. The new media environment is “always on,” digitally accessible to audiences from anywhere at any time, and responsive to their control. As consumers get used to this, the world of marketing is shifting to one of constant experimentation, fine-grained insight through new metrics, and continual innovation of the visible advertising message, as well as the changing business infrastructure beneath it.
The thought leaders at Booz & Company and strategy+business magazine have collaborated to create an up-to-the-minute exploration of this turbulent yet promising new digital era and its implications for corporate executives and marketing and advertising professionals. Giving you profiles of the best in the business and deep explorations of the most effective innovations and strategies in the marketing world, Always On introduces you to the companies that are reshaping the ways we will reach customers in the future.
Their secrets are in this book, including how to:

• Match your messages to the right media
• Learn the leading strategies of consumer-centric pioneers
• Discover the lessons of laggard marketers
• Explore viral marketing
• Track advertising spending shifts
• Capture emerging opportunities in a world of constant change
• Master the new marketing metrics
• Engage your customers on their terms

Figuring out the best mix of strategies for any brand requires experimentation, networking, innovation, analytics, and risk taking-qualities that have never been adequately nurtured in a marketer’s traditional career path. Always On puts you at the front of the race for successful innovation, with the latest successful approaches and techniques-essential competitive knowledge in a marketing and advertising world that never quits.

 

 Christopher Vollmer Interview [25:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

With straightforward advice and humor, marketing expert Andy Sernovitz will show you how the world’s most respected and profitable companies get their best customers for free through the power of word of mouth.

Learn the five essential steps that make word of mouth work and everything you need to get started using them. Understand the real purpose of blogs, communities, viral email, evangelists, and buzz - when to use them and how simple it is to make them work.

Learn what sparks the irrepressible enthusiasm of Apple and TiVo fans. Understand why everyone is talking about a certain restaurant, car, band, or dry cleaner-and why other businesses and products are ignored. Discover why some products become huge successes without a penny of promotion - and why some multi-million dollar advertising campaigns fail to get noticed.

 

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Why do 20 to 40 million Weblogs, or blogs, serve as an outlet for an estimated 32 million readers worldwide? And why do these numbers continue to skyrocket?

In Blogging for Business, authors Shel Holtz and Ted Demopoulos tell you exactly how and why more companies are incorporating blogs into their business strategies. This smart new guide helps you engage in the global conversation by creating and maintaining blogs to generate heightened awareness and greater customer mindshare.

In Blogging for Business, the authors reveal why businesses should embrace blogging:

• How to tap into the power of blogs • How blogs are different from e-zines, Web sites, and message boards• Why businesses need to monitor blogs that discuss their products and services• How to use an internal corporate blog as an effective knowledge sharing tool• Future iterations of blogging, such as podcasts and vlogs • Legal considerations Worldwide corporations from EDS and IBM to General Motors and Sprint are leveraging the myriad applications of blogs for product marketing, customer affinity programs, public relations, and internal communications. Packed with top-notch recommendations from two pros, Blogging for Business demonstrates that blogs offer a competitive advantage that businesses cannot afford to overlook.

 

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Statistics indicate that in 2008, revenues generated from EMAIL MARKETING will surpass 1.8 BILLION Dollars. In this interview, Ken Inlow and author Bruce Brown discuss the enormous benefits business owners can receive from using proven email marketing strategies.

Covered topics include:

• How to generate profits immediately by leveraging the power of email marketing.
• How to use blogging to maximize exposure to your products and services, maximize website traffic, and build reliable lists.
• Why sending out mass emails is outdated and ineffective, and what to do instead.
• How to prevent your email from being diverted by a spam filter.
• How to use email newsletters effectively.
• How fast viral impact can occur with a good product and a focused email marketing strategy.
• When is the best day to email, how often, and what time?

 

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