Advertising

How to Write a Marketing Plan provides a step-by-step guide to creating a successful marketing plan: from carrying out a marketing audit, setting objectives and devising budgets to writing, presenting and implementing the plan. With brand new content on producing mini-plans and seizing new opportunities quickly, it also contains the most current information on email marketing, web usage, mobile commerce and social media. Including helpful chapter summaries and a detailed sample marketing plan, How to Write a Marketing Plan is essential reading for anyone who wants to boost their product or business.

The creating success series of books…

With over one million copies sold, the hugely popular Creating Success series covers a wide variety of topics and is written by an expert team of internationally best-selling authors and business experts. This indispensable business skills collection is packed with new features, practical content and inspiring guidance for readers across all stages of their careers.

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Looking to grow your local business to the next level and leave your competitors in the dust?
This comprehensive ebook reveals insider tactics and proven strategies for dominating local search and outpacing your competition. From optimizing your website for local search terms to leveraging Google My Business and online directories, this guide covers all the essential elements of local SEO.

But this isn’t just another run-of-the-mill SEO guide. It goes beyond the basics to share little-known tips and tricks that can give you a serious competitive edge. Discover the power of hyperlocal content, learn how to generate more online reviews, and explore advanced tactics for targeting local customers through paid advertising.

The ebook is written in a clear, easy-to-follow format that’s perfect for small business owners and marketers who are new to local SEO. But even experienced SEO professionals will find plenty of valuable insights and strategies to take their local search game to the next level.

Throughout the ebook, you’ll find practical advice, real-world examples, and step-by-step instructions for implementing each strategy. Whether you’re a local retailer, restaurant owner, or service provider, this ebook will help you improve your online visibility, attract more customers, and grow your business.
If you’re ready to crush your competitors with local SEO, download our ebook today and start your journey towards local search domination. Act now before your competitors crush your business

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Belch/Belch 9th edition continues its Advertising focus with an emphasis on IMC. It includes very comprehensive coverage of Agency issues and creative work and how it is related to the IMC mix. The authors understand that marketers must look beyond traditional media in order to achieve success. In order to best communicate with consumers, advertisers must utilize a myriad of tools (advertising, public relations, direct marketing, interactive/Internet marketing, sales promotion, and personal selling); Belch/Belch is the first book to reflect the shift from the conventional methods of advertising to the more widely recognized approach of implementing an integrated marketing communications strategy. The text underscores the importance of recognizing that a firm must use all promotional tools available to convey a unified message to the consumer. The integrated marketing communications perspective (the theme of the text) catapults the reader into the business practices of the 21st century.

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Facebook Advertising is the new advertising platform of the digital age that is dominating the advertising industry. With over 2billion+ users on the platform facebook allows you scale to your specific target in a way no other forms of media can do. Unfortunately, Facebook ads can be categorized as the rocket science of the digital marketing industry, create effective and cost efficient ads is a very tedious and convoluted process, this book will aim to guide you into the right direction to save you from wasting ads spend, this book might be your best investment yet

This eBook will cover the following in details:

• Facebook ads guidelines
• Facebook Pixels mastery (So important!)
• Facebook Business accounts
• Different types of Facebook Ads in the eco-system, and when to use which
• Creating effective Facebook ads copy
• And much much more! Don’t wait, add to cart now!

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

The book that started the guerilla marketing revolution, expanded and completely updated for the twenty-first century.

Jay Levinson’s Guerrilla Marketing revolutionized marketing strategies for the small-business owner with his take-no-prisoners approach to finding clients. Based on hundreds of solid and effective ideas, Levinson’s philosophy has given birth to a new way of learning about market share and how to gain it. In this completely updated and expanded fourth edition, Levinson offers a new arsenal of weaponry for small-business success including strategies for marketing on the internet (explaining when and precisely how to use it); tips for using new technology, such as podcasting and automated marketing; programs for targeting prospects and cultivating repeat and referral business, and management lessons in the age of telecommuting and freelance employees. Guerrilla Marketing is the entrepreneur’s marketing bible–and the book every small-business owner should have on his or her shelf.

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“The ad industry is in an unprecedented state of confusion. While the assertions and pomposity grow majestically, the advertising itself diminishes rapidly. Sadly there is no button we can push that will erase all the arrogance and self-delusion. Fortunately we have this book. It might be just the reset button we all need.” Bob Hoffman

Something is rotten in the state of advertising. CEOs and marketers tell us that working with agencies is painful and laborious. Agency people tell us they feel undervalued, overworked and stifled by poor processes. And the poor old punter is left faced with advertising that is at best forgettable, and at worst insulting to the intelligence. Surely Advertising can be better than this?

“This book is full of common sense. Which is rare, so it’s actually full of uncommon sense.” Dave Trott

How as a businessperson or marketer can you get the most out of your advertising budget?
What to look for in an agency or the people you choose to work with?
What can help your advertising rise above the mass of messages out there?
What can advertising agencies do to improve the quality and effectiveness of their output?

We were having a cup of tea and a chat one morning when we had the idea for this book. In our opinion, the quality and effectiveness of advertising in general is not good enough. We think the way businesses work with agencies and the way that agencies organise themselves and develop advertising needs to be improved. It’s time the advertising industry had a much-needed kick up the proverbial. So we thought it would be helpful to collect the ideas and approaches that have helped us to make better advertising for our clients over the last ten years.

Whether you’re a business owner, chief executive, marketer or brand director who works with ad agencies, or an agency chief, planner, ad exec or creative, we hope you find this book thought-provoking and challenging. Most of all, we hope it helps you make better advertising. Put the kettle on…

“Vic and Andy have come up with a foolproof way to help you discover if you are a good agency. Ask yourself: ‘Dare I give this book to all my clients?’” Steve Harrison

“Get it, read it. You’ll feel better for it. More importantly you’ll do better as a result of it.” Brian Jacobs, The Cog Blog

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Ever felt like you’re lost in a digital desert, crying out for visibility amidst a sea of competitors? You’re not alone. In this ground-breaking guide, Carmichael and Swanson unravel the mystifying web of SEO and lead you to the oasis of online success.

This isn’t your run-of-the-mill SEO guide, regurgitating the same old advice. Oh no, this is the Red Pill, offering a profound awakening to the limitless potential of SEO done right. With wit, wisdom, and a sprinkle of Matrix references, the authors demystify complex SEO strategies, making them accessible to everyone, from neo-entrepreneurs to seasoned business owners.

You’ll dive deep into the intricacies of on-page and off-page optimization, learn the art of leveraging social media and YouTube for SEO, and discover advanced techniques like Broken Link Building and Podcast Guesting.

But that’s not all. Carmichael and Swanson extend beyond the tactical, delving into the strategic layers of SEO. You’ll learn to craft compelling content strategies, harness the power of Google Analytics, and even explore how writing a book can supercharge your SEO authority.

SEO Secrets is more than just a book; it’s a digital compass guiding you out of the wilderness of obscurity and into the promised land of high rankings and online success. It’s time to escape the matrix and embark on a journey to the top of the SERPs.

Are you ready to uncover the secrets of SEO? Plug in, power up, and let’s get optimizing!

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Persuasive Marketing an introduction to the use of NLP in
Marketing & Advertising.

Why do some advertising campaigns work and others fall flat?

Behavioural Psychology demonstrates that we process marketing and advertising messages in the same way that we process interpersonal communication. This is because humans have built-in ‘fixed action patterns’ that produce
consistent, predictable responses. These ‘fixed action patterns’ are unconscious hard-wired shortcuts that help us make decisions, behave or act more efficiently.

Many of these ‘fixed action patterns’ are well known in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and are used for creating rapid behavioural change. Perhaps it’s not suprising that these exact same patterns are used in marketing and advertising to increase acquisition, improve loyalty and reduce attrition.

In effect these patterns make your audience more likely to behave in predictable ways.

These patterns can be easily identified, measured and charted. This enables the effect of any form of advertising or marketing communication to be predicted.

Persuasive Marketing will introduce you to these patterns and how to use them effectively.

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Online Advertising Market Like a Pro and Explode Your Business! Do you wish you knew how to advertise Online? Do you wish you knew how to advertise Online? Would you like to know more ways to advertise your business? Is Business Advertising something you just can’t get a handle on? Whatever your reasons for wanting to learn Online Advertising this book is for you! This book is action packed full of great idea’s to help you grow your business today! In this book you will find out… -What is Online Advertising? -Using a website to Advertise! -Social Media Advertising -Creating a newsletter for Advertising -Search Engine Advertising -And much more! This book also comes with a one page Action plan you can use Immediately to help you start Exploding your Business today! Your about to discover all of these things and more with Online Advertising: Market Like a Pro and Explode Your Business! You wont find your usual and boring old tips you’ve heard millions of times before. This guide is full of up-to date information, hot of the press and will help you grow your business through Online Advertising Today! Take action today! Marketing, online business, advertising, online advertising, social media marketing techniques, social media marketing, social media, social media for business, web marketing, web 2.0

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The curious world of advertising is revealed in 101 delicious bite-size pieces that will have you nodding your head and laughing out loud. From the author of the popular blog, The Ad Contrarian.

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Cut through the fog of Search Engine Optimisation and discover exactly what you need to know in order to thrive on search engines. Learn the skills and principles that we use every day in our agencies to help our clients rank higher, get more enquires and increase their sales all through search engine optimisation.

Who is this book for?
This book is aimed at those that want to discover the basics of SEO and learn the things that will enable them them to lift their websites higher on Google.

• Learn how to make your website rank higher in Google
• Get more website visitors, and turn them into customers
• Finally understand Search Engines and remove any confusion
• Stop struggling with tech tools
• This book will show you what you need to know

Ideal for business owners, marketers or anyone starting out in SEO who needs a solid understanding of what is involved.

Throughout the book there are actionable items that you can apply to your website.

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AT LAST! GUINNESS ADS BROUGHT TO BOOK!
Celebrating over fifty-five years of amusing and entertaining Guinness advertisements, with such memorable characters as the toucan (‘Just think what toucan do’) and the ostrich who swallowed his keeper’s Guinness glass and all!
This book tells the fascinating story of how and why Guinness advertising first began in 1928, and looks at the ways in which it has changed and developed over the years and around the world.
Recalled in these pages are the famous Guinness strong-man carrying his girder, the lumberjack who felled a tree at a stroke, the pelican who carried a week’s supply of Guinness in his bill and the little girl called Alice who had many strange adventures in a Guinness wonderland.
Almost every aspect of Guinness advertising is recorded here, from immortal poster slogans like ‘My Goodness My Guinness!’ and ‘I’ve. never tried it because I don’t like it’ to witty television commercials featuring the talking toucan and the Friends of the Guinnless.
Illustrated throughout with hundreds of pictures (in colour and black & white) including many examples of original artwork and unused designs. Among the famous artists and illustrators whose work is pictured are Ronald Searle, Rex Whistler, Edward Ardizzone, H.M. Bateman, Antony Groves-Raines, Eric Fraser, Emett, Thelwell, Erte, Hoffnung, Giles and the man who, for over twenty years, epitomized Guinness advertising John Gilroy.

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Are you looking for the perfect planner for growing, tracking, and creating for your social media networks? This 8.5 x 11 inch 6-month undated social media planner is the perfect place to keep track of your progress, plan content, and stay organized! Makes the perfect gift for influencers, social media managers, and small business owners! ????✏

Why you will love our 6-month Ultimate Social Media Planner:

• Over 165 pages of useful tools, information, planner space, tracking, and more!
• Stay inspired with our helpful content idea tool sheet.
• Track followers for 6 months on our useful follower tracking sheet.
• Have more than enough space to write on these large 8.5 x 11-inch pages!
• Printed front and back to provide you with more months of planning space!
• Well designed matte printed cover, stylish notebook
• 8.5 x 11-inch sized notebook is ideal for planning content and notes.
• Track multiple platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, and Space for More!)
• Pages for monthly, weekly, and daily planning!
• Hashtag research page to store your top-performing hashtags
• 60 content planning pages for planning and premiering top content for your socials!
• Designed by a professional social media manager for optimal use and growth!
• Hand designed by the publisher – you won’t find this interior anywhere else!

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How to turn your Amazon Ads into a well oiled machine that earns you money while you sleep!

I’ll cut to the chase. Amazon Ads work, plain and simple. You just need to understand the system. Here are just some of the things this book will show you…

• Understand Amazon search: This is where most buyers start but it’s not as straightforward as you might think.
• Categories: Learn the importance of categories and how they affect sales.
• Relevancy: Easy to get wrong. Bad news when you do. Learn what it is and why it’s so important.
• Copywriting: Learn the basics of creating better sales copy.
• Sponsored Ads: Understand the difference types of Ads and their limitations.
• Optimisation: Ads don’t always start out perfect. Learn how to interpret the dashboard data and refine your ads over time.
• Reports: Learn how to use reports to filter out the things that aren’t working and improve the things that are.
• What to do if all else fails: I won’t lie, it can happen. If it does, then there will be only a handful of possible causes. I’ll show you how to pinpoint them.

Apparently, a picture is worth a thousand words. That’s handy …

Includes over 100 images and screenshots.

You’ve done the writing. Now it’s time to do the selling. Get started now.

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How To Build A Kick-Ass Advertising Agency is the first book that delivers a comprehensive guide on to how to design, build, grow, and manage a kick-ass advertising agency. The book is built to help all sizes of agencies from one person to multinationals.

Peter’s first advertising agency book, The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches.has helped hundreds of agencies, you guessed it, win more new business.

The new book goes deeper into 27 agency management subject areas to provide a detailed glide path to winning the advertising game in the ever-expanding and highly competitive marketing universe.

Peter’s experience in managing the world’s largest advertising agency, building his own agency, founding two Internet companies, and consulting with over 100 ad agency clients will help you build a happy, healthy, unignorable, successful lead generation agency. In this smart, entertaining book you will learn:

• What the heck is advertising today and how to create a powerful brand.
• How to build a one-page profit-oriented business plan.
• How to craft a stand-out positioning and business development plan.
• The superpower of delivering unignorable thought leadership.
• A detailed approach to lead generation.
• Account-based marketing vs. inbound.
• The importance of intellectual property.
• Talent recruitment and management.
• How to create the right personal branding.
• How to build long-term client relationships.
• Financial management.
• How to name your agency.
• How to buy and sell your agency.
• Dozens of supporting facts and figures.

This is the new Levitan Pitch… Buy this book. Grow your advertising agency faster.

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If you have always wanted to use social media for your marketing purposes, but have always felt lost, then keep reading…

Are you sick and tired of not being able to make use of one of the world’s most valuable marketing platforms?

Have you tried endless other solutions, but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks?

Do you finally want to say goodbye to throwing money away in ineffective marketing plans and discover something that works for you?

If so, then you’ve come to the right place.

You see, making social media work for your marketing purposes does not have to be difficult, even if you’ve tried to hire a social media specialist who bombards you with terminology and rarely brings about results.

In fact, it is easier than you think.

Here is just a tiny fraction of what you will discover:

• The top social media trends of 2020 and the changes to expect
• Which platform will work best for you
• How to use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others!
• The top 7 social media tools for 2020
• … and much, much more!

Take a second to imagine how you’ll feel once you see the fruits of your labor, and how your family and friends will react when you show them how well you’ve been able to make social media work for you!

So even if you are completely new to the game, you can achieve success with the knowledge you’ll get from this book.

If you have a burning desire to leverage social media platforms and make them work for you and your success, then scroll up and click “add to cart.”

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When you purchase this book you also get BONUS FREE access to the full audio version of The Ultimate Pet Business Plan There’s never been a better time to quit the rat race and start your own business … but where do you start?Are you passionate about pooches, but clueless, confused and crippled with fear when it comes to marketing?I hear you. The pet service sector is booming – but the market is saturated. Competition is everywhere and it’s increasing every day. The good news is there’s a tried-and-trusted way to stand out and leave that competition behind.In this entertaining and insightful guide, Europe’s leading pet business coach, Dom Hodgson, takes your hand and walks you through the three key phases of your pet business journey.You will discover:1.The proven system that lets you launch and grow a profitable and uncopyable premium pet business. Watch your competition go green with envy as they see you go from zero clients to fully booked at lightning speed. 2.The stress-free way to staff, scale and systemise your pet business. Learn how to make more money from your existing clients and clone yourself so you can grow and expand your business without doing all the work yourself.3.How to innovate, evolve and re-invent an established pet business If you have the systems and experience but are working long hours for little pay, I’ll show you how to transform your tired business into an exciting empire, where you’re recognised and rewarded as a true expert.Pick up The Ultimate Pet Business Plan right now, and take your pet business idea from successful start-up to sustainable small business – all the way to financial independence.When you purchase this book you also get BONUS FREE access to the full audio version of The Ultimate Pet Business PlanWhat dog trainers are saying about The Ultimate Pet Business Plan”This is my new favourite book for dog business owners. Dom has taken the key points for success and not only applied them to our industry but made them easy to understand in his signature style. Anyone looking to break out of the ‘starving dog trainer/walker/groomer’ mould and treat their business with the respect it deserves should start with The Ultimate Pet Business Plan.”Nick Benger – Dog Trainer and Podcast Host”They say if you want to learn something, then go to someone who is where you want to be. Or who has been on the journey you see yourself going on. Who has made the mistakes so you don’t have to …This is what Dominic does in this book. It’s step-by-step, straight-talking advice that is easy to follow.If you’re thinking of setting up a pet business, this will take away all the overwhelm you might be feeling.If you already have a pet business and are fed up of the constant stream of people telling you all the things you should be doing and feel frazzled and exhausted, give yourself half a day off to read this book.Sometimes we all need to take a step back and reset, to try something different, and if you haven’t tried Dominic’s methods, look at his testimonials for reassurance that they do work.This book will give you clarity, focus and actionable steps to follow and is a must for petpreneurs.”Rachel Spencer – Pet Business Blogging and Media Coach

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Millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy and local-level marketing specialist Jeff Slutsky empower you to take on big box companies and distant discounters using your best asset—your ability to bond directly with your consumers. Armed to go “grassroots,†you’re given winning strategies to take your marketing to the street level resulting in higher customer retention, greater referrals, and a thriving business for the long-term.

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So, you want your website to rank? Well, you have made the first step by selecting my complete guide to SEO. This book is specifically designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of search engine optimisation. We will cover all aspects; from ensuring that your website is friendly to search engines, to understanding the behaviour of your traffic and building high quality backlinks. By implementing the suggested changes in this guide, your website will be fully optimised and you will soon start seeing positive results.Some will take to this like a duck to water, for others it might take some time, but with a willingness to learn and a desire to continue improving, there is no reason why you can’t make your website a success and develop it into the backbone of your business.Chapter 1 – Introduction to SEOChapter 2 – The Beginners GuideChapter 3 – Keyword ResearchChapter 4 – Content CreationChapter 5 – On-Page SEOChapter 6 – Technical SEOChapter 7 – Link BuildingChapter 8 – Tracking ResultsSearch engine optimisation is the art of increasing the number of visitors to a website by improving the online visibility to users on search engines such as Google or Bing. I want to be clear from the beginning, you do not pay for results with SEO, the results are free!Did you take note then? ‘the results are free’ – This is why so many businesses are investing their time in to getting this right. Who wouldn’t want sales or bookings that didn’t cost a penny to generate?What will you learn?1.Introduction to SEOIn this chapter, we delve deeper in to understanding exactly what SEO is and why it is so important. Here you are going to gain vital knowledge that will see you through the rest of the course and set you up to successfully market your website on search engines in the future.2.The Beginners GuideTo gain a real understanding of SEO, it is important to know exactly how a search engine works. Once completed you are going to have knowledge of how robots crawl the internet to find websites and add it to their indexes. Without this, all the other work is pointless.3.Keyword ResearchThis chapter allows you to understand exactly how to find out what your audience is searching for. Using a proven technique and helpful online tools, you will be able to set up your entire website strategy around the exact words and phrases that your customers are looking for.4.Content CreationIf your content is boring, your visitors will leave. This chapter is all about how to incorporate your Keyword Research in to high-quality, engaging page content that will not only appeal to readers, but increase conversion rates.5.On-Page SEOThis is most definitely the longest chapter and arguably one of the most important. I will show you how to optimise your website design, include the keyword research to full effect and improve the user experience.6.Technical SEOWhereas the on-page SEO focuses on human behaviour, technical SEO focuses on robots. This section covers the elements of a website and how to ensure that search engines can successfully read your website and understand exactly what it is about.7.Link BuildingNow that your website is in good health, it is time to find some traffic. This chapter will teach you all about how to find websites that will link back to you, the different types of backlinks and why this method is so vitally important to ensuring that you receive the right sort of attention.8.Tracking ResultsAn essential part of any change is understanding what works and what doesn’t. It is no difference for search engine optimisation. In this section you will learn all about how to set up, understand and learn from website analytics.Thank you for taking the time to read the description of my book on SEO. I sincerely believe that this publication will provide many benefits and will give you the confidence to begin work on your own website.

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Rarely has a book about advertising created such a commotion as this brilliant account of the principles of successful advertising. Published in 1961, Reality in Advertising was listed for weeks on the general best-seller lists, and is today acknowledged to be advertising’s greatest classic. It has been translated into twelve languages-French, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Hebrew-and has been published in twenty-one separate editions in fifteen countries. Leading business executives, and the advertising cognoscenti, hail it as “the best book for professionals that has ever come out of Madison Avenue.” (For typical comments see back of jacket.) Rosser Reeves says: “The book attempts to formulate certain theories of advertising, many quite new, and all based on 30 years of intensive research.” These theories, whose value has been proved in the marketplace, all revolve around the central concept that success in selling a product is the key criterion of advertising. In the course of explaining his own hard-headed approach, Mr. Reeves shows why the ad campaigns for many products are just so much money poured down the drain. He has some devastating things to say about advertising’s misguided men: the “aesthetes” and the “puffers” who put art and technique ahead of the client’s sales; and he punctures many of the misguided philosophies which lower the efficiency of advertising, rather than raising it. But even more important is the thoroughness and clarity with which he explains many of the mysteries of how to write advertising that produces these sales. Here, in short, is a concise, forcefully written guide that has been called “a ‘Rosetta Stone’ for the advertising business”- an essential book for anyone who works in advertising, or uses advertising extensively. It is today required reading in hundreds of great corporations and many of the world’s leading business schools.

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Practical techniques for applying neuroscience and behavior research to attract new customers

Brainfluence explains how to practically apply neuroscience and behavior research to better market to consumers by understanding their decision patterns. This application, called neuromarketing, studies the way the brain responds to various cognitive and sensory marketing stimuli. Analysts use this to measure a consumer’s preference, what a customer reacts to, and why consumers make certain decisions. With quick and easy takeaways offered in 60 short chapters, this book contains key strategies for targeting consumers through in-person sales, online and print ads, and other marketing mediums.

This scientific approach to marketing has helped many well-known brands and companies determine how to best market their products to different demographics and consumer groups. Brainfluence offers short, easy-to-digest ideas that can be accessed in any order.

• Discover ways for brands and products to form emotional bonds with customers
• Includes ideas for small businesses and non-profits
• Roger Dooley is the creator and publisher of Neuromarketing, the most popular blog on using brain and behavior research in marketing, advertising, and sales

Brainfluence delivers the latest insights and research, giving you an edge in your marketing, advertising, and sales efforts.

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