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Get Sales Advice,
Marketing Ideas & More
Every business wants
to boost sales and make more profit, and most understand the concepts of marketing and sales.
You don't need explanations. You need ideas. Ideas that
can help you plan creative, practical and
profitable strategies. That's why we provide a multitude
of topics that will take you straight to the heart of
marketing. |
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British Chamber of Commerce and
Microsoft
Some of the best advice you can get is from those
who make the products that businesses use and those who
share business experience and knowledge. That's why
Microsoft and the British Chambers of Commerce have
jointly produced these straight talking guides that will
show you how business technology can help your company's
marketing and sales. Packed with ideas and advice, you can
download each individually or
order the set free of charge.
Guide to Direct Marketing
- (PDF, 2,202KB) A complete guide to direct marketing: why
your business should consider it, and how to run a
campaign. Produced with Experian.
Guide to Successful Retailing
- (PDF, 2,979KB) How your company can become a successful
retailer. |
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KnowThis - Knowledge Source for
Marketing
KnowThis.com is a leading resource and reference
site for those involved in marketing, market research,
advertising, selling, promotion, and other
marketing-related areas and a superb resource for any
sized business. |
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Microsoft bCentral - Marketing
Methods
An arm of Microsoft that
provides excellent advice on using technology for
marketing and sales promotion. You will find other
articles of interest including email. |
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Biz Help 24 - Marketing Tips and
Articles
BizHelp24
provides practical small business marketing information
and resources, areas of small business marketing covered
include: marketing sales, internet marketing, market
research and marketing strategy. |
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Royal Mail - Marketing Guide
(PDF 400KB)
Royal Mail have teamed up with the Chartered
Institute of Marketing to produce a Marketing guide for
small businesses. It’s been written for small businesses
that have experience in marketing, and who are actively
looking to develop their marketing skills and strategy.
It’s aimed to make marketing easier for small businesses,
and, ultimately, to improve your bottom line. We also
recommend a visit to their
Small Business Advice Centre. |
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is4profit-Marketing and Sales
Articles
An online business advice site that offers a variety of marketing and sales articles
that can help you plan and execute a variety of
promotional mediums. |
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Office Depot - Small Business Advice
An American office supplier who has taken the concept of
offering more than just their products by providing a
section dedicated in helping small businesses by providing
a range of helpful articles. Some may not be your cup of
tea but they do offer tips on business planning, marketing
and finance. |
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Email Marketing
E-mail marketing is a form of
direct marketing which
uses
electronic mail as a
means of communicating commercial or fundraising messages
to an audience. In its broadest sense, every email sent to
a potential or current customer could be considered email
marketing.
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 In 2005 the DTI decided to provide improved access to
marketing and sales business advice by merging it's own content and
services with the DTI-backed national Business Link portal.
Information, advice and tips on marketing and sales can be found on the
Business Link web site:
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Many businesses view advertising as their entire marketing
plan. Yet there is so much more to marketing. For any small
business to survive and ultimately flourish, an appreciation
of all the facets of marketing is vital. Therefore, we offer
the following resources:
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