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PeopleJam.com Features Expert Advice and Videos on 'Being Healthy and Happy throughout the Holidays': Video Series and Commentary from PeopleJam
This holiday season, PeopleJam, an online video and social networking Web site for individuals interested in making better decisions in pursuit of a great life, is showcasing videos and expert commentary dedicated to helping people be happy and healthy during a time when both can seem out of reach.

Cash4Gold Featured on Money Talks: Cash4Gold Business is Booming
Cash4Gold President, Howard Mofshin was featured in ?Selling Gold Jewelry By Mail,? a piece on the prestigious consumer reporting show, Money Talks with Stacy Johnson. There has been much attention paid to the precious metals industry of late, considering the soaring prices being paid for gold.

Faith and the Christian Business
This article encourages us not to settle for second best, but to receive God's vision for our businesses and believe for His plans and purposes

The 3 Unknown Steps of Marketing Success
To be your own marketing expert you first need to know where to begin. It's no good learning how to be a good copywriter, if you don't know what medium is best to promote your work through.

Market Surveys - An Under Used Marketing Tactic?
Since the days of running my own PR and Marketing Consultancy, I have valued market surveys as a superb marketing tactic Market surveys, if they are properly set up, can provide a wealth of information for your firm

Recently Launched Dedicated Video Game Auction Site Offers Less Expensive Auction Alternative
Recently launched dedicated classic and modern video game auction site looks at getting a piece of 300,000 daily video game auctions by offering no insertion fees and significantly less expensive listing enhancement fees and selling fee precentages.

The Bible Vs Video Games
Computer games industry blog, Bruceongames.com, addresses the issue of video game content by comparing games with the Bible.

How Much Is Your Business Idea Worth?
The value of a business idea is closely related to the person that intends on exploiting the business potential of the concept. A great idea in the hands of a buffoon is worthless whilst a semi-good idea in the hands of a shrewd operator can be the start of a great enterprise.

Common Marketing Mistakes for Small Businesses
There are some common marketing techniques that small businesses employ that do not usually benefit them.

New Custom Service Creates a Closed Loop Marketing Solution By Seamlessly Integrating Omniture Into Salesforce AppExchange
PlusOne Analytics, an Omniture implementation consulting company, can now integrate Omniture into Salesforce AppExchange so that clients can see their marketing and sales efforts on one dashboard for the very first time.

Campaigner® Email Marketing and PROMO Magazine Announce a Complimentary Email Marketing Webinar on Wednesday, August 15
Campaigner and PROMO Magazine present a complimentary webinar - 'Know your Customer, Grow your Business with Targeted Email Marketing.' Learn how promotion supplier House of Magnets built a targeted email program and drove revenue up by 200%.

5,000th Person Becomes Pragmatic Marketing Certified
Industry leader sets milestone with its certification for technology product management and marketing professionals.

Five Ways to Kill Your Home Business
I know it is better to be positive than negative. But speaking from experience sometimes you can do things that are bad for your home business without realizing it. You might even think you are doing the right thing when in fact you are hurting your online business. So here are some "top 5" ways you can throw your work-from-home opportunity down the drain (and how to avoid doing so):

Using IP Intelligence to Manage Digital Rights for Online Video Is Focus of New Digital Element Whitepaper
In a newly published whitepaper, Digital Element, the leading provider of IP Intelligence solutions, looks at the evolving delivery of online video and examines how companies can safely and lawfully deliver digital content for today?s geographically dispersed audiences.

Insights of Running a Work From Home Business
For anyone who wants to earn more money than they'd ever get with a day job, then the only real answer (besides winning the lottery) is to start their own business. Of course, starting a business can be very costly, something that puts starting a traditional business out of the reach of many people.

Do You Have A Marketing Strategy?

Are you planning to start a new business? Are you already in business but seeking new ways to attract customers? Do you have a marketing strategy? Finding ways of building a customer base can be challenging and sometimes even stressful. No matter what sort of business you are in, no doubt there is plenty of competition. Naturally you think your product is the best on the market but how to get that message across to the targeted audience requires planning and creativity. An effective marketing strategy is just what you need.

What might be considered an effective marketing strategy? An effective marketing strategy would be any tool such as advertising that is successful in generating a customer base. Depending on the type of business you are promoting, goods or services may make a difference in the marketing strategy you choose. For example, if it?s a product you are promoting, an effective marketing strategy might be offering potential customers, samples. Setting up a booth in a high-traffic area, providing people with samples of your product could very well turn into future business. If passing out those samples brought customers to your business, the market strategy was successful.

What could be used as a marketing strategy in the service industry? If you are promoting a service, a free consultation might be an effective marketing strategy. Providing potential clients an opportunity to sit down and discuss the aspects of your particular service would give them a chance to become acquainted with you and it could be the beginning of a client/businessperson relationship. Another good idea for a market strategy in the service industry is an open house. Invite potential clients to your business, allow them an opportunity to meet you and take advantage of the time to chat about the services you offer.

There are many options when choosing a marketing strategy. Some of the popular marketing tools include advertising in newspapers, magazines, on bulletin boards and billboards, on the radio or television and nowadays the most popular marketing tool is likely the Internet. Only you can find a marketing strategy that works well for you. Always keep in mind the audience you are trying to reach. If it?s young people, the Internet is definitely a great marketing tool since they tend to spend plenty of time surfing the web. If it?s an older audience you are trying to attract, the newspaper might be an effective marketing strategy. Whatever you decide to use, be sure to spend time planning your strategy in order to make it as effective as possible.

Mario Churchill is a freelance author and has written many articles on business marketing. For more information checkout http://www.marketingforsuccess.com.