California Strategic Internet Marketing

Join a Think Tank or Sink in Rank

One important factor to consider in a Think Tank is what is happening in the present and the present perception of such events in the media. Often we hear people state as fact something they heard or saw in the news media. Yet, folks so far removed from the situation have no real clue as to what actually happened in real life. They often assume that what’s reported is the reality without questions.


To fully understand the impact it is often necessary to sift thru events and news to find out what is real. Let’s take a recent article in the Christian Science Monitor “Iraq’s Maliki inks Syrian border pact - The prime minister is under growing pressure from

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...in which every coin needs to be moved carefully. It acts according to the Slogan which says, Analyze, Test (if success) then Implement; Check for the targeted result/ROI calculation, (if success) follow the methods, Else start the cycle from the ...
the US to show some progress in Baghdad” by Hugh Naylor; and dissect it. First, off peace between neighbors is important and yet can anyone really trust Syria to uphold an agreement?


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Aligning Brands and Channels

People look like their dogs. I say this based on my non-scientific sample of fellow pet owners I have met while walking through Oz Park in Chicago with my own (handsome) dog, Kelsey. My informal assessment is supported by researchers at the University of California at San Diego. Dog owners, the researchers theorize, pick pooches that reflect the owner’s disposition–happy, moody, tough, etc.


What does this have to do with marketing? Well, marketers should foster the same type of match between their brands and channels as pet owners do between themselves and their dogs. If your company’s brand stands for “productivity,” that’s what your channel should deliver. If you promote your “inventiveness,” your channels should be similarly creative. If

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...the worst performing 10% and replace them with more hungry individuals. Eliminate those with non-cooperative or difficult personalities. Remember the Company has to deal with the public and that means that everyone contributes to sales, image and quality. Focus employees ...
your company is known for its “high style,” your customers expect to see that cutting edge image when they meet your resellers.


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Conference Calling Replacing Face-to-Face Meetings?

Conference calling and web application sharing conference calling are the rage right now and becoming the new technology of choice for many businesses. Businesses who are either focused on going “green” or those who are trying to leverage profit to the bottom-line by saving on travel expenses are flocking to use these services, but can and will conference calling ever actually replace face-to-face meetings?


Our business is conference calling and web conferencing. We’re technology experts at helping you to use and implement teleconferencing and web conferencing in your daily business strategies effectively. You could say that we’re “bullish” on conference calling, but even we realize that face-to-face meetings will never

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...In fact if you can try to even improve on that to keep your prospects and customers very happy. What about a prospect and customer list. Follow the lead of successful businesses and build the long term lifeline of your ...
be totally replaced by these exciting new technologies.


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