December 2009

You Are the Reason People Don’t Buy Your Product or Service!

by VaNessa Duplessie on December 28, 2009 · 8 comments

YOU, the small business person or individual marketer, are the reason people don’t buy your product or service. Think about that for a minute and we’ll come back to that statement. I’ll admit it, I’m a price shopper. I love a good sale and yes, I use coupons and love to shop on EBay. I [...]

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Give a Day, Get a Night -The Season of Giving Continues

by VaNessa Duplessie on December 22, 2009 · 2 comments

Christmas is almost here. There are just a few days to go before all of the homemade and purchased gifts that sit so neatly under the tree and took hours to make, choose and wrap will be opened in a millisecond with wrapping paper and boxes strewn across the living room floor. Not your most [...]

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Marketing and Selling – the same thing?

by VaNessa Duplessie on December 18, 2009 · 11 comments

With the Christmas fast approaching and presents to purchase I’ve been thinking a lot about seasonal sales and wondering if all of the marketing tactics are turning into sales. While I personally believe Marketing & Sales are partners that go hand in hand down the street towards profit (hopefully), I view them as very different [...]

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AllThingsMarketingandMore

by VaNessa Duplessie on December 14, 2009 · 4 comments

After years of reading blogs and helping others determine whether to set up a blog or not, I’ve finally decided it was time to join in on the fun. While this blog will be primarily dedicated to marketing for the small and home based businesses (Small Office/Home Office Individuals, MLM & Network Marketing Distributors, Mom & [...]

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