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The business books I have reviewed in October on my Business Books Blog include the following seven books on marketing, selling, business growth and leadership including a classic from Ken Blanchard and a specialist Guerrilla Marketing book:
My Business Book Blog has been quiet in the last couple of months but I do have some terrific books to point you towards for marketing, sales, management of people, customer service and time management.
Jay Conrad Levinson, Father of Guerrilla Marketing is appearing at Armand Morin's Big Seminar and he is being interviewed on a teleseminar on Tuesday August 11th 2009.
MItch Meyerson, the person who trained me to be a Guerrilla Marketing Coach has put together a short video with three tips on how to succeed in tough times.
He just scratches the surface of some of the important ideas for finding hidden profit but it may get you thinking about your business...and if you have watched some of Mitch's videos before...I can reassure you that he doesn't sing.
Jill Lublin is the co-author of Guerrilla Publicity with Rick Frishman and Jay Conrad Levinson and I have just listened to her interview with the Guerrilla Marketing Association and it is terrific.
Jill's enthusiasm for public relations and marketing through press releases comes over loud and clear and the call is absolutely packed with information.
This is a call that I will listen to time and again and hopefully I will start taking action.
The Guerrilla Marketing Association (affiliate link) interviews Andy Sernovitz, author of "Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking."
What Is Word of Mouth Marketing
Word of Mouth Marketing has two elements:
Giving people a reason to talk about your stuff.
Making it easier for the conversation to take place.
Guerrilla Marketing emphasises the importance of making your prospective customers feel confident about you before they can buy. While many things can be encourage the prospect to feel confident (testimonials, samples, free trials), you also need to be aware of problems that make your prospect lose confidence.
This review of a Guerrilla Marketing Association (affiliate link) call is "proofreading and editing your marketing copy" with Phil Jamieson, the president of Proofread Now.
The latest Guerrilla Marketing Association (affiliate link) call I've listened to is Break Through the Clutter with Stu Heinecke about the impact of cartoon postcard mailing.
Stu is part marketer and part cartoonist and he finds that people respond well to cartoons in direct mail.
I help small business owners find hidden profits using low cost, low risk strategies.
I guarantee a 500% return on investment on my coaching.
A commitment to excellence creates a wonderful, virtuous circle of customers who buy more, more often and recommend you.
I am a chartered accountant, MBA and a certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach and have been an independent consultant / coach since 1995.
My profit coaching is a combination of marketing, business strategy and finance using the Eight Pillars of Business Prosperity.
I only work with coaching clients in the UK and can be contacted at paul@plancs.co.uk or call 0121 554 4057.
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