Smart Business

Smart Business
Author: Ming Zeng
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2018-08-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1633693309

How Strategy Works in an Interconnected, Automated World Leaders already know that the classic approach to strategy--analyze, plan, execute--is losing relevance. But they don't yet know what replaces it. As everyone and everything becomes more interconnected and digitized, how do you operate, compete, and win? Ming Zeng, the former Chief of Staff and strategy adviser to Alibaba Group's founder Jack Ma, explains how the latest technological developments, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, the mobile internet, and cloud computing are redefining how value is created. Written especially for those outside the technology industry or the startup arena, this book introduces a simple, overarching framework to guide strategy formulation and execution in this data-rich and highly interactive environment. Revealing the revolutionary practices that he and his team have developed at Alibaba, Zeng shows how to: Automate decisions through machine learning Create products informed by real-time data from customers Determine the right strategic positioning to maximize value from platforms and suppliers Repurpose your organization to further human insight and enable creativity Lead your company's transformation into a smart business With insights into the strategies and tools used by leaders at Alibaba and other companies such as Ruhan and Red Collar, in a variety of industries from furniture making to banking to custom tailoring, Smart Business outlines a radically new approach to strategy that can be applied everywhere.

Power Up for Profits

Power Up for Profits
Author: Kathleen Gage
Publisher:
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2013-06
Genre: Branding (Marketing)
ISBN: 9780989235709

Millions of women are launching online businesses. Power Up for Profits is the first book written exclusively for women who want to leverage the power of the Internet to reach a global audience and build a successful business with integrity, heart, and massive success. Kathleen Gage has been actively marketing on the Internet since 1994, building a multiple six figure business and a stellar reputation for honesty, outstanding content, and success. She's taught thousands her internet marketing methods in seminars and trainings. For the first time, Gage's signature tips and techniques are organized into one easy to read book. Filled with step-by-step instructions, entertaining stories, and the heart centered business acumen women crave, Power Up for Profits includes state of the art information on blogging and social media website creation and traffic generation joint ventures and affiliate partnerships packaging information in products and services marketing strategy specifically for women entrepreneurs If you relish the thought of how the Internet can help you share your message with the world, create a profitable business, and enjoy the freedom of entrepreneurship, Power Up for Profits is the book for you. "Kathleen Gage clearly understands two things: Power and Profit. While this book allows you to use your passions and creativity to find a wealthy path in business it doesn't allow you to get bogged down in the BS of "how." It's clear. It's step by step. AND it's funny and compassionate. This is a must read for any woman ready to build a business (with lots of profits)." Suzanne Evans - Suzanne Evans Coaching "Follow these simple steps and become the successful, prosperous, and happy business owner you are meant to be!" Janet Bray Attwood - New York Times Bestselling Author - The Passion Test "Simply enlightening...gives you a step-by-step process to create a great big beautiful impact for your clients... and in your bank account, too. Read it!" Dr. Joe Vitale - Bestselling author - Hypnotic Writing "Power Up for Profits! is the perfect blend needed to create a successful online business. Follow Kathleen's advice and watch your profits soar." Peggy McColl - New York Times Bestselling Author - Dynamic Destinies Inc. "For the first time, a book outlines in simple, easy-to-understand, and usable terms, the most powerful yet overlooked combination of true spiritual principles and sound marketing strategies." Eva Gregory - Leading Edge Coaching & Training "Looking for no-fluff marketing training? You found it in this gem of a book! Kathleen's practical steps make it simple to market and grow a business that is a perfect - and profitable - expression of YOU!" Kendall SummerHawk - International Association of Women in Coaching

EMarketing

EMarketing
Author: Rob Stokes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2010
Genre: Internet marketing
ISBN: 9781936126323

Review: "This book is a fantastic guide to online marketing, and the Internet in general. As a marketing practitioner, I've been finding my way own way through the online world for some time now but have always wondered if what I was doing was 'correct' and it would take me ages to find out what I needed to know through researching online articles, blogs, etc. I found this book to be fairly concise and focused. The references to other online articles that it includes are vast and can they be very absorbing. The best part about this is that it is written by someone that clearly has vast experience in the field and, unlike with some online articles, you get the feeling that what is advised is really 'best practice'. I'd recommend this book for anyone interested in digital marketing." Adam Butchart, Digital Marketing student Blurb: We love the Internet. We love digital and the connected world that we live in. We have spent the last six months gleaning every bit of knowledge, skill and opinion from the creative minds at Quirk. The result is a textbook borne out of more than 12 years of practical experience in the world of digital. For the reader, this translates into applicable insight into marketing in an ever-changing space. This book brings you: 22 Chapters Updated content throughout All new case studies $480 of vouchers* Used by brands, creative agencies and students across the world, Quirk's eMarketing textbook sets the standard for all things digital. "Since we published the last edition of the book, it has become increasingly obvious that the various elements of digital marketing work hand in hand, not just benefiting each other through coordination, but actually relying on each other for success." - Rob Stokes (Founder and Group CEO, Quirk) In order to reflect this change, we have restructured the book to mirror our four key agency disciplines: Think, Create, Engage and Optimise. This simplified way of thinking about the digital space makes it easier for students and professionals to benefit from the insights shared.

Small Business Marketing For Dummies

Small Business Marketing For Dummies
Author: Barbara Findlay Schenck
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2011-03-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118054458

Having your own business isn’t the same as having customers, and one is useless without the other. Whether your business is a resale store or a high-tech consulting firm, a law office or a home cleaning service, in today’s competitive environment, strategic marketing is essential. Small Business Marketing For Dummies, Second Edition is updated from the original version that won rave reviews and inspired thousands of small businesses on their way to becoming big businesses. Updates include more information on online marketing, a whole new section on getting and keeping customers, new cost-effective, fast-acting ideas for instant impact, and more. The book covers: Marketing basics that prepare you to rev up your business and jumpstart your marketing program Information to help you define your business position and brand Advice on bringing in professionals A quick-reference guide to mass media and a glossary of advertising jargon How-tos for creating print and broadcast ads that work Ideas for getting the word out without advertising, including information on direct mail, brochures, publicity, promotions, and more Ten steps to follow to build your own easy-to-assemble marketing plan With pages of ideas for low-cost, high-impact marketing from author Barbara Findlay Schenck, a marketing consultant with more than 20 years experience with clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, Small Business Marketing For Dummies, Second Edition helps you reach and keep new customers. Whether you’re running a home office, a small firm, a family business, a nonprofit organization, or a retail operation, you’ll discover how to: Custom design your own marketing program Create effective marketing messages Produce marketing communications that work No matter what field you’re in, Small Business Marketing For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help you make your dreams come true. If you buy it, read it, and implement some of the marketing strategies discussed, customers will come.

Maximize Your Social

Maximize Your Social
Author: Neal Schaffer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-09-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118756681

Create and maintain a successful social media strategy for your business Today, a large number of companies still don't have a strategic approach to social media. Others fail to calculate how effective they are at social media, one of the critical components of implementing any social media strategy. When companies start spending time and money on their social media efforts, they need to create an internal plan that everyone can understand. Maximize Your Social offers a clear vision of what businesses need to do to create—and execute upon—their social media for business road map. Explains the evolution of social media and the absolute necessity for creating a social media strategy Outlines preparation for, mechanics of, and maintenance of a successful social media strategy Author Neal Schaffer was named a Forbes Top 30 Social Media Power Influencer, is the creator of the AdAge Top 100 Global Marketing Blog, Windmill Networking, and a global social media speaker Maximize Your Social will guide you to mastery of social media marketing strategies, saving you from spending a chunk of your budget on a social media consultant. Follow Neal Schaffer's advice, and you'll be able to do it yourself—and do it right.

Smartphone Smart Marketing

Smartphone Smart Marketing
Author: Robb Wallace
Publisher: Robb Wallace Media
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 099568734X

It is time to become the content creator and marketeer you always dreamed of being? If you have a smartphone, then you are ready to create and build an audience for your brand or business. You have the technology and this book will give you the knowledge and practical skills to use it. Smartphone Smart Marketing is the follow-up book to the successful title Smartphone Media Production. It is written by award-winning filmmaker, professional digital marketer and content creator Robb Wallace. Robb has over sixteen years of experience in the field as well as an award-winning degree in Broadcast Production. In 2016 Smartphone Media Production showed its readers how to plan, capture, edit and distribute content (branded photography, audio, video and live streams) with only their phones. In this updated and fully revised version, Robb is back with even more great content including chapters on content marketing, social media channels and social media strategies. Who is this book for? It is for people who; Don't know how to create content to market their brand. Don't have the funds for a marketing manager but are willing to put in the hard work and learn the skills. Don't have a big budget for expensive things like promo videos, marketing images, social media campaigns. Don't know where to start when launching a new business or product. Have tried and failed to create engaging content for social media and are looking for a guide. Aspire to be a social media influencer. Wish to enter employment as a marketing professional. Interested in digital marketing. Need real-world digital skills to grow their business. Are interested in entrepreneurial skills. Are looking to create better images, videos or live streams. So if you want a solid, no-nonsense, practical overview to content marketing and media production, using only your smartphone, Smartphone Smart Marketing is the book for you. The book includes cheat guides, best apps, worked examples and more. Let's get to work, buy your copy, grab your phone, it’s time to leave the competition behind. Acclaim for Smartphone Media Production from 2016 “Received! Dove in - Liked what I saw! Really useful stuff”. Peter Shankman “This book is fantastic and would highly recommend it for anyone starting to get into making videos on their phone.” Stewart Richardson professional photographer. “This book has helped me increase my understanding and develop some really good strategies on maximising the use of smartphones and social media in a variety of ways, from personal use through to improving business reach. Excellent stuff!” Amazon. “So impressed I hired him” Peter Syme adventure specialist and business owner. “As a self-employed business owner, keeping up with changes in technology can be overwhelming, I found this book full of great information, presented in a clear and practical way – full of advice and resources to keep you on your toes.” Chris Wain Unique Adventure Tours Scotland. “I am a gent of a certain age and have had to embrace technology and the Internet as an adult and not something that I have grown up with or was taught at school. I run a Facebook page and a small stall making and selling custom props and toys and wanted to take things to the next level and having no experience in media production this sounded perfect. From my perspective the book is full of all the basic information I needed to get started making the most of my Facebook page and filming video, taking photographs and getting them out there on social media to get the most impact. Then the book is also full of everything else needed to take things even further, how to follow up on the social media interest and even loads of information coming from a business point of view which I’m sure I will use down the line as I take things further. Overall this book had everything I needed to get me up and running on social media, producing what I feel is way better quality content than I could have ever imagined I was capable of and all with a single piece of hardware, my Smartphone, it’s amazing.” Big Al Monkeytron Collective.

SEO 2021 Learn Search Engine Optimization With Smart Internet Marketing Strategies

SEO 2021 Learn Search Engine Optimization With Smart Internet Marketing Strategies
Author: Adam Clarke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2020-12-04
Genre:
ISBN:

Learn SEO and rank at the top of Google with SEO 2021-beginner to advanced!Newest edition - EXPANDED & UPDATED DECEMBER, 2020 No matter your background, SEO 2021 will walk you through search engine optimization techniques used to grow countless websites online, exact steps to rank high in Google, and how get a ton of customers. In this SEO book you will find: 1. SEO explained in simple language, beginner to advanced. 2. The inner workings of Google's algorithm and how it calculates the search results. 3. How to find "money" keywords that will send customers to your site. 4. Sneaky tricks to get local businesses ranking high with local SEO. 5. How to get featured in the mainstream news, for free. 6. Three sources to get expert SEO and Internet marketing advice worth thousands of dollars for free. 7. A simple step-by-step checklist and video tutorials, exclusive for readers. Now, let me tell you a few SEO marketing secrets in this book... 1. Most search engine optimization advice online is wrong! If you've browsed through search engine optimization advice online, you may have noticed two things: - Most SEO advice is outdated or just dead-wrong. - Google's constant updates have made many popular SEO optimization strategies useless. Why is this so?... 2. Google is constantly changing and evolving. Some recent changes: 1. November 2020 - Google announces the upcoming Page Experience Update, including new factors in Google's search algorithm, rolling out May, 2021. 2. May, 2020 - Google makes major changes to how the search results are calculated, titled the "May 2020 Core Update". 3. April, 2020 - The world is hit by the global COVID crisis, affecting businesses, employees and customers. Google releases new guidelines for site owners during the crisis. 4. October, 2019 - Google releases the groundbreaking new BERT machine learning algorithm, with Google now understanding searches almost like a human. SEO 2021 covers these latest updates to Google's algorithm and how to use them to your advantage. This book also reveals potential changes coming up in 2021. 3. How to sidestep search engine updates and use them to rank higher. Contrary to Internet marketing gossip, problems caused by Google updates are rarely irrecoverable, in fact, you can use them to rank higher-but you need the right knowledge. This book reveals: - Recent Google updates-Google's May 2020 Core Update, Google's January 2020 Core Update, Google's COVID guidelines, Google's BERT Update, Google's Mobile First Index, Google's RankBrain algorithm and more... - Potential changes coming up in 2021. - How to safeguard against changes in 2021 and beyond. - How to recover from Google penalties. 4. Learn powerful link building techniques experts use to get top rankings Link building is the strongest factor for ranking high in Google. Unfortunately, most widely-used methods suck! This chapter walks you through new powerful techniques that won't get you in hot-water with Google. Now updated with more link building strategies, and extra tips for advanced readers. 5. And read the special bonus chapter on pay-per-click advertising. In this special bonus chapter, learn to quickly setup pay-per-click advertising campaigns with Google Ads, and send more customers to your site overnight, literally. With this SEO book, learn SEO from a fundamental level, achieve top rankings, and generate a wave of new customers to your site. One of the most comprehensive SEO optimization and Internet marketing books ever published-now expanded and updated-of all best-selling SEO books, this is the only one with everything you need. Scroll up, click buy, and get started now!

The Lead Machine

The Lead Machine
Author: Rich Brooks
Publisher: take flyte publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2017-01-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780998367408

Are you looking to generate more leads online? Do you want to rank higher at the search engines, engage your audience on social media, and get them to take action at your website? Sometimes getting to the first page on Google or building an audience on Facebook seems incredibly difficult, frustrating, or even impossible. In The Lead Machine, author, digital agency owner, and entrepreneur Rich Brooks breaks down digital marketing into its BARE Essentials: Build, Attract, Retain, and Evaluate. He shows you a step-by-step approach to how you can master SEO, social media, email, and content marketing. How you can improve your website to convert more visitors into customers. How you can stay in touch with prospects even after they've left your site. And how to make sense of your website traffic reports and other analytics so you can continually grow your business.Regardless of your business or industry, the BARE Essentials framework will help you generate more quality leads online, leading to more sales and more business.

Business Without Borders

Business Without Borders
Author: Donald A. DePalma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2004
Genre: Electronic commerce
ISBN: 9780976516903

Forget about dot-bombs and other excesses of the now lamented New Economy. Welcome instead the global Internet, the strategic vehicle that leading companies use to inform, market, sell, and support their worldwide business initiatives every minute of every day.In this succinct but informative guide to doing business in new markets, both international and domestical multicultural, globalization strategist Don DePalma characterizes the intersection of the Internet and global markets as the "Eighth Continent," a virtual landmass inhabited by almost a billion Web consumers and business users around the planet. DePalma combines his own experience as a strategist, consultant, and analyst with that of experts and practitioners at companies that have successfully globalized their operations.