No, this isn't Rebel Public Relations creating another Twitter application that will promise you thousands of followers in one day. This is about creating organic traffic by attracting people to you because you have something to offer. Novel, huh?
If you are looking for more people to find you,follow you, and most importantly, buy from you then there are a few rules of the internet that you may want to follow.
Most people will buy from those they trust, right? But all too often I run into websites, blogs, or lenses that are attempting to sell to right off the bat. Nothing turns away your perfect prospect faster than a snake oil salesperson.
So the fastest way to get people to follow and trust you...give something to them first! Give them something of value. Share with your perfect prospect information that will make their lives easier.
Recently I created a video for my Marketing Minute program that answers the question of how to get more people to follow you.
It's always going to be about trust. So give your perfect prospect value and you will earn their trust.
To Your Success!
-Tony Estigoy
-Vp, New Media
-RebelPR.com
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
8 Reasons Your Business Should be Using Email Marketing
Email marketing is most likely not going away anytime soon. It’s one of the most effective communication and promotion vehicles on the internet today.
Email marketing is relatively inexpensive compared to other forms of marketing and allows you to improve your relationships with your prospects (gain trust) and your current clients. Email marketing is not only a great way to send out newsletters but it’s a great way to send specific targeted messages over time that will help you convert ie; get your customers to buy again!
Here are 8 reasons as to why it’s vitally important to your business to take advantage of email marketing:
1. Email is personal-With auto-responder technology you will be able to automatically customize the email with the recipient’s name. Personalizing is important to gaining trust with your prospects
2. Timed responses-You can set your messages to automatically send at pre-determined intervals. Let the system work for you. This is a huge time saver on the back-end.
3. Open rates-Unlike traditional advertising, where you don’t know who is looking at your message, with email marketing you will have access to open rates, click through rates, delivery, and conversion.
4. Demographics-How valuable is it for your business to know where your message is being “heard”. This piece of information will allows you to collect vital information about your prospects.
5. Fast delivery-Email is sent instantaneously. You can virtually get feedback regarding your message in minutes compared to days or weeks with traditional advertising.
6. Trust factor-As mentioned in #1 above, trust is huge on the internet. People will do business with you if they trust you.
7. Builds brand awareness-Email marketing is highly effective, customized, and helps you build your brand with your message.
8. It's virtually FREE! It doesn’t cost a whole lot to send email to thousands of prospects and the revenue generated is pure profit!
Email is a major form of communication and huge part of many people's daily routine. Email marketing is a great way to expand your business and it doesn’t have to be a costly nor time consuming to make it happen.
In today’s challenging economy email marketing may be the best return on investment as businesses are tightening budgets and looking to restrict spending on marketing yet still maintain a presence in the market.
To your business success!
Tony Estigoy
VP, New Media
Rebel Public Relations
tony@rebelpr.com
Email marketing is relatively inexpensive compared to other forms of marketing and allows you to improve your relationships with your prospects (gain trust) and your current clients. Email marketing is not only a great way to send out newsletters but it’s a great way to send specific targeted messages over time that will help you convert ie; get your customers to buy again!
Here are 8 reasons as to why it’s vitally important to your business to take advantage of email marketing:
1. Email is personal-With auto-responder technology you will be able to automatically customize the email with the recipient’s name. Personalizing is important to gaining trust with your prospects
2. Timed responses-You can set your messages to automatically send at pre-determined intervals. Let the system work for you. This is a huge time saver on the back-end.
3. Open rates-Unlike traditional advertising, where you don’t know who is looking at your message, with email marketing you will have access to open rates, click through rates, delivery, and conversion.
4. Demographics-How valuable is it for your business to know where your message is being “heard”. This piece of information will allows you to collect vital information about your prospects.
5. Fast delivery-Email is sent instantaneously. You can virtually get feedback regarding your message in minutes compared to days or weeks with traditional advertising.
6. Trust factor-As mentioned in #1 above, trust is huge on the internet. People will do business with you if they trust you.
7. Builds brand awareness-Email marketing is highly effective, customized, and helps you build your brand with your message.
8. It's virtually FREE! It doesn’t cost a whole lot to send email to thousands of prospects and the revenue generated is pure profit!
Email is a major form of communication and huge part of many people's daily routine. Email marketing is a great way to expand your business and it doesn’t have to be a costly nor time consuming to make it happen.
In today’s challenging economy email marketing may be the best return on investment as businesses are tightening budgets and looking to restrict spending on marketing yet still maintain a presence in the market.
To your business success!
Tony Estigoy
VP, New Media
Rebel Public Relations
tony@rebelpr.com
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Is Your Business Using Social Media?
Social media is here to stay. Now we just have to grow and develop with it. Social media is the new marketing medium, and every agency, no matter how clueless they are in actually using or implementing social media in campaigns, is telling their clients that this is what they have to be doing. I've been one of the people banging the drum for businesses to catch up in implementing social media into their current marketing efforts and for their clients and customers. Why? Social media is so much more than just social networks. It’s about visibility and enhancing brand through blogs, video sharing, photo sharing, micro-blogging, forums and much, much more.
The public at large is not utilizing social media and we have only begun to scratch the surface in power, influence, and value that social media offers in personal and business relationships. Social Media is blogging and podcasting. Its joining social networks and social sharing sites. Social media is a form of communication that is rapidly changing the way business relates to its customers. Social media tools facilitate and magnify these communications.
Social Media is definitely not as omnipresent as email yet. It’s been reported that 75% of 18-24 year olds spend significant time on social networks. Knowing that how can you influence that important group of purchasing power? Social Media is redefining how we relate to each other as humans and how we relate to the organizations that serve us. While it is commonly represented by blogs, video, audio, wikis, other user generated content and social networks, it is not about those specific things as much as it is about what happens around and because of those things. If you own a business, regardless of size, then you MUST have a social media campaign. This will help form and solidify sound relationships that are valid, reliable, and true.
To your success!
Tony Estigoy
VP, New Media
Rebel Public Relations
The public at large is not utilizing social media and we have only begun to scratch the surface in power, influence, and value that social media offers in personal and business relationships. Social Media is blogging and podcasting. Its joining social networks and social sharing sites. Social media is a form of communication that is rapidly changing the way business relates to its customers. Social media tools facilitate and magnify these communications.
Social Media is definitely not as omnipresent as email yet. It’s been reported that 75% of 18-24 year olds spend significant time on social networks. Knowing that how can you influence that important group of purchasing power? Social Media is redefining how we relate to each other as humans and how we relate to the organizations that serve us. While it is commonly represented by blogs, video, audio, wikis, other user generated content and social networks, it is not about those specific things as much as it is about what happens around and because of those things. If you own a business, regardless of size, then you MUST have a social media campaign. This will help form and solidify sound relationships that are valid, reliable, and true.
To your success!
Tony Estigoy
VP, New Media
Rebel Public Relations
Monday, March 30, 2009
Is Your Web Designer Building You a Dynamic Site?
I have, recently, run into several business people who hired a web designer to build them a dynamic website for their business. What was interesting is that their websites, although they looked good, did not provide them with any leads and minimal page views. I found them to be frustrated as they spent a considerable amount of money to help them garner leads, enhance their brand, and visibility on the internet.
I have posted a short video that will share with you 3 questions that you MUST ask prior to hiring a web designer. This is a must watch video as it will literally save you thousands of dollars and lot's of headaches!
I have posted a short video that will share with you 3 questions that you MUST ask prior to hiring a web designer. This is a must watch video as it will literally save you thousands of dollars and lot's of headaches!
To your continued success,
Tony Estigoy
VP, New Media
Rebel Public Relations
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Interview with Amparo Perez Cook
Today, I want you to meet Amparo Perez Cook. Who you might ask? Most people have never heard of her yet she achieved something that most will never do.
Amparo followed her dream. Watch the interview with RebelWoman host Jann Taber and listen to her story. It is one of many yet one of so few. Her dream, her passion, allowed her to purchase a radio station(one of the first woman to ever do so!) for $15M, without any money, and later sell it for $23M.
Her story is one of passion, determination, and the desire to think big and act big. Her laser focused drive would not allow failure although there were many obstacles against her.
Take 15 minutes and watch the interview. It just might help propel you past any obstacles!
To your success!
-Tony Estigoy
-VP, New Media and Social Media Coach
-http://www.RebelPR.com
Amparo followed her dream. Watch the interview with RebelWoman host Jann Taber and listen to her story. It is one of many yet one of so few. Her dream, her passion, allowed her to purchase a radio station(one of the first woman to ever do so!) for $15M, without any money, and later sell it for $23M.
Her story is one of passion, determination, and the desire to think big and act big. Her laser focused drive would not allow failure although there were many obstacles against her.
Take 15 minutes and watch the interview. It just might help propel you past any obstacles!
To your success!
-Tony Estigoy
-VP, New Media and Social Media Coach
-http://www.RebelPR.com
Monday, December 29, 2008
Graphic Designer vs. Marketing Designer
Too many times I have witnessed the graphic designer become a web designer simply because the client didn't know to ask the right questions. A year later, maybe less, the client finally figures out that little to no traffic has been generated by this beautiful web site and cannot figure out why. "It looks so good. Check out the graphics and this beautiful flash page!" This client then spends several thousand dollars on "seo marketing" through a 3rd party vendor and voila! nothing.So in essence the client has paid twice for a good looking web brochure that generates zero organic traffic. True story!
But what does this have to do with a "marketing designer"? Absolutely everything when it comes to proper Web site design. Understand, professional internet marketers study marketing. From eye research studies on how a home page is read to the colors and layout. Keywords and phrases are also vitally important to a great web site and whether or not you get indexed high in the search engines for optimal page placement.
Here are 3 questions you must ask your "graphic designer" the next time they tell you that they can build you a web site:
1. What is your strategy for guaranteeing that you will get leads from your website?
2. Now that you have visitors(inquires, possible purchase, etc.)what is your strategy to convert them?
3. What is your strategy for getting repeat business?
If they can answer these 3 questions then you have yourself a marketing designer and high probablity of success with your website!
If they cannot answer these questions to your satisfaction,visit , and let's see if we can help you out!
To Your Success!
-Tony Estigoy
-VP, New Media
-tony@rebelpr.com
But what does this have to do with a "marketing designer"? Absolutely everything when it comes to proper Web site design. Understand, professional internet marketers study marketing. From eye research studies on how a home page is read to the colors and layout. Keywords and phrases are also vitally important to a great web site and whether or not you get indexed high in the search engines for optimal page placement.
Here are 3 questions you must ask your "graphic designer" the next time they tell you that they can build you a web site:
1. What is your strategy for guaranteeing that you will get leads from your website?
2. Now that you have visitors(inquires, possible purchase, etc.)what is your strategy to convert them?
3. What is your strategy for getting repeat business?
If they can answer these 3 questions then you have yourself a marketing designer and high probablity of success with your website!
If they cannot answer these questions to your satisfaction,visit , and let's see if we can help you out!
To Your Success!
-Tony Estigoy
-VP, New Media
-tony@rebelpr.com
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