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SPECIAL ISSUE

MarketingIdeaShop BRAINY Tidbits

The ezine with brainy ideas & resources
for marketers & small businesses


This newsletter brought to you by
Lois Carter Fay & The Marketing Idea Shop
http://www.marketingideashop.com
mailto:lcf@marketingideashop.com


Issue 30 - December 29, 2003
Reading time: 10 minutes

Circulation:  1161


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PLEASE FORWARD ~~~ WITHOUT CUTTING ~~~
to anyone who can use a few timely marketing
and creativity tips to improve their business.


Welcome to all our new "12 Days of Christmas" subscribers!


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IN THIS ISSUE

1.   Special from Marketing Idea Shop
2.   12 Days of Christmas Ends Jan. 1
3.   Yanik's Birthday Bash
4.   Tom Antion's Internet Marketing Retreat


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1. Special from Marketing Idea Shop


It's almost the New Year and I'm ringing it in with a
special SALE...just for you.


From today through December 31st, you can download a copy
of each of my two ebooks:

MARKETING PLAN ESSENTIALS: ONLINE & OFF and
52 READY-TO-GO SALES MEETINGS: 52 WAYS TO HELP YOUR
SALESPEOPLE (AND YOURSELF) WIN AT THE GAME OF SALES...

...and be reading them in minutes. And I'll give you a 25%
DISCOUNT!



To get your ebooks and discount right now, visit the
special "Get Ebooks Now" link here:

http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=61526 or
http://tinyurl.com/2u6us



Here are just some of the great ideas you'll get in
MARKETING PLAN ESSENTIALS:

--> Over 100 pages, packed with ideas you can use
immediately to start getting more business.

--> Over 100 hyperlinks that can take you directly to a
marketing resource or idea you can use right now.

--> Beginning and advanced tactics to really make a
difference in your marketing results.

--> Great ways to increase your search engine ranking ...
without costing you a penny.

--> How to work with your peers, competitors and friends to
make big bucks .... let them do the selling for you!

--> 11 ways to make your visitors want to come back to your
website and how to get them to buy from you.

--> 2 free or low-cost web survey products that can help
you find out what your customers want so you can improve
your business and sell more products and services.

--> How to find out what your competitors are doing ... for
free, so you can out-strategize them and win more
business.

--> 9 cool viral marketing campaigns that you can modify
... so you can get everyone talking about you and your
business.

--> And lots more



To read more about MARKETING PLAN ESSENTIALS, visit:

MarketingEssentials.htm

or

http://tinyurl.com/3gy2a

(But remember to come back here and use the special "Get
Ebooks Now" link for your discount! You won't get the
discount if you order directly from the website.)



Here are a few of the things you'll learn in 52 READY-TO-GO
SALES MEETINGS:

-->How to use the reversing technique to find out what's
really important to your prospect.

-->How to get past stalls and put-offs so you don't waste
your time with tire-kickers.

-->How to use your sales thermometer (and other tools) to
close the sale.

-->How to beat Brand X and convince the prospect your
product is SO much better than the competitor's.

-->How to deal with the price issue (these tips are so
simple, you'll wonder why it was always so painful).

-->Ways to go for the "No" and why you should NEVER be
discouraged by this little word.

-->How to set goals so you don't wander aimlessly off
track.

-->How to overcome objections and convince those
fence-sitters.

-->Ways to identify pain and soothe the prospect into
buying.

-->How to stay focused so your sales call doesn't become a
social call.

-->Why anxiety doesn't have to put you in freeze-frame.

-->Why you must forget about attitude and focus on
behavior.

-->How to close with confidence...and put that money in
your pocket.



To read more about 52 READY-TO-GO SALES MEETINGS, visit:

52RTGSalesMeetings.htm

or

http://tinyurl.com/yseyk

(But remember to come back here and use the special "Get
Ebooks Now" link for your discount! You won't get the
discount if you order directly from the website.)



Hurry! This offer is only good through 11 pm Wednesday,
December 31st. "Get Ebooks Now":


http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=61526 or
http://tinyurl.com/2u6us




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2. 12 Days of Christmas Ends January 1

If you haven't already done this, take a look at the
promotion that has been around the world and back, "The 12
Days of Christmas." There are just a few days left for you
to download these amazing gifts.

You'll get gifts and goodies from some well-known people,
like Yanik Silver, Mark Hendricks, Perry Marshall, Chris
Bloor, Steve Quartermaine, Frank Garon, and many more
(including me). In fact, there are 78 terrific f~ree gifts
just waiting for you to pick them up. And you only have
until January 1, 2004 at 10 pm Eastern time to do it.
You'll find mine on the 11th day.

Go here to get started:

http://www.hunteridge.com/sales.php?offer=mktideashp&pid=50


or

http://tinyurl.com/z7uf



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3. Yanik's Birthday Bash

I'm sure many of you know who Yanik Silver is. But just in
case you don't, let me tell you a little bit about him.
He's probably the best direct-mail copywriter I know. And
he is wealthy, wealthy, wealthy...all because he figured
out how to systematize selling on the Net. Well...he's a
pretty smart fellow, too.

Yanik has written several very popular ebooks, including
INSTANT SALES LETTERS. And now he's put together a huge
seminar with a long list of Internet gurus to teach you how
to make money, too. And you can attend, practically f~ree.


It's his 30th Birthday Bash. For a small donation to the
Make-a-Wish Foundation, plus your travel, hotel and food
expenses, you'll get to hear Yanik Silver, Corey Rudl, Tom
Antion, Jim Edwards, Marlon Saunders, and many, many more
marketers tell you how they succeeded and give you tips on
how you can, too.

But there are only a few spots still open, and you don't
have much time left. It's taking place January 16th and
17th (with an optional third day) in Orlando, Fla. Read
more here:

http://www.surefiremarketing.com/bday/?27102

or http://tinyurl.com/2n9m8



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4. Tom Antion's Internet Marketing Retreat

If you've been dabbling in Internet or email marketing, or
would like to improve your existing business because you
aren't making enough money, Tom Antion's retreat is for
you.

One of my friends has been working closely with Tom for
about a year now. Before she started working with him, she
was making about $20,000 a year by selling downloadable
products. I know you think this is great. I did too when I
first heard about it. But now she's making about $12,000 a
MONTH from her products...and much of this increase is
because Tom Antion is her mentor.

I'll bet you'd like to do this too. You're in luck. Tom
wants to teach you, too.

Tom Antion will be holding another retreat January 22-26
and again February 19-24. You can read more about his
retreat center and the program here:


http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?AFID=97748&u=www.GreatInternetMarketing.com/retreatcenter.htm


or http://tinyurl.com/2dse7


And while you're there, sign up to attend his next retreat.
You can't afford to miss this.


Tom also has a few openings for his mentoring program. You
can get the same kind of help my friend got. Sign up here:

http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?AFID=97748&u=www.GreatInternetMarketing.com/mentorprogram.htm


or http://tinyurl.com/ysxt6



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Published by:
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and President, Strategic Business Partners

Lois Carter Fay is a writing and marketing expert with a
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