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New Services On Horizon!

New Services On Horizon!

By cgmpowers • on July 1, 2009

Got an exciting call today from my associate Fred Miller, new changes to the offerings of Powers By Design going to be announced in July. Stay tuned for details. AKPC_IDS += "2136,";

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Marketing

Philips Shaver Guerrilla Marketing

Philips Shaver Guerrilla Marketing

By cgmpowers • on June 29, 2009

Philips Shaver Guerrilla marketing targeted universities and collages students where they congregated with these characters. It was wildly popular and

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What is Guerrilla Marketing?

What is Guerrilla Marketing?

By cgmpowers • on June 26, 2009

Guerrilla marketing is basically any means of non-traditional, yet highly effective marketing that is often associated with also being low-cost. In short,

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Advertising

Creative advertising has great benefits to your business (thinking outside the normal marketing box)

Creative advertising has great benefits to your business (thinking outside the normal marketing box)

By cgmpowers • on June 22, 2009

Creative advertising: Thinking Outside the Marketing Box 101 By its nature, advertising is already creative. You need an original concept to capture the

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Key to Surviving the Recession: Relationship Marketing


Key to Surviving the Recession: Relationship Marketing


By cgmpowers • on May 11, 2009

Businesses will find that one of the main keys of surviving

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Graphic Design

Short Video on When Graphic Designers Get Bored…

Short Video on When Graphic Designers Get Bored…

By cgmpowers • on May 29, 2009

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A nice video about Typography from CBS’ 60 Minutes.

A nice video about Typography from CBS’ 60 Minutes.

By cgmpowers • on May 22, 2009

This is a nice video of an overview about the role of typography

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Networking

Video on How NOT to Be a Jerk, a Must See for all Business People

Video on How NOT to Be a Jerk, a Must See for all Business People

By cgmpowers • on June 5, 2009

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Three videos about Networking…2 parodies and one “what its all about” video.

Three videos about Networking…2 parodies and one “what its all about” video.

By cgmpowers • on April 24, 2009

Don’t Talk Jargon! We all love to look like experts in our field, but talking over others heads–not a good thing. Make it more about them,

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Business

10 Email Marketing Mistakes Video

10 Email Marketing Mistakes Video

By cgmpowers • on June 19, 2009

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A great video about how blogging can benefit your business.

A great video about how blogging can benefit your business.

By cgmpowers • on May 8, 2009

A very well thought out discussion on what makes a good blog and how it can benefit your business.  A blog needs to be an organic, living and growing

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Web Design

SEO Marketing 101

SEO Marketing 101

By cgmpowers • on June 15, 2009

Many times people hear ‘SEO marketing’ and they automatically think of copywriting. The truth is, SEO copywriting is only one facet of SEO marketing.

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Developing your Website Plan

Developing your Website Plan

By cgmpowers • on June 8, 2009

Developing a web site plan is much like constructing a story.

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Video Spotlight

Jeff Combs – Sales Psychology, Marketing, Creativity, People

Jeff Combs – Sales Psychology, Marketing, Creativity, People

By cgmpowers • on June 12, 2009

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Writing the Marketing Plan Section of Your Business Plan

Writing the Marketing Plan Section of Your Business Plan

By cgmpowers • on May 1, 2009

A great video on writing your marketing plan for your business. This video is very insightful and I highly recommend if you don’t have a business

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News and Updates

Updates & FYI

Updates & FYI

By cgmpowers • on March 11, 2009

Just a little note about the changes that have come and others coming soon… The blog received a much needed facelift this past month, the look &

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Design

Is branding important for every business & every product?

Is branding important for every business & every product?

By cgmpowers • on March 2, 2009

The Importance of Brand Identity for Every Business The

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Feature

MuscleNerd MuscleNerd on Twitter

MuscleNerd MuscleNerd on Twitter

By cgmpowers • on June 16, 2009

Feed for UltraSn0w for iPhone 3G and software v 3.0 MuscleNerd MuscleNerd on Twitter. AKPC_IDS += "2124,";

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Define Your Customer Before You Market

Define Your Customer Before You Market

By cgmpowers • on June 1, 2009

What is marketing? It basically means understanding your customer’s needs and then figuring out a plan that illustrates how you meet those needs. The

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Podcast

MYI Podcast on Branding and Marketing Your Business

MYI Podcast on Branding and Marketing Your Business

By cgmpowers • on April 22, 2009

Today’s podcast is all about branding and marketing your business,

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What’s Viral Marketing and How Can I Benefit From It?

What is Viral Marketing? Many people confuse viral marketing with word-of-mouth marketing, but there is

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MYI Podcast #14 : Relationship Marketing

Relationship marketing is a form of marketing developed from direct response marketing campaigns conducted in the 1970s and 1980s which emphasizes customer retention and satisfaction, rather than a dominant

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SEO Copywriting 101

A website copywriter can lead your company to marketing success. The person you employ, however, needs to

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What is SEO Marketing?

What is search engine marketing? Well if you want your website to be seen then you need to invest some time and money into this subject. Just because you have a domain name, and a website, doesn’t

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How To Create a Marketing Plan and Advertising Calendar

The task of putting together a marketing plan doesn’t need to be difficult.  It is, however, essential

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