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About the Author:

Debra Ellis is recognized as a leading expert in direct marketing with over 20 years experience in growth and profitability strategies.

In 2006, she entered the social media world beginning with an extensive study of what works (and doesn't.) She shares her knowledge along with specific examples from companies making social media work.

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Does your marketing & social strategies work together?

They can now!

The Integrated Marketing Toolkit

A Six-pack Set of Best-Selling Guides and Membership in our Interactive Group for the Unbelievably Low Price of $99

 

Social Media, Direct Marketing, Multichannel Marketing, and Email all in one toolkit

 

Includes membership in our interactive group so you can get answers to your social media and direct marketing questions

 

Great marketers are increasingly integrating their messages across channels to provide consistency for their customers. It isn't an easy process, but it delivers higher response rates and lower costs. If you are ready for the next step, the one that increases your ROI, let us show you the shortcuts we've found through helping our clients. 

Which comes first, optimizing your email program or your social media strategy? It's the modern "chicken or egg" question. The reality is that you need a comprehensive multichannel strategy to give your business a competitive edge. You don't have time to invest in branding. You have to deliver sales and profits.

This means that you have to implement multiple strategies simultaneously.

If you have a team of marketers working for you, it's simply a matter of giving them direction. But, if you're doing it yourself, it's anything but simple.

The time required to research new tactics and implement them into your marketing strategy is extensive. There's plenty of information available online, but how do you know what works or doesn't?

Our guides provide more than theory and hype.

They include examples of successful strategies so you can learn from the people who are doing it well. Every tip or tactic is tested and proven, giving you shortcuts to effective solutions.

Whether you are looking to start participating in social media, want to optimize your emails, or are looking for multichannel marketing strategies, they'll help you find the way.

They've already helped many companies improve their sales, customer care, and profitability. This is the first time that we've bundled them together. (For those who know us well, yes, it's a test. We haven't decided how long we're going to keep them as a bundle at less than $10 each, so you need to order now.)

The guides included in this bundle are:

Social Media 4 Direct Marketers

Social Media 4 Direct Marketers is a smart start introduction to effective implementation and measurement of an integrated marketing strategy that includes social media and direct marketing.

The world of social media is confusing and contradictory. Stories of idea viruses spreading like wildfire generating a never-ending revenue stream at minimal cost are bewitching. All it takes is a few key influencers to start the process and your company will be the talk of the world.

You’ve read the stories and think that there’s a chance that social media is right for your business. Then you hit the brick wall of questions:

  • Which is better facebook or myspace?

  • How do I use twitter?

  • Why does it seem that everybody is saying direct marketing is dead when it generates sales for my business every day?

  • How do I make money using social media?

  • What exactly is social media?

  • How do I measure social media to see if it’s worth the investment?

  • What if I do something wrong?

  • Where do I start?
  • How do I integrate social media with my other marketing tools?

It’s enough to make you run screaming in the opposite direction or sit paralyzed in fear of failure. But, then you see your competitor’s invitation to become a fan on facebook and follow them on twitter. You know you need to do something or you’ll be left behind, but what? 

 Social Media 4 Direct Marketers

...is the definitive guide for people who want bankable results, not just followers, friends, and fans. Social Media 4 Direct Marketers isn't a hype-filled ebook about how the Web 2.0 world replaces traditional marketing. It is  a systematic approach for creating a social media presence that enhances your direct marketing. It begins with an introduction to the Web 2.0 world and ends with how to integrate your online presence with your direct marketing channels.

You’ll learn:

  • Why every company needs a social media strategy

  • How to create the best strategy for your company

  • Where to look for your customers online

  • How to set realistic goals, objectives, and expectations

  • What and when to measure

  • How to measure the unknown

  • Who should participate

  • The four levels of participation

  • Which tools to use to maximize productivity and effectiveness

  • How social media used correctly reduces marketing and operational costs

  • Fun ways to liquidate overstocks and discontinued inventory

  • How to find the right mix of social media and direct marketing

  • And more…

Throughout the guide, you’ll see real examples of companies using social media to improve customer relationships and grow their business.

Equally important to what the guide includes are the things you won’t see in it. There are no promises of unlimited free publicity, wealth acquired by chatting, or unproven tips and tactics. Everything in the guide has been tested and proven to work.

You can chat forever without increasing revenue or improving relationships. You have to have a strategy that includes call to actions, efficiency, and metrics. Let this guide show you the way.

Testimonial

“This 90-page eBook is brilliantly executed and chock full of excellent examples of how successful companies are integrating traditional direct marketing with new social media opportunities. 

Debra has clearly outlined the process that marketers must go through to integrate effectively, starting with a vision of your community and considering your company’s corporate culture, and provides detailed advice on metrics and analytics. 

She takes you logically through the four levels of social media participation, and provides added bonus tips and advice to readers. 

I highly recommend this guide to any marketer in the Direct Marketing field, and any marketer looking to better understand how best to integrate direct marketing with social media.”

- Lisa Petrilli

Executive Marketing Consultant

The New Rules of Multichannel Marketing

A Guide to Customer Behavior in a Multichannel Market

Why do your customers stop buying?

Do you ever wonder why some customers purchase once or twice and then disappear? They seemed happy with their purchase and your service, but then they don’t come back. There are no orders, no returns, nothing. It is as if they fell off the face of the earth and took your $27 acquisition cost with them.

You think that perhaps it was a pricing issue, so you offer them a discount. No response. Maybe it was the shipping costs or the traffic, so you offer them free delivery. No response. Maybe it was the product, so you double-check your quality control. Everything is perfect.

Perhaps it is simply the way of today’s world. Businesses are being bombarded with hit-and-run customers. They come and go, quickly jumping from one company to another and another. But, wait! You have customers who come back time after time. What makes them stay? Where do the others go? And, more importantly, how do you get them back and keep the next generation from leaving?

Is it the economy? Or, something lurking inside your company?

Have you noticed that your best customers and products are losing value? Is your average order declining while your costs are rising? The rules of business have changed. Consumers are empowered. You need to change your strategy if your company is going to grow and prosper.

Introducing The New Rules of Multichannel Marketing: A Simple Guide for Growth and Profitability

You can't win if you don't know the rules. This guide introduces the rules along with examples (good and bad) of how others are adapting to our new multichannel world.

Each rule has a "Getting Started" section to help you begin the evolution from the Information Age to the Age of Empowerment.

Start using the changing market to your advantage

Promotional marketing isn't enough to engage empowered consumers. They require a 360° approach that includes every department and touch point. Marketing and service have evolved from departmental to corporate functions. This special guide:

  • Explains why the power of choice affects your business even when you don't increase consumer options.

  • Identifies the six types of customers and why they are important to your company.

  • Encourages disruptive thinking because your biggest corporate threat may not include your competitors.

  • Explains why your best customers and products are losing value.

  • Presents strategies for re-inventing your business model.

  • Includes specific examples of companies navigating the global marketplace.

  • Provides tips for inspiring change in your organization.

Testimonial:

"I just happened to be embarking on an ambitious overhaul of our e-commerce business with a new ecommerce engine, website, and an expansion of the products when the New Rules of Multi Channel Marketing came across my desk. I don’t have great deal of spare time pour over every item that comes my way. A quick scan of the piece quickly turned into a more thorough reading and re-reading.

I found the piece to be a perfectly timed and insightful tool to “gut-check” the decisions and new directions my company is taking. I encountered passages that sparked new ideas I could immediately apply to my business and I found other parts challenged my thinking and cause me to course-correct some of my approaches. The information imparted was presented in a concise, humorous, and immediately deployable format. I look forward to reading future articles from Debra. "

Craig Smith

Owner of Scrapinsanity.com

Email Treasure Map

Are your email response rates improving with every send?

Email marketing is the most effective tool in your workshop. It is also the most under utilized. Learn the step-by-step system that our clients use to improve deliverability, open rates, response, & ROI. We've even included test results so you can see what worked and what didn't.  Before you know it, you will be an email marketing superstar! .

How would your business change if you increased the effectiveness of your email marketing by 10% or more?

Does your email marketing program need a makeover? If your response rates, average order, click throughs, and sales are holding steady or declining, then the answer is "yes."  If your opt outs, bounces, and spam reports are increasing, then it is "yes", again.

Email messaging is the most powerful tool in your marketing arsenal. Used correctly, it improves your relationship with customers, generates sales, and minimizes operational challenges.

In today's competitive and changing environment, maximizing the return from every resource is critical. This usually requires a complete makeover which is time consuming and expensive. Fortunately, overhauling your email program is cost effective and efficient. And, it is simple, if you have a guide.

Our testing of different strategies gives you a head start.

While the best tests are the ones you conduct yourself, getting started can be a challenge. What do you test first? How should you test it? When is the best time to test? These questions are just a few to ask before you start your makeover.

We have been through the trial and error stage. Using the lessons we learned, we developed an action plan to streamline the process. It helps our clients improve their email campaigns. It will help you, too.

Our tests have shown:

  • How to improve open rates by adding personalization.

  • The optimal position for subscription information to reduce spam reports without increasing opt outs.

  • How to segment customers to improve response

  • Optimal times for sending emails.

  • How often to send emails.

  • The best soft marketing techniques

The Email Treasure Map includes specific results and the steps required to determine your company's best strategy.

Here's your chance to break away from your competition and make your customers lifetime buyers.

Spam Triggers

Are your emails being scrapped before they make it to your customers and prospects?

Spaminators are lurking behind every corner these days. They are the automated tools used by Internet Service Providers and your customers to prevent unwanted emails. Even if your customers have opted in using a double opt-in, your emails are being scrutinized by the spaminators. They block every email that has any hint of unsolicited correspondence. It is impossible for them to tell the difference between legitimate opt-in content and real spam because the same words the motivate your customers to buy are also used by spam artists.

Choosing the right balance and placement of trigger words significantly improves your deliverability. Our guide provides a detailed instructions for avoiding being blocked by spaminators. It includes:

  • How spaminators work to block emails even when your customers have whitelisted your company.

  • Best practices for getting your emails to their intended recipients

  • Style and content triggers

  • The top words that activate spaminators

  • Different types of spaminators

This guide pays for itself with the first email that increases deliverability. Don't wait for your emails to be blocked. Use this guide to make sure that you are following the best practices to get your emails past the 800 pound gorillas.

10 Hidden Signs Your Company is Sinking

Signs that companies are in trouble are evident long before they affect the bottom line. Knowing where to look makes the difference between a soft hit and a fatal wound.

This guide includes the top ten warning signs and tips for keeping them from sinking your company. In a turbulent economy, you need every edge you can find. Stopping a slip before it becomes a slide is the best way to stay on top of things.

There is a bonus with this information. When you learn to recognize the warning signs, you can watch for them in your competitors. You'll see weaknesses you can manipulate to encourage their customers to become yours.

The Reality Check Manifesto

The More Things Change...

…the more they stay the same.

Our marketing world is changing faster than the speed of light. Every day brings exciting new tools to connect with customers and prospects. It's tempting to embrace the new social media world while leaving the old one behind. After all, there are plenty of people claiming that the way we used to connect with customers is outdated and obsolete.

Yes, some things are changing, but others remain the same. Failure to find the balance between old tactics and new tools leads to catastrophic results. This manifesto is a call to action for management teams to move beyond the hype and find the best mix of channels and services for their customers, employees, and shareholders.

Because, when everything works together for all participants, satisfaction, growth, and profitability follow.

Important reasons why you should buy these guides right now:

Customer expectations are changing. Your customers are looking for everything to work together to provide exceptions experiences. If you aren't providing them, your competition will.

Every customer contact, whether it is by email, direct mail, or social media, needs to be optimized. Attention spans are shorter than ever because people are subjected to a media blitz every waking moment. You have to establish a solid relationship with your customers or they'll forget about you with the next marketing message.

Your customers are already actively participating in social media. They’re looking to be involved in online communities. Every day that you delay you’ve lost opportunities to improve relationships.

Your competition is moving ahead. It takes time to build a community. The companies that establish a presence and actively engage their customers have a competitive advantage.

You can't depend on a booming economy to grow your business. Our economy is unpredictable and scary. If you want to grow your company, you have to have an effective strategy that creates long term relationships.

In addition to the six guides, "Social Media 4 Direct Marketers" has a Bonus Section worth the price of the guides by itself. It includes:

Best Practices – Tips and tactics for making your entry into social media effective and efficient.

Pitfalls to Avoid – Use these tips to avoid mistakes others have made.

How to Manage Friends, Fans, & Followers – The quality of your community has a direct effect on the success of your strategy. Follow these guidelines to avoid missteps.

Eight Steps to Selling Social Media to Decision Makers – You can’t succeed with a strategy you can’t sell. These steps pave the way to approval from senior management.

When and What to Schedule – Scheduling updates improves your efficiency, but it can alienate your community. Choosing the right updates and times to schedule is critical to your effectiveness.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are you offering six guides for $99? We know that when something seems too good to be true, it usually indicates that there is a catch. Not here. We are direct marketers. We test everything. We want to know which is better, volume or price. If you prefer to pay more, we'll let you. Click here to order individual guides at full price.

Do these guides have theories or practical solutions? Both. Every theory that is presented is proven or debunked. The guides have practical solutions that have been tested by us or our clients. If a tactic doesn't work, we'll tell you.

What happens if I don't like the books? That's the beauty of the 60 day money back guarantee. Just email us at admin@wilsonellisconsulting.com within 60 days and we'll give you a full refund. It's that simple. We can make this offer because we know that you will make a lot more than $99 if you use the ideas within the books.

When I read e-books, I often end up with more questions than answers. Okay, technically this isn't a question, but it comes up a lot. If you have questions, we have answers. Email us. Tweet us. (@wilsonellis) Just ask. We'll answer. (And, we won't make you wait for months before we do it.)

I'm a good marketer so why should I buy these guides? Because they have results from tests that we've run within them. They'll save you time, inspire you to think differently, and guide you into areas that will move your company to the next level.

Which guide is the best? Seriously? That's like asking us which child we prefer. The guides are all wonderful, but they are different. You'll find that some days, the Email Treasure Map is the perfect fit. Others, Social Media 4 Direct Marketing answers your burning questions. They will become your most valuable ally.

How long are they going to be available as a bundle at this great price? We aren't sure. The original idea was that we would run the test for a week, but we know that people need all of the guides to make their marketing programs deliver the best return on investment. We'll continue to offer these guides as a bundle, but the price may increase. Don't miss this opportunity to get it all for only $99. You'll kick yourself if you don't. We're providing you with proven tips and tactics for jump-starting your integrated marketing strategy. We did the research and testing so you can skip the heavy lifting and go straight to the profits.

Integrated Marketing Toolkit: $99

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Membership in exclusive LinkedIn Social Media 4 Direct Marketers Group

This group is dedicated to helping you get the answers and direction you need to create an effective integrated strategy. Membership is limited to the people who have purchased copies of the PDF guide from Wilson & Ellis Consulting. Once you join, you can ask questions or provide answers from your experience. 

Our goal is an interactive community helping each other navigate a constantly changing business environment. There'll be weekly updates along that way on strategy, tools, and tactics to help you successfully manage an integrated marketing approach.

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Social Media 4 Direct Marketers     

The New Rules of Multichannel Marketing
The Email Treasure Map
Spam Triggers
10 Hidden Signs Your Company is Sinking
The Reality Check Manifesto

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Managing Friends, Fans, & Followers
Eight Steps to Selling Social Media to Decision Makers
When and What to Schedule

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